Dear Nancy

What Should I Consider When Choosing Which Program I Want To Be In? (RRHS Specific) - Anonymous 

Dear Anonymous,
When attending Ronald Reagan High School it is important to understand that there are three pathways you can take once it is time to decide (your Junior year). These include the diploma program, Full IB diploma program, and the CP program. Reagan offers standard level (SL) and higher level (HL) courses; the majority of courses are two years in length. Students can choose to be an IB course or certificate candidate by taking IB exams.
Differentiating the Programs:
  • Full IB Diploma Program
If you chose to be a part of the Full IB diploma program, you would be required to:
  • Take and test in 6 courses (minimum of 3 HL and 3 SL)
  • Complete 150 hours of community service hours; also known as CAS (Creativity, Activity, and Service)
    • Along with your CAS project that is completed during your senior year
  • Take a course in TOK (Theory Of Knowledge) and complete the TOK essay and presentation your senior year
  • Complete your 4,000 word extended essay
  • CP Program
The CP program is a program solely focused on a career path in health or technology; CP NAF academy of health and CP technology. If you chose to be a part of the CP program, you would be required to:
  • Spend at least 4 semesters in your career related program
  • Complete a language portfolio
  • Take at least 2 IB exams
  • Improve language skills
  • Take a PPS (Personal and Professional Skills) course
  • Complete 50 hours of community service
  • Diploma Program
The diploma program is the least rigorous programs out of the three. It is the program where students are able to take the necessary courses, pick and choose which courses to test in (IB exams), and the only requirement is to complete the necessary internal assessments (which is a requirement for all students participating in the course).

It is important to know yourself and your work ethic when choosing which diploma program you want to be in. Overall, Reagan is a very demanding and promising high school. Offering a plentiful of opportunities in education and extracurriculars. Students at Reagan are required to develop the IB traits that will allow them to prosper throughout and after high school.
Being an IB learner is being:
  • Knowledgeable
  • (an) Inquirer
  • (a) Thinker
  • (a) Communicator
  • Principled
  • Open-minded
  • Caring
  • (a) Risk-taker
  • Balanced
  • Reflective ​
I hoped this helped Anonymous. Happy Picking!
​Sincerely, 
Dear Nancy
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