Why isn’t Math a Freshman Academy course instead of Health/PE?
Students enter 9th grade taking any one of 7 different math courses at JHS: Introduction to High School Math, Algebra I, Geometry, Integrated Math I, Integrated Math II, and in much smaller numbers, Algebra II and Integrated Math III. Logistically, there was no feasible way to have math on an Academy team in which all students take the same 4 courses. Plus, Heath/PE is a course all students complete in 9th grade. It is also a state graduation requirement. Prior to the creation of the Freshman Academy, students failed Health more than any other subject at JHS. Our program works to equate this valuable course with other academic subjects and graduation requirements.
