©1999-2005

OBJECTIVES OF HICKMAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

  • To provide courses which will help the students gain competence in the fundamentals of communication and be able to demonstrate competency through the use of communication skills at school and in the community.

  • To provide classes that will develop within the students the ideals that make for good human relationships and family life.

  • To provide science courses which will enable the students to understand their relationship to the world and its natural resources.

  • To provide math courses which will enable the students to become competent in the computation an analytical skills necessary for daily living and for advanced study.

  • To provide activities which will help the students develop skills and attitudes which facilitate learning, acceptable social behavior, self-discipline, and self-expression.

  • To provide experiences to guide and to prepare the students for establishing and realizing life-time goals leading to careers in professional, vocational, and occupational areas.

  • To provide experiences for the students to learn the principles, the habits, and the attitudes conducive to good physical and mental health.

  • To provide experiences in cultivating moral and ethical values which will aid the students in establishing and maintaining satisfactory relationships with other persons.

  • To provide experiences for the students to learn responsible citizenship through knowledge of the rights, the privileges, and the responsibilities of democracy.

  • To provide activities which will enable the students to develop leadership abilities at the school and in the community.

  • To provide activities which will enable the students to appreciate cultural and aesthetic values.