Portland High Wins Grants to Double Advance Placement Course Offerings
Portland High School has received state and national grants that will allow the school to double the number of Advanced Placement (AP) courses offered next year. The six new courses will be in English language and composition, psychology, statistics, chemistry, French and Latin.
The school received a $20,000 Advanced Placement Incentive Program grant through the state of Maine to pay for calculators, study guides, textbooks and tutoring during the school year and summer for AP students. Portland High also won a National Governor’s Association grant to train new AP teachers. The grant will pay for summer workshops for teachers, the purchase of books and supplies and a mentoring program.
The Advanced Placement Program offers students an opportunity to take one or more college-level courses while still in high school. The AP Program is not just for the top students or those headed for college. The only requirements to take an AP course are strong curiosity about the subject and willingness to work hard.
Currently, Portland High offers six AP courses, in English literature, U.S. history, calculus, biology, Spanish and studio art.
To find out more about the AP courses, please call the Portland High guidance department at 874-8255.
