▁rather ▁than ▁letter ▁gr ades . ▁However , ▁students ▁also ▁receive ▁equivalent ▁letter ▁gr ades ▁on ▁their ▁final ▁report ▁cards . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁skills - based ▁academic ▁program ▁includes ▁the ▁core ▁classes ▁of ▁English , ▁Social ▁Studies , ▁Math , ▁and ▁Science , ▁en hanced ▁by ▁special ist ▁subjects ▁including ▁Art , ▁Korean ▁Language ▁and ▁History , ▁D rama , ▁Music , ▁and ▁Phys ical ▁Education . ▁ ▁High ▁school ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁and ▁AP ▁▁ ▁K IS J ▁High ▁School ▁students ▁take ▁a ▁typical ▁college - pre par atory ▁class ▁load ▁with ▁a ▁modified - block ▁schedule ▁of ▁ 4 ▁classes ▁per ▁day , ▁and ▁can ▁challenge ▁themselves ▁through ▁Hon ors ▁and ▁Advanced ▁P lacement ® ▁courses , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁visual ▁and ▁performing ▁arts . ▁C urr icular ▁offer ings ▁include ▁Hon ors ▁classes ▁in ▁Gr ades ▁ 9 ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁with ▁AP ▁courses ▁offered ▁beginning ▁in ▁Gra de ▁ 1 0 . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁can ▁be ▁considered ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁Hon ors ▁courses : ▁Al gebra , ▁Ge ometry , ▁Band , ▁Ch oir , ▁English ▁ 9 , ▁English ▁ 1 0 , ▁Journal ism , ▁Orchestra , ▁Theatre , ▁and ▁Year book . ▁En tr ance ▁into ▁Hon ors ▁courses ▁requires ▁a ▁teacher ▁recommendation ▁and ▁cons iders ▁historical ▁subject ▁gr ades , ▁standard ized ▁test ▁scores ▁( e . g . ▁M AP , ▁A MC , ▁ST AR ▁Reading ), ▁and ▁additional ▁documentation ▁as ▁needed . ▁ ▁AP ▁classes