6 that students can choose from. They include: Academy A: AIM (Agriculture, Architecture, Industrial and Manufacturing) Programs of Study: Architectural Designer, Interior Design, Agriculture Welding, Animal Science, Transportation Servicing and Maintenance, Heavy Industrial Metal (welding), Environmental Service Systems, Veterinary Science, Warehousing and Distribution, Plant and Animal Technology Academy B: Business and Finance Programs of Study: Administrative and Information Support, Advertising & Sales Promotion Marketing, Banking & Related Services, eMarketing, Financial Management, and Accounting, Management, Marketing. Academy C: Education and Human Services Programs of Study: Culinary Arts, Education-Teacher (Small Children and School-Age), Personal Care Services, Restaurant and Food Services (management), Therapeutic Services. Academy D: Government, Law and Public Administration Programs of Study: Law Enforcement, Legal Services-Technical, Pre-Law, National Defense & Public Administration. Academy E: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) (the most popular academy) Programs of Study: Engineering Technician, Pre-Engineering, Health Science Biotechnology, Health Science Diagnostic Services and Health Information, Medical Support Services, Health Science Therapeutic Service/ Patient Care. Academy F: Arts, Communication and Information Technology Programs of Study: Arts and Animation, Fine Arts (including Dance, Dramatic Arts, Musical, Vocal), Visual Arts (including Artist and Fashion Design), Interior Design, Journalism, Web and Digital Media, Computer Information Systems, Computer Systems Technician, Network Systems Engineering, Software Engineer, Technology Engineer, Radio/Television, Sound/Video/Film Production. Each academy includes one Counselor and one Assistant Principal to guide the students (that total approximately 400–600 in each academy) toward the career that interests them. Additionally, each staff member will follow approximately 15 students during the year to help the students if needed. However, changes to academies may be made at the end of each school year if the student feels like his/her future lies in a different pathway. With the new academies and the administration of Cy Creek trying to steer the campus into a new way of teaching to better prepare the students for their future, a new bell schedule was implemented in the 2010–2011 school year. On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, the students attend their regular 7 classes with 6 minutes in between each class. However, Wednesdays and Thursdays implement a "Block Schedule" in order to get more information to the students in a longer class period. Wednesdays include 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th periods as well as an advocacy period in which a teacher advises a group of students (all students share gender, grade, and academy) in their high school career. On Thursdays, students attend 2nd,