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Honors Accounting (0.5 credit)
Grades 11 and 12
Prerequisite: Introduction to
Accounting
This accelerated class is designed
for the self-motivated student
interested in pursuing a four-year
degree in accounting, finance,
marketing or economics. Through
hands-on applications and
partial integration of computer
technology, students will build
on previous skills to learn more
advanced fundamentals of
accounting. All class members
will develop a solid foundation for
personal use for individuals and
small business recordkeeping,
for departmentalized accounting,
control systems, general
accounting adjustments, corporate
accounting, management
accounting, cost accounting, and
other accounting systems, as well
as for further accounting study.
On The Money - Financial Literacy
(0.5 credit)
Grades 10, 11 and 12
Do you have a love-hate
relationship with money? Do you
know where your money goes?
Today’s teens as a group spend
more than $150 billion each year.
Greenbacks or plastic? How do
we earn it? How do we spend it?
How do we invest it? How do we
save and protect it? According to
former Federal Reserve Chairman
Alan Greenspan, the problem with
today’s young society is the lack of
financial “literacy,” or knowledge.
Financial knowledge is like a puzzle
– it’s only possible when you have
all the pieces in hand, and know
how to fit them together in the right
order. On The Money will teach you
important financial concepts about
spending, saving, credit, taxes and
other issues facing young adults,
and how to apply those concepts in
a systematic order that will provide
a solid foundation for financial
success.
SCIENCE &
ENGINEERING
The science curriculum is in a
period of transition from fall 2017
to spring 2019. Please view the
course options for the appropriate
year of graduation.
Three lab science credits are
required for graduation; qualifying
courses are designated in the
following course list.
Students may be teacher-
recommended for honors
science courses, and those
who successfully complete the
yearlong honors course may be
teacher-recommended for the AP
course in that specific discipline
in subsequent years (other
prerequisites may apply.)
Instruction and discussion of what
constitutes original thought will
be consistent through all Science
classes in order to assure that all
students understand the meaning
of academic integrity.
www.thorntonacademy.org
Courses in order that they appear
in this section
(*) fulfills requirement, 3 credits
are needed for graduation
(#) NCAA approved)
Physical Science *#
Foundations of Physical Science *
Honors Physical Science *#
Biology *#
Foundations of Biology*
Honors Biology *#
Introduction to Biology II *#
Foundations of Biology II *
Introduction to Physics II *#
Foundations of Physics II *
Chemistry *#
Honors Chemistry *#
Honors Forensics in Chemistry #
Honors Physics *#
Honors Intro to Engineering *#
AP Biology *#
AP Chemistry *#
AP Environmental Science *#
AP Physics 1 *#
AP Physics C *#
Anatomy & Physiology #
Astronomy #
Environmental Studies #
Everyday Engineering
Engineering Principles
Maine Fish and Wildlife
Marine Biology #
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