Course Pathways at CHS

Adobe Visual Design

Build logos and vector images using features in Adobe Illustrator. Enhance photographs using features in Adobe Photoshop. Produce images to be used in business publications and communications. Gain knowledge and skills for careers in the Adobe Academy pathway. 

Adobe Visual Design II 

Explore elements that make an exceptional digital and print publications. Create print and digital publications in Adobe InDesign. Train to earn the industry-recognized Adobe Certified Professional InDesign credential. Gain knowledge and skills for careers in the Adobe Academy pathway. 

Adobe Digital Design I 

Build creative websites using techniques in Adobe Dreamweaver. Explore principles for web authoring and maintaining website content. Train to earn the industry-recognized Adobe Certified Professional Dreamweaver credential. Gain the knowledge and skills for careers in the Adobe Academy pathway. 

Adobe Video Design I

Discover the legal, technical, and editorial principles employed in the video industry necessary to understand ethical implications before engaging in a film project. Work collaboratively to conceive, plan, and execute production plans to create audio and video assets. Use Adobe Premiere Pro features to edit audio and video clips to create and publish a range of video products. Gain the knowledge, skills, and credentials necessary for career possibilities in the Adobe Video Design pathway. 

• Industry Credentials Offered in these courses:

• Adobe Visual: Photoshop and Illustrator

• Adobe Visual II: Adobe Certified Associate InDesign

• Adobe Digital Design: Adobe Dreamweaver

• Adobe Video Design: Adobe Certified Professional - Digital Video Using Adobe Premiere Pro

• AP Computer Science Principles 

Introduces students to the foundational concepts of the field and challenges them to explore how computing and technology can impact the world. 

• AP Computer Science A 

An introductory college-level computer science course. Students cultivate their understanding of coding through analyzing, writing, and testing code as they explore concepts like modularity, variables, and control structures. 

Drafting I

Investigate essential concepts, trends, and career options in the architectural and engineering industry. Practice fundamental sketching skills and techniques required in architectural and engineering graphic communications. Perform CAD (computer aided drafting/design) procedures required to produce basic technical drawings. Gain the knowledge, skills, and industry credentials for careers in architecture and construction.

Drafting II - Architectural

Investigate commonly accepted styles, trends, trade terminology, and career options found in the architectural industry. Practice procedures to plan and draw a single-floor residential floor plan using Computer Aided Drafting/Design (CAD). Engage in the design of foundation, roof, and floor systems to create a complete set of residential construction documents. Gain the knowledge, skills, and industry credentials for careers in architecture and construction.

Drafting I

Investigate essential concepts, trends, and career options in the architectural and engineering industry. Practice fundamental sketching skills and techniques required in architectural and engineering graphic communications. Perform CAD (computer aided drafting/design) procedures required to produce basic technical drawings. Gain the knowledge, skills, and industry credentials for careers in architecture and construction.

Drafting II - Engineering

Investigate design concepts, principles, trade terminology, and career options found in the engineering industry. Practice techniques to create 3D-solid modeled parts and working drawings using CAD (computer aided drafting/design). Practice conventional dimensioning and tolerancing techniques used in engineering design and production. Gain the knowledge, skills, and industry credentials for careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Entrepreneurship I

Conceptualize starting, opening, working for, and operating a small business. Explore feasibility, design thinking, entrepreneurial mindset, and the Lean Canvas Business Model. Investigate channel management, pricing, product/service management, and promotion. Gain the knowledge and skills for careers in entrepreneurship. 

Entrepreneurship II

Utilize business planning strategies to accelerate the implementation of a business idea. Construct plans for risk management, staffing, and promotions. Develop a business plan complete with a SWOT analysis and action plan. Gain the knowledge and skills for careers in entrepreneurship. 

Fashion and Textiles I - Fundamentals

Explore the business of fashion through the lens of design, textiles, and merchandising. Sew a quality garment using a commercial pattern, determine appropriate textiles for functional products, and learn to speak the language of fashion. Discover the impact of the fashion cycle, trends, and target consumers in fashion and textile merchandising. Gain the knowledge and skills for careers in fashion, textiles, design, and merchandising.

Apparel and Textile Production II

Design apparel utilizing the design process. Implement advanced sewing skills to engineer an apparel product. Simulate marketing and business experience to explore the apparel industry. Gain the knowledge and skills for careers in apparel and textile production.