The High School offers honors level courses for many subjects which are designated in the course offerings by "/Honors".

Example: Geometry/Honors
http://www.arps.org/hs/Academics/Mathematics/GeometryHonors/

"All academic courses at Amherst Regional High School are college preparatory. Courses designated as Honors are characterized by an accelerated pace, an intensive examination of content, or both. Honors courses demand substantial independent work, extensive use of supplementary materials, and sophisticated analysis and synthesis of ideas and information. Courses designated as Advanced Placement are courses that are similar to Honors courses in level of challenge and expectations but that follow the college-level AP curricula established by the College Board."

SOURCE:
http://www.arps.org/hs/Offices/Guidance/Planning/SchoolProfile.html

See:
http://www.arps.org/HS/Offices/Guidance/Planning/

See:
http://www.arps.org/SpecialEducationStudentServices/

Here:
http://www.arps.org/hs/Academics/

Here:
http://www.arps.org/hs/Schedule/Daily/

Students must be enrolled in English at least two trimesters each year but may not enroll in more than one English course per trimester except by permission of the Department Head and the Assistant Principal.

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Students are required to earn sixteen (16) English credits for graduation. At least four (4) credits in Writing and Literature A & B, six (6) additional credits in literature, and two (2) credits in oral communication are required. Special Education students must satisfy these requirements for graduation unless the individual education plan specifies an exemption in advance.

Source:
http://www.arps.org/Curriculum/EnglishLanguageArts/HSProgramOfStudiesExc...

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An unweighted grade point average is computed for all Amherst Regional High School students. A student’s GPA is calculated at the end of the junior year and at the end of the first trimester senior year. All graded courses taken at Amherst Regional High School are included in these computations with the following exceptions: 1) P.E., 2) certain ALPs, and 3) Special Education courses that are not designated for credit towards graduation. Courses taken outside of ARHS (including college or university courses) are not included in a student’s GPA.

When reporting to colleges, the High School reports a student’s individual unweighted GPA. Amherst Regional High School does not provide individual or decile rankings.

The courses that are included in a grade point average are based on a 4.0 scale.

A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F
4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.0

Source: http://www.arps.org/hs/Offices/Guidance/Planning/SchoolProfile.html

Yes. Students may act as peer tutors, library aides, office aides, or contribute a special skill, such as assisting with the school web site. They should contact the Guidance Office for information about community service.

SOURCE: http://www.arps.org/hs/FAQ/

As an alternative to Directed Study, or as an elective, seniors may choose to develop a plan for community based learning. Each senior who is interested will meet with a guidance counselor to plan his/her experience. With an approved plan a senior could leave school early (E period or D and E periods) to do an independent learning experience for one or more trimesters. The experience might be: community service, an internship, a college class, independent study, work-study, or something similar.

Contact your student's guidance counselor for information about the Senior Year Option Program.

SOURCE: http://www.arps.org/hs/FAQ/