STUDIO IN ART – FOUNDATION                                                                               One Credit

Prerequisite: None                                                                                                     40 Weeks

The Studio in Art course is comprised of units based upon specific concepts in the areas of drawing, painting, lettering, print-making and general two and three dimensional design.  Emphasis will be placed upon the development of creativity and skill in the use of materials and techniques involved.  The course investigates a variety of mediums that students may encounter in future study and is structured around the five art elements of line, shape, color, texture, and space.  Grades 9 – 12, and meets the 1.0 fine art credit required for graduation.  Maximum 20 Students

Prerequisite: None                                                                                                20 Weeks

This course is designed for students to learn the creative work of a camera, to generate finished photographs, to consider photography as an art form as well as a hobby, and to realize its potential as a possible vocation.  Students will be instructed on the importance of design, composition, printing, and display of the photograph as an art form.  Students must provide their own film and paper for this course.  Grades 11 & 12.  Maximum 15 Students

Prerequisite:  None                                                                                                20 Weeks

This course provides experience in the creation of three-dimensional forms and provides opportunities for exploration with various techniques of construction.  Students will learn to create three dimensional forms and impart the many processes and stages undergoing a piece of raw clay to final objects.  This course helps the student to develop interest and respect for a prime art medium and those tools and materials used in its experience.   Grades 11 & 12.  Maximum 15 Students

Prerequisite:  None                                                                                                20 Weeks

This course develops artistic ability through a classroom atmosphere conducive to stimulation of imagination, perception and creativity.  It is designed to promote student understanding, and interest, in a number of units.  These units expose the students to learning techniques and methods designed to provide creative experience and eventual proficiency in crafts.  It provides an opportunity to explore and use a variety of tools and materials and at the same time develop an interest, respect and responsibility for their use and care.  This course includes units on batik, decoupage, and collage.  Grades 10 – 12.  Maximum 15 Students

Prerequisite:  None                                                                                                 20 Weeks

This course provides the opportunity to apply the principles of design to interior planning.  Content includes projects involving problem solving, decision making, and management of time, energy, and interior space.  A client or situation approach will relate course activities to career opportunities.  Grades 11 & 12.  Maximum 15 Students

Prerequisite:  None                                                                                                20 Weeks

Art appreciation is a half year course and is an exploration of art styles, sculptures, paintings and architectural renderings produced by civilizations and by the countless masters throughout history.  If offers an opportunity for the student to learn and investigate art forms through visual stimulation.  With the use of slides, books, and other resources, this course will challenge the student’s visual sensitivity in the judgment of art work in relationship to today’s society.  Grades 10-12

CAREERS AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT                                                             One Credit

Prerequisite: None                                                                                                     40 Weeks

Students will be introduced to occupations by developing a basic understanding of economic concepts and their application to our market economy.  They will gain the knowledge, skills and aptitudes needed to secure and succeed in their first job and manage their personal finances.  Students will also learn to understand the important role of human relations.  Students will be developing a career plan to help focus on the future.  Topics to be discussed are taxes, checking accounts, careers, and job preparation.  Grades 10-12.

Prerequisite:  None                                                                                                       40 Weeks

Knowing how to sell is a critical component in succeeding in business today.  Discover new ways to explore the principle management practices used by successful businesses in the sports and entertainment fields.  This course will cover topics such as leadership, finance, product management, human resources, legal and ethical issues, managing change, and customer relations.  Students will be provided a comprehensive overview of the marketing process and marketing strategies.  They will be exposed to a variety of marketing procedures.  Grades 11-12

Prerequisite: Math A                                                                                                      40 Weeks

Students will be given a thorough background in the basic accounting procedures used to operate a business and personal finance.  The accounting procedures presented will also serve as a sound background for employment in office jobs, and preparation for studying business courses in college.  This course will cover accounting for a service business organized as a proprietorship and a manufacturing business organized as a partnership.  May be used as Third Credit Math.

Prerequisite:  Accounting I                                                                                               40 Weeks

Accounting II is a continuation of Accounting I covering a merchandising business organized as a corporation including such areas as notes, interest, accrued revenue and expenses, distribution of dividends, financial statements, and end-of-fiscal period entries for a corporation.

Prerequisite: None                                                                                                          40 Weeks

Students will be provided with the understanding of their legal obligations, rights, and how to avoid legal difficulties in business.  The class effectively covers areas such as computer law, financial crimes, legal careers, ethics, and court procedures.  A few topics will focus on sports and entertainment law.  Sports Law is the application of a variety of legal doctrines to a range of sporting activities.  Areas of the law included but not limited to are, contracts, labor law, collective bargaining, discrimination and employment.  Entertainment Law is the application of laws that are unique to the entertainment industry.  Specifically these laws focus on copyrights, trademarks, and contract laws through the lens of the entertainment industry.  Grades 11-12

Prerequisite:  English 11                                                                                               40 Weeks

This course is a practical hands-on class that helps students build successful communication skills.  This course covers up-to-date technology, practical activities and real-world projects.  The students will develop effective workplace communication skills such as writing business documents, develop editing skills, teamwork, problem solving, leadership skills, interaction with other people, develop a portfolio, interviewing, and career connections.  The project-based instruction will address SCAN skills, the CDOS standards and includes practice exercises.  It allows for real-life and career connection with a focus on Internet activities and literature sections.  This course may be used as 4^th English Credit.

KEYBOARDING                                                                                               One-quarter Credit

Prerequisite:  None                                                                                           10 Weeks

Every student will begin with a foundation of basics in keyboarding.  Keyboarding is an important skill for all students.  Keyboarding involves using correct finger placement and building speed for optimal typing accuracy.  When students develop a keyboarding proficiency at two to three times their average handwriting speed, it becomes an aid to the improvement of writing skills.  Keyboarding skills are no longer vocational in nature, but necessary to communicate, extract, and disseminate information.  Poor or no keyboarding skills will severely hamper people in their search for knowledge.

Prerequisite:  None                                                                                          10 Weeks

Students will begin with Microsoft Word for basics in word processing, Microsoft Excel for organizing data in a spreadsheet, creating formulas and graphs, and PowerPoint for displaying information and creating slideshows.  The emphasis will be on presentations using technology in different environments.  In addition, Microsoft FrontPage basics for web page design will be introduced.  This is a project based course with almost all the work created and completed during class time.  Other content work will be integrated into this class using the skills taught in the class.

ENGLISH 9                                                                                                                   One Credit

Prerequisite: None                                                                                                          40 Weeks

English 9 is a survey course consisting of reading, composition, listening and speaking, literature, and language usage.  The ninth grade student is introduced to the short story, poetry, novel, research skills, and speech.  Each student will learn how to successfully write a Task I and Task IV Regents essay in preparation for the Regents exam in his/her junior year.  Students are also required to complete a research paper.

Prerequisites:  8^th grade teacher recommendation, standardized test scores, academic performance

English 9/10 is a survey course that emphasizes strengthening students’ reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills.  This accelerated course requires a high level of reading comprehension, solid writing skills, and a strong work ethic.  Ninth grade students who are determined eligible for this course take it in place of English 9 and English 10, and select literature from both courses is studied.  Students read and analyze short stories, novels, plays, poetry, and nonfiction writing.  In addition to the study of literature, significant time is dedicated to vocabulary study, improvement of writing skills, and preparation for the six (6) hour Comprehensive Regents English Exam that students take following English 11.  Students are also required to complete a research paper.

Prerequisite: English 9                                                                                                    40 Weeks

English 10 is a survey course that emphasizes strengthening students’ reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills.  Students read and analyze short stories, novels, plays, poetry, and nonfiction writing.  In addition to the study of literature, significant time is dedicated to vocabulary study, improvement of writing skills, and preparation for the six (6) hour Comprehensive Regents English Exam that students take following English 11.  Students are also required to complete a research paper.

Prerequisite:  English 10                                                                                                  40 Weeks

In this course students study and analyze American Literature.  The selections are chosen in relation to their maturity, interest and reading ability.  Novels, plays, poems, and essays are read and analyzed.  In addition to the study of literature, a large portion of the class is dedicated to the improvement and expansion of writing skills as well as intense vocabulary study.  Ultimately, students will complete and pass the Comprehensive Regents English Exam.

Prerequisite: English 11                                                                                                  40 Weeks

Students study and analyze the development of our language and our literature.  The chronological course includes works from the Classical Age to Modern British Literature.  Emphasis is placed on the improvement of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills, as well as spelling and vocabulary.

Prerequisite: A 90% or better on the English 11 Regents exam                                     40 Weeks

SUPA English/Writing is a six college credit course.  Learning how to write formal academic analysis and argument begins with learning how to think reflectively (and communally) in various kinds of informal written modes, such as reading logs, class correspondences, and response papers.  Students will intensively practice writing as a process:  formal papers go through multiple-drafting, reader response of some kind, revision and editing.  Students participate in collaborative methods, such as peer workshops and group projects.  Students read from an illustrative range of complex texts, drawn from various disciplines and genres, not only to understand the ideas in the texts but also to respond, refine, or refute those ideas.  The course is organized into three units during which students engage in various activities that culminate in a formal paper for each unit.  All student writing becomes part of the portfolios on which grades are based.  All papers written out of class must be typed or word processed.   The cost of tuition and textbooks are the responsibility of the student.

Prerequisite:  English 9                                                                                                  40 Weeks

This Drama course has been designed to blend the best features of college/theatre courses with those of upper-level high school literature courses.  The focus will be on the following key skill areas:  speaking, listening, body movement, script writing, literary analysis, organization, stagecraft, and makeup.

FRENCH I                                                                                                                     One Credit

Prerequisite:  None                                                                                                         40 Weeks

French I develops the ability to speak, read, write, and understand simple French.  Basic grammatical structures are taught, along with vocabulary dealing with daily living.  Textbooks, as well as materials drawn from a variety of other sources, are employed.  The textbook also provides a geographic and cultural study of francophone countries.

Prerequisite: French I or French 7 & 8 with passing Proficiency Exam grade                     40 Week

French II stresses the in-depth study of the language.  The students learn to write and speak in several tenses, thereby increasing their ability to sustain more complex conversations.  Readings, listening comprehension practice, and speaking tasks aid in developing student proficiency in French.

French III continues to develop the student's ability to speak and understand the language.  More complicated reading passages and more oral drills are done to reinforce the use of the language.  Class is conducted entirely in French with limited use of English.  The Comprehensive Regents examination is given at the end of the year to evaluate student's proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. 

Prerequisite: French III                                                                                                    40 Weeks

Through projects, speeches, plays, and readings, students of French IV utilize and expand the skills they’ve learned. 

Prerequisite:  French IV                                                                                                   40 Weeks

COMMUNICATIONS/VIDEO PRODUCTIONS                                                             One Credit

Prerequisite:  Seniors priority, juniors secondary                                                               40 Weeks

A four-year sequence of five course which, when combined with mathematics and science courses, introduces students to the scope, rigor and discipline of engineering and technical fields.  Upon completion of this program students will have the opportunity to acquire college credit.  The courses are:

**A commencement-level course in technology education may be used as the third unit of credit in science or mathematics, but not both.

Prerequisite:  Math 8

Maximum 20 Students                                                                                                     40 Weeks

This course teaches problem-solving skills using a design development process.  Models of product solutions are created, analyzed and communicated using computer-aided design and drawing software. 

Prerequisite:  Math A3

Maximum 18 Students                                                                                                     40 Weeks

This is a college level course that leads to RIT credit when successfully completed.  This course is applied logic that encompasses the application of electronic circuits and devices.  Computer simulation software is used to design and test digital circuitry prior to the actual construction of circuits and devices. 

Prerequisite:  Math A2 & DDP

Maximum 18 Students                                                                                                     40 Weeks

This course helps students understand the field of engineering/engineering technology.  Exploring various technology systems and manufacturing processes help students learn how engineers and technicians use math, science, and technology in an engineering problem solving process to benefit people. 

Prerequisite:  None

Maximum 18 Students                                                                                                     40 Weeks

The major focus of the Civil Engineering and Architecture course is a long-term project that involves the development of a local property site.  As students learn about various aspects of civil engineering and architecture, they apply what they learn to the design and development of this property.  The course provides freedom to the teacher and students to develop the property as a simulation or to students to model the real world experiences that civil engineers and architects experience when developing property.  Grades 10-12 

Prerequisite: DDP, DE, POE, and CEA                                                                             40 Weeks

This is the capstone course of the Project Lead The Way program.  Students will meet every other day within the classroom setting and will work independently in teams.  Students apply principles developed in the four preceding courses and are guided by a community mentor.  They must submit independent study documentation, progress reports, a final written report and defend their solutions to an external panel for full course credit.  Maximum students

Prerequisite:  None                                                             40 Weeks

This is a one-year course.  Some of the concepts covered in this course are algebra topics, coordinate geometry, measure of central tendency, correlation and causation, lines of best fit, right triangle trigonometry and probability.  A Regent’s Exam will be administered at the conclusion of this course.

Prerequisite: Math A1                                                         20 Weeks

This is the second semester of a three-semester sequence.  It will include all of the topics from A1 plus additional topics to include systems of equations, graphing quadratics, factoring, probability, logic, and ration expressions. 

Prerequisite:  Math A2                                                                                           &n