HERBERT H. LEHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

COURSE CATALOGUE2021-2022

ADMINISTRATION DIRECTORY

Principal

Mr. John Powers Room 169

Assistant Principals

Ms. Denise Cember Assistant PrincipalSpecial Education, Physical Education,Foreign Language

Room 158

Mr. Jay Chase Assistant PrincipalClimate & Culture

Room 138

Mr. Daniel Figueras Assistant PrincipalScience, Technology,Student Recruitment

Room 133

Dr. Zach Lynn Assistant PrincipalOperations, Programming, Mathematics,Social Studies & HumanitiesAnne Hutchinson Academy (Honors)

Room 167

Mrs. Cheryle Pierre Assistant PrincipalGuidance

Room 154

Ms. Dana Szalkiewicz Assistant PrincipalEnglish & ENL, The Arts,Communications

Room 158

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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

ENGLISH CORE COURSESEESG1: Freshman English - Humanities

● (5 periods per week - Honors version available - EESG1H)An integrated and team-taught introduction to English and Global History usingthe Big History Project and Bickersta� and Graf’s They Say I Say as core resources.The focus is on expository writing and the development of academic writing skills.

EES81: English 9 (Upperclassmen)● (5 periods per week)● Open to students in at least their second year of high school who need to

earn 9th grade English credit.This course covers a variety of texts in the 9-10 text complexity band, andreinforces fundamental skills in English Language Arts.

EES83: Sophomore English● (5 periods per week - Honors version available EES83H)● Qualified students will take the ELA Common Core Regents, a requirement

for graduation.This course is designed to consolidate students’ skills of literary analysis through astudy of central classics of Western Literature. In the first term, students explorethe theme of man’s quest for identity. In the second term, students will explore thecontrolling idea of man vs. society. In addition, students follow a year-longintermediate course of vocabulary and grammar study.

EES85: Junior English● (5 periods per week)● This course culminates in the ELA Common Core Regents Exam (for

students who have not obtained proficiency), which is required forgraduation.

This course is the study of American literature. The study of grammar andcomposition is incorporated into literature analysis. Students survey Americanliterature representing these literary types: short story, novel, poetry, drama, andessay.

EES87: Senior English● (5 periods per week)

This course explores a number of classic works of literature including philosophy,comparative mythology, Machiavelli, Shakespeare, Romanticism interspersed with

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current and germane newspaper and media articles. There will be a focus on theincorporation of drama into the standard English curriculum.

ENGLISH CORE COURSES FOR COLLEGE CREDITStudents may take the following three courses in any sequence. These classes canbe taken in lieu of EES85 and EES87.

EESG6X: Advanced Placement English Language & Composition● (5 periods per week - special permission required)● This course culminates in the AP Exam.● Prerequisites: Minimum overall average of 85 and overall English average

88 or permission of department.This course focuses on rhetoric and prepares students for the AdvancedPlacement Exam in May.

EESG3U: SUNY Albany English: Creative Writing● (5 periods per week)● Prerequisites: Minimum overall average of 85 and overall English average

88 or permission of department.Introductory course in creative writing. Practice in the writing of multiple genresand forms, such as poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, drama, and otherliterary forms. This course has been approved by SUNY Albany be o�ered forthree college credits as SUNY Albany’s Eng 102Z.

EESG5U: SUNY Albany English: Writing & Critical Inquiry in the Humanities● (5 periods per week)● Prerequisites: Minimum overall average of 85 and overall English average

88 or permission of department.Introduction to the practice and study of writing as the vehicle for academicinquiry in the Humanities at the college level. Students will learn the skillsnecessary for clear, e�ective communication of ideas through careful attention tothe writing process and the examination of a variety of rhetorical and criticalpractices. This course has been submitted for approval by SUNY Albany, and ifaccepted will be o�ered for three college credits as SUNY Albany’s Eng 110Z.Students in this course can also elect to take the AP Exam in English Language &Composition.

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ENGLISH SELECTIVE COURSES

EESGD/EESGG: Mythology and Gothic Literature● (5 periods per week - special permission required)

These paired one-term courses are designed to serve as a core English course forstudents with credit gaps in core English. This course should be takenconcurrently with a sequential English course.

ENGLISH AS A NEW LANGUAGE COURSES

ESS21QEN: Literacy: Entering Level● (10 periods per week - placement exam required)

This course is designed for students who test at the entering level of Englishlanguage acquisition. This course should be taken concurrently with an Englishcourse. Students will improve their skills in reading, writing, listening, andspeaking.

ESS21QEM: Literacy: Emerging Level● (5 periods per week - placement exam required)

This course is designed for students who require additional support for Englishlanguage acquisition. This course should be taken concurrently with an Englishcourse. Students will improve their skills in reading, writing, listening, andspeaking.

CWS21QEL: Literacy Through Theatre● (5 periods per week - placement exam required)● ENL students at the Transitioning level or above● Placement by the ENL Department

This course uses theater to allow ENL students to access English language,grammar, and structure through dialogue and acting. Participants will have theopportunity to bring culturally relevant pieces into class and bring them to life.Students will gain stronger skills in all four pillars of language acquisition with aspecial focus on listening, speaking, and reading.

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READING COURSE (NONCREDIT)ERS21S: Reading

● (5 periods per week - placement by the English Department)This course is designed to strengthen students' close reading skills using theRewards curriculum. With an emphasis on decoding and building academicvocabulary, students will improve their reading fluency.

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MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT

ALGEBRA COURSES

MES21: Algebra 1● (7 periods per week -- Honors Version Available MES21H)● This course culminates in the Algebra 1 Regents.

Students will develop a thorough understanding of functions of various types:linear, quadratic, exponential, and absolute value. Applications of these functionsto real world situations are represented. The study of statistics is also applied toreal world situations.

MES43: Algebra 1 - Year 2● (5 periods per week)● This course culminates in the Algebra 1 Regents.

A continuation of the Algebra 1 course for students who require a four-semestersequence of study.

REGENTS COURSES FULFILLING THE ADVANCED MATH REQUIREMENT

MGS21: Geometry Term 1● (5 periods per week -- Honors Version Available MGS21H)● This course may culminate in the Geometry Regents.

Students will study Euclidean geometry with a more detailed emphasis oninductive and deductive reasoning and will be asked to demonstrate theirknowledge of the material primarily by way of proof. Topics include properties ofpoints, lines, rays, planes, polygons, circles, spheres, congruence, parallelism,perpendicularity, similarity, transformations, basic trigonometry, calculation ofarea/perimeter/volume, and the Pythagorean theorem along with other theoremwork.

MGS22: Geometry Term 2● (5 periods per week)● This course culminates in the Geometry Regents.

A continuation of MGS21, for o�-sequence students who began Geometry in theFall. No other students may enroll in this course.

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MRS21: Algebra 2● (5 periods per week - Honors Version Available MRS21H)● This course culminates in the Algebra II Regents.● Sophomores and Juniors should register for MQS11QA

This fast-paced course is intended for math students who need little to no reviewof basic concepts like graphing of lines, substitution/elimination, solvingequations, exponents, factoring, and the quadratic formula. In this course,students study and perform operations with all functions such as linear ones witha two and three-dimensional analysis, quadratic functions, exponential andlogarithmic functions, and all trigonometric functions and their inverses. Topicsinclude: function vocabulary, Cramer’s Rule, linear programming, introduction tovectors, solving quadratic equations and analyzing them graphically with real orimaginary solutions, exponential growth and decay, all logarithm properties,financial applications, sequences and series, probability through combinationsand permutations, trigonometric ratios, formulas, the unit circle, and the law ofsines and cosines.

ELECTIVE COURSE - NOT AN ADVANCED MATH COURSEMQS21QSJ: Math and Social Justice

● (5 periods per week)This course will consider the ways that mathematics and statistics, typicallythought of as value-neutral, might either reinforce or eliminate systems andstructures of inequality. The core text in the Fall is Weapons of Math Destructionby Cathy O'Neil. The core text in the Spring is Mathematics for Human Flourishingby Francis Su.

ELECTIVE COURSES FULFILLING THE ADVANCED MATH REQUIREMENT

MQS11: Advanced Algebra and Trig● (5 periods per week)● Prerequisite: At least one credit of Geometry● Only the Spring Term (MRS21) will count as an advanced math credit

This course is designed to provide reinforcement of Algebra and Trigonometryskills to serve as a bridge to Algebra 2. The Fall Term will review functions andmathematical modeling, as well as right triangle trigonometry. Students will takeMRS21 in the Spring Term.

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MQS21U: SUNY Contemporary Math● (5 periods per week)● Prerequisites: Must have passed the Algebra Regents Exam

An introduction to applications of mathematics to everyday life requiring abackground of only standard high school mathematics (intermediate algebra anda little Euclidean geometry). Suggested topics include the mathematics of voting,management science through graph theory, and growth and symmetry.This course has been approved by SUNY Albany. Three credits will be o�ered asMAT 104.

MPS41: Precalculus● (5 periods per week)● Prerequisites: Must have passed three Math Regents Exams

This course is designed for students who have passed Algebra 2, but do not yetqualify for college-level Precalculus or Calculus classes, or do not wish to takethem. This will be a full-year course in precalculus, which will embed review offundamental Algebra 2 concepts in preparation for calculus.

MPS44U/MCS11U: SUNY Precalculus and Calc I● (10 periods per week)● Prerequisites: Must have passed three Math Regents Exams● Junior or Senior status required for SUNY credit, unless a waiver is sought.

To apply for a waiver, see Dr. Lynn.The Fall Course is Precalculus, which “provides a background in those topics thatare needed for success in calculus. Topics include graphing techniques, systems ofequations, functions, logarithms, and trigonometry.” The Spring course is CalculusI, which covers “Calculus of one variable. Limits, continuity, di�erentiation ofalgebraic functions, applications of di�erentiation, anti-derivatives, the definiteintegral, transcendental functions.” These courses have been approved by SUNYAlbany, and students will be eligible to receive six college credits, for MAT 100and MAT 112.

MSS65C: Data Science With RStudio● (5 periods per week, to be taken concurrently with AP Statistics)

Applied Statistics with RStudio is a class for students who are interested in takinga deep dive into the data and analyses that inform the meaningful decisions in theworld around us. Everything from route mapping for Uber to political polling,Netflix recommendations to financial analysis uses statistics. Students will learn to

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use a critical and statistical lens to look at current events, modern problems, andother topics of student interest. In order to aid in collecting, displaying, analyzing,and interpreting data, students will learn basic programming in RStudio, aprofessional data science software increasingly used in industries includingengineering, technology, fashion, and finance. The course will culminate in astudent-directed project that can be submitted to the American StatisticalAssociation Project Competition for Grades 7-12.

Math Advanced Placement Course

MCS43XBC: Advanced Placement Calculus BC● (5 periods per week)● Prerequisites: Minimum Math average of 85 and passed all Math Regents

exams with an 80 or better, or permission of department.● This course culminates with the AP Exam.

This is an advanced calculus course equivalent to a full year of college Calculus(Calc 1 and Calc 2). Students should have taken SUNY Calculus prior to enrollingin this class, unless they have permission of the Assistant Principal. Students mayreceive college credit and/or placement depending upon the mark received on therequired College Board Advanced Placement exam given in May.

COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSESMQS21QP: Python and Computational Thinking

● (5 periods per week)An introduction to programming in Python, this foundational course will teach thecoding skills necessary for success in other programming courses.

MQS21QCC: Cybersecurity● (5 periods per week)● Can Fulfill Advanced Math Requirement● Prerequisites: One course in Computer Science or Permission of

DepartmentIn Introduction to Cybersecurity students learn about digital information, the waysin which that information is increasingly under threat of attack, and measures thatindividuals and organizations can take to protect themselves. Students will engagewith foundational topics in cybersecurity such as digital citizenship, cyber hygiene,the basics of cryptography, software security, networking fundamentals, and basicsystem administration. Students who successfully complete the course will

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understand the risks of their digital world, ways to manage those risks, and how tobe responsible citizens in a society that is ever more dependent on technology.

MKS21XA: Advanced Placement Computer Science A (Java)● (5 periods per week)● Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing and a minimum average of 85 in

Geometry, or permission of department.● This course culminates with the AP Exam.

This advanced course will teach programming in Java, and will prepare studentsto take the Advanced Placement exam. The AP syllabus guides the work of thecourse.

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SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE CORE COURSES

SLS21: Living Environment● (8 periods per week: 6 recitation and 2 lab - Honors Version Available

SLS21H)● This course culminates with the Living Environment Regents.

This is a general introductory biology course encompassing the New York StateRegents Syllabus in the Living Environment. Emphasis is placed on developingconcepts through the scientific method and laboratory exercises are stressed.

SLS43: Living Environment (Year 2)● (5 periods per week: 4 recitation and 1 lab)● This course culminates with the Living Environment Regents.

A continuation of SLS41/SLS42. Students who need additional support maytransition from the two-term to four-term Living Environment sequence at theconclusion of the first year.

LIFE SCIENCE ELECTIVE COURSES

SWS21QP: Psychology● (5 periods per week - O�ered for Social Studies Elective credit for students

who have fulfilled science requirements as HBS21QP)An introduction to the science of psychology. Students will investigate theories,topics, and applications in the field of psychology across biological, cognitive,social, developmental and clinical areas. Students learn to identify ways in whichthe science of psychology a�ects everyday lives and gain knowledge in multipleareas of psychology that provides a foundation for future courses with the majorand across campus. The course will highlight connections among di�erent areasof psychology and identify ways in which di�erent perspectives contribute to afuller understanding of human behavior.

SBS11QC: Marine Biology (Fall) / SBS11QA Animal Behavior (Spring)● (5 periods per week)

Marine Biology focuses on the identification, classification and interaction ofmarine organisms. Information is presented in an integrated approach withscience as inquiry, science & technology, science & social perspectives, and thehistory & nature of science. Topics students study include ecological concepts of

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the sandy beach, rocky shore and benthic communities, diversity of ocean life andtheir relationship to marine life cycles, marine biological resources, and marinepollution. Additional special topics may be selected for study.

PHYSICAL SCIENCE CORE COURSES

SCS21H: Honors Chemistry● (5 periods per week: 4 recitation and 1 lab)● This course culminates with the Chemistry Regents Exam.

This is a general introductory chemistry course encompassing the New York StateRegents syllabus in Chemistry: The Physical Setting. Emphasis is placed ondeveloping concepts through the scientific method and laboratory exercises arestressed.

SES21: Earth Science● Honors Version Available - SES21H● (5 periods per week: 4 recitation and 1 lab)● This course culminates with the Earth Science Regents Exam.

Earth Systems Science is a sophomore/junior level lab-based science course thatexplores the interactions of the various “spheres” of Earth (atmosphere,hydrosphere, geosphere, exosphere) as a dynamic, evolving system. This courseillustrates the relevance and impact of science in society, while engaging studentsin the mastery of basic biology, physics, and chemistry concepts that will preparethem for higher level science courses.

SPS21: Physics● (5 periods per week: 4 recitation and 1 lab)● This course culminates with the Physics Regents Exam.

This is a general introductory physics course encompassing the New York StateRegents syllabus in Physics: The Physical Setting. Emphasis is placed ondeveloping concepts through the scientific method and laboratory exercises arestressed.

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PHYSICAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE COURSES

SDS21QT: Introduction to Physical Science● (5 days per week: 4 recitation and 1 lab)

An introduction to the basic principles of physical science, with applications togeology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy. The objective is to usescientific and quantitative reasoning to make informed decisions about topicsrelated to physical science. Discussion covers the development of scientificthinking, the scientific method, the relationships among the various physicalsciences, the role of the physical sciences in interpreting the natural world, andthe integrated use of technology.

SDS21QF: Forensic Science● (5 days per week: 4 recitation and 1 lab)● Prerequisites: Students must have at least Sophomore standing and have

passed at least one Science Regents.Forensic Science is focused upon the application of scientific methods and thetechniques to crime and law. Recent advances in scientific methods and principleshave had an enormous impact upon law enforcement and the entire criminaljustice system. This course is intended to provide an introduction tounderstanding the science behind crime detection. Scientific methods specificallyrelevant to crime detection and analysis will be presented with emphasis placedupon techniques used in evaluating physical evidence. Topics and laboratoryinvestigations included are : crime scene investigations, fingerprinting, documentand handwriting analysis, ballistics, serology, hair and fiber examination, botany,organic and inorganic evidence analysis, entomology, the role of the medicalexaminer, the forensic autopsy, anthropology, germ warfare, DNA analysis,psychology and profiling, toxicology, paint analysis, glass comparisons andfragmentation, arson investigations, tire and foot impressions and casts. A casestudy and a current events approach will be used extensively.

SDS21QN: Engineering Essentials● (5 days per week)● Priority to first year students admitted to ACT

Students explore the breadth of engineering career opportunities and experiencesas they solve engaging and challenging real-world problems like creating a naturalrelief center system or creating a solution to improve the safety and well-being oflocal citizens.

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SCIENCE ELECTIVE COURSES (NEITHER LIFE OR PHYSICAL)

SHS21T: Into to Health Science● (5 periods per week)● Fulfills CDOS credit. Not a life science. Not a physical science.

An Introduction to careers in the Health Science field, with an emphasis on skillsto ensure success in Health Science college majors and careers.

SKS21QD: Digital Electronics● (5 days per week)

From smartphones to appliances, digital circuits are all around us. This courseprovides a foundation for students who are interested in electrical engineering,electronics, or circuit design. Students study topics such as combinational andsequential logic and are exposed to circuit design tools used in industry, includinglogic gates, integrated circuits, and programmable logic devices.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES IN SCIENCE

SWS21XP: Advanced Placement Psychology● (5 periods per week)● Prerequisites: Minimum overall average of 80 and a minimum of 85 in Living

Environment, or permission of department.● This course culminates with the AP Exam.

Topics studied include neuroscience and behavior, child development,adolescence and adulthood, sensation, perception, states of consciousness,learning, memory, thinking and language, intelligence, motivation, emotion,personality, psychological disorders, therapy, stress and health, social psychologyand statistical reasoning. Students may take the Advanced Placementexamination in May.

SBS21X: Advanced Placement Biology● (10 periods per week)● Prerequisites: Minimum overall average of 80 and a minimum of 85 in Living

Environment, or permission of department. Completion of SCS21H.● This course culminates with the AP Exam.

This college-level, year-long course of study is an in-depth study for all majorareas of Biology with an emphasis on molecular mechanics, geared to thepreparation of the student for the Advanced Placement exam. The course istaught through lecture, active classroom discussion and laboratory projects.

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Students are tested on each unit and are graded on outlines they prepare of majortopic areas. The student must read and master the material in a college level textand review book which is required as outside reading. Students performdissections and other laboratory exercises.

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SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT

SOCIAL STUDIES CORE COURSES

HGS41Q9: Global History - Humanities● (5 periods per week - Honors Version Available HGS41H)● Non-Freshmen take HGS41

An integrated and team-taught introduction to English and Global History usingthe Big History Project and Bickersta� and Graf’s They Say I Say as core resources.The focus is on expository writing and the development of academic writing skills.

HGS43: Global History: Modern History● (5 periods per week - Honors Version Available: HGS43H)● This course culminates with the The Regents Exam in Global History II.● One-Semester (2 credit) Version Available HGS22

World History from 1750 to the present. This course includes the practice inanalyzing historical documents.

HUS21: US History● (5 periods per week - Honors Version available HUS21H)● This course culminates with the US History Regents.

United States History is a required, year-long inquiry course. This course exploresthe events of America’s past and present through a diversity of perspectives andintegrates concepts in geography, economics, politics, social science, currentevents, and international a�airs. The course stresses how events of the past shapethe present and how politics, economics, gender and race/ethnicity have a�ected,and continue to a�ect, North American societies. The course traces early contactamong Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans, summarizes thecauses/impacts of major domestic and international conflicts, uncovers thesocio-political forces a�ecting cross-cultural relations, examines the impacts oflandmark political and economic events and tackles contemporary political issuesamong other topics. Students are engaged in critical thinking, conductthesis-driven research, complete various types of historical reading and writing,and present arguments and presentations before small and large groups.

HVS11 & HES11: Participation in Government & Economics● (5 periods per week)● Required for graduation.

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This course satisfies a graduation requirement for fourth-year Social Studies. TheGovernment curriculum includes a study of the American system of government.The Constitution is a focal point of study and it is examined from both historicaland contemporary perspectives. The Economics course includes supply anddemand, the economics of the public section, banking, labor, taxation andinternational trade. Comparisons will be made with other economic systems. A keyfocus of the course is the application of economic reasoning to contemporarypublic issues.

SOCIAL STUDIES ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES

HFS21X: Advanced Placement US Government● (5 periods per week)● This course culminates with the AP Exam.

This course is taken in place of the required PIG and Economics class, andprepares students for the AP US Government Exam. Standards addressingEconomics and the Free Enterprise System are integrated to satisfy NYSRequirements.

HFS21XA: Advanced Placement Macroeconomics● (5 periods per week)● This course culminates with the AP Exam.● Students must have passed the Geometry course and Regents.

This course, taken in place of the required PIG and Economics class, preparesstudents for the AP Macroeconomics exam. Units include: 1) Basic EconomicConcepts; 2) Economic Indicators and the Business Cycle; 3) National Income andPrice Determination; 4) The Financial Sector; 5) Stabilization Policies; and 6)International Economics and Foreign Exchange.

HGS43XG: Advanced Placement Human Geography with Global HistoryHPS21X: Advanced Placement Human Geography (for students who have alreadypassed the Global Regents)

● (10 periods per week)● This course culminates with the AP Exam.

The Advanced Placement Human Geography course introduces students to thesystematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped humanunderstanding, and the use and alteration of the Earth’s surface. Students learnto employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to analyze humansocioeconomic organization and its environmental consequences. Students will

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also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their research andapplications.

Content will be presented thematically, rather than regionally and will beorganized around the discipline’s main subfields: economic geography, culturalgeography, political geography, and urban geography. There is an emphasis onunderstanding the world in which students live today. Use of historicalinformation will serve to enrich analysis of the impacts of globalization,colonialism and human-environmental relationships.

By the end of this course students will be more geoliterate, more engaged incontemporary global issues, and more multicultural in their viewpoints. Studentswill develop skills in approaching problems geographically, thinking critically,interpreting cultural landscapes, and applying geographic concepts. Students willlearn to see geography as a discipline relevant to the world in which they live, as asource of ideas for identifying, clarifying, and solving problems, and as a keycomponent in building global citizenship, and environmental stewardship.

SOCIAL STUDIES ELECTIVE COURSE

HLS21: Intro to Law● (5 periods per week)

This is a year long survey course in which students are exposed to basics of law inthe following content areas: How laws are made by government; constitutionalstructure of government; di�erences between civil and criminal law;courts/judges/lawyers - roles and professional responsibilities/ethics; how lawyersare compensated; Tort law (negligence, strict liability); Family Law; ConstitutionalLaw issues pertaining to teens; business and consumer law,housing/rent/property laws. In addition to using the Street Law textbook,students use computers in the classroom, do legal research and writing, screenlaw related DVDs and films, and perform roles of lawyers and witnesses in minimock trials.

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ART/MUSIC DEPARTMENT

MUSIC COURSES

UGS81: Introduction to Rock Band● (5 periods per week)

An introduction to guitar, bass, and drum performance. Students will learn theperformance techniques and musical skills required to play instruments at abeginner level. Students in this course will be required to participate in at least oneperformance per semester.

UGS83: Intermediate Rock Band 1● (5 periods per week)

Students will learn the performance techniques and musical skills required to playinstruments at a novice level. Students in this course will be required to participatein at least one performance per semester.

UGS85: Intermediate Rock Band 2● (5 periods per week)

Students will learn the performance techniques and musical skills required to playinstruments at an intermediate level. Students in this course will be required toparticipate in at least two performances per semester.

UGS87: Advanced Rock Band● (5 periods per week)

Students will learn the performance techniques and musical skills required to playinstruments at an advanced level. Students in this course will be required toparticipate in at least two performances per semester.

UQS21: Digital Music● (5 periods per week)

An introduction to Digital Music.

DRAMA COURSES

CGS11: Fundamentals of Theater● (5 periods per week for one term)● First-Year students only

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An introduction to theater fundamentals for first-year students

CJS21: Drama 1● (5 periods per week)

In the fall term, students would learn the basic history of the theater; its routesfrom the beginning in ancient Greece up to Shakespearean times. Students wouldlearn the beginnings of acting on stage, as well as the terms associated with aperformance. The monologue, soliloquy and scene with partners would be an areaof focus during this semester. Students would become familiarized with stagedirections, props, sets, and costumes, as well as the other crucial elements to aperformance. Assessments would compose of research papers, participation, andmost importantly a culminating acting project/performance for the school. Tripsto see Shakespearean performances would be organized to help instill the value oflive performance.

Modern Theater is studied in the spring term. The time period of the plays studiedwould encompass Shakespearean theater, to the modern world. Students wouldpractice the art of acting on three forms of stage: Theatre in the Round, Black boxintimate, and auditorium performance. Class projects will consist of morechallenging performances, stepping away from the monologue and scene, into fulldialogue of a play cast with multiple characters and multiple sets. Students wouldadvance from the scene in Theatre 1, to the Act in Theatre 2. Trips to Broadwaywould be conducted with the purpose of introducing students to the art of actingand singing on stage. This would serve as a bridge to students who have interestin musical theatre.

ART COURSES

AUS21QM: Art Fundamentals: Minecraft● (5 periods per week)

Students learn art concepts while exploring the Elements and Principles of Designthrough “hands-on” and “virtual” art projects in the world of Minecraft. Studentswork independently and collaboratively to develop a portfolio of artwork inspiredby Minecraft. Projects include elaborate name designs, perspective & pixeldrawings, Minecraft skin character drawings & sculptures, Moon and AtlantisCommunity Colonization project, house & mansion design, amusement park androller coaster construction, Pop Art sculpture world, NYC rooftop gardens, Verticalgarden world, and independent work in personal and collaborative creativeworlds.

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Students will use creative thought, problem-solving skills, critical thinking, andartistic ingenuity to develop a portfolio of 10-20 artworks that reveals anunderstanding of Art Elements and Principles using Minecraft.

AYS21: Art Fundamentals● (5 periods per week)

Students learn to create artwork using imagination, observation, and artisticingenuity. Along the way, students learn vocabulary, concepts, techniques, history,and many other ideas associated with art. Creative problem solving, criticalthinking, and personal expression will be a major part of our journey together.Projects include A-Z drawing challenge, Abstract compositions, shaded compositelogos, Pop Art montages, oversized candy sculptures, fauvism painting, Cubistpostcards, Surreal bag drawings, and custom car design. Students mustparticipate in class on a daily basis. Remember, we are all di�erent and thatuniqueness will be reflected in the artwork we create. Students will develop aportfolio of artwork. Student portfolios will consist of a minimum of 6-8 projects toreveal your creativity, personal expression and artistic progress.

AKS61: Film/Video 1● (5 periods per week)

Filmmaking is a project based problem solving course. Students workindependently and collaboratively to learn and apply key aspects of digital videofilmmaking. This includes brainstorming, script writing, storyboarding, editing,timing, transitions, title, credits, visual e�ects, sound e�ects, pan, zoom andanimations. Once students are familiar with the techniques and terms, they applytheir new skills to bring ideas to life by creating their own films. Projects includeAutobiography, Story films, music videos, movie & video game trailers,documentary films, A-Z films and Social Issue films.

AKS63: Film/Video 2● (5 periods per week)

A continuation and application of Film/Video techniques, including independentprojects in support of school events.

AKS65: Film/Video 3● (5 periods per week)

A continuation and application of Film/Video techniques, including independentprojects in support of school events.

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ACS41: Darkroom Photography● (5 periods per week)

Students will acquire knowledge regarding art history as well as the history ofphotography. Understanding the causal relationships between cultural,philosophical and scientific discoveries over centuries that were necessary to allowfor the invention of photography. Connecting world events to the evolution ofphotography. Students will research, make critical observations, develop skills toprocess and develop traditional black and white film and enlarged prints.

This course teaches students who have no prior knowledge of photography howto process film, make enlarged prints, and begin to use the medium ofphotography to expand their personal vision. All students who take the coursewill learn the basic functions of the camera and processes in the darkroom.Projects assigned will explore the relationships between the photographer and thesubject; the role of the photographer in society, narrative sequencing in the printand its presentation; the portraiture and its inherent social and psychologicalimplications. Critiques will be held monthly, and at the end of the term a selectionof approximately 10 works will complete a portfolio.

AZS41: Cartooning- Comic Creations● (5 periods per week)

Students learn the concepts and techniques associated with the fun filled, wild,and crazy world of cartooning. Students learn to rely on exaggeration andimagination to develop creative characters to use in their own cartoon styledrawings, scenes and stories. Projects include “Wiggle” and nametransformations, self-caricature development, body gestures & poses, kinetic “TP”action figures, pop up scenes, gag drawings, comic strips, A-Z character challengeand superhero costume and comic cover design.

ANS41: Studio Art 1● (5 periods per week)

Studio Art 1 is an introductory course in which students develop skills to expressthemselves creatively through visual images using Art Elements and ArtPrinciples. Students learn vocabulary, concepts, techniques, history and manyother ideas associated with art. Students also learn to critique and discuss art in athoughtful manner. This class is designed to give students a greater appreciationfor art and make them more well-rounded individuals by giving them newknowledge in a field they may not otherwise have sought out.

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AUS41: Media Foundations● (5 periods per week)

A year-long introduction to the creative use of media arts through digital imagesand computer art. Students will learn Adobe Photoshop, HTML as well aslearning the program Sketchup for 3D modelling and engineering. Studentshave the opportunity to complete certification in Adobe Photoshop.

AHS21: Art History: The History of Us Through Art● (5 periods per week)

Art presents the heart and minds of not only the artist, but ours too. Think of thesong you love this week and the one you loved last year. These songs are artforms that help you express where you are in your life’s path. These songsexpress something inside you that you are feeling about life. Or that movie yousaw that made you laugh about things you didn’t even know about to laugh.Think of that drawing you made, or your friend made that you just find interestingto look at.

Art making is shaped by tradition and change, our traditions and our changes. Inthis course we will look at works of art which reflect where we have been, whatmade us fearful, what gave us dreams to dream. Through art works and objectssuch as films, photography, paintings, sculptures, music and dance; we willexamine our reactions to world events, our ideas about what is ideal, betterunderstand our battles for change and struggles for traditions. We will discoverwhere we once were, and get a glimpse of where we are going. Through art, weare going to learn about us, our histories, our tomorrows.

Requirements: This course requires participation in critiques, independentprojects, research projects and presentations for credit.

AJS21: Digital Photography: Stories With Pictures● (5 periods per week)

In this course we will explore ways to tell stories of ourselves, families, friends,neighbors, our surrounding worlds using images for words. Photography hasbeen long considered the art form of truth. We will question that idea, using theart medium to explore fake news vs. truth, individuals and their stories, theconnections between people of di�erent places, spaces and minds.

Photography documents events, history, our lives; let’s use it to tell our stories.

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Required: For credit, members of this course will conduct independent research,create and facilitate the development of a story and its ideas into a photo series,build a body of work by completing portfolio projects, participate in critiques,present works. Basic knowledge of photography and photo editing will becovered in this course.

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TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

TWS21T: Microsoft O�ce Applications● (5 periods per week)● Counts for CDOS hours

An introduction to Microsoft O�ce, potentially leading to certification.

TTS21T: Technology Applications● (5 periods per week)● Counts for CDOS hours● Placement by Department Approval, Designed for 9th and 10th graders

An introduction to applications of technology, with applications in programming,robotics, and engineering.

SKS21QD: Digital Electronics● (5 days per week)

From smartphones to appliances, digital circuits are all around us. This courseprovides a foundation for students who are interested in electrical engineering,electronics, or circuit design. Students study topics such as combinational andsequential logic and are exposed to circuit design tools used in industry, includinglogic gates, integrated circuits, and programmable logic devices.

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CAREER DEVELOPMENT COURSESRZS21QY: CDOS Work Study

● (5 periods per week)● Counts for CDOS hours● Internship/work experience Required (either in-school or outside of school)

Participation in work-based learning activities and develop of a portfolio insatisfaction of the CDOS requirements.

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FOREIGN LANGUAGE

FSS61: Spanish 1 & 2● (5 periods per week - also available for honors FSS61QAH)

This course is the first year of formal instruction in the Spanish language. Studentsprogress from listening to and repeating short, memorized phrases to usinglinguistic and cultural skills for expressing needs. Emphasis is placed on dialogueand short readings, oral guided responses, the alphabet and sound system, topicalvocabulary, and present tense verbs. In addition to the language study, studentsexplore aspects of the Spanish culture, geography, history, and literature.

FSS63: Spanish 3 & 4● (5 periods per week)● Prerequisite: FSS62

Spanish 2, continuation of Spanish 1, is designed to enhance students' skills inlistening, speaking, reading and writing the Spanish language. Students will applythese skills in simulated daily-life situations. In addition to the language study,students will continue to explore aspects of the Spanish culture, geography,history, and literature. Emphasis is placed on the oral language as a means ofcommunication.

FSS65: Spanish 5 & 6● (5 periods per week)● Prerequisite: FSS64

Spanish 3 o�ers review and reinforcement of the skills and knowledge mastered inSpanish 2. Advanced grammar concepts are introduced and more complexvocabulary and reading passages are studied. Emphasis is placed on improvingconversation skills and using the language in a variety of settings.

FSSA7X: Advanced Placement Spanish Language● (5 periods per week)

Students who enroll should already have a basic knowledge of the language andculture and should have attained a reasonable proficiency in listeningcomprehension, speaking, reading and writing. Extensive training in aural/oralskill, reading comprehension, grammar, organization, and writing of compositions,and essays are an integral part of these courses. Students must submit a writingsample and complete an interview with the instructor prior to admission. Studentsshould expect projects and are expected to work independently to improve theirvocabulary.

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FSSA9X: Advanced Placement Spanish Literature and Culture● (5 periods per week)

The AP Spanish Literature and Culture course is designed to introduce students tothe formal study of a representative body of literature, written in Spanish, fromSpain, Latin America and the United States. The course provides students withongoing and varied opportunities to develop proficiency in Spanish across a fullrange of skills, with emphasis on critical reading and analytical writing. It alsoencourages students to reflect on the many voices and cultures included in a richand diverse body of literature written in Spanish. Prerequisite: Completion of APSpanish Language

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION

PPS11: General Physical Education

PPS11QWT: Weight training

PPS11QFT: Fitness

PDS21: Introductory Dance (PE Credit) - Survey Gym Dance

PDS43: Advanced/Company Dance

PHS11: HealthAll students are required to take health. Topics include nutrition, exercise and rest,appearance, behavior, stress management, drug abuse prevention, the e�ects ofalcohol and tobacco, infectious diseases, first aid and safety. The study of allaspects of safety, first aid, and healthy lifestyles are aspects of this course.This course is required for graduation.

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Special PathwaysThe following summarizes three special program tracks o�ered by Lehman HighSchool. These tracks supplement the academic course load and students areexpected to pursue one of these sequences through their four years of highschool.

COMPUTER SCIENCECourse Sequence:10th Grade: Programming in Python (MQS21QP) or RStuido (MSS65C) - Full Year11th Grade: Cybersecurlity (MQS21QCC)12th Grade: AP Computer Science Java (MKS21XA)

DIGITAL ARTCourse Sequence:10th Grade: Fundamentals of Art (either Digital Photography or Minecraft) - FullYear11th Grade: Film/Video 1 (AKS61)12th Grade: Advanced Film/Video (AKS63) or Photoshop (AUS41)

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Anne Hutchinson AcademyProgram Requirements

Academic RequirementsGiven the structure of LHS academic requirements, Honors students (entering orcontinuing) should take a least three Honors/AP/SUNY classes a year, and manywill take more than that. Therefore, to be recognized as an AHA graduate (honorcords at graduation) students should complete a minimum of 24 such credits (3per semester for four years), designated on the transcript by an X,H, or U in thesixth place.

Students are expected to take a math or science course every year of high school,beginning with Cohort V.

To remain in the Honors Academy, students need to make satisfactory academicprogress, defined minimally as having no credit gaps in core subjects by the endof Term 7 of an academic year (in other words, students must make up any failedclasses during Summer School). Students must also maintain satisfactoryattendance. In the event that a student is labeled “chronically absent”, appropriatedocumentation will be requested. Students who are chronically absent withoutdocumentation may be dropped from the program.

Requirement for Culminating ExperienceIn keep with the Honors Academy STEM focus, and our schoolwide focus onengaging and empowering students, a culminating experience will be encouraged.Students will review their research options with the coordinator prior to finalizingtheir class selections.

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NYSED Regents Examination Requirements

Advanced Regents Diploma Regents Diploma

Regents Exam Minimum Requirements

ELA 65+ 65+

Math 65+ on three math exams:● Algebra I,● Geometry, AND● Algebra II

65+ on one math exam:● Algebra I,● Geometry, OR● Algebra II

Social Studies 65+ on one social studiesexam:

● US History AND● Global History &

Geography

65+ on one social studiesexam

● US History OR● Global History &

Geography

Science 65+ on Living EnvironmentAND one other scienceexam:

● Earth Science,● Chemistry, OR● Physics

65+ on one science exam:● Living Environment● Earth Science,● Chemistry, OR● Physics

Languages Other ThanEnglish (LOTE)

65+ on one NYC LOTE exam Not required

+1 Option 65+ on any additionalRegents exam orState-approved +1assessment

65+ on any additionalRegents exam orState-approved +1assessment

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