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Business
TitleBusiness Concepts
Prerequisites
College Requirement
None
9-12
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
Business Concepts is for all general level students. This course provides an understanding of business practices and provides an understanding of business practices and procedures important to everyone as a citizen and consumer. Topics covered include personal record keeping, budgets, economics, records, banking, insurance, the stock market, and consumerism and career exploration.
Title
Business Law
Prerequisites
College Requirement
None
11-12
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
Business Law is a course in the Business Department. The course can be taken by a student pursuing a career in the business field or as an elective by a student wishing to learn more about the legal profession and how it relates to business. The course assists the student in meeting legal demands of the everyday business world and helps them to develop an understanding of personal rights and obligations in business situations. Students study ethics; criminal law; civil law (torts); laws for minors, families, and consumers; contracts; credit; employment issues; financial obligations; property laws; and insurance.
English
Title
20th Century American Literature
Prerequisites
College Requirement
Completion of English 1 and English 10 with a grade of "C" or better or approval by instructor
11-12
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
20th Century American Literature is an elective course designed to give students the opportunity to study and explore current issues and themes as portrayed in novels, short stories, poems, articles, speeches, and movies written by culturally, socially, and economically diverse authors. This course will be dedicated to multicultural authors including but not limited to Asian Americans, African Americans, Latin Americans, Native Americans, European Americans, the study of women, and authors of diverse backgrounds.
Title
Film & Literature
Prerequisites
College Requirement
None
11-12
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
Film and Literature offers students the opportunity to analyze film both as a form of communication and as an art form. The students will explore connections between great films and classic literature. The initial focus will be on learning to "read" a film, analyzing its technical and artistic factors, narrative structure, genre conventions, subtext, and purpose. Students will make connections between themes and devices, such as allegory, symbolism, irony, and metaphor.
Title
Accelerated Reader
Prerequisites
College Requirement
None
9-12
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
The Accelerated Reader Program is a self-paced course designed to encourage students to read and comprehend and analyze what they read. Students have a selection of books from which to choose. Students will be awarded 1 credit for every 15 points earned on the computerized Accelerated Reader tests.
Family and Consumer Science
Title
Adulthood 101
Prerequisites
College Requirement
None
12
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
What do you need to know to take that first big step to live on your own and become a successful adult? This class is designed to teach senior level students the practical skills necessary to survive independently while going to college or simply living on their own or with a roommate. A few topics of emphasis are: the legal issues of adulthood, planning for college, career exploration, personal finance, consumerism, renting an apartment, résumé writing and job interviewing, relationships and parenting, alcohol use and addiction, personal health and wellness, and owning and maintaining a car.
Title
Child Development
Prerequisites
College Requirement
None
9 -12
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
In this yearlong class, students study the physical, mental, and emotional growth of children through hands on experience in the on campus preschool as well as class assignments. Working as head teacher, students plan and lead activities for the lab preschool, conduct observations, and develop work samples for their professional portfolios. Students will also participate in off-campus activities working with young children. Speakers from a variety of topics are brought in throughout the year. Find out if you want to pursue a career working with children.
Title
Eat for Fitness
Prerequisites
College Requirement
None
9 -12
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
Designed for students who are interested in feeling good about themselves by “eating right” and “exercising right” to be healthy and fit. Students will learn and practice an improved lifestyle that will become a lifetime fitness program. They will learn to select and prepare the proper foods for healthier eating, practice “exercising right” and gain knowledge about how to treat their bodies right. Designed for students seeking a better understanding of being fit for performance, as in athletics, preventing health or weight problems, or just becoming more fit for the health of it! Through knowledge and practice of food preparation and good exercise, students will definitely improve in body composition (percentage of body fat) and health.
Title
Family Living
Prerequisites
College Requirement
None
11 -12
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
Ever want to know the secrets to an ideal family? What are your ideas on parenthood? How can you make a relationship work? You’ll find many answers here. Emphasis will be on relationships, communications, marriage, self–awareness, human development, and responsible parenting. Students will develop an understanding of the significant roles, functions, and responsibilities involved in family life.
TitleLife Skills for TodayPrerequisitesCollege RequirementNone9 - 10Course Description from Program Planning GuideThis comprehensive course is an introductory class to all areas of FACS. It teaches students how to increase their purchasing power and offers the opportunity to explore the area of foods and nutrition, textiles and clothing, family relationships, childcare, housing, and consumer education.Music
TitleGlee
Prerequisites
College Requirement
None
9 -12
F
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
Designed for less experienced singer. This class will focus on vocalization, diction, breathing, note reading, basic vocal theory, solo singing, sight singing, and performance techniques .
Title
Beginning Guitar
Prerequisites
College Requirement
None
9 -12
F
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
Designed for the beginning guitar student. Instruction will include acoustic guitar techniques and skills, chords, progressions, music reading, and theory. Acoustic guitar only.
Title
Advanced Guitar
Prerequisites
College Requirement
Instructor approval based upon an audition
9 -12
F
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
Advanced Guitar builds on the skills taught in Guitar and is designed for the intermediate to advanced student in grades 10 - 12. The course emphasizes performances in a variety of styles, including fingerstyle, classical, pop, and blues. Technical and improvisational exercises will be studied, as well as elements of music appreciation, composition, and arrangement. Students are required to participate in musical performances and attend rehearsals associated with these performances. May be repeated for credit. Lab fee.
Title
Music Appreciation
Prerequisites
College Requirement
None
10 -12
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
Music Appreciation is an elective course for 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students who desire a more in-depth understanding of music. This course will engage students in the study of music theory, history, instrumentation, and ethnomusicology. The course is designed for all students, those who play a musical instrument and those who do not. It will include all different forms of music, from
Title
Music Theory
Prerequisites
College Requirement
None
10 -12
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
Music Appreciation is an elective course for 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students who desire a more in-depth understanding of music. This course will engage students in the study of music theory, history, instrumentation, and ethnomusicology. The course is designed for all students, those who play a musical instrument and those who do not. It will include all different forms of music, from
Visual Arts
TitleArt 1
Prerequisites
College Requirement
None
9 -12
F
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
This is a beginning course where no experience is necessary. Students only need to have an interest in developing skills in basic design, drawing, painting, printmaking, three-dimensional media, and learning about other artists. Emphasis will be in learning and developing techniques necessary to complete assignments in the various mediums. Students will also use their imagination to develop creative and expressive works of art. Lab Fee if you want to keep what you produce.
Title
Art 2
Prerequisites
College Requirement
Completion of Basic Art with a grade of "B" or better or instructor approval
10-12
F
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
This course emphasizes canvas painting, printmaking, acrylic painting and opportunities for more intense investigation into drawing and painting techniques in a variety of materials/media. The elements and principles of design are integrated throughout the course. This course also includes the development of artistic concepts through the study of art heritage in
Title
Art 3
Prerequisites
College Requirement
Completion of Advanced Art with a grade of B or better
10 -12
F
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
This course follows Advanced Art and is recommended prior to taking AP Studio Art. Students focus on a series of works that relate thematically and in technique. The students can decide what materials to use and can include: airbrush, oil paint, acrylic, printmaking, etc. A major portion of the grade will be the art show that the students organize, design and publish brochures, and host a reception. The artwork can be sold and students will gain experience in running their own show, similar to professional artists. Students will be able to complete their VAPA graduation requirements. Lab Fee if you want to keep what you produce.
Title
Ceramics 1
Prerequisites
College Requirement
None
9 -12
F
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
Emphasis will be on understanding the use of design in functional clay work in pottery and sculpture. The class covers wheel and hand-built pottery, clay sculpture, and art appreciation and design, especially as they relate to ceramics. Lab fee if you want to keep your pieces.
Title
Ceramics 2
Prerequisites
College Requirement
Grade of "B" or better in Ceramics 1 or instructor approval
10 -12
F
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
Designed to give students an opportunity to concentrate in hand-built pottery, wheel pottery, or sculpture. Students will be expected to perform at an advanced level and develop an individual style. Lab fee if you want to keep your pieces.
TitleCeramics 3PrerequisitesCollege RequirementGrade of "B" or better in Ceramics 2 or instructor approval10 -12FCourse Description from Program Planning GuideDesigned to give students an opportunity to concentrate in hand-built pottery, wheel pottery, Raku, or sculpture. Students will be expected to perform at an advanced level and develop an individual style. Students will become acquainted with the work of famous sculptures from the 20th century and make informed responses to works of art, nature, and other objects by using objective criteria for analysis, interpretation, and judgment. Technically, students will refine their abilities to apply design elements and principles in wheel throwing, hand building, and glazing techniques. Students will build a portfolio and be responsible for organizing art shows featuring their own work. Attendance of student art shows outside of class will be required. Lab fee if you want to keep your pieces.Leadership
TitleStudent Government
Prerequisites
College Requirement
Election or appointment
9 -12
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
For students elected or appointed to Student Council. This course is designed to teach the basic functions of responsible government including representing the views of the constituents, budgeting, decision-making, and the reaching of consensus and compromise agreements. This course does not meet the district social studies graduation requirement but may be repeated for credit.
Physical Education
Title
Elective PE
Prerequisites
College Requirement
Successful completion of PE 9 and PE 10. Sophomores concurrently enrolled in PE 10 may be allowed to take this course with prior teacher approval.
10 -12
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
Designed to provide an opportunity to expand and refine skills learned in PE 9 and PE 10. The emphasis will be on recreational fitness, and individual and team strategies.
Title
Aerobics and Fitness
Prerequisites
College Requirement
Grade of “C” or better in PE 9
9 -12
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
Designed to provide the opportunity to develop high levels of fitness through involvement in aerobic dancing, exercises to music, walking, study of nutrition, and other fitness activities.
Title
Conditioning
Prerequisites
College Requirement
Grade of “C” or better in PE 9
9 -12
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
Designed to provide the opportunity to develop fitness through involvement in running, and/or calisthenics. This course does not fulfill the PE 9 and 10 requirement.
Science
Title
Fish & Wildlife Biology
Prerequisites
College Requirement
Grade “C” or better in CP Biology or permission of the instructor
10-12
G
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
A science elective for students who have successfully completed Biology. This course will provide students with opportunities to learn the principles of environmental science and fish and wildlife management. Students will study wetlands, habitat maintenance, species identification, and diversity studies, and careers in State Fish and
Social ScienceGeography
Title
Geography
Prerequisites
College Requirement
None
9 -12
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
Designed for general level and college preparatory freshmen, this course serves as an introduction to World History and US History graduation requirements. Following the national standards for geography, this course focuses on the unique characteristics of selected world regions from a geographic perspective, as well as the characteristics, distribution, and contributions of the cultures that make up those regions. Students will develop an understanding and appreciation of the ways in which the natural environments (climate, landforms, oceans), economies, cultures, and other aspects of world regions interact. An emphasis will be placed on defining the roles of global citizens through awareness of contemporary issues such as world trade, terrorism, religious conflict, pollution, and conservation of world resources.
Title
AP Human Geography
Prerequisites
College Requirement
None
11-12
G
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
The purpose of the AP course in Human Geography is to introduce students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth's surface. Students employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine human social organization and its environmental consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their science and practice.
Psychology and Sociology
Title
AP Psychology
Prerequisites
College Requirement
None
12
G
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
Advanced Placement Psychology is designed to prepare students for the AP Psychology test. More importantly, AP Psychology, the scientific study of the individual, attempts to answer questions about who we are, where our thoughts, feelings and actions come from, and how we understand the world around us. In this course students will have the opportunity to study human development, brain function, levels of consciousness, learning and memory, personality theory and development, mental disorders and many other topics. This course offers scientifically researched explanations to commonly asked questions; it also offers the students an opportunity to connect the information from those findings to themselves, their relationships, and the world around them. Students will form a deeper sense of how the human mind words and come to understand themselves better.
Title
Psychology
Prerequisites
College Requirement
None
11-12
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
Psychology, the scientific study of the individual, attempts to answer questions about who we are, where our thoughts, feelings and actions come from, and how we understand the world around us. In this course students will have the opportunity to study human development, brain function, dream analysis, learning and memory, personality theory and development, mental health, mental disorders and many other topics. This course offers scientifically researched explanations to commonly asked questions; it also offers the students an opportunity to connect the information from those findings to themselves. Students will form a deeper sense of how the human mind words and come to understand themselves better.
Title
Psychology/Sociology
Prerequisites
Grade Range
College Requirement
None
11-12
G
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
Psychology/Sociology is a course designed to provide 11th and 12th grade students with an opportunity to study human development and relationships from sociological and psychological perspectives. The first part will focus on cognitive, social and personality development of the individual, the formation of relationships and behavior/conflict within those relationships, as well as societal influences, and group dynamics. The focus of the second half includes the study of brain function in terms of motivation, learning, memory and language. In addition, the patterns, assessment, treatment and prevention of abnormal behaviors are also studied. Students will have an opportunity to do field observations and research various psychological issues.
Title
Social Psychology
65653663Prerequisites
Grade Range
College Requirement
None
11-12
G
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
Social Psychology is a course designed to provide 11th and 12th grade students with an opportunity to study human development and relationships from sociological and psychological perspectives. The first part will focus on cognitive, social and personality development of the individual, the formation of relationships and behavior/conflict within those relationships, as well as societal influences, and group dynamics. The focus of the second half includes the study of brain function in terms of motivation, learning, memory and language. In addition, the patterns, assessment, treatment and prevention of abnormal behaviors are also studied. Students will have an opportunity to do field observations and research various psychological issues. This course offers scientifically researched explanations to commonly asked questions; it also offers the students an opportunity to connect the information from those findings to themselves. Students will form a deeper sense of how the human mind words and come to understand themselves better.
Youth and the Law
Title
Youth and the Law
Prerequisites
Grade Range
College Requirement
None
11-12
Course Description from Program Planning Guide
A course for general or college preparatory students who have an interest in legal issues, especially as they relate to law enforcement. Course content includes criminal law and the Bill of Rights, juvenile justice, trials, probation, parole, and the death penalty. This course will also explore careers in law enforcement and career related fields.
Support
Title
Academic Literacy 1
Prerequisites/Placement Criteria
Grade Range
College Requirement
9 -12
Title
Academic Literacy 2
Prerequisites/Placement Criteria
Grade Range
College Requirement
9 -12
Support for CAHSEE
Title
CAHSEE English Prep
Prerequisites/Placement Criteria
Grade Range
College Requirement
9 -12
Title
CAHSEE Math Prep
Prerequisites/Placement Criteria
Grade Range
College Requirement
9 -12
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