Academics
Attention Students, Parents, Families and Community Members:
Ketchikan High School staff recognize an obligation to timelines in regard to grade reporting and student feedback.
For that reason, grade posting will occur according to the following timelines:
Daily Assignments:
5 school days after assignment due date.
Weekly Assignments:
5 school days after assignment due date.
Unit Assessments:
10 schools days after assignment due date.
Extended Essays, Labs, or Major Projects:
10 school days after assignment due date.
Late Work:
Grades for late work will conform with the above timeline, with the timeline beginning at the time of student submission.
(teachers may disallow late work at their discretion).
NOTE: The timelines expressed here DO NOT reflect any requirements concerning assignment due dates, but are stated here strictly for the purposes of reporting grades on Power School.
NOTE: Timelines may be extended when extenuating circumstances exist and with administrative approval.
Sincerely,
Kayhi Admin.
Academics
CURRICULUM
Ketchikan High School's comprehensive curriculum includes College Prep, College Classes: Medical Terminology & App. Child Psychology; Career & Tech Ed. (CTE): Welding, Automotive Tech., Building Construction, Computer Repair, Drafting, Photo, Culinary Arts, Video Production; Computer; Fine Arts: Band, Choir, Drawing, Sculpture. A range of Native & Special Ed. services exists.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES & HONORS CLASSES
We offer Advanced Placement (AP) in English (Literature & Language/Composition in alternate years), Science (Biology & Chemistry), Social Studies (AP US alternates years w/ AP Economics (1 sem) & AP World History alternates w/ AP European History), Math (AP Calculus & AP Statistics). AP enrollment is mainly limited to juniors & seniors. We recommend no more than two AP courses per year; however, other academic challenges & opportunities exist. Partnerships with University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) & Alaska Pacific University (APU) allow co-registration & dual enrollment opportunities in such advanced and rigorous classes as: Medical Terminology, Applied Child Psych. & Child Careers. Besides AP, UAS offers Ketchikan High School students various college opportunities.