INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES
AT
HEALTH CAREERS HIGH SCHOOL
Congratulations on your acceptance to Health Careers High School. You are about to become part of a special class—the Health Careers Class of 2020. Most freshmen at Health Careers are enrolled in either a Latin or a Spanish class.
LANGUAGE MATTERS!
Enrolling in a language class will give you the opportunity to:
Language Courses Offered
Register for a language course your freshman year, and build the foundation for a bright future!
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HEALTH CAREERS HIGH SCHOOL
Congratulations on your acceptance to Health Careers High School. You are about to become part of a special class—the Health Careers Class of 2020. Most freshmen at Health Careers are enrolled in either a Latin or a Spanish class.
LANGUAGE MATTERS!
Enrolling in a language class will give you the opportunity to:
- Enhance your cultural awareness and sensitivity
- Increase your appreciation for diversity
- Become part of the global community
- Massage your brain
- Engage different parts of your brain to learn
- Think creatively
- Improve your problem solving skills
- Experience the sound and structure of language
- Boost your memory skills
- Increase your English vocabulary
- Meet new friends
- Practice working together
- Work with supportive teachers
- Build your confidence
- Appreciate and create art
- Find new talents within yourself
- Have fun learning!!!
Language Courses Offered
- Latin I
- Latin II/II PreAP
- Latin III PreAP
- Latin IV AP
- Latin V Honors (as needed)
- Spanish I
- Spanish II/II PreAP
- Spanish III/III PreAP/DC
- Spanish IV AP
- Spanish V AP
Register for a language course your freshman year, and build the foundation for a bright future!
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INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES
AT
HEALTH CAREERS HIGH SCHOOL
WHY STUDY ADVANCED LANGUAGES?ADD THE ARTS & HUMANITIES ENDORSEMENT
By earning four years of language credit (four years in the same language or two years in two different languages), you can add the Arts & Humanities Endorsement to your high school transcript. See your counselor for more details.
INCREASE YOUR CHANCES FOR COLLEGE ADMISSIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
College Admissions Counselors and Scholarship Committees look favorably upon students who continue their language studies into the advanced levels. Here is what college admissions counselors have to say when they review language studies on a high school transcript:
“Ideally a student will present at least 4 years of the same language (classical or modern) if the curriculum allows.”
Terry Cowdrey, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, St. Lawrence University
“We give the most consideration to students who have taken the highest level language available at their school.”
Robert Killion, Office of Admissions, Haverford College
“[. . .] the student studying for four years has a genuine interest in knowledge and education, not just in fulfilling minimum foreign language requirements.”
Matthew Potts, Admissions Counselor, University of Notre Dame
“[. . .] the more years of a language, the better—it shows that the student has gone beyond the minimum requirement.”
Lia Brassord, Assistant Director of Admissions, Smith College
“Admission Officers are looking for students who have challenged themselves in many areas. At the most competitive colleges in the country, Admission Officers are making distinctions between thousands of overly qualified applicants. In speaking with students about senior year course selection, we encourage students to think carefully before dropping a language.”
Andrea Thomas, Assistant Dean of Admission, Hamilton College
“[. . .] depth and mastery are important in the serious study of any discipline. The student who is willing to do more than the minimum is always more appealing.”
Ray Brown, Dean of Admissions, Texas Christian University
“Our recommendation is that, in terms of high school preparation, students take 4 years of a single language, believing that achieving proficiency in a language is preferable to not quite achieving proficiency in two.”
Steve Le Menager, Director of Admissions, Princeton University
Register for a language course your freshman year,
and build the foundation for a bright future!!!
AT
HEALTH CAREERS HIGH SCHOOL
WHY STUDY ADVANCED LANGUAGES?ADD THE ARTS & HUMANITIES ENDORSEMENT
By earning four years of language credit (four years in the same language or two years in two different languages), you can add the Arts & Humanities Endorsement to your high school transcript. See your counselor for more details.
INCREASE YOUR CHANCES FOR COLLEGE ADMISSIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
College Admissions Counselors and Scholarship Committees look favorably upon students who continue their language studies into the advanced levels. Here is what college admissions counselors have to say when they review language studies on a high school transcript:
“Ideally a student will present at least 4 years of the same language (classical or modern) if the curriculum allows.”
Terry Cowdrey, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, St. Lawrence University
“We give the most consideration to students who have taken the highest level language available at their school.”
Robert Killion, Office of Admissions, Haverford College
“[. . .] the student studying for four years has a genuine interest in knowledge and education, not just in fulfilling minimum foreign language requirements.”
Matthew Potts, Admissions Counselor, University of Notre Dame
“[. . .] the more years of a language, the better—it shows that the student has gone beyond the minimum requirement.”
Lia Brassord, Assistant Director of Admissions, Smith College
“Admission Officers are looking for students who have challenged themselves in many areas. At the most competitive colleges in the country, Admission Officers are making distinctions between thousands of overly qualified applicants. In speaking with students about senior year course selection, we encourage students to think carefully before dropping a language.”
Andrea Thomas, Assistant Dean of Admission, Hamilton College
“[. . .] depth and mastery are important in the serious study of any discipline. The student who is willing to do more than the minimum is always more appealing.”
Ray Brown, Dean of Admissions, Texas Christian University
“Our recommendation is that, in terms of high school preparation, students take 4 years of a single language, believing that achieving proficiency in a language is preferable to not quite achieving proficiency in two.”
Steve Le Menager, Director of Admissions, Princeton University
Register for a language course your freshman year,
and build the foundation for a bright future!!!
INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES
FACULTY
Teachers in the HCHS Department of International Languages bring to the classroom not only expertise in the fields of Spanish and Latin, but also strong backgrounds in sociology, archaeology, linguistics and educational leadership. These teachers care deeply about education and the learning process. They work hard to help each student grow and develop as a whole person and as an independent, lifelong learner.
Daisy Reyes: BA in Spanish and minor in Sociology, MA in Educational Leadership
John Chu: BA in Latin and English
Clyde Lehmann: BA in English and minor in Latin, BS in Secondary Education, MA in Latin and minor in Archaeology
Brenda Taboas: BA in Special Education, MA in Spanish and Administration
Edmond Tejeda: BA in Spanish, MA in Spanish and minor in Linguistics and Foreign Language Teaching
FACULTY
Teachers in the HCHS Department of International Languages bring to the classroom not only expertise in the fields of Spanish and Latin, but also strong backgrounds in sociology, archaeology, linguistics and educational leadership. These teachers care deeply about education and the learning process. They work hard to help each student grow and develop as a whole person and as an independent, lifelong learner.
Daisy Reyes: BA in Spanish and minor in Sociology, MA in Educational Leadership
John Chu: BA in Latin and English
Clyde Lehmann: BA in English and minor in Latin, BS in Secondary Education, MA in Latin and minor in Archaeology
Brenda Taboas: BA in Special Education, MA in Spanish and Administration
Edmond Tejeda: BA in Spanish, MA in Spanish and minor in Linguistics and Foreign Language Teaching