MatanzasHighSchool
ProgramofStudies
MatanzasHighSchool
EarlJohnson,Principal
3535OldKingsRd.North
PalmCoast,Florida32137
Phone:(386)447–1575
www.mhspirates.com
LastupdatedonFebruary18,2016
MatanzasHighSchool
AdministrativeStaff
Dr.EarlJohnson……………………………………….………………………………………………Principal
Mr.KenSeybold………………………………………………………………………...AssistantPrincipal
Dr.JohnShelby.………………………………………………………………………....AssistantPrincipal
Ms.AngelaOwens.……………………….…..…………………...……………….......AssistantPrincipal
Mr.RichWeber…….……………………………………………………………………....AthleticDirector
Mr.BobSawyer………….…….…………………………………………………………….......................Dean
Ms.JodiMulvihill……………………………………………..……………………………………………..Dean
GuidanceDepartment
Ms.CarueDavis…………..…………………………………………………………..……..A–EGrade9–12
Mrs.PatriciaTrimmer………………………..……………….………..………………F–LeGrade9–12
Mrs.TammySawyer……………………...…………..…………………………….…..Li–RiGrade9–12
Mrs.KarinFeist…………………………………………………………….……….……..Ro–ZGrade9–12
TeacherSupportColleagues
Ms.MonicaHicks
Ms.MandyKraverotis
Vision
Matanzaswillbecomeapremierehighschoolby
inspiringallstudentstobecollege,career,andlife
ready.
Mission
Byprovidingachallengingandmeaningfuleducation,
MatanzasHighSchoolpreparesallstudentsforsuccess
andempowersthemtoleadlivesofsignificance.
Motto
Makegoodchoices
Holdyourselfaccountable
Striveforexcellence
Students,
Thefollowinginformationisprovidedtohelpyouconsiderimportantacademic
decisionsthatcouldimpactyourfuturecareerpathandtheoverallqualityofyour
life.Thechoicesshouldbeexploredthoroughlybyyouandyourparent/guardian,
alongwiththeassistanceofyouracademiccounselor.
Asyouconsideryourcourseselections,besuretoconsiderthegraduation
requirementsforyourcohortorgraduationclass.Additionally,beawarethatthe
testingrequirementsmaybeuniquetoyourcohortorgraduationclass.
MatanzasHighSchooloffersavariedandchallengingcurriculumatallgradelevels.
PresentofferingsincludeAdvancedPlacementcourses,DualEnrollmentcourses,
CareerandTechnicalPrograms,Honorscoursework,regularandskilllevelcourses,
ESEcourses,performingarts,visualarts,andvariousotherelectives.
CourseSelection
Planningfornextyear’sclassesisanimportantdecisioninvolving
numerousfactors.Considerteacherrecommendations,past
performance,andacademicgoals.Electiveselectionislimited,andmay
bedictatedbyassessmentscoresandstudentrequests.
Allcourseslistedinthiscurriculumguidearesubjecttochange
pendingdistrictpupilprogressionplandecisions,legislativeand
statemandates.Courseslistedintheguidemaynotbeofferedif
thereisinsufficientinterest.Thepurposeofthisguideistoprovide
informationaboutthepossiblescopeofcoursesthatmaybe
offeredduringtheschoolyear.
English/LanguageArts
9thgrade
10thgrade
11thgrade
12thgrade
1001310EnglishI(1Credit)
ThepurposeofthiscourseistoprovideEnglish1students,usingtextsofhig
complexity,integratedlanguageartsstudyinreading,writing,speaking,listening,
andlanguageforcollegeandcareerpreparationandreadiness.
1001320EnglishIHonors(1Credit)
Prerequisite:TeacheradvisementforHonorsplacement.Recommended:aBinthe
student’spriorlanguageartsclassandaproficientscoreontheFSA.
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoprovidegrade9students,usingtextsofhigh
complexity,advancedintegratedlanguageartsstudyinreading,writing,speaking,
listening,andlanguageforcollegeandcareerpreparationandreadiness.
HonorsandAdvancedLevelCourseNote:Academicrigorismorethansimply
assigningtostudentsagreaterquantityofwork.Throughtheapplication,analysis,
evaluation,andcreationofcomplexideasthatareoftenabstractandmulti-faceted,
studentsarechallengedtothinkandcollaboratecriticallyonthecontenttheyare
learning.
1001340EnglishII(1Credit)
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoprovidegrade10students,usingtextsofhigh
complexity,integratedlanguageartsstudyinreading,writing,speaking,listening,
andlanguageforcollegeandcareerpreparationandreadiness.
1001350EnglishIIHonors(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofEnglishIandteacheradvisementforHonors
placement.Recommended:aBinthestudent’spriorlanguageartsclassanda
proficientscoreontheFSA.
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoprovidegrade10students,usingtextsofhigh
complexity,advancedintegratedlanguageartsstudyinreading,writing,speaking,
listening,andlanguageinpreparationforcollegeandcareerreadiness.
HonorsandAdvancedLevelCourseNote:Academicrigorismorethansimply
assigningtostudentsagreaterquantityofwork.Throughtheapplication,analysis,
evaluation,andcreationofcomplexideasthatareoftenabstractandmulti-faceted,
studentsarechallengedtothinkandcollaboratecriticallyonthecontenttheyare
learning.
1001370EnglishIII(1Credit)
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoprovidegrade11students,usingtextsofhigh
complexity,integratedlanguageartsstudyinreading,writing,speaking,listening,
andlanguageforcollegeandcareerpreparationandreadiness.
1001380EnglishIIIHonors(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofEnglishIIandteacheradvisementforHonors
placement.Recommended:aBinthestudent’spriorlanguageartsclassanda
proficientscoreontheFSA.
HonorsandAdvancedLevelCourseNote:Academicrigorismorethansimply
assigningtostudentsagreaterquantityofwork.Throughtheapplication,analysis,
evaluation,andcreationofcomplexideasthatareoftenabstractandmulti-faceted,
studentsarechallengedtothinkandcollaboratecriticallyonthecontenttheyare
learning.
1001405EnglishIVCollegePrep(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofEnglishIII.Studentsmaybeplacedinthis
coursebasedontheirPERTscoresattheendoftheirJunioryear.
Thiscourseincorporatesreadingandwritingstudythroughwritingavarietyof
informativetextsusinggrade-levelwritingcraftandthroughthein-depthreading
andanalysisofinformationalselectionsinordertodevelopcriticalreadingand
writingskillsnecessaryforsuccessincollegecourses.Thiscoursepreparesstudents
forsuccessfulcompletionofFloridacollegeEnglishcourses.Thebenchmarksreflect
theFloridaPostsecondaryReadinessCompetenciesnecessaryforentry-levelcollege
courses.
1001410EnglishIVHonors(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofEnglishIIIandteacheradvisementforHonors
placement.Recommended:aBinthestudent’spriorlanguageartsclassanda
proficientscoreontheFSA.
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoprovidegrade12students,usingtextsofhigh
complexity,advancedintegratedlanguageartsstudyinreading,writing,speaking,
listening,andlanguageforcollegeandcareerpreparationandreadiness.
HonorsandAdvancedLevelCourseNote:Academicrigorismorethansimply
assigningtostudentsagreaterquantityofwork.Throughtheapplication,analysis,
evaluation,andcreationofcomplexideasthatareoftenabstractandmulti-faceted,
studentsarechallengedtothinkandcollaboratecriticallyonthecontenttheyare
learning.
1001420AdvancedPlacementEnglishLanguageandComposition(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofEnglishIIIandteacheradvisementforAdvanced
PlacementLanguage.Recommended:aBinthestudent’spriorlanguageartsclassand
aproficientscoreontheFSA.
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoprovideanadvancedstudyofthesemantic,
structural,andrhetoricalresourcesoftheEnglishlanguageastheyrelatetothe
principlesofeffectivewriting.Examplesofprosefromvariousfieldsandperiods
serveasmodelsofeffectivewriting.Thiscourseprovidesavarietyofwriting
opportunitiesthatrequiretheuseofdifferentstylesandtones.Inordertodevelopa
personalvoice,whichwillbeadaptabletothewritingneedsincollege,students
analyzevariousmediumsusedbyaccomplishedwriterstocrafttheir
works.Studentswillexaminepoetry,fiction,non-fiction,printandnon-print
texts.Thiscourserequiresextensivereadingandacademicwriting.Studentsare
requiredtotaketheCollegeBoard’sAdvancedPlacementEnglishLanguageand
Compositionexamination.BasedontheresultsoftheAPexam,collegecreditmay
beawardedbyparticipatingcollegesanduniversities.Thiscoursewillmeet
graduationrequirementsforEnglish.
1001430AdvancedPlacementEnglishLiteratureandComposition(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofEnglishIIIandteacheradvisementforAdvanced
PlacementLiterature.Recommended:aBinthestudent’spriorlanguageartsclass
andaproficientscoreontheFSA.
Thesuccessfulstudentinthisclasswillhaveastrongacademicbackgroundandbe
preparedtoreadclassicworksofliterature.Thepurposeofthiscourseistoprovide
studentswithanadvancedstudyofliteratureanditsimpactonculturethroughout
history.Throughreadingandwritingpractices,students
learntorecognizeandusethemodesofdiscourse,devices,andassumptions
underlyingthecanonsofliterature.Studentsacquireanunderstandingofthe
writer’scraftthroughthestudyofpoetry,drama,fictionandexpository
prose.Studentsdevelopcriticalstandardsfortheanalysisofanyliteraryworkand
increasetheirsensitivitytoliteratureassharedexperience.Thiscourserequires
extensivereadingandacademicwriting.StudentsarerequiredtotaketheCollege
Board’sAdvancedPlacementEnglishLiteratureandCompositionexamination.
BasedontheresultsoftheAPexam,collegecreditmaybeawardedbyparticipating
collegesanduniversities.Thiscoursewillmeetgraduationrequirementsfor
English.
1002300EnglishIthroughESOL(1Credit)
1002310EnglishIIthroughESOL(1Credit)
1002320EnglishIIIthroughESOL(1Credit)
1002520EnglishIVthroughESOL(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofeachEnglishthroughESOLbeforethe
subsequentcourse.
Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoprovideintegratededucationalexperiencesinthe
LanguageArtsstrandsofreading,writing,literature,communication,and
informationalliteracyandtodevelopanawarenessofculturaldiversitytonative
speakersofalanguageotherthanEnglish.Readingstrategiesandwriting
opportunitieswillvaryandincreasewitheachstudent’sdevelopingskill
level.StudentsinEnglishIIIthroughESOLwillbecomefamiliarwiththeworksof
well-knownAmericanauthors,andstudentsofEnglishIVthroughESOLwillbecome
familiarwiththeworksofwell-knownBritishauthors;additionally,literature
representativeofotherculturesmaybeusedtosupportintegratedstudiesand
multiculturalemphases.Appropriateinstructionalstrategiestomeettheneedsof
theEnglishlanguagelearnershallbeprovided.
English/LanguageArtsElectives
1700370CriticalThinkingandStudySkills(0.5CreditpairedwithWriting1)
Thiscourseisdesignedfor9thgradestudentstodevelopskillsrelatedtocritical
thinking,learningandproblemsolving,enablingstudentstoenhancetheir
performanceinbothacademicandnon-academicareas.Strategiesforacquiring,
storingandretrievinginformation,timemanagementandorganizationalskills,
criticalthinkingoperationsandprocesses,strategiesfororalandwritten
communication,andproblemsolvingskillsincludingtesttakingskillsarean
integralpartofthiscourse.
1009300Writing1(0.5creditpairedwithCriticalThinkingandStudySkills)
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoenable9thgradestudentstodevelopandusegrade
levelwritingandlanguageskillsinavarietyofwritingformatsforargumentative,
informative,andnarrativepurposestoensurepreparationforcollegeandcareer
readiness.Thecontentshouldincludeactivereadingwithclosereadingand
rereadingoftextswithextensivetext-basedresearchandwritingopportunities
(claimsandevidence).
1009310Writing2(0.5creditpairedwithWritingforCollegeSuccess)
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoenable10thgradestudentstodevelopanduse
gradelevelwritingandlanguageskillsinavarietyofwritingformatsfor
argumentative,informative,andnarrativepurposestoensurepreparationfor
collegeandcareerreadiness.
Thecontentshouldincludeactivereadingwithclosereadingandrereadingoftexts
withextensivetext-basedresearchandwritingopportunities(claimsandevidence).
1009370WritingforCollegeSuccess(0.5creditpairedwithWriting2)
Thiscourseistargetedforstudentswhoarenot"college-ready"inwriting.This
courseincorporateslanguagestudy,thepracticeofwritingcraftstrategies,andthe
analysisofwritingselectionstodevelopcriticalwritingskillsnecessaryforsuccess
incollegecourses,preparingstudentsforsuccessfulcompletionofFloridacollege
Englishcoursesrequiringextensivegrade-levelwriting.Thebenchmarksreflectthe
FloridaCollegeCompetenciesnecessaryforentry-levelcollegecourses.
1008330Reading3(1credit)
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoincreasereadingfluencyandendurancethrough
integratedexperiencesinthelanguagearts.Thiscourseincorporatesreadingand
analysisofliteraryandinformationalselectionstodevelopcriticalandclosereading
skills.Attheendof11thgradestudentsareexpectedtoreadandcomprehendtexts
inthe11-CollegeandCareerReading(CCR)gradecomplexitybandproficientlyand
readtextsatthehighendofthebandwithsupport.
1008350ReadingForCollegeSuccess(0.5credit)
Thiscourseistargetedfor12thgradestudentswhoarenot"college-ready"in
reading.Thiscourseincorporatesreadingandanalysisofinformationalselections
todevelopcriticalreadingskillsnecessaryforsuccessincollegecourses.This
coursepreparesstudentsforsuccessfulcompletionofFloridacollegeEnglish
languageartscoursesrequiringextensivegrade-levelreading.Thebenchmarks
reflecttheFloridaCollegeCompetenciesnecessaryforentry-levelcollegecourses.
1000410Read180(1Credit) Thepurposeofthiscourseistoprovideinstructionthatenablesstudentstodevelop
andstrengthenreadingskillsandtodevelopindependentreadingendurance.
Yearbook
1006300JournalismI(1Credit)
1006310JournalismII(1Credit)
1006320JournalismIII(1Credit)
Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoenablestudentstodevelopfundamentalthrough
intermediate-levelskillsintheproductionofprintorelectronicjournalisticmedia.
Writingprocesses,productionskillsforvariedmedia,ethicsandcriticalanalysis
willbeintegralcomponentsofJournalismI-III.InJournalismIII,emphasiswillbe
onpublicationoftheschoolnewspaperand/ortheyearbook.Theremaybe
mandatoryafterschoolobligationsforbothpublications.
9thgrade
Mathematics
10thgrade
11thgrade
12thgrade
1200370AlgebraIA(1Credit)
Thefundamentalpurposeofthiscourseistoformalizeandextendthemathematics
thatstudentslearnedinthemiddlegrades.Thecriticalareas,calledunits,deepen
andextendunderstandingoflinearandexponentialrelationshipsbycontrasting
themwitheachotherandbyapplyinglinearmodelstodatathatexhibitalinear
trend,andstudentsengageinmethodsforanalyzing,solving,andusingquadratic
functions.Thisisthefirstyearofatwo-yearAlgebraIsequence.
1200380AlgebraIB(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofAlgebraIA
Thefundamentalpurposeofthiscourseistoformalizeandextendthemathematics
thatstudentslearnedinthemiddlegrades.Thecriticalareas,calledunits,deepen
andextendunderstandingoflinearandexponentialrelationshipsbycontrasting
themwitheachotherandbyapplyinglinearmodelstodatathatexhibitalinear
trend,andstudentsengageinmethodsforanalyzing,solving,andusingquadratic
functions.Thisisthesecondyearofatwo-yearAlgebra1sequence.Studentswillbe
requiredtopassthestateAlgebraIEndofCourseAssessmenttobeawardedcredit
forthecoursesandasagraduationrequirement.
1200310AlgebraI(1Credit)
Thefundamentalpurposeofthiscourseistoformalizeandextendthemathematics
thatstudentslearnedinthemiddlegrades.Thecriticalareas,calledunits,deepen
andextendunderstandingoflinearandexponentialrelationshipsbycontrasting
themwitheachotherandbyapplyinglinearmodelstodatathatexhibitalinear
trend,andstudentsengageinmethodsforanalyzing,solving,andusingquadratic
functions.StudentswillberequiredtopassthestateAlgebraIEndofCourse
Assessmenttobeawardedcreditforthecoursesandasagraduationrequirement.
1207300LiberalArtsMathematicsI(1Credit)
(CurrentlynotNCAAapproved)
LiberalArtsMathematicsisacoursedesignedtostrengthenmathematicalskills
frommiddleschool,andforfurtherstudyofstatisticalconcepts.Thiscourseis
designedtopreparestudentsforAlgebra1.
1206300InformalGeometry(1credit)
ThefundamentalpurposeofthecourseinInformalGeometryistoextendstudents’
geometricexperiencesfromthemiddlegrades.Studentsexploremorecomplex
geometricsituationsanddeepentheirexplanationsofgeometricrelationships.
ImportantdifferencesexistbetweenthisGeometrycourseandthehistorical
approachtakeninGeometryclasses.Forexample,transformationsareemphasized
earlyinthiscourse.
1206310Geometry(1Credit)
ThefundamentalpurposeofthecourseinGeometryistoformalizeandextend
students'geometricexperiencesfromthemiddlegrades.Studentsexploremore
complexgeometricsituationsanddeepentheirexplanationsofgeometric
relationships,movingtowardsformalmathematicalarguments.
1206320GeometryHonors(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofAlgebraIandteacheradvisementforHonors
placement
ThefundamentalpurposeofthecourseinGeometryistoformalizeandextend
students'geometricexperiencesfromthemiddlegrades.Studentsexploremore
complexgeometricsituationsanddeepentheirexplanationsofgeometric
relationships,movingtowardsformalmathematicalarguments.GeometryHonorsis
amorerigorousandin-depthstudyoftheGeometryconcepts.
1207310LiberalArtsMathematicsII(1Credit)
(CurrentlynotNCAAapproved)
LiberalArtsMathematicsisacoursedesignedtostrengthenthemathematicalskills
requiredforcollegeentranceexamsandforfurtherstudyofadvancedmathematics.
Topicsshallinclude,butnotbelimitedto,operationswithrealnumbers,ratioand
proportion,percents,thealgebraofsets,integers,polynomials,factoring,algebraic
expressions,equationsandinequalities,quadraticequations,andthegeometryof
angles,lines,polygons,similarityandcongruence.
1200330AlgebraII(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofAlgebraI(Geometryisnotnecessarilya
prerequisiteforAlgebraII,althoughitfollowsthesuggestedprogression).
Buildingontheirworkwithlinear,quadratic,andexponentialfunctions,students
extendtheirrepertoireoffunctionstoincludepolynomial,rational,andradical
functions.Studentsworkcloselywiththeexpressionsthatdefinethefunctions,and
continuetoexpandandhonetheirabilitiestomodelsituationsandtosolve
equations,includingsolvingquadraticequationsoverthesetofcomplexnumbers
andsolvingexponentialequationsusingthepropertiesoflogarithms.
1200340AlgebraIIHonors(1Credit) Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofAlgebraIandGeometryandteacher
advisement(GeometryisnotnecessarilyaprerequisiteforAlgebraIIHonors,
althoughitfollowsthesuggestedprogression).
Buildingontheirworkwithlinear,quadratic,andexponentialfunctions,students
extendtheirrepertoireoffunctionstoincludepolynomial,rational,andradical
functions.2Studentsworkcloselywiththeexpressionsthatdefinethefunctions,
andcontinuetoexpandandhonetheirabilitiestomodelsituationsandtosolve
equations,includingsolvingquadraticequationsoverthesetofcomplexnumbers
andsolvingexponentialequationsusingthepropertiesoflogarithms.
1200700MathematicsforCollegeReadiness(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofAlgebraI,Geometry,andAlgebraII.
Thepurposeofthiscourseistostrengthentheskilllevelofhighschoolseniorswho
havecompletedAlgebraI,AlgebraII,andGeometryandtopreparestudentsfor
college-levelstudies.Studentswhoqualifywillbeplacedinthiscoursebasedonthe
CPT(CollegePlacementTest)orPERT(PostsecondaryEducationReadinessTest)
scorestakenattheendoftheirjunioryear.
1210300ProbabilityandStatisticswithApplicationsHonors(0.5Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofAlgebraIIandteacheradvisement.
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoexploretheconceptsofprobability,elementary
statistics,andhypothesistesting.
1211300TrigonometryHonors(0.5Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofAlgebraIIandteacheradvisement.
Thepurposeofthiscourseisforthestudyofcircularandtrigonometricfunctions
andtheirapplications.
1202340Pre-CalculusHonors(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofAlgebraIIHonorsorTrigonometry.
Thepurposeofthiscourseistostrengthenandextendthestudent’sknowledgeof
algebraicandtrigonometricconceptsandtopreparethestudentforcalculus.Major
conceptswillincludemathematicalinduction,symboliclogic,functionsandlimits.
1202310AdvancedPlacementCalculusAB(1Credit)
1202320AdvancedPlacementCalculusBC(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofPre-Calculus.
APCalculusAB/BCisacoursedesignedtoofferstudentscollegelevelmathematics
undertheguidelinesoftheAdvancedPlacementProgram.TheCommonCore
MathematicalPracticeStandardsapplythroughoutthecourseand,togetherwith
thecontentstandards,prescribethatstudentsexperiencemathematicsasa
coherent,useful,andlogicalsubjectthatmakesuseoftheirabilitytomakesenseof
problemsituations.Topicsshallinclude,butnotbelimitedto,elementaryfunctions,
hyperbolicfunctions,limitsandcontinuity,derivatives,differentiationincluding
partialdifferentiation,applicationsofthederivative,antiderivatives,definite
integrals,indeterminateforms,andapplicationsoftheintegral.Thestudent
enrolledinthiscoursewillbeexpectedtotaketheAdvancedPlacement
ExaminationinCalculusAB/BC.Downloadacompletecoursedescriptionfromthe
CollegeBoardwebsite.
1210320AdvancedPlacementStatistics(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofAlgebraIIandteacheradvisement.Itishelpful
tohavesuccessfullycompletedProbabilityandStatisticswithApplications,althoughit
isnotrequired.
Thepurposeofthiscourseinstatisticsistointroducestudentstothemajor
conceptsandtoolsforcollecting,analyzing,anddrawingconclusionsfromdata.
Studentsareexposedtofourbroadconceptualthemes:ExploringData,Sampling
andExperimentation,AnticipatingPatterns,andStatisticalInference.Thestudent
enrolledinthiscoursewillbeexpectedtotaketheAdvancedPlacement
ExaminationinStatistics.Studentswhosuccessfullycompletethecourseand
examinationmayreceivecreditand/oradvancedplacementforaonesemester
introductorycollegestatisticscourse.Downloadacompletecoursedescriptionfrom
theCollegeBoardwebsite.
Science
9thgrade
10thgrade
11thgrade
12thgrade
2002400IntegratedScienceI(1Credit)
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoallowlearnerstogainanunderstandingof
measurementerror;andhavetheskillstoaggregate,interpret,andpresentthe
resultingdata.Laboratoryinvestigationsthatincludetheuseofscientificinquiry,
research,measurement,problemsolving,laboratoryapparatusandtechnologies,
experimentalprocedures,andsafetyproceduresareanintegralpartofthiscourse.
Laboratoryinvestigationsinthehighschoolclassroomshouldhelpallstudents
developagrowingunderstandingofthecomplexityandambiguityofempirical
work,aswellastheskillstocalibrateandtroubleshootequipmentusedtomake
observations.
2000310BiologyI(1Credit)
Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoprovideopportunitiestostudentsforgeneral
exploratoryexperiencesandactivitiesinthefundamentalconceptsoflife.Selected
laboratoryinvestigationsincludetheuseofthescientificmethod,measurement,
laboratoryapparatus,andsafety.
2000320BiologyIHonors(1Credit)
Prerequisite:TeacheradvisementforHonorsplacement.
Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoprovideopportunitiestostudentsforgeneral
exploratoryexperiencesandactivitiesinthefundamentalconceptsoflife.Selected
laboratoryinvestigationsincludetheuseofthescientificmethod,measurement,
laboratoryapparatus,andsafety.BiologyIHonorsoffersadditionallearning
opportunitiesforstudentstodevelopthecriticalskillsofanalysis,synthesis,and
evaluationinamorerigorousandreflectiveacademicsetting.
2000340AdvancedPlacementBiology(1Credit)
2000430Biotechnology(1Credit)
Prerequisite:TeacheradvisementforAPstudentsorsuccessfulcompletionofBiology
orBiologyHonors.Thesecoursesarepaired.
Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoprovidestudentswithacollegelevelcoursein
Biologyandwillpreparethestudenttoseekcreditand/orappropriateplacementin
collegeBiologycourses.Topicswillincludebutnotbelimitedto:molecularand
cellularBiology,organismBiology,andpopulationBiology.Selectedlaboratory
investigationsincludetheuseofthescientificmethod,measurement,laboratory
apparatus,andsafety.
2003310PhysicalScience(1Credit)
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoprovidestudentswiththebasicprinciplesof
chemistry,physics,andearthscience.Selectedlaboratoryinvestigationsincludethe
useofthescientificmethod,measurement,laboratoryapparatus,andsafety.
2003340ChemistryI(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofBiologyandAlgebraI.
Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoprovidestudentstheopportunitytostudythe
composition,properties,andchangesassociatedwithmatter.Selectedlaboratory
investigationsincludetheuseofthescientificmethod,measurement,laboratory
apparatus,andsafety.
2003350ChemistryIHonors(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofBiologyandAlgebraIandteacheradvisement
forHonorsplacement.
Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoprovidestudentstheopportunitytostudythe
composition,properties,andchangesassociatedwithmatter.Selectedlaboratory
investigationsincludetheuseofthescientificmethod,measurement,laboratory
apparatus,andsafety.ChemistryHonorsoffersadditionallearningopportunitiesfor
studentstodevelopthecriticalskillsofanalysis,synthesis,andevaluationinamore
rigorousandreflectiveacademicsetting.
2003370AdvancedPlacementChemistry(1Credit)
2003350ChemistryHonorswithAP(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionorcurrentenrollmentinAlgebraIIandteacher
advisementforAP.Thesecoursesarepaired.
APChemistryisacollegelevelcourseinchemistry.Contentshouldinclude,butnot
belimitedto,thestructureofmatter,thestatesofmatter,chemicalreactions,and
descriptivechemistry.Thechallengingnatureofthiscourserequiresthestudentto
devotesignificantquantitiesoftimeandeffortoutsideofregularclass
time.Participatingcollegesanduniversitiesmayawardcreditbasedontheresults
oftheAPExam.Thiscoursefulfillsthegraduationrequirementforan“Equally
RigorousCourse”asdefinedbytheFloridaDepartmentofEducation.
2002510MarineScienceIHonors(1Credit) Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoprovideanoverviewofthemarine
environment.Selectedlaboratoryinvestigationsincludetheuseofthescientific
method,measurement,laboratoryapparatus,andsafety.MarineScienceHonors
offersadditionallearningopportunitiesforstudentstodevelopthecriticalskillsof
analysis,synthesis,andevaluationinamorerigorousandreflectiveacademic
setting.
2000360AnatomyandPhysiologyHonors(1Credit)
Prerequisite:AlgebraII,Chemistry,Biology.Theseclassesmaybetakenconcurrentlyif
notalreadytaken.
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoenablestudentstodevelopunderstandingofthe
relationshipsbetweenthestructuresandfunctionsofthehumanbody.Selected
laboratoryinvestigationsincludetheuseofthescientificmethod,measurement,
laboratoryapparatus,andsafety.
2003390PhysicsI(1Credit) Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofBiology,Chemistry,AlgebraII.AlgebraIImay
betakenconcurrentlyifnotalreadytaken.
Thepurposeofthecourseistoprovideforanintroductorystudyofthetheoriesand
lawsgoverningtheinteractionofmatter,energy,andtheforcesofnature.Selected
laboratoryinvestigationsincludetheuseofthescientificmethod,measurement,
laboratoryapparatus,andsafety.Physicsoffersadditionallearningopportunities
forstudentstodevelopthecriticalskillsofanalysis,synthesis,andevaluationina
morerigorousandreflectiveacademicsetting.
2003420AdvancedPlacementPhysics(1Credit)
2003390PhysicsHonorswithAP(1Credit) Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofAlgebraIIHonors.Pre-calculusorCalculusmay
betakenconcurrentlyifnotalreadytaken.Teacheradvisementisnecessary.These
coursesarepaired.
AdvancedPlacementPhysicswillprovidestudentswithacollegelevelcoursein
physicsandwillpreparestudentstoseekcreditand/orappropriateplacementin
collegephysicscourses.ItisassumedthatstudentsarefamiliarwithAlgebraand
Trigonometry,althoughsometheoreticaldevelopmentsmayusebasicconceptsof
Calculus.Selectedlaboratoryinvestigationsincludetheuseofthescientificmethod,
measurement,laboratoryapparatus,andsafety.
2001380AdvancedPlacementEnvironmentalScience(1Credit)
Prerequisite:TheAPEnvironmentalSciencecourseisanexcellentoptionforany
interestedstudentwhohascompletedtwoyearsofhighschoollaboratoryscience—
oneyearoflifescienceandoneyearofphysicalscience(forexample,ayearofbiology
andayearofchemistry.Duetothequantitativeanalysisthatisrequiredinthecourse,
studentsshouldalsohavetakenatleastoneyearofalgebra.Becauseofthe
prerequisites,APEnvironmentalSciencewillusuallybetakenineitherthejunioror
senioryear.
ThegoaloftheAPEnvironmentalSciencecourseistoprovidestudentswiththe
scientificprinciples,concepts,andmethodologiesrequiredtounderstandtheinter-
relationshipsofthenaturalworld,toidentifyandanalyzeenvironmentalproblems
bothnaturalandhuman-made,toevaluatetherelativerisksassociatedwiththese
problems,andtoexaminealternativesolutionsforresolvingorpreventingthem.
0200320AdvancedPlacementComputerScience(1Credit)
ThiscoursecountsasanacademicelectiveandmayNOTbeusedforasciencecredit.
Prerequisite:Studentsshouldbecomfortablewithfunctionsandtheconceptsfoundin
theusesoffunctionnotation,suchasf(x)=x+2andf(x)=g(h(x)).
APComputerScienceisequivalenttoafirst-semester,collegelevelcoursein
computerscience.Thecourseintroducesstudentstocomputersciencewith
fundamentaltopicsthatincludeproblemsolving,designstrategiesand
methodologies,organizationofdata(datastructures),approachestoprocessing
data(algorithms),analysisofpotentialsolutions,andtheethicalandsocial
implicationsofcomputing.Thecourseemphasizesbothobject-orientedand
imperativeproblemsolvinganddesignusingJavalanguage.Thesetechniques
representprovenapproachesfordevelopingsolutionsthatcanscaleupfromsmall,
simpleproblemstolarge,complexproblems.TheAPComputerSciencecourse
curriculumiscompatiblewithmanyCS1coursesincollegesanduniversities.
SocialStudies
Electives
10thgrade
11thgrade
12thgrade
2109310WorldHistory(1Credit)
2109320WorldHistoryHonors(1Credit) Prerequisite:TeacheradvisementforHonorsplacement.
Thiscourseisacontinuedin-depthstudyofthehistoryofcivilizationsandsocieties
fromthemiddleschoolcourse,andincludesthehistoryofcivilizationsandsocieties
ofNorthandSouthAmerica.Studentswillbeexposedtohistoricalperiodsfromthe
ByzantineEmpireleadingtothebeginningofthe21stCentury.Honorshistory
coursesofferadditionallearningopportunitiesforstudentstodevelopthecritical
skillsofanalysis,synthesis,andevaluationinamorerigorousandreflective
academicsetting.
2109420AdvancedPlacementWorldHistory(1Credit)
Prerequisite:Teacheradvisementforadvancedplacement.
Thepurposeofthesecoursesistodevelopgreaterunderstandingoftheevolutionof
globalprocessesandcontactsindifferenttypesofhumansocieties.Thecourse
offersbalancedglobalcoverage,withAfrica,theAmericas,Asia,Europe,andOceania
allrepresented.Thesecourseshaveasitschronologicalframetheperiodfrom
approximately8000B.C.E.tothepresent,withtheperiod8000B.C.E.to600C.E.
servingasthefoundationforthebalanceofthecourse.
2100310UnitedStatesHistory(1Credit)
2100320UnitedStatesHistoryHonors(1Credit)
Prerequisite:TeacheradvisementforHonorsplacement.
ThepurposeofthesecoursesistoprovidestudentswithanunderstandingofUnited
StateshistoryfromReconstructiontothepresentday.TheHonorsU.S.History
courseoffersadditionallearningopportunitiesforstudentstodevelopthecritical
skillsofanalysis,synthesis,andevaluationinamorerigorousandreflective
academicsetting.
2100330AdvancedPlacementUnitedStatesHistory(1Credit)
Prerequisite:Teacheradvisementforadvancedplacement.
Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoprovidestudentswiththeanalyticskillsand
factualknowledgenecessarytodealcriticallywiththeproblemsandmaterialsin
U.S.History.Theprogrampreparesstudentsforintermediateandadvancedcollege
coursesbymakingdemandsuponthemequivalenttothosemadebyfull-year
introductorycollegecourses.
2102310Economics(0.5Credit)
2102320EconomicsHonors(0.5Credit)
Prerequisite:TeacheradvisementforHonorsplacement.
Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoprovidestudentswithknowledgeofeconomics
emphasizingpracticalapplicationsanddecision-makingskillsnecessarytobe
informedeconomiccitizensandfinanciallysuccessfulindividuals.Honors
economicscoursesofferadditionallearningopportunitiesforstudentstodevelop
thecriticalskillsofanalysis,synthesis,andevaluationinamorerigorousand
reflectiveacademicsetting.
2106310AmericanGovernment(0.5Credit) 2106320AmericanGovernmentHonors(0.5Credit)
Prerequisite:TeacheradvisementforHonorsplacement.
Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoprovidestudentswiththeopportunitytoacquire
anunderstandingofAmericangovernmentandpoliticalbehavior.Studentswill
alsoexaminetheirownpoliticalbehaviors,analyzethedynamicsofpoliticalissues,
andpracticedecision-makingskills.Honorsgovernmentcoursesofferadditional
learningopportunitiesforstudentstodevelopthecriticalskillsofanalysis,
synthesis,andevaluationinamorerigorousandreflectiveacademicsetting.
2102370QAdvancedPlacementMacroeconomics(0.5credit)
Thiscourseisdesignedtoprovidestudentswithathoroughunderstandingofthe
principlesofeconomicsinexaminingaggregateeconomicbehavior.Recognizingthe
globalnatureofeconomics,studentswillalsohaveampleopportunitiestoexamine
theimpactofinternationaltradeandinternationalfinanceonnationaleconomies.
2106420QAdvancedPlacementUSGovernment(0.5credit)
Prerequisite:Teacheradvisementforadvancedplacement.
Thiscoursewillgivestudentsacriticalperspectiveonpoliticsandgovernmentin
theUnitedStates.Itrequiresfamiliaritywiththevariousinstitutions,groups,
beliefs,andideasthatmakeuptheAmericanpoliticalreality.Completionofthis
coursemayqualifystudentforcollegecredit.StudentsmusttaketheAdvanced
PlacementGovernmentexam.
2107350AdvancedPlacementPsychology(1Credit)
Prerequisite:Teacheradvisementforadvancedplacement.
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoprovidestudentswithanopportunitytoacquirea
comprehensiveunderstandingofthesystematicandscientificstudyofthebehavior
andmentalprocessesofhumanbeingsandotheranimals.Studentsareexposedto
thepsychologicalfacts,principlesandphenomenaassociatedwitheachofthemajor
sub-fieldswithinpsychology.
2103400AdvancedPlacementHumanGeography(1Credit)
Prerequisite:Teacheradvisementforadvancedplacement.
Thepurposeofthiscourseistointroducestudentstothesystematicstudyof
patternsandprocessesthathaveshapedhumanunderstanding,use,andalteration
ofEarth’ssurface.Studentsemployspatialconceptsandlandscapeanalysisto
examinehumansocialorganizationanditsenvironmentalconsequences.Theyalso
learnaboutthemethodsandtoolsgeographersuseintheirscienceandpractice.
2100340African-AmericanHistory(1Credit) Thepurposeofthiscourseistoprovidestudentstheopportunitytoinvestigatethe
importantcontributionsofAfricansandAfrican-AmericansinAmerican
history.ThecoursewillemphasizetheimportanceofearlyAfricancivilizationasit
relatestotheAfrican-Americancultureinthepastandinthepresent.Special
emphasiswillbeplacedoninterpretingAmericanhistoryinthecontextofthe
African-AmericanexperiencefromtheAgeofExplorationtothepresent.
WorldLanguages
0708340SpanishI(1Credit)
Thiscourseisdesignedtoemphasizespeakingandlisteningskillswithstudent’s
oralparticipationinthetargetlanguage.Readingandwritingareintroducedand
basicgrammarstructuresexplainedandpracticed.Studentswillbeintroducedto
thecultureandcustomsofvariousSpanish-speakingcountries.
0708350SpanishII(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofSpanishI.
Thiscourseisdesignedforthestudenttocontinuetodevelopskillsinlisteningand
speaking.Conversationisstressed.Readingandwritingwillbefurtherdeveloped
throughexpandedvocabularyandmorecomplexgrammaticalstructures.Culture,
history,andgeographywillbestudiedingreaterdepth.
0708360SpanishIII(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofSpanishII.
Thiscourseisdesignedforthestudenttocontinuetodevelopskillsinlisteningand
speaking.Conversationinthetargetlanguageisstressed.Readingandwritingwill
befurtherdevelopedthroughexpandedvocabularyandmorecomplexgrammatical
structures.Culture,history,andgeographywillbestudiedingreater
depth.Opportunitiesforenjoymentofthecustoms,ideas,andheritagewill
increase.
0708400AdvancedPlacement-SpanishLanguage(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofSpanishIVandteacheradvisement.
ThepurposeofthisAdvancedPlacementSpanishLanguagecourseshouldhelp
preparestudentstodemonstratetheirlevelofSpanishproficiencyacrossthree
communicativemodes(Interpersonal,Interpretive,andPresentational),andthefive
areasof(Communication,Cultures,Connections,Comparisons,andCommunities).
Thecourseismeanttobecomparabletothirdyear(fifthorsixthsemester)college
anduniversitycoursesthatfocusonspeakingandwritinginthetargetlanguageat
anadvancedlevel.
0705320ItalianI(1Credit)
Thiscourseisdesignedtoemphasizespeakingandlisteningskillswithstudent’s
oralparticipationinthetargetlanguage.Readingandwritingareintroducedand
basicgrammarstructuresexplainedandpracticed.Studentswillbeintroducedto
thecultureandcustomsofvariousItalian-speakingcountries.
0705330ItalianII(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofItalianI.
Thiscourseisdesignedforthestudenttocontinuetodevelopskillsinlisteningand
speaking.Conversationisstressed.Readingandwritingwillbefurtherdeveloped
throughexpandedvocabularyandmorecomplexgrammaticalstructures.Culture,
history,andgeographywillbestudiedingreaterdepth.
0717300AmericanSignLanguageI(1Credit)
ThiscourseintroducesstudentstothefundamentalsofAmericanSignLanguage
(ASL).ASLhistory,vocabulary,grammar,andculturalissuesarefeatured.Through
translationexercises,studentswillacquirevaluablesymbolpresentationand
comprehensionskills.
0717310AmericanSignLanguageII(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofASLI.
ASLIIcontinuesvocabulary,grammar,andculturalissuesstartedinASLI.Students
willbuildtheirvocabulariesandacquireadditionalcomprehensionskills,learning
howtoprocesssigntovoice.
AmericanSignLanguagecountsasaforeignlanguagecreditinmanyuniversity
systems.Thestudentwouldbeadvisedtocheckwiththeirintendedcollegeor
universityforforeignlanguagerequirementsespeciallysinceitisnotacceptedatall
universitiesandcollegesasaforeignlanguage.
VisualArtsElectives
0104340DrawingI(1Credit) Thepurposeofthiscourseisforstudentstoexperimentwiththemediaand
techniquesusedtocreateavarietyoftwo-dimensional(2-D)artworksthroughthe
developmentofskillsindrawing.Studentspractice,sketch,andmanipulatethe
structuralelementsofarttoimprovemarkmakingand/ortheorganizational
principlesofdesigninacompositionfromobservation,research,and/or
imagination.Throughthecritiqueprocess,studentsevaluateandrespondtotheir
ownworkandthatoftheirpeers.Thiscourseincorporateshands-onactivitiesand
consumptionofartmaterials.
0104350DrawingII(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofDrawingI.
Thepurposeofthiscourseisforstudentstodevelopandrefinetechnicalskillsand
create2-Dcompositionswithavarietyofmediaindrawing.Studentartistssketch,
manipulate,andrefinethestructuralelementsofarttoimprovemark-making
and/ortheorganizationalprinciplesofdesigninacompositionfromobservation,
research,and/orimagination.Throughthecritiqueprocess,studentsevaluateand
respondtotheirownworkandthatoftheirpeers.Thiscourseincorporateshandsonactivitiesandconsumptionofartmaterials.
0104370PaintingI(1Credit) Thepurposeofthiscourseistoenablestudentstodevelopbasictoadvanced
perceptual,observational,andcompositionalskillsnecessarytocommunicatea
rangeofsubjectmatter,symbols,ideas,andconceptsusingknowledgeofdrawing
and/orpaintingmedia,processes,andtechniques.
0102300CeramicsI(1Credit)
Studentsexplorehowspace,mass,balance,andformcombinetocreateaesthetic
formsorutilitarianproductsandstructures.Instructionalfocuswillbeonceramics
and/orpottery.Mediamayinclude,butarenotlimitedto,clayand/orplaster,with
considerationoftheworkability,durability,cost,andtoxicityofthemediaused.
Studentartistsconsidertherelationshipofscale(i.e.,hand-held,human,
monumental)throughtheuseofpositiveandnegativespaceorvoids,volume,visual
weight,andgravitytocreatelow/highrelieforfreestandingstructuresforpersonal
intentionsorpublicplaces.Theyexploresharpanddiminishingdetail,size,position,
overlapping,visualpattern,texture,impliedline,space,andplasticity,reflecting
craftsmanshipandqualityinthesurfaceandstructuralqualitiesofthecompleted
artforms.Studentsintheceramicsand/orpotteryartstudiofocusonuseofsafety
proceduresforprocess,media,andtechniques.Studentartistsuseanartcriticism
processtoevaluate,explain,andmeasureartisticgrowthinpersonalorgroup
works.Thiscourseincorporateshands-onactivitiesandconsumptionofart
materials.
0102310CeramicsII(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofCeramicsI.
Studentsexplorespatialrelationshipsthroughtheuseofnonobjective,abstract,or
representationalforms,products,orstructures.Instructionalfocusshouldbeon
ceramicsand/orpottery.Processesandtechniquesforsubstitutionmayinclude,but
arenotlimitedto,wheel-thrownclay,glazeformulationandapplication.Mediamay
include,butarenotlimitedto,clayand/orplasterwithconsiderationofthe
workability,durability,cost,andtoxicityofthemediaused.Ceramicand/orpottery
artistsexperimentwithandmanipulatespace-producingdevices,including
overlapping,transparency,interpenetration,verticalandhorizontalaxis,inclined
planes,disproportionatescale,fractionalorabstractedrepresentation,andspatial
propertiesofthestructuralartelements.Craftsmanshipandqualityarereflectedin
thesurfaceandstructuralqualitiesofthecompletedartforms.Studentsinthe
ceramicsand/orpotteryartstudiofocusonuseofsafetyproceduresforprocess,
media,andtechniques.Studentartistsuseanartcriticismprocesstoevaluate,
explain,andmeasureartisticgrowthinpersonalorgroupworks.Thiscourse
incorporateshands-onactivitiesandconsumptionofartmaterials.
FineandPerformingArts
0300310DanceTechniqueI(1Credit)
0300320DanceTechniquesII(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofDanceTechniqueI.
0300330DanceTechniquesIII(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofDanceTechniqueIandII.
0300330DanceTechniquesIV(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofDanceTechniqueI,II,andII.
Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoenablestudentstodevelopbasicthrough
advancedknowledgeandskillsinvarieddancestylesthroughacquisitionof
technique,choreographicskill,aestheticawareness,andperformancequalitywithin
aculturalandhistoricalcontext.InDanceTechniques,emphasisshallbeplacedon
stagingtechniquesthroughindependentworkinsoloandgroupchoreography,
culminatinginafinalperformanceproject.Studentsmayberequiredtopurchase
necessarydanceattire.
0400370ActingI(1Credit)
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoenablestudentstodevelopfundamentalactingskills
andintegratethemintoindividualandensembletheatricalperformances.The
contentshouldinclude,butnotlimitedto,thefollowing:actingtechniquesand
characteranalysis,movementandvocalproduction,pantomimeandimprovisation,
theatreterminology,theatricalformsandinfluences,scriptanalysis,technical
elements,theroleofthedirector,artisticdiscipline,audienceetiquette,rolesand
careers,auditioningandcasting.
0400380ActingII(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofActingI.
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoenablestudentstodevelopthebasicskillsinthe
multipleelementsoftheatreasacollaborativeart.Thecontentshouldinclude,but
notlimitedto,thefollowing:actingandcharacterization,movementandvocal
production,pantomimeandimprovisation,theatreterminology,scriptelements,
theaterhistoryandinfluences,technicaltheatreanddesign,playwriting,roleofthe
director,theatreproduction,artisticdiscipline,audienceetiquette,rolesandcareers
intheatrearts,relationshipbetweentheatreartsandothersubjectareas.
0400390ActingIII(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofActingIandII
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoenablestudentstodevelopintermediate-levelacting
skillsandintegratethemintoindividualandensembletheatrical
performances.ActingIIwillincludeactingtechniques,characteranalysis,
auditioningmethods.Aftersuccessfullycompletingthiscourse,thestudentwill:
Practiceandfurtherdevelopscene-studytechniques;ensembleactingskills,apply
improvisationaltechniquestospecificactingproblems;applyvariedvocal
productiontechniquestoindividualcharacterizations;useemotionalrecallinthe
developmentofaroleandusemovementtoidentifyacharacterization.Relate
historicalstylesofactingtocurrenttheoriesandpractice;developvaried
auditioningskills;formulatecriticalevaluationsaboutperformancesasaparticipant
andanobserver;demonstrateaconceptofresponsibleparticipation.
0400400ActingIV(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofActingI,II,andIII.
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoenablestudentstodevelopadvancedactingskills
andintegratethemintoindividualandensembletheatricalperformances.ActingIV
willdevelopandsynthesizethefundamentalelementsoftheatreartsintofinal
production,usingvariedmedia,techniques,andprocesses.TheLessacmethodfor
instructioninvoiceandmovementwillcontinuetobeemployed.
0400410TechnicalTheaterDesign&ProductionI(1Credit)
Thepurposeofthiscourseisforstudentstofocusondevelopingthebasictoolsand
proceduresforcreatingelementsoftechnicaltheatre,includingcostumes,lighting,
makeup,properties(props),publicity,scenery,andsound.Technicalknowledgeof
safetyproceduresanddemonstratedsafeoperationoftheatreequipment,tools,and
rawmaterialsarecentraltosuccessinthiscourse.Studentsexploreandlearnto
analyzedramaticscripts,seekingproductionsolutionsthroughhistorical,cultural,
andgeographicresearch.Studentsalsolearnthebasicsofstandardconventionsof
designpresentationanddocumentation;theorganizationalstructureoftheatre
productionandcreativeworkinacollaborativeenvironment;andtheresulting
artisticimprovement.Publicperformancesmayserveasaculminationofspecific
instructionalgoals.Studentsmayberequiredtoattendorparticipateintechnical
work,rehearsals,and/orperformancesbeyondtheschooldaytosupport,extend,
andassesslearningintheclassroom.
MusicElectives
1302300BandI(1Credit) 1302310BandII(1Credit) 1302320BandIII(1Credit) 1302330BandIV(1Credit) Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoenablestudentstodevelopbasictoadvanced
technicalskillsonwindorpercussioninstrumentsthroughtherefinementand
performanceofhighschoolbandliterature.Emphasiswillbeplacedonthe
developmentofskillsininterpretationofnotationandexpressivemarkings,
individualandensembleperformance,andcriticallistening.
1302500JazzBandI(1Credit)
1302510JazzBandII(1Credit) 1302520JazzBandIII(1Credit) 1302530JazzBandIV(1Credit) Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoenablestudentstodevelopbasictoadvanced
skillsinjazzperformancethroughknowledgeofstylesandperformancetechniques
ofvariedjazzandcontemporaryliterature.
1302460InstrumentalEnsemble–PercussionDrums(1Credit)
Thepurposeofthiscourseisforstudentswithlittleornoexperienceinaninstrumental
ensembledevelopbasicmusicianshipandensembleperformanceskillsthroughthestudyof
basic,high-qualitymusicindiversestyles.Studentmusiciansfocusonbuildingfoundational
musictechniques,musicliteracy,listeningskills,andaestheticawareness.Studentsmaybe
requiredtoattendand/orparticipateinrehearsalsandperformancesoutsidetheschool
daytosupport,extend,andassesslearningintheclassroom.Thiscoursemayalsorequire
studentstoobtainamusicalinstrument(e.g.,borrow,rent,purchase)fromanoutside
source.
1302410SteelDrumsI(InstrumentalTechniqueI)(1Credit)
1302420SteelDrumsII(InstrumentalTechniqueI)(1Credit) 1302430SteelDrumsIII(InstrumentalTechniqueIII)(1Credit)
1302440SteelDrumsIV(InstrumentalTechniqueIV)(1Credit) Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoenablestudentstodevelopandrefinebasicto
advancedperformanceofmusicalandtechnicalskillsonaspecificinstrument(steel
drums)throughincreasinglydemandingetudes,scales,andselectedmusic
literature,enhancedbyhistoricalandculturalbackgroundknowledgeofthemusic.
Throughproblem-solving,criticalthinking,andreflection,studentsdevelopthe
physicalandcognitiveskillstobemoredisciplinedperformerswithincreasing
independence.Publicperformancesmayserveasaculminationofspecific
instructionalgoals.Studentsmayberequiredtoattendand/orparticipatein
rehearsalsandperformancesoutsidetheschooldaytosupport,extend,andassess
learningintheclassroom.
1303300ChorusI(1Credit) 1303310ChorusII(1Credit) 1303320ChorusIII(1Credit) 1303330ChorusIV(1Credit)
Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoenablestudentstodevelopbasictoadvanced
individualandensembleskillsinchoralperformancethroughpreparationofvaried
highschoolliterature.Emphasiswillbeplacedonhealthyandexpressivesinging,
accurateinterpretationofnotation,anddevelopmentofcriticalandaesthetic
responsetomusic.
1303440Jazz(VocalEnsembles)I(1Credit)
1303450Jazz(VocalEnsembles)II(1Credit)
1303460Jazz(VocalEnsembles)III(1Credit)
Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoenablestudentstodevelopbasictoadvanced
performancetechniquesinasmallensemblesettingthroughthestudyofvaried
highschoolchoralliterature.Emphasiswillbeplacedonvocalindependence,
expressiveness,andstylisticauthenticity.
1303400VocalTechniquesI(1Credit) 1303410VocalTechniquesII(1Credit) 1303420VocalTechniquesIII(1Credit)
1303430VocalTechniquesIV(1Credit)
Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoenablestudentstodevelopbasictoadvanced
performanceskillsinasoloorsmallensemblesettingusingvariedhighschool
literature.Emphasiswillbeplacedonhealthyandexpressivesinging,performance
techniques,musicknowledge,anddevelopmentofcriticalanalysisandaesthetic
responsetomusic.
1305300EurhythmicsI(1Credit)
1305310EurhythmicsII(1Credit) 1305320EurhythmicsIII(1Credit) 1305330EurhythmicsIV(1Credit) Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoenablestudentstodevelopbasictoadvanced
skillsincreating,performing,andevaluatingchoreographedperformancesasan
independentensembleandincooperationwiththemarchingband.Emphasisis
placedondance,equipmentmanipulation,precision,andtherelationshipbetween
musicanddance.
1300330QAdvancedPlacementMusicTheory(1Credit)
Prerequisites:Thestudent’sabilitytoreadandwritemusicalnotationisfundamentaltothis
course.Itisalsostronglyrecommendedthatthestudentwillhaveacquiredatleastbasic
performanceskillsinvoiceoronaninstrument.
TheultimategoalofanAPMusicTheorycourseistodevelopastudent’sabilityto
recognize,understand,anddescribethebasicmaterialsandprocessesofmusicthatare
heardorpresentedinascore.Theachievementofthisgoalmaybebestpromotedby
integratedapproachestothestudent’sdevelopmentof:auralskills,sight-singingskills,
writtenskills,compositionalskills,andanalyticalskillsthroughlisteningexercises,
performanceexercises,writtenexercises,creativeexercises,analyticalexercises
PhysicalEducation
PhysicalEducationRequirements:
ThehalfcreditPersonalFitnesscourse(1501300)isagraduationrequirement
forallstudents.
Theotherhalfcreditmaybesatisfiedby:
1.AnyphysicaleducationelectivethatisofferedatMatanzasHighSchoolorthrough
iFlaglerandFLVS.Studentsshouldcheckwiththeirguidancecounselorbefore
enrollinginaniFlagler/FLVSphysicaleducationcourse.
2.Participationinaninterscholasticsportatthevarsityorjuniorvarsitylevelfor
twofullseasons.
3.Completionofonesemesterwitha“C”orbetterinamarchingbandclass,a
physicalactivityclassthatrequiresparticipationinmarchingbandactivitiesasan
extracurricularactivity,oradanceclass,satisfiesone-halfcreditinaphysical
educationelective.
4.Completionof2yearsinaReserveOfficerTrainingCorps(ROTC)classthat
includesdrillsasasignificantcomponentsatisfiesonecreditofphysicaleducation
electives.
CourseDescriptions:
1501300PersonalFitness(0.5Credit) Thiscoursewillplaceanemphasisuponhowtobephysical/healtheducated,NOT
justphysicallyactive;teachstudentstheimportanceofmaintaininganoptimallevel
ofhealthfitnessandhowtoassessanddevelopthatfitness;providetheknowledge
andskillsnecessarytomakehealth-consciousdecisionsforpresentandfuture
lifestylechoices.Topicswillinclude,butarenotlimitedto:sunsafety;
bullying/cyberbullying;safetyandriskfactorsfordisease(s),includingSTD’sand
HIV/AIDSeducation;andconsequencesofsubstanceabuse.Thiscourseisdesigned
raisehealth/fitnessawarenessandtoincreasethequalityoflifeamongour
students.
1501320FitnessIssuesForAdolescents(0.5Credit)
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoextendstudentknowledgeofhealth-relatedfitness
concepts,helpthestudentacquireknowledgeaboutselectedadolescentissues
relatedtofitnessandpersonalappearance,andhelpthestudentimprovehealthrelatedfitness.
1503350TeamSportsI(0.5Credit)
1503360TeamSportsII(0.5Credit)
Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoprovidestudentswithopportunitiestoacquire
knowledgeofstrategiesofteamsportplay,developskillsinselectedteamsports,
andmaintainand/orimprovetheirpersonalfitness.TeamsportsIandIIarenot
consecutivecourses;theymaybetakenineitherorder.
1502410Individual/DualSportsI(0.5Credit)
1502420Individual/DualSportsII(0.5Credit)
Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoenablestudentstodevelopknowledgeandskills
specifiedinindividualanddualsportsandtomaintainhealthrelatedfitness.
Thefollowingcoursesaredesignedforstudentswhoareparticipatinginsports.
Studentsmustobtainpermissionfromtheirheadcoach.(Wcodes=elective
creditforanyoneormembersoftheweightliftingteam;Acodes=membersofa
MHSsportsteam).
1503350/60WWeightTraining1(0.5Crediteachtomake1fullcredit)
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoprovidestudentswithopportunitiestoacquirebasic
knowledgeandskillsinweighttrainingthatmaybeusedinphysicalfitnesspursuits
todayaswellasinlaterlife,improvemuscularstrengthandendurance,and
enhancebodyimage.Thecontentincludesknowledgeoftheimportanceof
muscularstrengthandendurance,assessmentofmuscularstrengthandendurance,
knowledgeofhealthproblemsassociatedwithinadequatelevelsofmuscular
strengthandendurance,knowledgeofskeletalmuscles,knowledgeandapplication
ofbiomechanicalandphysiologicalprinciplestoimproveandmaintainstrengthand
endurance,knowledgeofsoundnutritionalpractices,knowledgeofsafetypractices,
andknowledgeofconsumerissuesrelatedtoweighttraining.
1501340/2410WWeightTraining2(0.5Crediteachtomake1fullcredit)
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoprovidestudentswithopportunitiestoextendthe
acquisitionofknowledgeandthedevelopmentofskillsinweighttrainingthatmay
beusedinphysicalfitnesspursuitstodayaswellasinlaterlife,furtherimprove
strengthandendurance,andfurtherenhancebodyimage.Thecontentincludes
reinforcementofbasicweighttrainingknowledge,knowledgeofsafetypractices,
expansionofweighttrainingprogramsbyincorporatingnewexercises,increasing
resistance,andmodifyingthenumberofsetsandrepetitions,knowledgeofvarious
weighttrainingtheories,knowledgeofvariousequipmentavailableinthefieldto
developmuscularstrengthandendurance,andknowledgeofdesigning,
implementing,andevaluatingapersonalweighttrainingprogram.
1501350/2420WWeightTraining3(0.5Crediteachtomake1fullcredit)
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoprovidestudentswithopportunitiestofurther
extendtheacquisitionofknowledgeandthedevelopmentofskillsinweighttraining
thatmaybeusedinphysicalfitnesspursuitstodayaswellasinlaterlife,further
improvemuscularstrengthandendurance,andfurtherenhancebodyimage.The
contentincludesreinforcementofbasicweighttrainingknowledge,knowledgeof
safetypractices,applicationofknowledgeofdesignandimplementingapersonal
weighttrainingprogramtomeetspecificneedsandgoals,andknowledgeofthe
organizationandadministrationofweightliftingactivities.Implementationof
personalweighttrainingprogramsandrealizationofpersonalgoalsisstressed.
1501360/1410WWeightTraining4(0.5Crediteachtomake1fullcredit)
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoenablestudentstodevelopanadvancedknowledge
inweighttrainingwhileconcentratingonthemuscularstrengthaspect,toimprove
techniquesinstrengthtraining,tofurtherimprovemuscularstrengthandtofurther
improveselfimage.
1503350/60AAthleticTeamConditioning1(1Credit)
1501340/2410AAthleticTeamConditioning2(1Credit)
1501350/2420AAthleticTeamConditioning3(1Credit)
1501360/1410AAthleticTeamConditioning4(1Credit)
Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoprovidestudentstheopportunityto
improve/maintainthestrengthandconditioninglevelsthatarenecessaryfor
successduringthesportsseason.Onlystudentswhoareparticipatinginsportsare
eligibleforthesecourses.Furthermore,eachstudentmustobtainpermissionfrom
theirheadcoachinordertoenrollintheabovecourses.
CareerandTechnicalEducation
Electives
8209510DigitalDesignI(1Credit)
Thiscourseisdesignedtodevelopbasicentry-levelskillsrequiredforcareersinthe
digitalpublishingindustry.Thecontentincludescomputerskills;digitalpublishing
conceptsandoperations;layout,design,measurementactivities;anddigitalimaging
aswellascommunication,collaborationanddecision-makingactivities;critical
thinking;andproblemsolving.AftersuccessfulcompletionofDigitalDesign1
studentswillhavemetoccupationalcompletionpoint-B,ProductionAssistant-
SOCCode43-9031.
8209520DigitalDesignII(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofDigitalDesign1.
Thiscoursecontinuesthedevelopmentofbasicentry-levelskillsrequiredfor
careersinthedigitalpublishingindustry.Thecontentincludescomputerskills;
digitalpublishingoperations;layout,design,andmeasurementactivities;anddigital
imagingaswellascommunication,collaborationanddecision-makingactivities;
criticalthinking;andproblemsolving.AftersuccessfulcompletionofDigitalDesign
2and3,studentswillhavemetoccupationalcompletionpoint-C,DigitalAssistant
Designer-SOCCode43-9031.
8209530DigitalDesignIII(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofDigitalDesignIandII.
Thiscoursecontinuesthedevelopmentofindustry-standardskillsrequiredfor
careersinthedigitalpublishingindustry.Thecontentincludestheuseofavariety
ofsoftwareandequipmenttoperformdigitalpublishinganddigitalimaging
activitiesaswellascommunication,collaborationanddecision-makingactivities;
criticalthinking;andproblemsolving.AftersuccessfulcompletionofDigitalDesign
3,studentswillhavemetoccupationalcompletionpoint-C,DigitalAssistant
Designer-SOCCode43-90331.
8209540DigitalDesignIV(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofDigitalDesignI,II,andIII.
Thiscourseisdesignedtodevelopadvancedindustry-standardskillsrequiredfor
careersinthedigitalpublishingindustry.Thecontentincludestheuseofavariety
ofsoftwareandequipment,includingdigitalvideocamerasandvideo/audioediting
software.AftersuccessfulcompletionofDigitalDesign4and5,studentswillhave
metoccupationalcompletionpoint-D,GraphicDesigner-SOCCode27-1014.
Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoenablestudentstodevelopfundamentalthrough
advancedskillsandcreativeapproachesinphotographicimagery,processes,and
editingtechniques.Thesecoursesconcentrateonvisualaspectsof
photography.Studentswillgaintheabilitytoincorporatetheprinciplesand
elementsofdesign,photographicvocabularies,formalandexpressiveelementsand
amorecomprehensiveunderstandinganduseofAdobePhotoshopSoftware.Access
toadigitalcameraandaUSBflashdriveisstronglyrecommended.
8800510CulinaryOperations1(1credit)
Prerequisites:Thiscourseisfor9thand10thgradersonly.
Thiscoursecoversthehistoryofthefoodserviceindustryandcareersinthat
industry.Alsocoveredarestatemandatedguidelinesforfoodserviceandhowto
attainfoodhandlertrainingcertification;safetyintheworkplace;employability
skills;leadership/teamworkskills;careanduseofcommercialculinaryequipment;
basicfoodscience;basicnutrition;andfollowingrecipesinfoodpreparationlabs.
8800520CulinaryOperations2(1credit)
Prerequisites:InordertoadvanceintoCulinary2,studentsmusthavecompleted
Culinary1withasatisfactorygrade,andtheymusthaveteachersignature.
Inthiscoursestudentswilllearnandperformfrontofthehouseandbackofthe
houseduties.Studentswillpreparequalityandfoodproductsandpresentthem
creatively,demonstratesafe,sanitaryworkprocedures,understandfoodscience
principlesrelatedtocookingandbaking;andutilizenutritionconceptswhen
planningmealandmenus.
8800530CulinaryOperations3(1credit)
Prerequisites:Studentsmusthaveperformedwellinculinary2andachieveda
satisfactorygradeandtheymusthaveteacher’ssignature.
Inthiscoursethestudentwillresearchcareeropportunitiesinprofessionalcooking
andbaking;followguidelinesonfoodselection,purchasing,andstorage;anduse
communicationskills.Studentswillprepareandpresentavarietyofadvancedfood
products;createcenterpieces;andresearchlawsspecifictothehospitality
industry.Alsocoveredaremanagementskills,howtodevelopabusinessplan,and
utilizationoftechnologyintheworkplace.Studentswillbeknowledgeableabout
foodsafetymanagertraining/certificationtrainingprogramsthatareacceptablein
Florida.
8800540CulinaryOperations4(1credit)
Prerequisites:Studentsmusthaveperformedwellinculinary3andachieveda
satisfactorygradeandtheymusthaveteacher’ssignature.
Inthiscoursestudentswillpreparevariousmealsandfoodproductsincluding
thoseforindividualswithvariousnutritionalneedsand/ordietaryrestrictions.The
relationshipbetweennutritionandwellnesswillbeexamined.Costcontrol
techniquesandprofitabilitywillbecoveredaswellasanalysisoffoodestablishment
menus.Studentswillalsodemonstratebasicfinancialliteracyskills.
8106810AgriscienceFoundationsI
Thiscourseisdesignedtodevelopcompetenciesintheareasofagriculturalhistory
andtheglobalimpactofagriculture;careeropportunities;scientificandresearch
concepts;biologicalandphysicalscienceprinciples;environmentalprinciples;
agrisciencesafety;principlesofleadership;andagribusiness,employability,and
humanrelationsskillsinagriscience.Laboratory-basedactivitiesareanintegral
partofthiscourse.Theseincludethesafeuseandapplicationofappropriate
technology,scientifictestingandobservationequipment.
8121510IntroductoryHorticultureII
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofAgriscienceFoundationsIandteacher
recommendation.
Thiscourseisdesignedtodevelopcompetenciesintheareasofcareer
opportunities;globalimportanceofagriculture;plantclassification;propagation;
growingmedia;nutritionalneeds;fertilization;irrigation;pestidentification;pest
control,pruning;plantinstallation;transplanting;safehand-tooluse;and
employabilityskills.
8106510PlantBiotechnologyIII
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofAgriscienceFoundationsIandIntroductory
HorticultureII,andteacherrecommendation.
Thiscourseprovidescoherentandrigorouscontentalignedwithchallenging
academicstandardsandrelevanttechnicalknowledgeandskillsneededtoprepare
forfurthereducationandcareersintheAgriculture,FoodandNaturalResources
careercluster;providestechnicalskillproficiency,andincludescompetency-based
appliedlearningthatcontributestotheacademicknowledge,higher-order
reasoningandproblem-solvingskills,workattitudes,generalemployabilityskills,
technicalskills,andoccupation-specificskills,andknowledgeofallaspectsofthe
agriculturalbiotechnologyindustrywithintheAgriculture,FoodandNatural
Resourcescareercluster.
8121520HorticultureScienceIII
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofAgriscienceFoundationsIandIntroductory
HorticultureII,andteacherrecommendation.
Thiscourseisdesignedtodevelopcompetenciesintheareasofindustry
regulations;plantclassification;planttransportation;soilsamplingandanalysis;
fertilizercalculations;recordingkeeping;irrigationcomponents,waterquality;
drainage;integratedpestmanagement;pesticidesafetyandregulations;equipment
calibration;chemicalgrowthregulators;xeriscaping;integratedlandscape
management;safeuseofpowerequipment;recordkeeping;andemployability
skills.
8827410Sport,Recreation,andEntertainmentEssentials(1Credit)
8827420Sport,Recreation,andEntertainmentApplications(1Credit)
8827430Sport,Recreation,andEntertainmentManagement(1Credit)
8827440Sport,Recreation,andEntertainmentInternship(1Credit)
Prerequisites:Successfulcompletionofeachlevelandteacherrecommendationin
ordertomoveontothenextlevel.
Thisprogramoffersasequenceofcoursesthatprovidescoherentandrigorous
contentalignedwithchallengingacademicstandardsandrelevanttechnical
knowledgeandskillsneededtoprepareforfurthereducationandcareersinthe
Marketing,SalesandServicecareercluster;providestechnicalskillproficiency,and
includescompetency-basedappliedlearningthatcontributestotheacademic
knowledge,higher-orderreasoningandproblem-solvingskills,workattitudes,
generalemployabilityskills,technicalskills,andoccupation-specificskills,and
knowledgeofallaspectsoftheMarketing,SalesandServicecareercluster.
8207310IntroductiontoInformationTechnology(1credit)
Thiscourseisdesignedtoprovideanintroductiontoinformationtechnology
conceptsandcareersaswellastheimpactinformationtechnologyhasontheworld,
people,andindustryandbasicwebdesignconcepts.Thecontentincludes
informationtechnologycareerresearch;operatingsystemsandsoftware
applications;electroniccommunicationsincludinge-mailandInternetservices;
basicHTML,DHTML,andXMLwebcommandsanddesign;emergingtechnologies,
andWebpagedesign.
8720310ConstructionTechnology1(1Credit)
AnIntroductiontobasicwoodworkingandcabinetmakingtechniquesutilizingthe
useofhandandmachinetools,throughtheconstructionofbothrequiredand
studentchosenprojects.
8720320ConstructionTechnology2(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofConstructionTechnology1.
8720330ConstructionTechnology3(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofConstructionTechnology1and2.
Thepurposeofthesecoursesistoprovidestudentswithbeginningtoadvanced
instructionintheknowledge,humanrelations,andtechnicalskillsofconstruction
technology.
8772110TelevisionProduction1(1Credit)
TelevisionProduction1isdesignedtointroducestudentstotelevisionproduction
techniques.Thecontentwillincludetelevisionhistoryanditsroleinmassmedia,
differentstylesofscriptcopy,television/videotapeformatsandtheiruses,from
broadcasttohomeapplications.Studentswillbeintroducedtoavarietyof
productionrolesandbasicequipmentuseincludinglighting,audioandvideo
recordingsystems.Studentswillalsobeintroducedtostudiofacilitiesandbasic
editingtechniques.Thiscoursewillsatisfythefineartrequirement.
8772120TelevisionProduction2(1Credit)
Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofTelevisionProduction1.
TelevisionProduction2isdesignedtobeafollow-uptoTVProduction1.Students
willrefinetheapplicationsoftheorieslearnedinTVProduction1.Inaddition,
studentswillbeexposedtoadvancedcameratechniques,studiooperations,and
lightingtechniques.Post-productiontechniqueswillbeelaborated,includingpostproductionaudio,useofeffects,advancedscriptwriting.Thiscoursewillsatisfythe
fineartsrequirement.
8772130TelevisionProduction3(1Credit) Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofTelevisionProduction1and2.
TelevisionProduction3isafollow-uptoTVProduction1&2.Detailedoperationof
studioequipmentwillbeoffered.Thiswillincludeeditingwithspecialeffects,
charactergeneration,audiocontrolsystems,aswellasmoreelaboratefield
productiontechniques.
8772140TelevisionProduction4(1Credit) Prerequisite:SuccessfulcompletionofTelevisionProduction1,2,and3.
Thepurposeofthesecoursesistopreparestudentstobeindependentinwriting,
producing,directing,supervising,andperformingintelevisionproductions.
8300410TOJT
OJTisawork-basedlearningexperience.WhenOJTisoffered,eachstudentis
requiredtohaveatrainingagreementandatrainingplan.Thestudentmustreceive
compensationforworkperformed.TheOJTcoursemaybetakenbyastudentfor
oneormoresemestersatthesecondarylevelenablingthestudenttoearnmultiple
credits.Thespecificstudentperformancestandards,whichthestudentmust
achievetoearncredit,mustbespecifiedintheOJTtrainingplan.
Teacher’sAssistant
8909010TeacherAssistant1(1Credit)
8909020TeacherAssistant2(1Credit)
8909030TeacherAssistant3(1Credit)
8909040TeacherAssistant4(1Credit)
Prerequisite:Theseclassesareforstudentsingrades11&12.Studentsmusthavea
3.0orhighertosignuptobeateacherassistant.
Thepurposeofthesecoursesistodevelopcompetenciesrelatedtotherole,
regulations,andcareerpathofteacherassistants.Studentsmustparticipateinand
documentaprescribednumberofhoursoffieldexperienceand/orobservationfor
eachcourse.Thestudentmustsubmitacompletedportfoliototheinstructorbythe
endofthefourthcourse.
ExceptionalStudentEducation
Electives
7963080LearningStrategiesperIEP(1Credit)
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoprovideinstructionthatenablesexceptional
educationstudentstoacquireandusestrategiesandskillstoenhancetheir
independenceaslearnersineducationalandcommunitysettings.Thecontent
shouldinclude,butnotbelimitedto,thefollowing:strategiesforacquiringand
storingknowledge,strategiesfororalandwrittenexpression,strategiesforproblem
solving,strategiesforlinkingnewinformationwithpriorknowledge,strategiesfor
activeparticipationinreading,viewing,andlistening,self-regulateduseof
comprehensionstrategies,testtakingskills,timemanagementandorganization
skills,socialskills,self-advocacyandplanningskills.
StudentGovernmentAssociation
(SGA)
0500300StudentGovernmentAssociationI(ExecutiveInternship1)(1
Credit)
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoteachleadershipskills,parliamentaryprocedure,
problem-solving,decision-making,communicationskills,groupdynamics,timeand
stressmanagement,publicspeaking,humanrelations,publicrelations,team
building,andothergroupprocesses.
0500310StudentGovernmentAssociationII(ExecutiveInternship2)(1
Credit) Thiscoursewillprovideanin-depthstudyoftheleadershiptechniquesofdecisionmaking,problem-solving,meetingskills,communication,groupconflictreduction,
timeandstressmanagement,evaluation,team-building,groupdynamics,
motivationalstrategy,andtheroleofleadershipinademocraticsociety.
0500320StudentGovernmentAssociationIII(ExecutiveInternship3)(1
Credit)
Thiscoursewillcontinuetoprovideanin-depthstudyoftheleadershiptechniques
ofdecision-making,problem-solving,meetingskills,communication,groupconflict
reduction,timeandstressmanagement,evaluation,team-building,groupdynamics,
motivationalstrategy,andtheroleofleadershipinademocraticsociety.
0500330StudentGovernmentAssociationIV(ExecutiveInternship4)(1
Credit)
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoteachleadershipskills,parliamentaryprocedure,
problemsolving,decisionmaking,communicationskills,groupdynamics,timeand
stressmanagement,publicspeaking,humanrelations,publicrelations,team
building,andothergroupprocesses.Thecontentshouldinclude,butnotbelimited
to,thefollowing:studyinself-understanding,developmentinsuchareasasgoal
setting,self-actualization,andassertiveness,andthestudyoforganizational
theoriesandmanagement.
ROTC
1801300LeadershipEducationandTrainingI(1Credit)
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoenablestudentstodevelopknowledgeofthe
history,customs,traditions,andpurposeoftheArmyJROTC.Thecourseisdesigned
toteachhighschoolstudentsthevalueofcitizenship,leadership,servicetothe
community,personalresponsibility,andasenseofaccomplishment,whileinstilling
inthemself-esteem,teamwork,andself-disciplineitalsointroducestheconceptsof
equalopportunity,fairtreatmentofminorities,andpreventionofsexual
harassment.Itsfocusisreflectedinitsmissionstatement,“Tomotivateyoung
peopletobebettercitizens.”Itprepareshighschoolstudentsforresponsible
leadershiproleswhilemakingthemawareoftheirrights,responsibilities,and
privilegesasAmericancitizens.Theprogramisastimulusforpromotinggraduation
fromhighschool,anditprovidesinstructionandrewardingopportunitiesthatwill
benefitthestudent,community,andnation.
1801310LeadershipEducationAndTrainingII(1Credit)
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoenablestudentstoexpandonskillstaughtin
LeadershipEducationandTrainingI.ThiscourseintroducestheconceptsWellness,
Fitness,andFirstAid:YouAreWhatYouEat;GeographyandEarthScience:
IntroductiontoMaps;andCitizenshipinAmericanHistoryandGovernment:The
Preamble.
1801320LeadershipEducationAndTrainingIII(1Credit)
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoenablestudentstoexpandontheskillstaughtin
LeadershipEducationandTrainingI&II.Thiscourseallowscadetstoinvestigate
theinterrelationshipsoftheserviceswhiletheycontinuetobuildtheirleadership
developmentanddecision-makingskills.Itincludesnegotiationskillsand
managementprinciples.Itemphasizesstaffproceduresandopportunitiestohandle
variousleadershipsituationsaswellaspreventviolenceandmanagesanger.The
research,identification,planning,andexecutionofservicelearningactivitiesare
included.
1801330LeadershipEducationAndTrainingIV(1Credit)
Thepurposeofthiscourseistoenablestudentstoexpandontheskillstaughtin
LeadershipEducationandTrainingI,II,&III.Thiscoursefocusesoncreatinga
positiveleadershipsituation,negotiating,decisionmaking,problemsolving,team
development,projectmanagement,andmentoring.Studentswilldemonstrate
leadershippotentialinanassignedcommandorstaffpositionwithinthecadet
battalionorganizationalstructure.