6th Grade Core
Students listen to blues musicians during their study of the Great Migration:
Big Bill Broonzy (1903-1958)
Howlin' Wolf (1910-1976)
Lightnin’ Hopkins (1912-1982)
Muddy Waters (1913-1983)
Robert Johnson (1911-1938)
Son House (1902-1988)
Advanced Placement Chemistry
Students engage in seventeen laboratory experiments, including:
• Determination of Equivalent Mass of a Metal by Electrolysis
• Determination of the Standard Enthalpy and Entropy Changes in a Chemical Reaction
• Preparation and Interpretation of Titration Curves
• Preparation and Properties of Buffer Solutions
• Spectrophotometric Determination of the Rate Law for the Reaction of Phenolphthalein with Sodium Hydroxide
9th Grade History
Students select three of the following trimester-length courses:
African Studies
Classical Studies
Chinese Studies
Medieval Studies