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A CLOSER LOOK
Course Selection Guide 2017-2018 A key to this guide:
Started in 2012, this annual guide is designed to help students choose courses for the upcoming school year. Before submitting your schedule to Infinite Campus on Feb. 10, consider the difficulty and workload of offered classes. The ratings in this guide are based on the opinions and research of TPH staff members. For classes where there was not enough representation, we gathered opinions from other PHS students.
difficulty is rated within a workload is rated across department
all departments
>> how intellectually challenging the course is on a scale of 1 to 5
only applicable to certain classes
English 3-4
difficulty
English 7-8 difficulty
English 5-6
difficulty
workload
N/A
English 5-6 Honors
AP Literature
Ted talks
difficulty
workload
Summer reading
Public Speaking difficulty
workload
Poetry book
workload
Speeches
Computer Science Exploring Computer Science difficulty
workload
Joy of Computing difficulty
Alice animation
workload
Greenfoot final
AP Computer Science Principals workload
Create and explore tasks
workload
Paradise Lost
Creative Writing difficulty
workload
PSA
difficulty
workload
difficulty
workload
I Search
difficulty
>> how much time a student spends on the class outside of school on a scale of 1 to 5
biggest assignment
English Language Arts English 1-2
class
AP Computer Science A difficulty
workload
Balloon race
Classes not rated in this guide: ASB ROP Journalism Introductions to Publications Yearbook/Photojournalism Directing and Production for Stage Honors Math Analysis Physics Mandarin I Finding Community Special studies/Learning Center If you have any questions or comments about this course selection guide, please contact the editors at editors@tphnews.com
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French 2 difficulty
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Movie
Travel video
Soap opera
Spanish 3
Mandarin 4 Honors
French 3
difficulty
difficulty
workload
Food project
Spanish 3 in Action
AP Mandarin
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difficulty
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difficulty
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difficulty
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difficulty
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AP US History
AP European History
Civics
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workload
Civil rights paper
Economics
Psychology
difficulty
difficulty
workload
Biology
N/A difficulty
AP French difficulty
workload
workload
difficulty
Final study
Mock trials
Chemistry
Honors Chemistry
difficulty
workload
N/A
workload
difficulty
workload
N/A
Anatomy workload
difficulty
GDHP lab
Disecting cats
AP Biology
AP Environmental Science difficulty
workload
difficulty
difficulty
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Tree test
workload
Pill bug lab
workload
N/A
Honors Statistics workload
workload
Mini study
ROP Biotech
workload
Calculus BC
N/A
difficulty
difficulty
Food additive poject
Honors Physics
N/A
Calculus AB
Statistics
Law and Society
workload
Due to lack of staff experience, Common Core classes were not evaluated in this year̢۪s selection guide. In the 2017-18 school year Common Core math courses offered include: Integrated Math 1, 1/2A, 2, 2B/3, 3 and 1/2/3 Lab For more information on these classes, please refer to the PHS Course Catalog.
N/A
workload
Make a bill
workload
difficulty
workload
Velocity lab
difficulty
difficulty
Science
Mathematics
workload
workload
Presidents paper
difficulty
difficulty
workload
Family scrapbook
Urban plan
workload
Website
Math Analysis
difficulty
Human rights presentation
Gentics project
Website
workload
French 4 Honors
AP Spanish
Spanish 4 Honors
US History
Modern World History
Final presentation
Storybook
AP Test prep
Movie
difficulty
difficulty
workload
N/A
difficulty
N/A
Mandarin 3
Spanish 2
A Closer Look
World Cultures and Geography workload
N/A
N/A
difficulty
French 1
Mandarin 2
Spanish 1 workload
The Piedmont Highlander
Social Sciences
World Languages difficulty
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Physical Education 9th grade coed PE difficulty
workload
Overload principal
Upper Division PE difficulty
workload
N/A
Weight training difficulty
workload
N/A
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Arts Art 1-4
Ceramics 1-4
AP Art 2D
difficulty
workload
difficulty
workload
difficulty
workload
N/A
AP portfolio
N/A
AP Art 3D
Acting 1
Acting 2
difficulty
workload
difficulty
difficulty
Final monologues
AP portfolio
Jazz Band
Acting 3-4 difficulty
workload
difficulty
Acapella girls/boys difficulty
workload
Symphonic Band workload
difficulty
Music presentations
workload
difficulty
workload
Music presentations
Dance
AP Music Theory
difficulty
workload
Dance concert
Concert
Chamber Choir
Music presentations
Orchestra workload
workload
Performances
Advanced Acapella difficulty
workload
Scenes
Performances
Plays
difficulty
workload
difficulty
workload
N/A
Non departmental ROP Culinary Arts difficulty
workload
Video
Social Psychology difficulty
workload
Final essay and letter
editing by Skyler Liu and Sara Siqueira assistant editing by Gigi Gleghorn reporting by Matt Lichens and Joseph Chu
Average AP scores of PHS/MHS students in 2016