10th Grade Planning Guide

  • We strongly recommend students and families work on learning about the courses Central has to offer during the 2023-2024 school year and gather questions to ask their current teachers and counselors. There are new courses being offered!

    You can start thinking about the classes you want to take and read course descriptions in the Central Course Guide for 2023-2024. As you start to know more about what courses you want to take, you can use the 10th Grade Course Request Worksheet to make sure you have enough courses, enough credits and alternative courses. 

    The Central Senior High School Counseling Department has developed the Scheduling Policy to ensure all students have equal access to Central courses.  This policy ensures counselors and other staff provide students with required and elective courses, along with participating in specialty programs (IB, Career Pathways, PSEO, etc.). The year-long schedule is built around the courses requested last spring by students, therefore it can be difficult to change a student’s schedule once it has been created. 

    Our goal is for students and families to be confident with the courses they want to take, so there is a smoother transition in September by being in the classes students are interested in. You can view the entire Central Schedule Change Policy here.

  • Required Courses

    Find all course numbers and descriptions in the 2023-2024 Course Guide.

    English

    Choose One:

    • Quest English 10 (MYP)

    Social Studies

    Choose One:

    • Human Geography (1 semester)
    • Advanced Placement (AP) Human Geography (full year)

    Science

    Choose One:

    • Biology OR Biology Accelerated
    • Chemistry OR Chemistry Accelerated

    Check with your science teacher if you are accelerated in math or have questions about what level you should choose. You can also find specific course descriptions in the Course Guide 2023-2024.

    Mathematics

    Choose One:

    • Geometry OR Geometry Accelerated
    • Algebra 2 OR Algebra 2 Accelerated
    • Pre-Calculus

    Check with your math teacher if you have questions about what level you should choose. You can also find math course sequences and descriptions in the Course Guide 2023-2024.
     

    Health

    All 10th grade students take one semester of Health, Individual & Community (1 semester).

    Critical Ethnic Studies

    Starting with the class of 2025, students are required to take and successfully complete Critical Ethnic Studies (1 semester) for graduation.

    Middle Years Program (MYP) - Recommended but not required

    All 10th grade students will take the semester-long Personal Project course and students who successfully complete requirements, including Personal Project and project fair, will receive 2 elective credits. This course is Pass/No Credit.

     

    Electives

    The remainder of your schedule will be filled with elective classes. Although your options are limited as a 10th grader for electives, as you move through high school, more will be available to you. Elective courses that are available to you include, but not limited to: World Languages, Immersion, Arts, AVID, Career & Technology, Science Electives, Social Studies Electives, Physical Education.

     

     

     

     

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