MULTI-SUBJECT OPPORTUNITIES

Prerequisite: None Grade(s): 11,12 Semester Course

Credit: 0.5 English AND/OR 0.5 Fine Arts (students choose one or both)

Students in Audio, Visual, and, The Narrative will spend an entire semester dedicated to film musicology. Students will use motion pictures to study the narrative and musical elements of storytelling. Learn how audio and visual elements move an audience in certain directions, as well as heighten our senses and emotional responses.  Students will experience the beginning of silent films, classics such as Jaws and Westside Story, and contemporary films such as Star Wars, Black Panther, Interstellar, and more. This course offers a deeper analysis of the films you already enjoy through discussion topics of sound design, music as a narrative, history of film, synthesis of narrative, and the psychology of storytelling across a variety of genres.

NOTE: To register, please sign up for: ENG7915 AUDIO, VISUAL, & THE NARRATIVE

Prerequisite: None Grade(s): 10,11,12

Credit: 0.5 Career & Tech Ed  + 0.5 Social Studies Semester Course: 1 block FCS + 1 block Social Studies

Students in "Culture & Cuisine: An International Food Adventure" will learn about the culture, creation, development, and globalization of international cuisine in a crossover between the Foods & Social Studies disciplines. Students will be exposed to a variety of foods, cultures, and preparation techniques as they develop an appreciation for diverse cultures and cuisines from around the world. Based first and foremost on the topics students are interested in, students will learn about regional ingredients, preparation methods, and a wide variety of delightful dishes from around the globe. The course will culminate in a capstone experience where students apply what they have learned to the real world and their interests. Students will have the opportunity to pursue ServSafe certification OR to explore their own future interests through a Passion Project related to Culture & Cuisine.  Learn culture. Make food. Eat food. Change history.

NOTE: To register, please sign up for the following 2 courses: FCS10205 CULTURE & CUISINE (FCS) 

Prerequisite: English 9 and One Art or Programming course Grade(s): 10,11,12

Year Course: 2 blocks per semester

Credit: 1.0 English (Cannot be used to replace English 10 and Com. Studies), 

             0.5 Fine Arts or, 

             0.5 Career & Tech Ed (Computer Programming)

Students in this program will dive deep into the world of video game design! Working collaboratively with peers, they will have the chance to build a real-life game development team and blend their skills and expertise to make something amazing. Students will strengthen their skills of analysis, visual art, computer programming, and written communication. Together, we will discuss the purpose, impact, and social context of video games as students work to design one of their own. Students should be ready to challenge their assumptions about video games and bring their ideas to life. 

NOTE: To register, please sign up for the following 4 courses: 

             ENG10101 + ENG10102 (GAME DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT)

             ART10105 (GAME DESIGN AND DEV -ARTS)

             BUS10105 (GAME DESIGN AND DEV -PROG)

Prerequisites: None Grade(s): 10,11,12

Credit: 0.5 Fine Arts, 0.5 Science Semester Course: 1 block Art + 1 block Science

Students in Integrated Art and Science will explore ways in which artists and scientists make use of imagination, creativity and innovation to gain insight into the world. Students will investigate connections between art forms, materials, principles of science and the roles art and science play in society. Students will create artwork with a variety of media such as soap, ceramics, textiles, and dyes.

NOTE: To register, please sign up for the following 2 courses: ART8015 and SCI8015 (“INTEGRATED ART AND SCIENCE”).

Prerequisites: English 9, English 10, and Comm Studies Grade(s): 11,12

Credit: 0.5 English and 0.5 Fine Arts Year Course

Students in Publications (formerly Yearbook) will engage in all aspects of the creation of our school publications including the Yearbook and Literary magazine. They will actively decide theme and voice, have discussions on the appropriate place to feature each story, learn industry standard software, understand and practice the concepts of layout design, photojournalism, and writing for publications as they create the Yearbook and Literary magazine. Along with this work they will gain the real world soft skills that employers are looking for as we run our small business, giving them a leg up as they move into post high school life.

NOTE: To register, please sign up for the following 2 courses: ART10305 and ENG10305 ("PUBLICATIONS").