Planning for the 2015-2016 school year is already underway, with course selection taking place now. Students are looking forward to several changes to the curriculum including the addition of several new courses to the science department.

The new courses include AP Physics I, AP Physics II, Applied Chemistry, Forensic Science, Zoology, AP Environmental Science, Genetics and Biotechnology, and Honors Anatomy and Physiology.

“I plan and hope to be taking some of these classes in the future of my high school career,” freshman Olivia McDermott said. “These courses relate to some courses I may need to take in college so it will give me a good start into my future career.”

The new classes vary in difficulty and give students the opportunity to build their transcripts for college. Students are able to take introductory courses such as zoology all the way up to advanced classes such as AP Physics II.

“The advantage to the variety of the classes is that there is a different difficulty for all paths of students,” sophomore Timmy Walter said. “These new courses will allow me to take classes in high school at a CP level that I might take in college.”

The school is buzzing with excitement for the new science classes, with creative advertisements on the morning announcements and the excitement over the availability to learn something new and different in the coming years.

“I think I’ll be taking forensic sciences,” junior Dylan Niedbalski said. “ I am excited for the reason that it’s something that I have always been interested in, and now that the school gives this opportunity, I can learn more about it.”