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What is the ACE program? | |
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How is being a member of ACE different from just being in advanced classes? | |
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What kinds of classes do ACE students take? | |
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What are the expectations for ACE students? | |
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What are the requirements for graduation at Tates Creek High School? | |
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How are students selected for the ACE program? | |
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How and when do I apply for the ACE program? | |
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In addition to the ACE program, what makes Tates Creek High School so special? | |
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If I have questions about ACE, whom should I contact? | |
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What is the ACE program? |
| ACE stands for Accelerated
Cluster for Excellence, and it's more than just an honors program.
Tates Creek High School's ACE program is a program committed to
providing a challenging but nurturing educational environment with
real-world opportunities for academically gifted and talented students.
The rigorous ACE curriculum prepares students for the most selective
in-state and out-of-state universities.
Students from the class of 2011 and
beyond no longer need to apply for admittance into the ACE program.
The ACE class of 2010 will be the last class that is able to earn an ACE
Diploma. Because TCHS is now an International Baccalaureate
(IB) school, our ACE program has morphed into a Pre-IB program, open to
all students. Any students interested in applying for IB (which is
a 2-year, junior-senior program) are encouraged to sign up for ACE
classes their freshman and sophomore years. These are rigorous
courses that will better prepare them for the upperclassman IB program.
Click HERE to
review the ACE Pre-IB Diploma program. |
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How is being a member of ACE different from just being in advanced classes? |
| The purpose of the ACE
program is to offer selected students a rigorous college preparatory
program which includes experiential learning components and a
culminating project. One vital and unique component of the ACE
program is required community service. In the ninth grade, a
mentoring/tutoring project is done on the Tates Creek campus at Tates Creek
Elementary School. Sophomores complete a group service project which
is determined by the students. Juniors and seniors have a wide variety
of opportunities for required community service projects related to
individual students' varied interests.
The ACE core classes are
adjusted to be more challenging than even our advanced classes. Quarterly, each class in the four core content areas also offers an ACE seminar. Local role models, exemplary in their chosen field and dedicated to civic responsibility, share real world experiences with students. |
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What kinds of classes do ACE students take? |
Current ACE students take the following courses:
| Freshman Year | Sophomore Year | Junior Year | Senior Year |
| ACE Advanced English 9 | ACE Advanced English 10 | AP Language and Composition | AP Literature and Composition |
| ACE Social Sciences and Community Service | AP World History | AP U.S. History | AP Government OR Advanced Social Studies course |
| ACE Physics | ACE Chemistry | ACE/AP Biology | Physics II, Chemistry II, OR Anatomy |
| Advanced Geometry or higher | Advanced Algebra II or higher | Advanced Pre-Calculus or higher | AP Calculus or higher |
| Foreign Language II | Foreign Language III | Foreign Language IV | AP Foreign Language |
| ACE Earth and Space Science | Physical Education and Health | AP Statistics | ACE Senior Seminar and Community Service |
| Elective | History of Visual and Performing Arts | Elective | Elective |
| Elective | Elective | Elective | Elective |
| *Minor adjustments in curriculum are possible. This curriculum is tentative and subject to change slightly. | |||
The modified block schedule allows students to take performing
and visual arts classes,
as well as interest-based electives in all content areas.
Prospective IB students wanting to
participate in the ACE Pre-IB Diploma Program should click
HERE
to review the
new program guide.
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What are the expectations for ACE students? |
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accepted into the TCHS ACE program are expected to: |
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What are the requirements for graduation at Tates Creek High School? |
| 26 CREDITS ARE NEEDED FOR
GRADUATION
4 English credits |
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How are students selected for the ACE program? |
| Students are selected for
the Tates Creek ACE program in a competitive process that evaluates:
*Standardized test scores Final
selections of students will be determined by the ACE selection committee
comprised of teachers, counselors, and administrators. |
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How and when do I apply for the ACE program? |
Students from the class of 2011 and beyond no longer need to apply for admittance into the ACE program. The ACE class of 2010 will be the last class that is able to earn an ACE Diploma. Because TCHS is becoming an International Baccalaureate (IB) school, our ACE program has morphed into a Pre-IB program, open to all students. Any students interested in applying for IB (which is a 2-year, junior-senior program) are encouraged to sign up for ACE classes their freshman and sophomore years. These are rigorous courses that will better prepare them for the upperclassman IB program. Click HERE to review the ACE Pre-IB Diploma program. Eighth grade students (only up to and including the class of 2010) seeking admission to the ACE program must submit a completed application and participate in entrance exams at Tates Creek High School. Math, science, and writing assessments will be administered and scored by members of the freshmen ACE teaching staff. Applications for Tates Creek High School's Accelerated Cluster for Excellence (ACE) program are distributed to our feeder middle schools in September. Completed applications are due back to Tates Creek by early November. If you have not received application materials but would like to apply, you may print out a copy of the 2 application forms below & mail them to TCHS, or you may contact the TCHS Guidance Counseling Office at (859) 381-3639.
ACE
Application *You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view each of the two application forms. If you do not have Reader on your computer, you may download a free copy at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
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In addition to the ACE program, what makes Tates Creek High School so special? |
| A number of things make
Tates Creek High School special! TCHS has a very qualified,
enthusiastic, and nurturing faculty. ACE classes are taught by an
experienced faculty, many of whom have won local, state, and national
recognitions for their excellence in the classroom. TCHS is a comprehensive high school that offers 20 interscholastic sports, a well developed intramural program, and a variety of clubs and organizations for all students. A few facts about Tates
Creek High School: |
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If I have questions about ACE, whom should I contact? |
| For questions regarding ACE,
contact Mrs. Sue Ruddy (counselor) at (859) 381-3639.
For questions regarding ACE Pre-IB
Diploma, contact Mrs. Teri
Harper (Prospective IB Coordinator) |
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