High School Curriculum

The curriculum within our secondary setting is based on the formation of the Catholic Faith within an environment of academic excellence.
Our Catholic high schools educate our youth, spiritually and intellectually, within a diverse, advanced, and rigorous selection of course offerings and programming.
Our curriculum is designed to meet and exceed the standards established under state law. In addition to meeting all of the Pennsylvania Department of Education requirements, our curriculum also integrates Gospel values.
This advanced curriculum has resulted in our students surpassing the national norms on standardized tests; performing at the top level in our region, relative to the SAT examination; and having 98 percent of graduates at Greensburg Central Catholic Junior-Senior High School attending post-secondary institutions.
These graduates qualified for over $9 million dollars in scholarship money to attend such post-secondary institutions. Our course offerings are inclusive of an advanced curriculum, allowing our students to be dually enrolled within local Catholic colleges and universities and our Catholic high schools.
This dual programming allows our students to enter colleges and universities at sophomore status, with a potential of 65 credits earned on a college transcript prior to graduating from our Catholic high schools.
Religious Studies Service Component

Rationale
In an effort to support and to strengthen the philosophy of Greensburg Central Catholic High School, as well as the Religious Studies Department, a service component has been integrated into the religious studies curriculum. This component will empower all students with the necessary knowledge and values to succeed in our global community.
School Policy
Students must successfully complete the requirements of the service program in order to pass their religion course each year. Students who transfer in during the school year are required to complete hours on a pro-rated basis.
Requirements
- Commitment to a specific form of approved service. Students, in conjunction with their teachers, must develop a service plan.
- Completion and documentation of a total of 24 hours of service.
- Service projects must involve at least two different experiences one from parish/church/school and one from the community, as defined below:
- Parish/Church/School: Some of the required hours must be done to help your school, parish or church.
- Community: Some of the required hours must support local charities, organizations, and individuals (outside of your family members).
- Reflections of service experience by methods to be determined by each teacher.
Evaluation
Service hours verification forms are due to the religion teacher by May 1. Students handing in hours after the due date will be penalized up to, but not more than, five percent of their fourth-quarter religion grade. If the service hours are not completed by the end of the fourth quarter, the student will receive a failure for the course.
Ninth & Tenth Grade Courses
Our courses for ninth and tenth grade are listed below. Please contact our school office at 724-834-0310 if you have any questions or concerns.
* Honors Option
** College in High School (CHS)
Ninth Grade
Revelation of Jesus in Scripture Who is Jesus Christ? |
Foundations of World Literature Honors Foundations of World Literature |
Algebra I Honors Algebra I Geometry Honors Geometry |
Biology Honors Biology |
World History I |
French I/II German I/II Spanish I/II |
Freshman Art |
Band Honors Band Chamber Choir * Chorus Freshman Music String Ensemble |
Phys Ed |
Academic Skills |
Tenth Grade
The Mission of Jesus Christ Jesus Christ the Mission |
World Literature Honors World Literature |
Algebra I Algebra II Honors Algebra II Geometry Honors Trig/Pre-Calculus |
Environmental Science Chemistry Honors Chemistry |
World History II Honors World History II |
French I/II/III German I/II/III Spanish I/II/III |
Art Appreciation Ceramics Print Making & Design |
Chorus Chamber Choir* Band Honors Band String Ensemble Guitar World Drumming Theatre Arts I Theatre Arts II |
Health Contract Phys Ed |
Television Production Personal Finance Computer Programming I/II |
Yearbook |
Eleventh & Twelfth Grade Courses
Our courses for eleventh and twelfth grade are listed below. Please contact our school office at 724-834-0310 if you have any questions or concerns.
* Honors Option
** College in High School (CHS)
Eleventh Grade
Sacraments as Privileged Encounters Life in Jesus Christ |
American Literature Honors American Literature |
Algebra II College Algebra Geometry Trigonometry Honors Trig/Pre-Calculus CHS Pitt Calculus I** Probability & Statistics |
Environmental Science Chemistry Honors Chemistry CHS Chemistry** Physics Honors Physics** CHS Pitt Physics** CHS AP Biology** CHS Anatomy/Physiology** |
American History Honors American History AP United States History** |
French I/II/III/IV German I/II/III/IV Spanish I/II/III/IV |
Drawing Painting Printmaking & Creative Design Digital Photography CHS AP Art History** AP Studio Art CHS Graphic Design I**/II Ceramics I/I |
Chorus Chamber Choir* String Ensemble Band* CHS Music Theory** Theatre Arts I* Theatre Arts II* Guitar World Drumming |
Contract Phys Ed |
Accounting I/CHS II** Television Production Personal Finance Computer Programming I/II AP Computer Science Principals |
Medical Perspectives Forensic Science Intro to Engineering Intro to Circuits |
Psychology Economics |
Creative Writing Composition & Rhetoric Public Speaking Yearbook |
Twelfth Grade
Responding to the Call (Christ Life) Living as a Disciple (Faith Just) CHS World Religions** |
Foundations of Western Literature Honors Foundations of Western Literature AP English Literature and Composition** |
Algebra II College Algebra Trigonometry Into to Calculus CHS Pitt Calculus I** Advanced Calculus II Probability & Statistics |
Environment Science CHS Anatomy/Physiology** Physics Honors Physics** CHS Pitt Physics** CHS Chemistry** CHS AP Biology** |
Global Perspectives Civics and World Citizenship |
French I/II/III/IV/V German I/II/III/IV/V Spanish I/II/III/IV/CHS V** |
Drawing Painting Printmaking & Creative Design Digital Photography AP Art History** AP Studio Art CHS Graphic Design I**/II Ceramics I/II |
Chorus Chamber Choir* String Ensemble Band* CHS Music Theory** Theatre Arts I* Theatre Arts II* Guitar World Drumming |
Contract Phys Ed |
Accounting I/CHS II** Television Production Personal Finance Computer Programming I/II AP Computer Science Principals |
Medical Perspectives Forensic Science Intro to Engineering Intro to Circuits |
Psychology AP Psychology** Economics |
Creative Writing Composition & Rhetoric Public Speaking Yearbook |