Instead of the traditional schedule of eight 45-minute classes each day, with courses broken into two semesters, high school students at Calhoun intensively study three to five subjects in each of five terms, or modules, that are 32 to 36 days long.
But I do recall a group of second-semester high-school seniors watching a film every day for a week in English class -- a film adaptation of something they'd read, so they could hardly be accused of slacking off, but they didn't have to think about the participation part of their grade as long as they didn't start to snore.
The series only existed for nineteen episodes, or about a single semester of high school.
"Suddenly, in my last semester of high school, I discovered the beauty and enchantment of words," he recalls.
Early applications do not "make the last semester of high school a joke" ("Easing Early Applications," editorial, Nov. 12).
During her final semester of high school, Ms. Dean studied fashion merchandising and design at the Lewis A. Wilson Technological Center, a vocational school in Dix Hills.
"And I wanted to spend my daughter's last semester of high school with her, whether she wanted it or not".
Now 16, he has been on the honor roll every semester of high school, has many friends and is respected by his teachers and peers.
Produced and directed by Edet Belzberg, a MacArthur fellow, the film follows Sergeant Usie as he lines up four recruits in his hometown, Houma, La., during their last semester of high school.
The script throws in a phrase now and then for flavor, but Anglo viewers with a semester of high school Spanish will be able to understand the likes of "Comprendo todo," "Porque no?" and "Te quiero".
