Academics
Hickman is known for excellent academic programs. The school has had more Presidential Scholars named than any other public high school in the United States. Newsweek magazine's 2006 article "What makes a high school great" listed Hickman within the top 5% of high schools in the nation. In 2007, the school won the Siemens Foundation and College Board Award for Advanced Placement, meaning that Hickman leads the nation in AP participation and performance. Its literary journal, the Hickman Review, has received several prestigious national awards. Hickman was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School for 1984–1985 and 1994–1995. The Hickman course catalogue contains over 400 different classes, from a wide selection of honors and AP courses, to various courses for all aspects of the arts, as well as courses specializing in vocational education. The school is switching to a 4-block A-Day/B-Day schedule for the 2012-2013 school year, scrapping the 7 period day shown below.
| Period-> | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | 6:55–7:45 | 7:45–8:35 | 8:40–9:35 | 9:40–10:30 | 10:35–11:25 | 11:30–12:55 | 1:00–1:50 | 1:55–2:45 |
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Famous quotes containing the word academics:
“Our first line of defense in raising children with values is modeling good behavior ourselves. This is critical. How will our kids learn tolerance for others if our hearts are filled with hate? Learn compassion if we are indifferent? Perceive academics as important if soccer practice is a higher priority than homework?”
—Fred G. Gosman (20th century)
“Almost all scholarly research carries practical and political implications. Better that we should spell these out ourselves than leave that task to people with a vested interest in stressing only some of the implications and falsifying others. The idea that academics should remain “above the fray” only gives ideologues license to misuse our work.”
—Stephanie Coontz (b. 1944)