Are you going into Senior year of High school? If not, can't you take Government later on in your high school years. If you're going into Senior Year, than I suggest taking Government. It's only for a semester, and you do need it. Plus you don't have to pay almost $300 for it and skip riding. Also, if you planned on majoring in art in college you'll be taking plenty of art classes, and even if you aren't than you can still take art classes in college. Personally I think it's wise to take the government class during the regular school year.
Senior year scheduling is annoying, for me it was a breeze at first but now I want to drop Spanish and take Physics and I know my Guidance counsler is going to give me the gripes about it. But I need physics for my major, but she was worried because I'm taking 'so many sciences next year' -_-
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