To graduate high school, students only need to take two years of science, but for students who want to take more than just two years, Anatomy is definitely a class worth looking into.

In Anatomy and Physiology, students learn about the human body and its different systems.

This course is taught by veteran teacher Rita Kolenic and newer teacher, Erin Rickert.

Kolenic has taught Anatomy for twenty years, and Rickert has been teaching for two. Despite only teaching for two years, Rickert has much experience as she was a zookeeper in Arizona before becoming a teacher.

Assessments in Anatomy include quizzes, tests, quests, and practicums. Quests are short tests or long quizzes. They average between twenty and thirty questions, compared to the average fifteen question quiz.

Practicums are hands on, interactive tests. Instead of a multiple choice test, stations are set up around the room with pictures and cards with questions and students walk around the room to take the practicum. These average around fifty questions and it is a fresh alternative to the average test.

“We have a total of four practicums throughout the school year,” said Rickert.

Labs are also one of the key foundations of the course and they are usually a favorite of all students.

“Throughout the year, we dissect cats, chicken wings, sheep heart, sheep brain, sheep kidney, and a fetal pig,” said Kolenic.

Anatomy is an extremely hands on and interactive, which is very appealing to students.

“I definitely like how fun it is, and how everyone participates,” said Jaq McCarthy(11).

“My favorite part of Anatomy was dissecting the cat, it was fun dissecting Fifi, ” said Keller Brown (11).

Anatomy gives students an in depth knowledge of the body and opens the possibilities of many potential careers in the future.

“I want to be in sports medicine so I find it interesting because I find all that stuff important for sports…and I like Mrs Rickert, she is a really good teacher. Its a fun overall class and I am glad I took it this year” said Connor Peterson(11).

Anatomy is only available to 11th and 12th graders, but any student who enjoys science should consider enrolling.