High+Achieving+Students+-+Opportunites

__**High-Ability Student Opportunities**__

AP Courses are designed to cover the information, skills, and assignments found in corresponding college courses, as well as to align with the standards and expectations offered at leading institutions. AP Courses are a way for Central Catholic to provide motivated and academically prepared students the opportunity to study and learn at the college level. Most U.S. colleges and many international ones have an AP Credit Policy which allows students who have taken AP courses or exams to earn college credit, placement, or both.
 * **__AP Course Offerings __**

Like the AP offerings, Dual-Credit course offerings are a way for Central Catholic students to cover the information, skills, and assignments found in corresponding college courses, while in high school. While there is a minimal fee for taking the courses, it is less expensive than taking these classes on-campus, and allows the student to study with teachers and in settings in which they are familiar. These courses are offered for college credit through Northeast Community College, and are transferable to many colleges in Nebraska.
 * **__Dual-Credit Course Offerings __**

Through extra curricular activities, Central Catholic hopes to develop leaders and champions who strive for excellence and exhibit the qualities and behaviors of good teammates. The school offers nine athletic teams and four fine arts activities sanctioned by the NSAA, as well as other school and conference-based activities in which students can find ways to succeed and excel.
 * **__Extra-Curricular Activities __**


 * __**(Articlulated Credit - Northeast Community College)**__[[file:Articulated Credit Handout 6-30-11.pdf]] [[file:My_Northeast_Instructions_Central_Catholic.docx]]


 * __**High School Algebra for 8th Graders** (Most students participate in this class)__

Math competition for grades 7 and 8.
 * __**Math Counts**__


 * __**Robotics Competiton**__ - Offered second semester to the top students in sixth grade based on their standardized test scores (Instructor - Robert Ernesti)


 * [|Academic Decathlon - Creighton Prep Scrimmage] (Saturday, November 5)


 * [|Connecting Young Nebraskans] (October 28, 2011 Summit in West Point; CC representatives - Erica Wimer and Adam Perry)


 * __**John Baylor ACT Prep**__ [[file:John Baylor Test Prep Letter 2012.docx]] [[file:Dates for John Baylor Test Prep 2012.docx]]