Classes offered will vary depending on the semester and interest level of students.
This course gives students a chance to explore in depth a technical field of their choice. Each student will complete independent projects to validate their knowledge. The instructor will work with each individual as needed.
Prerequisites: None
Credits: .5
Grade Level: 11-12
This course is intended for students who are interested in careers relating to building construction. Areas of study include masonry, concrete, framing, electrical, plumbing, landscaping, and roofing.
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 1
Grade Levels: 11-12 or consent of instructor
Through this course, students will learn the fundamentals in personal auto tasks. This course will also integrate activities that convey the concepts, principles, skills, and techniques of transmitting power to movement, such as aligning belts, chains, conveyors etc.
Prerequisites: None
Credit: .5
Grades: 9-12
This class will cover all aspects of a business. It will cover ownership, leasing, inventory control, financing, management, engineering, retail pricing of goods and services, etc. Students will mass produce a product(s) and sell them.
Prerequisites: None
Credit: .5
Grades: 9-12
Through the completion of projects such as metal art, recreational equipment, home furnishings, and tools, students will learn the fundamentals of metal processes.
Prerequisites: None
Credits: .5
Grades: 9-12
This course is an integrative hands-on laboratory based on a set of “problems” which will convey the concepts, principles, skills, and techniques of engineering. This course revolves around problem solving.
Prerequisites: None
Credits: .5
Grades: 9-12
Through the completion of projects such as wood furniture and various personal items, students will learn the fundamentals of wood and plastic properties.
Prerequisites: None
Credit: .5
Grades: 9-12
This course provides extensive lab time to experience equipment and technology associated with processing various materials. Students will work with 3D printers, laser engravers, computer numerical controlled (CNC) routers, CNC mills, CNC lathes, CNC plasma cutters. Students will also use an injection molder, vacuum former, and strip heater in the processing of plastic materials. Various woodworking and metalworking will be used in the processing of wood and metal materials.
Prerequisites: None
Credit: .5
Grades: 9-12
This course is intended for students who are interested in careers relating to product design, engineering, and manufacturing. Throughout the course, students will be working with some of the most up-to-date computer numeric controlled and robotic equipment in design and manufacturing.
Prerequisites: None
Credit: .5
Grades: 9-12
This course is intended for students who are interested in careers relating to architecture, construction, and interior design.
Prerequisites: None
Credits: .5
Grade Level: 11 & 12
In this course students will learn the impacts our growing society has on our natural resources. It will include learning the interaction of business, industry and housing development with recreation and natural resources preservation thru land use planning and zoning. Students will study forestry, soils, water, air and wildlife qualities. Activities may include developing an “ideal” industrial/development park using Autodesk 3D Civil Land Development Software, creating a land use policy, calculating timber stands, calculating board feet, soil testing, water quality tests, game animal processing, survival nutrition.
Prerequisites: None
Credits: .5
Grade Level: 10-12
In this course students will learn the technology of how various power sports equipment work and the skills needed to maintain it. The course will cover the efficiency of the equipment, types of engines (4-stroke vs. 2-stroke), maintenance (including lubrication, carburetion, oil changes, drivetrain, tune-ups), electrical systems, safety systems, transmissions/gearing, tires, belts, etc. The equipment will range from small lawn and garden engines, golf carts, mopeds to ATV’s, motorcycles, snowmobiles and watercraft.
Prerequisites: None
Credits: .5
Grade Level: 10-12
This course focuses on alternative renewable vs. nonrenewable fuels. Students will gain insight and understanding along with the implications associated with renewable energies through integrative hands-on laboratory activities. Activities may include making bio-diesel, aeromodeling winder generators, experimenting with hydrogen fuel cells, designing solar and geothermal devices, etc.
Prerequisites: None
Credits: .5
Grade Level: 9-12
In this course students will design and build an electric or fuel powered highmileage vehicle. They will study the challenges facing a fossil fueled transportation system and be challenged to create a vehicle to help solve this dependency. To accomplish this task, students will research, develop, and test experimental vehicle designs while following strict criteria and constraints. Students will compete in several state high-mileage competitions.
Prerequisites: None
Credits: .5
Grade Level: 9-12