Social Studies

World History

Grades: 10

Graduation Requirement: World Civilization

A-G: A

World History is a required course for graduation and typically taken in 10th grade. This course is intended to cover early and modern world history from the French Revolution in 1789 to the rising Cold War and the Berlin Wall construction in 1961. In this course students will complete projects, listen to powerpoints and take notes, watch videos, take quizzes and tests, and write essays. By the end of this course, students will be able to identify key components (not only facts, but causation and effect) pertaining to Modern History as well as be familiar with basic geographical countries and capitals.They will develop a variety of written and verbal skills necessary in other facets of education.

United States History

Grades: 11

Graduation Requirement: U.S. History

A-G: A

United States History is a required course for graduation and typically taken in 11th grade. This course is intended to cover Early Settlement from pre-European contact to the end of the 1960s and the election of Richard Nixon. In this course students will complete projects, listen to powerpoints and take notes, watch videos, take quizzes and tests, and write an 8-10 page research essay. By the end of this course, students will be able to identify key components (not only facts, but causation and effect) pertaining to United States History. They will develop a variety of written and verbal skills as well as a greater understanding of the country in which they reside.

AP US History (H)

Grades: 11

Graduation Requirement: U.S. History

A-G: A

In AP U.S. History, students investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes in nine historical periods from approximately 1491 to the present. Students develop and use the same skills and methods employed by historians: analyzing primary and secondary sources; developing historical arguments; making historical connections; and utilizing reasoning about comparison, causation, and continuity and change. The course also provides eight themes that students explore throughout the course in order to make connections among historical developments in different times and places: American and national identity; work, exchange, and technology; geography and the environment; migration and settlement; politics and power; America in the world; American and regional culture; and social structures.

Civics/Economics

Grades: 12

Graduation Requirement: Civics

A-G: A

Prerequisite: None

This course is designed to introduce the students to their responsibilities and privileges as citizens and voters. Students examine the structure and functions of the institutions of government in the U.S. including executive, legislative and judicial branches of the federal government, and the political system, civil rights and operation of the state and local government.

This course is paired with Economics in one term.

Grades: 12

Graduation Requirement: Economics

A-G: G

Prerequisite: None

Students are introduced to fundamental economic concepts such as a scarcity and opportunity cost. They will explore the working system of our U.S. economy. Emphasis is placed on our mixed market economy and understanding the roles played by individuals and our government.

This course is paired with Civics in one term.

History Department Electives

History of Rock and Roll

Yearbook

Grades: 9-12

Graduation Requirement: Vocational Education or Elective

A-G: No

This is a high school elective and can be taken by all high school grades. The students are tasked with the responsibility of creating the high school yearbook, which includes, design, interviews, articles, photographing, attending events and sports games, and completing pages within the prescribed deadlines. This class is great for students who want to participate in capturing memories and creating a book that many people will keep for the entirety of their lives: their high school yearbook.