Freedom Area High School added a total of four new classes for the students to choose from for the upcoming school year.
The classes added were: “Weightlifting, Conditioning and Leadership,” “Individual Wellness, Group Exercise and Leadership,” “CCBC Public Speaking” and “AP Biology.”
Although the Public Speaking class is worth three CCBC credits, it is still during the school day for one semester and serves as a typical class such as the current Western Civilization and Concepts of Literature courses, also offered through CCBC. Students taking this course will receive three college credits from this class. To complete this course, students will prepare and deliver short series of speeches to inform, persuade and entertain an audience.
College courses offered in high schools benefit the students who are planning to go to college because they receive college credits at a discounted price and do not have to enroll in that course later on.
“The CCBC Public Speaking Course provides students an opportunity to take speech while also earning valuable credits toward college…a money saver in the end for students wanting to take advantage of that,” Principal Timothy Dadich said.
The AP Biology course will consist of molecules and cells, heredity and evolution as well as organisms and populations. There will be a course exam covering topics college professors would cover during introductory Biology courses offered at the collegiate level.
“I really love science and biology. I took [Biology] in tenth grade. I need to take it my senior year so I have a better chance once I graduate in the medical field,” Junior Emily Allego said.
For students looking to expand themselves in the fitness department, Freedom now offers classes beyond the general physical education course. These additional fitness classes will be offered for any sophomores, juniors and seniors.
In order to take these additional classes, students must complete Physical Education I and II. The student also needs to be approved into the class by a Physical Education teacher.
“Mrs. Woods is running a group fitness class, and I am running a strength training class to try and cater to maybe a different crowd that doesn’t enjoy recreational games and wants to focus on personal fitness,” Mr. Chris Coennen said.