High School Course Offerings
| French |
Spanish
|
French 1
French 2
Honors French 2
French 3
Honors French 3
Honors French 4
AP French Language & Culture |
Spanish 1
Spanish 2
Honors Spanish 2
Spanish 3
Honors Spanish 3
Honors Spanish 4
AP Spanish Language & Culture
Honors Spanish 6 |
Graduation Requirement
To fulfill the SMSD graduation requirement, each student is required to take at least two credits of the same world language at the high school level. Exception: Students who pursue coursework at the CPACTC are only required to take one world language course.
High school courses are determined by a student's performance in French or Spanish 1 in 8th grade at YBMS.
~Students earning a grade of 93% or higher in French or Spanish 1 at YBMS are recommended to begin their high school coursework in Honors French 2 or Honors Spanish 2.
~Students earning an 80% or higher in French 1 or Spanish 1 at YBMS are recommended to being their high school coursework in French 2 or Spanish 2.
~Students who did not get the opportunity to take French 1 or Spanish 1 at YBMS or did so and earned below an 80% should begin their high school coursework in the French 1 or Spanish 1 course.
Course Selection Resources
Video: Which language to study, French or Spanish?
Course Sequence - French
Course Sequence - Spanish
Honors Course Expectations
AP Course Description & Expectations
World Language Department Grading Categories Explanation
It is recommended that students fulfill the two credit graduation requirement before the end of their tenth grade year. Schedule permitting, ninth graders may fulfill the requirement by completing the first credit in the fall semester and the second in the spring semester.
Upon completion of the graduation requirement, the department encourages motivated students who meet the listed prerequisites to continue their study of the same world language; students may also begin the study of a second world language. Many universities award credit or advanced standing based on a placement exam or a College Board AP Exam score.
Honor Societies
The
Société Honoraire de Français and the
Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica recognize the outstanding students in our French and Spanish programs respectively. As model students in our department, members maintain high academic standing and continue their study of the language through at least the fourth level. Additionally, honor society members fulfill an annual community requirement.
Membership requirements and detailed information about the honor societies can be found on the websites of the
Société Honoraire de Français and the
Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica.
Language Clubs
Le Cercle Français and
El Club de Español are open to all students who are interested in learning more about Francophone and Hispanic cultures respectively. Activities include team games, conversation practice, vocabulary mini-lessons, cultural crafts, holiday celebrations, and movies. Annual highlights include a gingerbread house competition, preparing teacher appreciation gifts, and National World Language Week activities.
Meeting times and further information about the language clubs can be found on the websites of
Le Cercle Français and
El Club de Español.
Additional Learning Opportunities
- Tutoring through the honor societies
- National World Language Week in March
- Shippensburg University Modern Language Competition
- Le Grand Concours & National Spanish Examinations
- Advanced Placement French and Spanish Language & Culture Exams
- Dictionaries, international magazines, book lists, and multilingual databases in the BSHS Library
- Internships with World Language faculty members
- Student travel abroad offerings