Bluffton High School (Bluffton, Indiana)
Curriculum
Classes
Bluffton uses four class periods of one hour and twenty-five minutes each, as opposed to the seven-period system used at other schools. Bluffton offers various honors, AP, and dual-credit classes in social studies, science, mathematics, and English. Dual-credit engineering and vocational classes are also offered.
Diplomas
Along with most Indiana high schools, Bluffton has adopted a credit system called Core 40, requiring 40 credits — four years of English, three years of math, social studies, and science, and ten to twelve elective credits, plus two semesters of physical education, and a credit in health education. Bluffton also offers a slightly more rigorous Academic Honors Diploma, which requires 47 credits, and a basic one which requires 40 credits like Core 40, but lowers the bar in the Core 40 six-credit subjects to just four credits.
Notable alumni
- D'Wayne Eskridge - Professional football player for the Seattle Seahawks
- Adam Ballinger - National Basketball Association (Australia) / NCAA
- Verdi Karns, ragtime composer, class of 1901
- Everett Scott - Major League Baseball
See also
References
- ^ "Bluffton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ "Indiana's Diploma Requirements". Archived from the original on 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
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