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Special Classes and Programs Offered at La Quinta
La Quinta High School teachers follow the Curriculum Frameworks for California Public Schools established by the California Department of Education. Teachers also use the academic content standards adopted by the California State Board of Education.

Special Classes
Honors Classes
Honors classes provide an enriched, challenging, educational opportunity with extended content and additional workload for students intending to select advanced placement courses in higher grades.

Advanced Placement Classes
Advanced Placement classes provide motivated high school students with the opportunity to take college-level courses in a high school setting. Students who participate in the Advanced Placement program gain college-level skills. They may also earn college credit by achieving a passing score on an end-of-course AP exam. All semester grades in AP courses are weighted in students' grade point average.


Special Academic Programs
Vietnamese - La Quinta is one of the three schools in the GGUSD that offers Vietnamese language instruction from level 1 to 4. Vietnamese is certified by the University of California as fulfilling the "e" requirement for admission.

Computer Graphics & Video Graphics Web Design - La Quinta's art and business department join to provide computer graphics courses to use technology to create visual communication. Creating and using color and images, video imaging, three-dimensional imaging, layout design, and presentation concepts are all topics studied in these classes. In addition, Animation and Advanced Video Graphics is offered.

AVID - Advancement Via Individual Determination is designed to increase school wide learning and performance by reaching out to underserved students with average grade point averages. Academic support courses and services are offered to AVID students with the goal of leading to admission to a four-year university.

Five Levels of English Language Development - La Quinta offers five levels of English Language Development from Basics to ELD/English 1P. Students are initially placed into ELD based on their CELDT test scores and progress at least one level each school year. The sequence includes ELD Basis, Level A, B, C, and ELD/English 1P. Basics and level A students have a two-period block with a third course to develop vocabulary. Students in Level B and C have two ELD classes.

Classes Offered by Department
Classes offered by La Quinta High school are listed below by department. Links to Curriculum Frameworks (CF) and California content standards (CS) are provided.

Department General Education Classes Honors Classes Advanced Placement Classes
English
English 1 English 1 English Language
English 2 English 2 English Literature
English 3    
English 4    
CF - http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/documents/lang-arts.pdf
CS - http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/engmain.asp
       
Math
Algebra 1 Algebra 2/Trig. Calculus AB
Algebra/Accounting Pre-Calculus Calculus BC
Geometry   Statistics
Algebra 2    
Trigonometry/Statistics    
CF – http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/index.asp
CS – http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mthmain.asp
       
Science
Biology   Biology
Anatomy/Physiology   Chemistry
Physical Science   Physics B
Chemistry   Physics C Mechanics
Physics   Physics C Energy & Magnetism
Health    
CF Science - http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/sci-frame-dwnld.asp  
CS Science - http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/scmain.asp  
       
History/Social Science
World History World History European History
US History US History
Government Macroeconomics
Economics US Government
CF - http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/documents/hist-social-sci-frame.pdf
CS - http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/hstmain.asp    
       
English Language Development
English Language Development Basics, A, B, C, ELD/English 1    
CS - English Language Development http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/documents/englangdev-stnd.pdf
       
Physical Education
9th grade PE    
10-12th grade PE    
Body Sculpting    
Weight Training    
Badminton    
CF - http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/documents/pefrwk.pdf
CS - http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/documents/pestandards.pdf  
       
Visual and Performing Arts
Orchestra    
Band    
Choir    
Drama    
Art    
Painting and Drawing    
Photography    
Ceramics    
Jewelry    
Graphics Arts    
CF - http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/vpaframework.asp
CS - http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/documents/visperfmarts-stnd-comp.pdf
       
World Languages
Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4   Spanish
French 1, 2, 3, 4  
Vietnamese 1, 2, 3, 4  
CF -  http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/documents/foreign-language.pdf
       
Business
Accounting    
Intro to Business  
Entrepreneurship  
Personal Finance  
Marketing  
Comp. Applications   
Video, Graphics & Web Design I & II
 
Bus./Personal Law  
Adv. Word Processing  
CS ( California) - http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/documents/careertechstnd.pdf
CS (National) - http://www.nbea.org/curriculum/bes.html  
       
Home Economics
Foods 1,2    
Child Understanding    

   
CS - http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/documents/careertechstnd.pdf