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All students in Sandwich High School will complete and pass a minimum of one capstone course.
Capstone Courses exist in all departments including Science, Math, English, Fine and Applied Arts, Foreign Language, and Technology. Capstone classes are designed to maximize the development of 21st Century skills including critical thinking and problem solving, collaboration and leadership, initiative and entrepreneurialism, effective oral and written communication, accessing and analyzing information and developing curiosity and imagination. Capstone courses are assessed through school wide performance based rubrics.
English Language Arts
Grades 10-12: 1 Credit College Prep (Honors Option)
Grades 11 &12: 1 Credit College Prep (Honors Option)
Guidelines: Successful Completion of Journalism I
1154 Creative Writing: Short Story and Memoir
Grades 10-12: 1 Credit College Prep
1144 Introduction to Criminal Justice
Grades 10-12: 1 Credit College Prep
Fine, Performing & Media Arts
Grades 11-12: 1 Credit Honors
Guidelines: Required Sequence
Grades 9-11: 1 Credit College Prep
Grades 10-12: 1 Credit College Prep / Honors
Guidelines: Required Sequence
Grades 10-12: .5 College Prep
1191 Video Production I Grades 9-12 1 Credit College Prep
1192 Advanced Video Production II
Grades 10-12 1 Credit: Honors Successful completion of Video Production I
1193 Advanced Video Production III and Personal Projects
Grades 11-12 1 Credit Honors
Successful completion of Advanced Video Production II
1159 Theater & Dramatic Communication II
Grades 10-12: 1 Credit College Prep (Honors Option)
Guidelines: Required Sequence
Grades 9-12: .5 or 1 Credit College Prep
Grades 9-12: .5 or 1 Credit Honors
Guidelines: Audition
Grades 9-12: .5 or 1 Credit College Prep
Grades 9-12 .5 Credit College Prep
Foreign Language
Grades 11-12: 1 Credit Honors ( alternate days all year)
Required Sequence: Successful completion of Latin IV honors
Physical Education, Health & Wellness
Grades 10-12: .5 Credit College Prep
1957 American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor
Grades 10-12 .5 College Prep
History & Social Studies
1230 Advanced Placement World History
Grades 10-12: 2 credits
1144 Introduction to Criminal Justice
Grades 10-12: 1 Credit College Prep
Mathematics
Grades 11 & 12: 1 Credit College Prep
Guideline: Successful completion of Algebra II
1460 Advanced Placement Statistics
Grade 11 & 12: 1 Credit Full year
Guideline: Successful completion of Algebra II
1452 Math Theory and Applications
Grades 11 & 12: 1 Credit College Prep
Guideline: Successful completion of Algebra II and
demonstrated understanding of the principles of Physics
Science & Engineering
1515 Introduction to Engineering Design (PLTW)
Grade: 9: 1 Credit College Prep (Honors Option)
1580 Principles of Engineering (PLTW)
Grades 10-12: 1 Credit College Prep (Honors Option)
1581 Civil Engineering and Architecture (PLTW)
Grades 10-12: 1 Credit College Prep (Honors Option) Required Sequence: Concurrent enrollment in college preparatory Mathematics
1582 Principles of the Biomedical Science (PLTW)
Grades 10-12: 1 Credit College Prep (Honors Option)
1583 Human Body Systems (PLTW)
Grades 10-12: 1 Credit College Prep (Honors Option)
Grades 11 & 12: 1 Credit College Prep (Honors Option)
Guidelines: Teacher recommendation as course requires extensive field work
Technology & Applied Arts
1615 Introduction to Web Design
Grades 9-12: .5 Credit College Prep with Honors Option
Required Sequence: Successful Completion of Digital Literacy
Grades 10–12: .5 Credit Honors
Required Sequence: Successful Completion of Introduction to Web Design
1619 Computer Game Design and Development
Grades 9-12: .5 Credit College Prep (Honors Option)
Required Sequence: Successful Completion of Digital Literacy
1630 Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles
Grades 10-12: 1 Credit Advanced Placement
Required Sequence: Successful Completion of either Introduction to Computer Science and Programming or Advanced Computer Science and Programming
1817 Decorative Sign Design and Construction
Grades 10-12: 1 Credit College Prep
Guidelines: Successful Completion of Wood Technology and Art I
Grades 9-12: .5 Credit College Prep
Guidelines: Required Sequence
Grades 9-12: .5 Credits College Prep ( Honors Option)
Guidelines: Required Sequence
1714 Facility Construction
Grades 10-12: .5 Credit College Prep
Guidelines: Teacher recommendation as course requires extensive field work
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