Millikan High SchoolMillikan High School

“Millikan Nation:

Pathway to Excellence and Integrity”

Mission of AVIDMission of AVID

Ensure that all students, and most Ensure that all students, and most especially students in the middle with especially students in the middle with academic potential, are capable of academic potential, are capable of completing a college preparatory path.completing a college preparatory path.

Services allServices allacademiesacademies

Smaller Learning Communities

Smaller Learning Communities

All academies at RAMHI All academies at RAMHI meet a-g college prep meet a-g college prep

requirementsrequirements

Community Of Musicians, Performers, Artists, and Social Scientists

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C.O.M.P.A.S.S.

What makes COMPASS unique?What makes COMPASS unique?

Curricular Emphases on Social Sciences and the Arts – Curricular Emphases on Social Sciences and the Arts – Integrating and promoting the arts on Millikan’s campusIntegrating and promoting the arts on Millikan’s campus

Unique programs includeUnique programs include::

COMPASS Calendar of Events – Recognized by the Board of Education for Recognized by the Board of Education for excellence in service learning.excellence in service learning.

Special Events that allow students to showcase their talents such as the that allow students to showcase their talents such as the World War I Museum, Visual Arts Charity Auction benefiting the Children’s World War I Museum, Visual Arts Charity Auction benefiting the Children’s Clinic, and the Annual COMPASS Showcase.Clinic, and the Annual COMPASS Showcase.

Visions – Award winning visual arts magazine. Award winning visual arts magazine.

Senior Capstone – Sociology/Current Events course which offers hands-on Sociology/Current Events course which offers hands-on experience working with local social service agencies such as the Children’s experience working with local social service agencies such as the Children’s Clinic.Clinic.

Recommended: Active interest in the Arts and a GPA of 2.25-Recommended: Active interest in the Arts and a GPA of 2.25-2.75 or higher2.75 or higher

“Technologia Fluentum”

Global Technology is a college-preparatory Global Technology is a college-preparatory smaller learning community that develops smaller learning community that develops

fluency in applied information technology with fluency in applied information technology with an integrated cross-curricular education, in an integrated cross-curricular education, in order to train students to be competitive in order to train students to be competitive in

tomorrow’s global society.tomorrow’s global society.

Global Technology Academy

Global Academy Program Goals

STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (Global STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (Global Techonomy – a takeoff of Bloom’s Taxonomy):Techonomy – a takeoff of Bloom’s Taxonomy):

Apply local characteristics to global circumstances Apply local characteristics to global circumstances ((scale & structurescale & structure))

Identify, describe and evaluate authentic real-world Identify, describe and evaluate authentic real-world situations (situations (scale & structurescale & structure))

Predict future patterns and trends, including Predict future patterns and trends, including technological advances (technological advances (trends/patterns, trends/patterns, predicting change, cause & effectpredicting change, cause & effect)) Argue/debate an issue from multiple perspectives, Argue/debate an issue from multiple perspectives,

including those contrary to their own personal including those contrary to their own personal views (views (perspectivesperspectives))

Generalize themes across the curriculum and apply Generalize themes across the curriculum and apply knowledge gained in one course to situations knowledge gained in one course to situations

in in other courses (other courses (relationshipsrelationships))

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The GREEN AcademyThe GREEN Academyextends learning beyond the extends learning beyond the

classroom into the local classroom into the local environment. environment.

GREEN Academy students GREEN Academy students will graduate with the will graduate with the

knowledge, values, & skills to knowledge, values, & skills to become life-long learners & become life-long learners & environmental stewards of environmental stewards of

their community.their community.

Mission:Mission:The mission of the Millikan Business Academy is to The mission of the Millikan Business Academy is to support all students in their academic pursuits and to support all students in their academic pursuits and to connect their “job” as a life-long learner to their connect their “job” as a life-long learner to their future as an ethical earner.future as an ethical earner.

MBA- Millikan Business Academy

Vision: Preparation + Opportunity = SuccessVision: Preparation + Opportunity = Success

What makes MBA unique?What makes MBA unique?

7 Habits Training

Effective Life Skills Effective Life Skills that promote that promote personal and personal and

professional success professional success

Virtual Enterprise

Business Focus

Core curriculum infused with Core curriculum infused with business principlesbusiness principles

Real World Business ExperienceReal World Business Experience

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mpowerment,mpowerment,

cademic achievement,cademic achievement,

onflict resolution andonflict resolution and

thics in actionthics in action

““Enter to Learn. Exit to Serve.”-Enter to Learn. Exit to Serve.”- Bethune Bethune

MissionMission: The PEACE Academy is an international : The PEACE Academy is an international negotiations and leadership community that negotiations and leadership community that promotes critical thinking, community-minded, promotes critical thinking, community-minded, college-bound students to impact their world college-bound students to impact their world through an integrated curriculum and real world through an integrated curriculum and real world experiences.experiences.

Recommended: Minimum GPA of 2.75-3.3 or higher and Recommended: Minimum GPA of 2.75-3.3 or higher and a C or better in pre-Alga C or better in pre-Alg

Special Programs, including…Special Programs, including…•International NegotiationsInternational Negotiations•ELEVATE (Video ELEVATE (Video

Conferencing/Service Conferencing/Service Learning)Learning)

•Complex Instruction Group Complex Instruction Group Work StrategiesWork Strategies

•Personal Adult AdvocacyPersonal Adult Advocacy

Affiliations, including…Affiliations, including…•Stanford University, University Stanford University, University

of the Pacificof the Pacific•Empower Peace (Boston, MA)Empower Peace (Boston, MA)

Curricular EmphasesCurricular Emphases•Academically rigorous with Academically rigorous with community emphasiscommunity emphasis•Interdisciplinary projects Interdisciplinary projects

(digital portfolio)(digital portfolio)•Globally-oriented and relevantGlobally-oriented and relevant

Why Choose PEACE?Why Choose PEACE?

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A GATE Learning Community for Accelerated A GATE Learning Community for Accelerated and Advanced Placement Studyand Advanced Placement Study

Mission Mission Mission Mission

QUEST students will pursue a pathway of accelerated, honors, and QUEST students will pursue a pathway of accelerated, honors, and AP courses designed for gifted students who want to excel, AP courses designed for gifted students who want to excel,

advance, and compete academically with the best and brightest advance, and compete academically with the best and brightest students in the nation.students in the nation.

The rigorous curriculum includes accelerated, honors, and five required The rigorous curriculum includes accelerated, honors, and five required Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Advanced Placement (AP) courses.

The mission of QUEST is to offer a course of study which engages, The mission of QUEST is to offer a course of study which engages, motivates, and prepares students for the competitive admissions standards motivates, and prepares students for the competitive admissions standards of the UC system and top universities. of the UC system and top universities.

QUEST students are active participants in sports, music, the arts, QUEST students are active participants in sports, music, the arts, community service, and student government.community service, and student government.

Unique opportunities include interdisciplinary field trips/college tours and a Unique opportunities include interdisciplinary field trips/college tours and a Senior Project class. Senior Project class.

Admission recommendations include a minimum GPA of 3.5 and a B or better in Algebra 1.Admission recommendations include a minimum GPA of 3.5 and a B or better in Algebra 1.

QUEST is in its twelfth year and is one of the most successful QUEST is in its twelfth year and is one of the most successful GATE programs in Long Beach Unified School District.GATE programs in Long Beach Unified School District.

#1 requested LBUSD high school #1 requested LBUSD high school GATE program in 2007 with over GATE program in 2007 with over 1000 applicants1000 applicants..

AP pass rates in QUEST average AP pass rates in QUEST average approximately 75-95% compared to approximately 75-95% compared to nationwide rates of 50-55%.nationwide rates of 50-55%.

QUEST graduates attend and earn QUEST graduates attend and earn scholarships to top universities in scholarships to top universities in the country such as UCLA, the country such as UCLA, Berkeley, Cornell, West Point, Berkeley, Cornell, West Point, Stanford, and Duke.Stanford, and Duke.

STELLAR provides a standards-based, challenging curricula for English Language Learners. Teams of teachers work with students to provide the personal and academic support of a Small Learning Community environment. After acquiring English proficiency, students transition to other Millikan academies.

STELLAR VisionSTELLAR Vision

STELLAR GoalsSTELLAR Goals•To support English-Language

Learners (ELL).•To prepare ELL students for

academic life at Millikan HS.•To expose students to career and

college options. •To move students to re-classification as Fluent-English Proficient (FEP)

Senior CapstonesSenior CapstonesSenior CapstonesSenior Capstones

Millikan NationMillikan Nation

QUESTQUEST MBAMBA COMPASSCOMPASS PEACEPEACE Global TechGlobal Tech GREENGREEN

Senior ProjectSenior Project Virtual EnterpriseVirtual Enterprise Current Issues/Current Issues/SociologySociology

PhilosophyPhilosophyELEVATEELEVATE

Digital Animation/Digital Animation/GamingGaming

AP Environmental AP Environmental SciSci

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Middle School ShadowingMiddle School Shadowing December 10, 2007 (Monday) and December 10, 2007 (Monday) and

December 14, 2007 (Friday)December 14, 2007 (Friday)

8:30 – 10:30 am8:30 – 10:30 am

Must be excused from Middle School by Must be excused from Middle School by AdministratorAdministrator

Room AssignmentsRoom Assignments AVIDAVID 415 ???415 ??? COMPASSCOMPASS 423 & 427423 & 427 Global TechGlobal Tech 411 ???411 ??? GREENGREEN 323A323A MBAMBA 323B323B PEACEPEACE 401, 403, & 405401, 403, & 405 QUESTQUEST AuditoriumAuditorium STELLAR/Foreign LanguageSTELLAR/Foreign Language 407407 AthleticsAthletics Small GymSmall Gym