School adding course options

By January Wetzel
First Posted: March 21, 2013 - 9:35 pm
Last Updated: March 21, 2013 - 9:37 pm

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Tribune photo by Aaron Piper/ Seymour High School sophomores Kelly Briseno, left, and Audrey Speer, work on a project. Their biology class created the timelines to segue into the study of evolution. Seymour High School could offer more math and science classes soon to fulfill requirements for graudation.

Tribune photo by Aaron Piper/ From left, Seymour High School sophomores Jasmine Brandenburg, Jenna Davidson, and Elizabeth Brierly, get help on their projectfrom teacher George Potter. Potter's class was creating timelines of the planet to segue into the study of human evolution. Seymour High School could be adding more science and math classes to meet new graduation requirements.

Seymour High School Principal Greg Prange knows not every student wants to tackle advanced calculus or chemistry.

That’s one of the reasons why the school plans to alter its course sequencing in math and science and offer new classes next year.

The new classes could include trigonometry, advanced modeling and analysis, finite math, integrated math, chemistry and physics.

The Seymour Community Schools board of trustees recently gave Prange approval to offer the classes as needed to help boost students’ performance on End of Course Assessments, the SAT and ACT, and increase college readiness.

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