For academics, this was a very good year for the students of Twentynine Palms High School, especially Advanced Placement students. Reporter David Haldane looks at figures just released by school principal Justin Monical…
Twentynine Palms High School has had a banner year for advanced college placements. Each May students are screened for enrollment in special courses for which they can earn college credit. This year’s batch did especially well; of the 91 students tested, 65 qualified for special placement.
The school offers nine different advanced placement courses; in English language and composition; English literature and composition; calculus; statistics; chemistry; biology; US history; US government and politics; and Spanish language and composition.
This year’s highest number of passing scores—19—were in English language and composition. The highest passing percentage? 92 percent in none other than calculus.
A BANNER YEAR FOR TWENTYNINE PALMS HIGH SCHOOL ADVANCED PLACEMENT
