Academics
Cloquet High School boasts a well rounded and thorough education. Curriculum requirements for the four core areas are as follows: three and a half years of math, four years of English, four years of social studies (including geography, world events, economics, US government, world and US history courses), and three years of science. Students are additionally required to take a year of physical education, and a year of art (performance or visual). For foreign languages CHS offers courses in Spanish, German, Russian, and Anishinaabe. One very valuable feature of CHS education is the College In The Schools (CITS) program. This program allows students to take classes in high school, with teachers in the building, for credit through local colleges, notably Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College and the University of Minnesota Duluth. The colleges certify high school teachers and approve course curriculums, and students who take those courses receive a separate transcript from the college in addition to the normal high school transcript. Students also have the option of post secondary enrollment; for either senior or junior year (or both) they may enroll directly in a local college. They still graduate from CHS and can join sports and other extracurriculars at the high school, but attend all or part of their classes at the college.
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“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)
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