CURRICULUM ALTERNATIVES

 

P.R.O. (Pupils Reaching Out)

 

Downingtown High provides this program for senior students to explore career opportunities not included in the traditional school curriculum.  This program allows students to complete their academic requirements as well as participate in work experience during the school day.  It is designed to help students to simultaneously develop critical thinking while also gaining practical career skills.  To qualify for the program, students must obtain a daily job or internship in a local business.

 

Career Experience

 

The Career Experience program is designed for highly motivated seniors wishing to obtain professional work experience.  Students will spend the last month of high school working within a career setting of their choice.  The student must secure a faculty sponsor and a community sponsor, and the coordinator must approve the project.  A GPA of 2.5 or a class rank in the upper half of the graduating class is required.

 

Early College Acceptance

 

Through proper planning and scheduling, a student can meet the requirements for college admission at the end of the junior year.  The student must receive the approval of the high school principal and be accepted by a college.  It is suggested that the student be in the top 25% of the class and have College Board scores exceeding 1000.  Upon successful completion of the freshman year at college, the student is awarded a Downingtown High School diploma and may participate in commencement.