Curriculum
Humboldt is a comprehensive high school and offers courses for college preparation and vocational training. Humboldt offers Advanced Placement classes as well as College in the Schools classes Students are able to enroll in PSEO classes at local colleges and universities. Two languages, French and Spanish, and American Sign Language classes are offered. There are several different programs to help low income students attend college including AVID, Admission Possible and Upward Bound.
The school has had a number of different program focuses throughout the years and has struggled to have a clear identity. In 1987, there were plans for an international careers program at Humboldt. In 2002 Humboldt applied grant money from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to establish several Small Learning Communities (SLCs). The $450,000 grant created four SLCs; ninth-grade academy, community leadership academy, humanities academy, and a science, engineering and technology academy. The SLCs are no longer in place. Since the 2009-2009 school years Humboldt has partnered with Humboldt Junior High School creating a grade 7-12 program focusing on environmental science and career preparation.
Humboldt is one of only six schools in the state of Minnesota to have a Army JROTC unit. The program began in 1994. The school has community partnerships with several local colleges including: University of Minnesota, Hamline University, St. Olaf College, University of St. Thomas, and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system. It has business partnerships with local companies such as Ecolab and The Travelers Companies. There are Family And Consumer Science (FACS) classes, urban journalism classes and the school has an automotive repair program. Band and choir classes are offered. There are a number of extracurricular clubs including diversity clubs and Friendship club. English Language Learners (ELL) classes are also offered.
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