ELECTIVES

Yearbook

Length: Year
CADR: No
Satisfies: 1.0  Art or Elective
Open To: 10, 11, 12
Repeatable: Yes
Prerequisite: Must Complete the Application Process
College in the Classroom: No

Yearbook is a hands-on, project-based class where students work as a team to design, photograph, and publish the official Columbia High School yearbook. Students attend school events to capture photos, write captions and copy, sell advertisements and sponsorships, and meet multiple production deadlines throughout the year. Strong organization, creativity, collaboration, and responsibility are essential, as meeting deadlines directly impacts course grades. Yearbook students are expected to maintain good attendance and participate in a required two-day Yearbook Bootcamp in early August. This course is ideal for students interested in photography, design, writing, marketing, or working behind the scenes to preserve school memories.

Leadership

Length: Year
CADR: No
Satisfies: 1.0 Elective
Open To: 11, 12
Repeatable: Yes
Prerequisite: none
College in the Classroom: No

This class is about how to build and improve relationships and become a good leader. Concepts include seeing others as people, how to develop a growth mindset, motivation, team building, finding balance, conflict resolution, and effective communication. Students in this class support a positive and inclusive school culture by promoting belongingness and acceptance through student lead initiatives. Students will be introduced to Character Strong and will use the 8 essentials in guiding their learning.

Sports & Entertainment Marketing

Length: Year
CADR: No
Satisfies: 1.0 elective
Open To: 11, 12
Repeatable: No
Prerequisite: none
College in the Classroom: No

Sports and Entertainment Marketing covers the foundations and functions of marketing. It approaches marketing as an integrated set of tasks (functions), built on a solid set of foundations (economics, finance, career preparation). Students will learn about the various functions of marketing as it relates to sports and entertainment, but also discover how each function fits with the others. The projects and activities cover a wide variety of teams and artists. Topics covered will include college and amateur sports, professional sports, marketing products and services through sports, public images, sports marketing, entertainment industry, marketing entertainment, recreation marketing, marketing plans, legal issues for sports and entertainment. Mathematics and social studies are reinforced.

TEACHER ASSISTANT (TA)

Length: Year
CADR: No
Satisfies: 1.0 elective
Open To: 11, 12
Repeatable: No
Prerequisite: Teacher approval
College in the Classroom: No

A TA's grade is based on classroom performance, school attendance and behavioral conduct. This program is available to students who wish to work as a teacher's aide (TA). Attendance will be monitored by the classroom teacher. Students are to report directly to the teacher’s classroom each day by the beginning of the class period. Students are to remain engaged, as per the classroom teacher’s direction, throughout the class period to which they are assigned as a TA.