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Millard West High School is a public high school located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The school first opened its doors on August 17, 1995. Currently, Millard West High School is the second largest school within the Millard Public Schools district. In 2002, the school was designated as a National Blue Ribbon school of excellence.〔 〕 The school uses block scheduling, organizing classes in 4 blocks each day changing 4 semesters (or quarters) a year. In 2005, Millard voters approved the fourth-largest bond project in district history, providing $78 million for the construction of Millard South, renovations to all three high schools, one middle school and one elementary school, and the purchase of new land and technology.〔()〕 Of that, $6.2 million was appropriated to Millard West for the building of new classrooms and band room additions. These improvements were completed Summer 2007.〔()〕 == Academics == In addition to its regular diploma, Millard West offers students one optional diploma paths: liberal arts. The liberal arts diploma is more general in scope, whereas the specialty diploma focuses on a particular subject area. Subject areas of choice for the specialty diploma include: fine & performing arts, business, family & consumer science, health occupations, industrial technology and technology. Students can also receive a 'distinguished' diploma by taking additional classes and achieving a higher GPA.〔()〕 Millard West offers many Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses. Participating students may choose to take AP exams, or also participate in Millard's dual enrollment program, which gives students concurrent credit at a local university or community college. Students wishing to take AP exams have the opportunity to apply for scholarships to reduce or eliminate the cost, and some teachers may apply for grants to enable their students to take exams for free. Courses offered at Millard West include:〔()〕 * AP English Language and Composition * AP English Literature and Composition * AP German Language * AP French Language * AP Spanish Language * AP Statistics * AP Calculus AB * AP Calculus BC * AP Computer Science * AP Chemistry * AP Biology * AP Physics B * AP United States History * AP European History * AP Psychology * AP Human Geography * AP Comparative Government and Politics * AP Macroeconomics * AP Microeconomics * AP Music Theory 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Millard West High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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