Juniors looking for a way to postpone Physics and seniors looking to complete their science credits choose Aquatic Science for its relaxed curriculum and entertaining environment. Those interested in medicine: Anatomy and Physiology. If you enjoy constellations: Earth and Space. If you are looking for an easy A in an interesting science class: Aquatic Science. Aquatic Science is the study of marine life and their ecosystems. Unlike many classes, this course is not taken by one grade, but can be taken by both juniors and seniors.

Most seniors wouldn’t choose to take a class unneeded for graduation, but only do so out of the need to fill credits on their transcripts. Aquatic Science is known across the school as a blow off science credit, explaining why so many students are drawn to it. Those looking for a GPA bump and willing to do extra work enroll in APES, yet quickly regret it.

“Almost all students take Aquatics or Environmental Science their senior year. I picked aquatics over APES, because my friends who have taken the class told me that it is mostly projects and isn’t a good class to take senior year,” senior David Valadez said.

Juniors not wanting physics added to their schedule have the option of taking the class in summer school or postponing it until senior year. This creates an opening for an alternate science course.

“I didn’t want to take physics junior year and have a bad grade dropping my GPA, but I really didn’t want to have to take it senior year either, so I took it in summer school,” junior Trent Stillman said.

Most of the information covered in Aquatics overlaps with the freshman biology material and isn’t anything new for students to learn. Basic knowledge of the characteristics of water and a pencil are the only resources needed to score an A in the class.

The classroom environment is also more relaxed than most classrooms, due to the many seniors that occupy the class and Mrs. Barbara Blanton-Glorioso, the sole Aquatic Science teacher, understands this. She rarely assigns homework and keeps the class interesting with her spontaneous outbursts in song and summaries of the previous night’s CSI episode. She always supplies students with all sets of notes needed and structures assessments directly from them. Little to no studying or work is required to maintain a respectable grade in this course.