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Principal Farnham outlines new programs, dual-enrollment success and robotics grant for Carson City-Crystal High School
Summary
Principal Farnham told the March 9 board the high school is concentrating on academic rigor, community connections, grit, high expectations and student self-belief; new supports include a college-and-career advisor, direct admission to MCC, expanded AP/dual-enrollment offerings and a grant for Robotics II.
Principal Farnham presented a detailed high-school update to the Carson City-Crystal Area Schools board at the March 9 meeting, highlighting instructional priorities and new student opportunities.
Farnham identified five focal points for the high school: academic rigor, stronger community connections, student grit, high expectations and supporting student self-belief through staff reinforcement. He said the district recently hired a college-and-career advisor who has organized college visits, career guests, job-shadowing opportunities and is coordinating a forthcoming career-and-college week that will bring representatives from 10 colleges and universities plus 24 businesses and groups.
Farnham noted the district has a direct-admission pathway to MCC and that the high school ranks among the district’s top schools for FAFSA completion. New and updated course offerings planned for 2026–27 include AP Seminar, AP Drawing, AP Music, in-house MCC classes and new in-person courses in civics, economics and biochemistry. The district will start an agriculture-science program (plant and animal science) and, following a recently awarded grant, will offer Robotics II. Farnham also described an initiative pairing high school students with middle-schoolers to share high-school experience and a student-to-student tutoring/mentoring program.
Farnham said dual-enrollment students earned a reported 216 MCC credits in one semester. He outlined near-term milestones: PSAT/SAT testing in April and senior portfolios to be presented in May. Farnham and Superintendent Sattler also praised the district’s band festival results during round-table remarks.
What’s next: Staff will continue planning for new course implementation and career-week logistics; senior portfolios and PSAT/SAT planning are scheduled this spring.
