AP courses are they right for you?

AP course are designed to deliver college materials to high school students at an accelerated pace. This type of course requires a deep commitment from the students who must study long and put in extra hours to produce college level work. In the spring students have the opportunity to take AP exams administered through the College Board. Colleges and Universities may award entering freshmen units. The score one must achieve to be eligible and the units awarded are determined by each college or university.

While the costs in time and effort are high there are rewards. Students are able to challenge themselves, build skills for college and stand out in college admissions. Board Policy excerpts found in the OHS Course Catalog explain the availability of weighted grades given to some courses. Please read the Catalog for further details.

While it may sound like all business in AP classes there is a lighter side. You meet some new people that you have things in common with that you might not have known before. If you like classes that you are always working in and you like meeting new people, these courses are just for you!

These are some of the courses offered at Oakmont. It includes the teachers names and when they teach the course.

Quotes From Some Of The Teachers and Students:

Campbell:
    "An economic forecaster is like a cross-eyed javelin thrower: they don't win many accuracy contests, but they keep the crowd's attention!"

Borgeson:
     "AP European History is the most exciting class I have had the privilege of teaching. I can't believe that I get paid to help these kids learn about all of this wonderful material! Here's to Machiavelli, Napoleon, and Beethoven!!"


Kerns:
    "Advanced Placement classes prepare students for the rigor they will face in college classes. My students write to me from Berkeley, Harvard, Cal Poly...they tell me that these 2 classes prepared them for the writing they do in all of their college classes. AP is a great place to be for students who truly want to succeed in college."

DeGooyer:
    "Because of the widespread use of statistics, a familiarity of the techniques is vital in today's society. Also, many college majors require at least one course in statistics. Because of the way the course is designed with a huge technology component in the graphing calculator, it will be like no other math course you've had!"

Perkins:
    "A student's knowledge of math is the number one indicator of who will graduate from college."