Pre-School
Pre-school is the first level of school that everyone starts out in. Pre-school is a program that three and four year olds attend to prepare them for real school. It teaches social interaction, language, and other core educational schools like math, science, and library skills through play. Most pre-school classes are fun and positive environments with educational toys that help them understand the topics they will soon begin to study.
Elementary/Primary School
Elementary or primary school begins after pre-school. This includes kindergarten and elementary school.
Kindergarten
Kindergarten is the next level of school. This is for children ages five to six. It is much like pre-school, but it has more focus on education in core classes, like math, science, etc. It also improves their communication and organization skills they will need for elementary school.
Elementary School
Elementary school consists of the grades one through fifth, and kids at the ages of six to ten attend. After kindergarten, children go to first grade, then second, and so on, until fifth grade. Elementary school is the lowest level of school that begins teaching formal instruction and the basics of learning.
Middle School
Middle school, which is made up of grades sixth to eighth, is school for kids eleven to thirteen years of age. It is a transitional period between elementary school and high school, and prepares students for high school.
High School
High school is the last section of school before college. It consists of the grades ninth through twelfth, and is from ages fourteen to eighteen. You take many core classes in high school, and there are some fun classes to take, such as photography, wood working, web design, cooking, and many others. The core classes you take are English, math, science, and history. There are other departments such as the art department, the agriculture department, and the Career and Technical Education department, which includes wood shop, auto technology, and welding.
Fortuna High School is split up into many different buildings, and each building represents the different departments. The English and language department teaches in the same building. The only foreign language that is taught in our school is Spanish, because we have a huge Hispanic influence in California. The next department is Culinary. The culinary class has its own building, it consists of a wide kitchen and a class room. Then, there is the social sciences building. All the classrooms in this building teach a variety of subjects, from Geography to Economics. Then we move onto the Math building. Every subject of math is taught in here, from Geometry to Pre-Calculus. The science building is one of the biggest buildings on campus, because it hosts more than just science. The children with special needs have classrooms in this building. The sciences range from computer science to environmental science.
The departments that I will describe now are what makes our school very unique. I will start with the CTE building. The career technology education building includes metal work and wood shop. There are two CTE buildings, and the second one consists of all automobile technology. The classes in this building teach students about the mechanics of cars, and they also work on them. Now, we have the Agriculture building, or "Ag". Agriculture has a huge emphasis on our community and many kids live on farms here in Humboldt County. In the Agriculture building, students raise farm animals such as chickens and pigs, and also learn about run a agriculture business, like a farm. This is a huge program in our school. The last building is the art building. We have two art teachers, one teaches ceramics, and the other teaches many subjects, like photography, Photoshop, drawing, and painting.
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| The hexagon in the middle of campus is the library, and it also holds all of the English and Language classes. |
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