St. Francis High School endeavors to develop in its students moral and spiritual maturity, intellectual growth, responsible citizenship, social awareness, physical well-being, and an understanding of the alternatives in their vocational and educational futures. Specifically, the school attempts to develop the intellectual growth of each student by:

• Instructing him to utilize different cognitive processes, reasoning and thinking exercises;
• Acquainting him with the basic structure of the English language so that he can manipulate those elements with ease in oral and written communications;
• Developing his capacity for understanding mathematical and scientific concepts;
• Introducing him to a knowledge of human history from ancient to modern times;
• Exposing him to the knowledge and thought patterns of foreign languages;
• Providing a well-equipped library learning center and a program of library orientation; and
• Giving recognition to his intellectual achievements through membership in the National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation, and through participation in the annual Scholastic Awards Night.

JUNIOR YEAR
History of Catholicism
Comparative Religions
Latin 3 or Spanish 3 or
AP Spanish Language
American Literature or
Honors American Literature
United States History or
AP United States History
Algebra 2 or Honors Algebra 2/Trig
or Calculus or AP Calculus
Chemistry or AP Chemistry or
AP Biology

SENIOR YEAR
Christian Life
British Literature or AP English
U.S. Government/Economics or
AP U.S. Government/
AP Economics
Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus or
Calculus or AP Calculus or
AP Statistics
AP Latin
AP Spanish
Physics
AP Physics
Chemistry
AP Biology