Life at Minnetonka High School

Описание: Minnetonka High School is a high-performing high school serving students in grades 9 through 12. Located in a suburban, one-high-school community, Minnetonka High School serves as the flagship of the Minnetonka School District, which has been recognized as a school district of excellence by the United States Department of Education.

Minnetonka High School operates a traditional six-period day, allowing its students to maximize their learning and complete a full college-preparatory course load. The high school is equipped with state-of-the-art technology in the library media center, physics and research labs, technology education labs and architectural design classrooms. A rigorous academic program well prepares students for college or the world of work.

Advanced Placement (AP) courses allow students to take and receive credit for college-level courses in calculus, macroeconomics, literature, composition, psychology, history, government, fine arts, statistics, chemistry, physics and biology. Accelerated or enriched courses are offered in English, math, science, social studies and world language. Students have the opportunity to take courses at local post-secondary institutions through the post-secondary enrollment options program.

In addition to the AP program, Minnetonka High School offers courses from the prestigious International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, which provides an international standard of excellence and intellectual rigor for college-bound students world-wide. IB is a deep, thought-provoking course of study during the junior and senior year, and diploma graduates are among the top-tier college recruits in the world.

Minnetonka junior and senior students can also gain real-world experience in professional settings in the VANTAGE and Momentum programs and can take online classes through Tonka Online.

At Minnetonka High School excellence in academics go hand-in-hand with excellence in co-curricular activities. Students excel in each of the four A's of high school success: Academics, Activities, Arts and Athletics.