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DOBYNS-BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL
COURSE CATALOG 2023-2024

Dobyns-Bennett High School is a four-year (9, 10, 11, and 12) public secondary school that operates under
the policies of the following organizations:
● Kingsport Board of Education
● Rules, Regulations, and Minimum Standards for the Tennessee State Board of Education

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SPRING PRE-REGISTRATION INFORMATION 6
BLOCK/SINGLETON DEFINITIONS 6
SELECTING ALTERNATE COURSES 7
AVOIDING SINGLETON PROBLEMS 7
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 7
CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS 8
COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS 10
ACT TESTING 10
TNREADY/END-OF-COURSE TESTS 10
STUDENTS TRANSFERRING INTO DOBYNS-BENNETT 10
GRADUATION RECOGNITION 10
GRADUATION CEREMONY 11
SELECTED SCHOOL POLICIES 11
WEIGHTED GRADING SYSTEM 11
WEIGHTED COURSE LISTING 12
SCHEDULE CHANGE GUIDELINES 12
REPEATING A COURSE/IMPROVING GRADE 12
SUMMER SCHOOL 13
EARLY POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES (EPSO) 14
ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSE LISTING 14
ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM EXPECTATIONS 15
ADVANCED PLACEMENT AWARD LEVELS 17
ADVANCED PLACEMENT INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMA 18
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT 19
SUMMER READING REQUIREMENTS 19
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT REQUIRED COURSES 21
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ELECTIVE COURSES 24
FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT 27
VISUAL ARTS 27
BAND 30
ORCHESTRA 33
CHORUS 34
GENERAL MUSIC 35
THEATRE 36
LEADERSHIP/STUDENT WORKER/BUDS 37
MATH DEPARTMENT 38
MATH SCHEDULING OPTIONS 38
MATH SCHEDULING RECOMMENDATIONS 39
BRIDGE MATH (SAILS PROGRAM) DESCRIPTION 40
MATH COURSES 41
HONORS MATH COURSES 45
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