text: Most four-year colleges in the United States and colleges in more than 60 other countries give students credit, advanced placement, or both on the basis of AP Exam scores. By entering college with AP credits, you’ll have the ability to move into upper level courses, pursue a double major or study abroad. An AP college credit chart is available by visiting the AHS website.
  AP students are more likely to graduate from college in four years - students who take longer to graduate at public colleges and universities can spend up to $19,000 for each additional year.
  AP helps students qualify for scholarships - 31 percent of colleges and universities look at AP experience when determining scholarships.
  Students who want to graduate from Aloha High School with the distinction of having an Advanced Placement International Diploma (APID) must begin planning their course sequences in the eighth grade.
  * Currently AP Spanish and AP German are the only AP world languages offered at Aloha. However, students may independently study and take the exam for any of the AP world languages.
  The Aloha College and Career Center is open to all students who are seeking assistance in the post high school planning process. We are available for individual consultation during first and second lunch on a daily basis, and by appointment.
  Graduation Requirement: Each Student shall develop an education plan and build an education profile (OAR 581-022-1130).
  Education Plan: During grades 7-12 students plan, monitor, and manage their own learning and career development through a formalized plan. Through the Career Information System (CIS), students create a plan for pursuing their personal career interests and post-high school goals connected to activities that will help them achieve their goals and successfully transition to next steps.
  Education Profile: Documentation of student progress and achievement toward graduation requirements, goals, and other personal accomplishments identified in the student’s education plan. Much of this curriculum and guidance is delivered school wide and infused into the classrooms with support from the Counseling Department.
  The 9th Grade Academy at Aloha High School is designed to welcome the newest members of our school. The transition from middle school to high school can be tricky for students and families. Many of the challenges in this transition are connected to change of routine. Aloha High School is a comprehensive school that welcomes over 450 9th Graders each year. This exposure to a larger building and a new group of students requires students to navigate school with new routines. Aloha High School has implemented a 9th Grade Academy to support students in learning these new routines and coping with the new obstacles of a larger school setting. The cornerstones of this model are Learning Teams, Teacher Collaboration, and Academic Support. The first strategy is to organize our 9th Graders into 3 teams. This is the most important part of the process. This teaming allows a group of teachers to share a group of students and promotes a much more effective relationship. Teachers have the ability to meet each week and discuss the needs and success of their students. Academic support is available if the teams find a need to focus on specific students in the process of learning. All of this adds up to better relationships and awareness for our students. This also allows parents a streamlined approach to checking on their student’s academic progress. We are ready to support your students in making a healthy transition into high school. Aloha High School looks forward to working with you.
  This course will serve as an overview to the various business courses offered at Aloha as well as current events in the business world today. The curriculum will address the basics of marketing, management, and entrepreneurship. Also studied will be the attributes of the successful business leader.
  In this introductory course, students with an interest in business and marketing will learn fundamental skills as they relate to business ethics, consumer behavior, promotion, product distribution, branding, packaging, advertising and more. This class is designed as a foundational stepping-stone to prepare students for the entrepreneurial-based Marketing II class.