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Students are required to take and successfully complete an English course each year, earning a minimum of six credits overall with eight or more credits possible.

The curriculum combines traditional academic materials that address the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks with integrated career technical activities in order to provide students with the practical experience necessary to succeed in a competitive work force.

Core courses are offered at the traditional college preparatory or honors level. The freshmen program begins with integrated coursework in literature and composition. The sophomore year core coursework for all students is American Literature, and the junior year core coursework is World Literature. In the senior year, core coursework is British Literature or Studies in Literature and Composition.

Both sophomore and junior English core courses parallel the social studies curricula.

During junior and senior year, students choose from electives such as Drama and Journalism.