 A general English class for each grade level is required for graduation . Required English courses are full @-@ year classes that can be taken at the comprehensive , college preparatory , or advanced levels with Advanced Placement available in 12th grade . Additional elective English classes include those in African American literature , women 's studies and literature , public speaking , poetry , journalism , short story writing , writing research papers , and the works of William Shakespeare . A news magazine production class produces The Colonel , the school magazine published 10 times per academic year . The school yearbook , the Rough Rider , is produced by the yearbook production course . Staff members of The Colonel have won a number of awards at state competitions , including the All @-@ Ohio Award for best overall news magazine from the Ohio Scholastic Media Association in 2010 . English electives last one semester , except the full @-@ year news magazine and yearbook production classes , and can only be taken along with the required English classes . 
