Academic Program Design

The people and the programs at McMinnville High School provide a broad range of academic, extracurricular, and community activities that create a wealth of experiences for our students. Students have many opportunities to explore their interests and to develop plans for the future. Our academic program is designed to give students a strong foundation in the core subjects of English / Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Sciences. We also provide our students with the option to study world languages and choose from a spectrum of classes in the fine and applied arts. Students have multiple opportunities to earn dual college credit through the College Credit Now (CCN) program as well as through the Advanced Placement (AP) program. Finally, McMinnville High School students are able to focus on a field of interest(s) as they work toward earning endorsements in any of our Career Pathway programs.

McMinnville High School is designed to include smaller learning communities (SLC’s) for 9th grade students. Students in each learning community benefit from the consistency provided by a team of educators who work together to guide their assigned freshman students through the first year at McMinnville High. The team includes the teachers of core subjects: English / Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies, and an administrator, dean, and counselor.

Sophomores continue course work in the core classes and the arts while enrolled in a variety of introductory courses to our Career Pathway programs. The Career Pathway introductory courses provide students with an overall view of the specific programs. Sophomores are encouraged to sign up for multiple introductory courses they may be interested in pursuing as juniors and seniors. Sophomores will have several opportunities to earn dual credit (CCN) as well as their first opportunity to take an Advanced Placement (AP) course.

Juniors and seniors enroll in several AP classes and CCN classes while pursuing their Career Pathway endorsement(s) in their select-ed areas of study. Working closely with their teachers and counselors, McMinnville High School students can graduate with multiple endorsements in Career Pathways as well as dozens of CCN credits that will save them thousands of dollars and will prepare them to be successful as they pursue their career and higher educational goals.