Summer
2017
Academic Options and Summer Reading at Casco Bay High School
To
be on track for graduation, students need to earn at least ten
credits a year. Eight credits in English are required for graduation
– as well as six in math, science and social studies. We strongly
encourage students to do whatever it takes to stay on the path
towards graduation.
CBHS
3rd
Trimester Summer School – for
students who earn a 2+ in the 3rd
trimester in math, science, English or social studies (or by teacher
permission).
June 23rd-27th
More details and an application are Here
$25 per course and $5 for
students who receive free lunch. Free for students who earned a HOW
of 3 or better in the trimester for that course
PPS Summer School
Portland Public Schools will again be offering
summer school courses in English, math, social studies and science.
Students may sign up for ONE course (and possibly two) through PPS
Summer School,
this year hosted by Deering High School. The class will run weekdays
from July 6th-27th,
8am to 12:10. The
cost for one course is $100; two courses cost $150.
Here are the PPS Summer School Application forms: PPS Summer School 2017 App
There is also a new PPS Health or PE course that will be running at the same time as PPS Summer School. Here's the form: 2017 Summer Health, PE and Art
CBHS Science Intensives
We
also plan to offer two, one-week science intensives, open to any
interested student, an Astronomy Intensive (June 26th-30th) and a Geology Intensive (July 31st-August 4th).
To sign up or learn more about the Astronomy Intensive, download THIS.
To sign up or learn more about the Geology Intensive, download THIS.
New District Summer (free) STEM offerings for rising 9th and 10th graders: Learn more here: 2017 STEM Academy (2).pdf
Summer
Math Workshop at CBHS
Students in grades 9-11 may have the opportunity to earn one trimester of math credit over
the summer through supported and customized sessions on ALEKS. This
opportunity is available for any CBHS math student, regardless of
whether you are interested in credit remediation, acceleration or
just deepening your math skills with more practice. Students will
complete 10 three-hour sessions with CBHS math faculty support during
Tuesdays and Thursdays in July and August. Participants must be able
to attend 10 of the 12 scheduled sessions to be eligible for credit;
a designated number of topics must also be mastered. ($25 for the
workshop, $5 for students who receive free lunch.)
To sign up or learn more about the 2017 math summer workshop, click HERE
CBHS Summer Reading 2017
All CBHS students are expected to complete summer reading. Grade level expectations are detailed in the documents below. Please contact us with any questions. Happy reading!
Freshman and Sophomore Summer Reading 2017
Junior and Senior Summer Reading 2017
2017 AP English Reading - download: HERE
(The AP English summer text, Frankenstein, can also be picked up in our Main Office.)
2017 AP Environmental Science Summer Reading - download HERE
2016 P US History: Summer Reading: A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn and (optional) Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick