Halstrom Academics

P - College Prep, G - General Education, W - Workshop
  • English
  • Fine Arts
  • Foriegn Language
  • Math
  • Science
  • Social Science
  • AP Courses

English Course Offerings

Academic Study Skills
Category: G W
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 7-12
Adv. English 9 A,B/English 9 A,B
Category: P G W
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9
Adv. English 10 A,B/English 10 A,B
Category: P G W
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 10
Adv. English 11 A,B/English 11 A,B
Category: P G
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 11
Adv. English 12 A,B/English 12 A,B
Category: P G
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 12
American Lit. and Comp. A,B (Eng 11)
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 11
Business English
Category: G W
Credits: 5-10
Grade Level: 11-12
Composition-Advanced
Category: P
Credits: 5-10
Grade Level: 11-12
Composition-Intermediate
Category: P
Credits: 5-10
Grade Level: 11-12
Creative Writing A,B/Creative Writing
Category: P G
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 11-12
Critical Thinking
Category: G
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 11-12
English 7
Category: Jr. H.S.
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 7
English 8
Category: Jr. H.S.
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 8
Film Studies
Category: G
Credits: 5-10
Grade Level: 7-12
Genre Studies
Category: G
Credits: 5-10
Grade Level: 11-12
Journalism
Category: P G
Credits: 5-10
Grade Level: 7-12
Reading and Research
Category: P
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 11-12
Reading Development A,B
Category: W
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 7-12
Readings in American Literature A,B
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 11-12
Readings in English Literature A,B
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 11-12
Readings in World Literature A,B
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 11-12
Shakespeare
Category: G
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 11-12
Speech and Debate
Category: G
Credits: 5-10
Grade Level: 11-12
World Lit. and Comp. A,B (Eng 12)
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 12
World Mythology
Category: P
Credits: 5-10
Grade Level: 11-12
Writing Workshop-Level A
Category: W
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 7-12
Writing Workshop-Level B
Category: W
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 7-12
Writing Workshop-Level C
Category: W
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 7-12

AP English Course Offerings

AP English Language and Composition
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na
AP English Literature and Composition
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na

Fine Arts Course Offerings

Art Appreciation A,B
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
Arts and Crafts
Category: G W
Credits: 5-10
Grade Level: 7-12
Drawing
Category: G W
Credits: 5-10
Grade Level: 7-12
Music Appreciation A,B
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
Music Seminar
Category: G
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 7-12
Music Theory - Advanced
Category: G
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 7-12
Music Theory - Basic
Category: G
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 7-12
Painting
Category: G
Credits: 5-10
Grade Level: 7-12
Photography
Category: G
Credits: 5-10
Grade Level: 7-12
Theater Appreciation A,B
Category: G
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12

AP Fine Arts Course Offerings

AP Studio Art: Drawing
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na

Foreign Language Course Offerings

Conversational French
Category: W
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 7-12
Conversational Spanish
Category: W
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 7-12
French I A,B (P)/French I A,B
Category: P G W
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
French II A,B (P)/French II A/B
Category: P G
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
French III A,B (P)
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
French IV A,B (P)
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
German I A,B (P)/German I A,B
Category: P G W
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
German II A,B (P)/German II A,B
Category: P G
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
Latin I A,B (P)/Latin I A,B
Category: P G
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
Latin II A,B (P)/Latin II A,B
Category: P G
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
Latin III A,B (P)
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
Latin IV A,B (P)
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
Spanish I A,B (P)/Spanish I A,B
Category: P G W
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
Spanish II A,B (P)/Spanish II A,B
Category: P G
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
Spanish III A,B (P)
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
Spanish IV A,B (P)
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12

AP Foreign Language Course Offerings

AP Spanish
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na
AP Spanish Literature and Culture
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na
Adv. Algebra I A,B/Algebra I A,B
Category: P G W
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
Adv. Algebra/Trigonometry A,B
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 10-12
Adv. Geometry A,B/Geometry A,B (Basic)
Category: P G W
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
Algebra I W (P)/Algebra I W
Category: P G W
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 9-12
Algebra I X (P)/Algebra I X
Category: P G W
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 9-12
Algebra I Y (P)/Algebra I Y
Category: P G W
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 9-12
Algebra I Z (P)/Algebra I Z
Category: P G W
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 9-12
Algebra II A,B (P)
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
Basic Mathematics
Category: W
Credits: 5-10
Grade Level: 9-12
Business Math
Category: P W
Credits: 5-10
Grade Level: 9-12
Calculus A, B
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 11-12
Integrated Math I A,B
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
Integrated Math II A,B
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
Integrated Math III A,B
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
Intermediate Algebra A,B
Category: G W
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 9-12
Math Analysis A, B
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 11-12
Mathematics 7
Category: Jr. H.S.
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 7
Mathematics 8
Category: Jr. H.S.
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 8
Pre-Algebra A, B
Category: G W
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 7-12
Pre-Calculus A,B
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 11-12
Probability and Statistics A,B
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 11-12
Statistics
Category: P
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 11-12
Trigonometry
Category: P
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 11-12

AP Math Course Offerings

AP Calculus AB
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na
AP Calculus BC
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na
AP Statistics
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na

Science Course Offerings

Adv. Biology (lab) A/Biology (lab) A
Category: P G
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
Adv. Chemistry (lab) A,B/Chemistry (lab) A,B
Category: P G
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 10-12
Anatomy and Physiology (lab) A,B
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 10-12
Astronomy and Space (lab) A,B
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 10-12
Earth and Space (lab) A,B
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 10-12
Health
Category: R
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 9-12
Life Science A,B
Category: G
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
Marine Biology (lab) A,B
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 10-12
Oceanography (lab) A,B
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 10-12
Physical Science A,B
Category: G
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
Physics (lab) A,B
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 10-12
Science 7
Category: Jr. H.S.
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 7
Science 8
Category: Jr. H.S.
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 8

AP Science Course Offerings

AP Biology
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na
AP Chemistry
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na
AP Physics
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na

Social Science Course Offerings

Adv. Amer. Government/Amer. Government
Category: P G W
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 12
Adv. Cult. Geography A,B/Cult. Geography
Category: P G W
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-12
Adv. Economics/Economics
Category: P G W
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 12
Adv. U.S. History A,B/U.S. History A,B
Category: P G W
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 11
Adv. World History A,B/World History
Category: P G W
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-10
Anthropology A,B
Category: P
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 9-10
Psychology
Category: P
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 10-12
Social Studies 7- (World History/Geog.)
Category: Jr. H S
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 7
Social Studies 8- American History
Category: Jr. H S
Credits: 10
Grade Level: 8
Sociology
Category: P
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 10-12
US Military History
Category: G
Credits: 5
Grade Level: 12

AP Social Science Course Offerings

AP Economics
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na
AP US Government and Pollitics
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na
AP Microeconomics
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na
AP Physcology
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na
AP US History
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na
AP World History
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na

AP English Course Offerings

AP English Language and Composition
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na
AP English Literature and Composition
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na

AP Fine Arts Course Offerings

AP Studio Art: Drawing
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na

AP Foreign Language Course Offerings

AP Spanish
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na
AP Spanish Literature and Culture
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na

AP Math Course Offerings

AP Calculus AB
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na
AP Calculus BC
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na
AP Statistics
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na

AP Science Course Offerings

AP Biology
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na
AP Chemistry
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na
AP Physics
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na

AP Social Science Course Offerings

AP Economics
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na
AP US Government and Pollitics
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na
AP Microeconomics
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na
AP Physcology
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na
AP US History
Category: na
Credits: na
Grade Level: na

Academic Curriculum

Your High School. Your Dreams. Our Mission.

Like other high schools, Halstrom is Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accredited. Each student can choose from numerous AP courses, over a hundred UC/CSU certified courses and NCAA-approved courses in science, English, fine arts, foreign language, math, computer science, personal development, health and social science taught by expert teachers.

How we get you there
Instruction focused on the learner's skills, interests, needs and rate of progress. Students and teachers work together one-to-one to achieve content mastery and personalized goals. Teachers develop caring mentorship relationships with each student. Each semester-length course averages about 15-17 class sessions which can be on campus or online. Between weekly class sessions students have about five hours of homework to do at home or in "The Study." Halstrom has open enrollment, so students can begin classes anytime of the year in college preparatory, general, or workshop levels.

Based in research
Instruction is based on the research of Dr. Benjamin Bloom from the University of Chicago. Learning occurs at a rate of 98% with one-to-one instruction which means it works for nearly every student and results in retention and ability to apply information learned. Mastery learning requires a minimum of 75% understanding to ensure a solid foundation of knowledge before moving on to the next concept or course.

Halstrom High School graduates attend prestigious colleges.

  • Stanford University

  • Duke University

  • Northwestern University

  • University of California Los Angeles

  • University of California Berkeley

  • California School of Culinary Arts

  • Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising

  • ...and more!

Where do you want to go? We'll help you get there.

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