Adding…my DD managed to graduate from HS wothout taking calculus AT ALL. Her highest math course was precalc. And she got accepted to every college of her choice…and graduated with an engineering degree. Imagine that.
Oh…and she was in the honors instrumental ensembles in her HS for all four years, and there was never a question about giving that up for any course. In fact, she had to forego AP USH because it met the same period as instrument ensemble. She wasn’t the only one.
Small HS, one section of each thing. Oh well.
ETA…she also took culinary arts her full senior year instead of a foreign language.
I asked her who her Val was…and she didn’t remember. It’s their 10th HS reunion this year.