Curriculum
- Academic: Required and elective college preparatory courses with a balance of the liberal arts and sciences.
- Extended Day Program: There are a number activities including: Cheerleading, Debate Team, It's Academic Team, Chess Club, Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society), Recycling Club, the Student Government Association, and "Train of Thought" Newspaper.
- Community Laboratory Program: 270 hours of volunteer service over a four-year period to promote awareness of career goals is required of each student for graduation.
- Banneker Summer Institute (BSI): A five-week summer program designed to strengthen academic skills in science and mathematics. Courses in visual arts, music and Internet Access are also offered.
- International Baccalaureate Courses: Languages, Experimental Sciences, Mathematics, Arts and Individuals and Society.
- Advanced Placement Courses: Art History, Biology, Calculus AB, English Literature, English Language and Composition, U.S. History, U.S. Government, Comparative Government, Statistics, and World History.
- Honors Courses may Include: Algebra II/Trigonometry
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