English Language Arts

Open to grades 9-12

1/2 year, .5 credit

Attention future educators, child psychologists, and social workers: study some of your favorite children's books and their authors.  Learn about the writing and illustration processes.  Produce your own original work!

Open to grades 9-12

1/2 year, .5 credit

NCAA approved course

Learn how sports stories are made into movies! Study fiction and nonfiction sports writing and correlating films.  Examine the role that sports play in our culture.  If you like sports this class is for you!

Open to grades 9 - 12

1/2 year, .5 credit

NCAA approved course

Develop your voice or personal style of writing while experimenting with different writing genres! Write creatively in a workshop environment that supports individual conferences, peer editing, and opportunities to read and share original work.

Open to grades 9-12

1/2 year, .5 credit

NCAA approved course

Learn how to communicate with confidence, courage, and comfort! Learn the art of conversation: how to lead a discussion, conduct an interview, make an informative or persuasive speech.  Learn the techniques of debate and the psychology of audience reaction.

Open to grades 11 and 12

1 year, 2 credits (1 ELA, 1 Art)

Write and produce news for daily announcements and other school-related events and activities! This course will cover the basics of television news and broadcast style, behind the camera and in front of it. Develop your news writing ability, practice your expressive and interactive language skills, and enhance your digital editing expertise. 

Open to grades 9 - 12

1/2 year, .5 credit

Designed for the beginning performer! Concentrate on the basics of improvisation, monologues and scenes in a safe environment.  Learn to be more comfortable with yourself and in front of others while performing on stage.

Open to grades 10-12

1 year, 1 credit

Prerequisite requirement: Drama and Acting Workshop I

Designed for the more experienced performer! Present monologues, scenes, and projects. Study various acting techniques.  This course can be repeated for a second full year.

Open to grades 11 and 12

1 year, 1 credit

Are you ready to take control of your education and start looking at topics that interest you? Students enrolled in AP Seminar have the unique ability to explore and research ideas that they are interested in. With your teacher as your guide, you will have the opportunity to explore topics and perspectives such as, but not limited to, technological advancements, civil rights/social issues, environmental concerns, current events, crime and law, education, media/communication, and so much more. In AP Seminar, YOU become the teacher. 

Open to grades 9-12

1/2 year, .5 credit

Analyze and write articles about sporting games.  Learn the history of sports broadcasting.  Investigate how the internet, sports talk radio and sports television channels have influenced sports journalism.  Learn about the history of sports reporting and how major sporting events are covered by a variety of news sources.  

Open to grade 11

1/2 year, .5 credit

Students will learn techniques to help them master the SAT and develop a strong college essay. The class will cover: test-taking strategies, the test taker’s mentality, how the SAT is scored, vocabulary in context, college essay writing, and how to write the SAT rhetorical analysis essay. Students will be encouraged to continue to hone their skills with weekly practice that they can continue even after completing the course.

Open to grades 9-12

1/2 year, .5 credit

NCAA approved course

Explore extraterrestrials, monsters, ghosts, and all things strange and wonderful! Explore the origins and meanings of mystery, science fiction, and horror literature.

Open to grades 9-12

1/2 year, .5 credit

NCAA approved course

Begin your journey into the realm of the fantastic where gods, monsters, and faraway lands will set you on a path of enlightenment about the beliefs and dreams that have propelled mankind for centuries! Consider the importance of these tales as a means to understand the people who wrote them, the societies that believed them, and the lessons that the modern world can learn from them.

Open to grades 9-12

1/2 year, .5 credit

From Charlie Chaplin's iconic images to superheroes as the new gods, take a journey through movie history and discover new ways to read a film.  Look at movies in a new way, to understand how and why they are made.  Censorship, special effects, and summer blockbusters will be discussed, along with viewings of corresponding films.

Open to grades 10-12

1/2 year, .5 credit

This course will focus on the literature and history of the Holocaust and the events leading up to it and following the end of World War II.  The course will use historical texts, first person accounts, works of Historical Fiction, Biographies, Films, Documentaries, Propaganda, etc. to show the students how events led up to the Holocaust and how this continues to impact us today.  The students will read, research, and present in class what they have learned and ask questions of each other and of the teacher in order to gain a better understanding of the topic.  They will brainstorm ways in which they can work to create a better, more inclusive world. 

This course is designed for students in the Life Skills program and any student looking for a unique opportunity to make a positive impact in the lives of others. Peer mentors will work alongside students with disabilities to help develop social and interpersonal skills, all while exploring children’s literature.  The course covers a variety of children's books across several genres and culminates in students writing and illustrating their own children’s books. This course is perfect for future educators, social workers, and psychologists.