New Courses

SPORTS GRAPHICS

Grade level: 11-12

Semester: 0.5 credit

Prerequisite: None

Description: In this course you will draft a fantasy football team and take on the role of your team's Graphic Design/Social Media Intern. 

BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS

Grade level: 9-12

Semester: 0.5 credit

Prerequisite: None

Description: This introductory course teaches students the fundamental communication skills needed to succeed in business. 

Including communicating up, down, and across organizations; talking about job performance; and writing in a business setting. Students will complete hands on class projects which focus on developing essential soft skills necessary to succeed in any field. 

BE ENTREPRENEURIAL

Grade level: 10-12, or by instructor consent

Semester: 0.5 Credit

Prerequisite: Business Communications

Description: This hands on course will help students think like an entrepreneur. They will learn rapid business planning and problem solving skills. Students will develop a mindset that enables opportunity identification, innovation, value creation, and problem solving. Students will learn and apply design thinking, an innovative process for problem solving used by entrepreneurs to brainstorm customer-centric ideas. 

Students will use these concepts in projects that will take them out into the community working with real people to gain valuable career ready skills. 

SENIOR AGRICULTURE

Grade level: 12 

Semester: 1.0 credit

Description: This class is an opportunity for senior students to take one more agricultural class before they graduate. Seniors interested in this class must have already completed at least 3 agriculture classes in their high school career. We will focus on Agronomy, using NTC's Dual Credit Class "Orientation to Agronomy"; growing our leadership skills; exploring what life after highs chool might look like (either college or career); and researching some advanced animal science practices including EPDs, feed rations, selecting breeding stock, and more. 

BLUEJAY LEADERS

Grade level:  10-12

Semester:  0.5 credit

Description: This course is designed to develop and improve the the leadership skills for students. Areas such as goal setting to team building to personal relations to problem solving will be covered. Learn what leadership is all about by studying leadership style, developing goal setting skills, communication skills, decision-making skills, public speaking skills, and growing civic leadership and connections with the community.