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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it hard to earn an A in the Apex classes?[/quote]

The APEX Reach cohorted classes for 9th grade are APEX Honors Biology, APEX AP Gov, and APEX Honors English.  The teachers are not out to get students and collaborate with them to help them succeed.  (That said, the results of a recent test in the biology class came out to a class average of a high C.)  If students complete the work and study the material thoroughly, they should be able to earn an A in all 3 of these classes.  There is more work in APEX classes than in regular honors.  In Biology, more detailed knowledge is expected.  In English, an extra novel is expected to be read outside class that matches the quarter theme and an essay addressing features of that outside novel is assigned each quarter (sometimes compare and contrast with the in-class novel).  For AP Gov, they extend the AP curriculum with a few more group projects/simulations.

APEX students are also expected to take the highest level of Foreign Language they can, and the highest level of math.  (So, a typical schedule for students coming out of NB or Tilden may also include Hon Spanish/French 4 and Hon Alg II)  Freshman year, students can select their 2 electives pretty freely, unless they are trying to get ahead in a subject, but depending on the APEX pathway that is selected, those elective slots get filled pretty quickly in later years.  [/quote]

Edit, current NB kids can only make it through French/Spanish II, so starting next year they would be at Hon Spanish/French III.  Don't know about Tilden.[/quote]

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