Offerings

Intro to Firefighting is an exciting and comprehensive year-long course designed to introduce high school students to the fundamentals of firefighting.  This program aims to prepare students for the transition to continued education in a firefighting program, and/or future employment in the fire science field. At SKHS the students will receive training in the required curriculum for Fire Fighting 1 & Hazmat, but will also receive certification in emergency vehicle operations for fire trucks, Fire behavior, building construction, safety, hose lines, ladders, Self Contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), extinguishers, communications, water supply, and fire prevention. Students will be expected to join the Union Fire District and complete the required fieldwork experience outside of their school day.  Joining the Union Fire District offers students the opportunity to gain practical experience on fire trucks during their fieldwork. Moreover, students will be covered by the Union Fire District's insurance policy. The cost of the Firefighter course is covered by the South Kingstown School District unless the student chooses to drop the course after the SKHS Semester 1 deadline has passed. This deadline is 6 school days into the school year. Students dropping after this established date might be responsible for the full reimbursement of $100 for EACH course to SKHS. 

*Students must be 16 years of age to take this course

Required Course Materials: navy blue duty pants, black duty boots 

Other Credentials included within the training course:

Hazmat Tech 24-hour cert.

BLS for the Healthcare provider 

Incident Command System 100

Incident Command System 200

Course Recommended: Criminal Justice 

This class fulfills PE .50 credit and Health .25 credit in the year the course is taken.

The Pharmacy Technician course will prepare students to learn the knowledge and skills necessary for a career as a pharmacy technician. Students will learn how to prepare medications for dispensing, adhere to state and federal regulations, provide excellent customer service skills, take inventory, and order supplies, all while being exposed to real-world situations pharmacy facilities are faced with day to day.  Students will attend a weekly clinical work experience.  Upon successful completion of this high school Pharmacy Technician  training program, the candidate will know and be able to:

• Identify industry basics as well as tools and trends of both retail and institutional pharmacy settings.

• Recognize basic technologies related to an office environment.

• Distinguish between drugs of different classifications and their corresponding rules and regulations.

• Perform general operations of electronic drug dispensing system, including maintaining, assigning, refilling and removing medication.

• Properly identify common generic and brand name drugs and their basic functions.

• Identify and describe current pharmacy-related regulations and standards, including safety, accuracy, dispensing, and ethical behavior.

• Define the responsibilities of a pharmacy technician in different  pharmacy settings.

Students may be expected to complete the required externship during the fieldwork experience outside of their school day.  In the clinical experience, students will need to greet and interact with patients to establish positive relationships and experiences, utilize computer-based pharmacy program, manage cash register and complete customer transactions, help maintain pharmacy inventory, ensure a clean, safe and organized work environment, assist pharmacist preparation and distribution of medicine, ability to remain on task, excellent written and spoken expression, self motivation, and self discipline.  

Credentials

The Pharmacy Technician program at SKHS comprises a total of 120 hours between classroom and clinical externship internship before the student is allowed to take the state certification exam for Pharmacy Technician 2. Externship days: To be determined (minimum 3 hours). 

Successful completion of coursework, and clinical internship offered through this course will prepare students to take the completion of Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination (PTCE) or the National Healthcare Association’s “ExCPT” Certification Examination secured by successfully passing a written exam/skills evaluation with an associated cost of $99.00 for Pharm Tech 2 license.  Upon successful completion of the exam and clinical internship, the students will also apply for the Rhode Island  Pharmacy Technician 1 license and potentially Pharmacy Technician 2 license (after proper completion of class & clinical experience at age 18), with an associated cost of $25 for each license. A total of $50 for both licenses.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Biology and Chemistry

This class fulfills PE .50 Credit

Introduction to the field of exercise science, principles of exercise, components of health-related physical fitness, weight management, and basic exercise prescription. This course is the second course in the ACSM Personal Training Pathway. This course syllabus follows the URI course Curriculum and Text and is a prerequisite to Personal Training ACSM 11892.

**Students who take this course are required to have a Planet Fitness Membership for the Academic School Year. If students have financial difficulty, they should speak with the instructor during the first week of class.

This class fulfills PLT/Health .25 Credit

This course is intended to provide the students with an introduction to the profession of Personal Training. Course material will review principles of human anatomy and physiology, common diseases and conditions, basic nutrition, exercise testing and prescription, and legal/business aspects of personal training. This course will integrate scientific theory with practical, hands-on experience that will afford the student with entry-level competencies required for the profession. This course prepares students to sit for the American College of Sports Medicine's (ACSM) Certified Personal Trainer (ACSM-CPT) exam. 

Prerequisite: Students must take Introduction to Exercise Science 11893

Recommended: Students should enroll in Foundations of Health either concurrently or before enrolling in Personal Training ACSM 11892

Are you interested in becoming a teacher?

The course will examine these questions:

1 - Who is in our schools today?

2 - How and what should we teach in school?

3 - What has led us to where we are now?

4 - What could be different in education?

The goal is to have students develop an understanding of education in American society.  Students will learn about the history of schools, how schools are organized and paid for, the law surrounding learning, the types of students and the social context of schools, and how to become a teacher.

Students taking this course may be eligible for credit in conjunction with the University of Rhode Island. The Concurrent Enrollment Program at the University of Rhode Island is designed for motivated students seeking a head start on college credit and looking to be challenged academically while in high school. High school students are expected to have a 3.0 minimum high school GPA. To receive a URI transcript for the HS course, students are required to follow all URI enrollment procedures and complete the enrollment process by the university registration dates. Student work will be assessed according to the university’s grading policy. 

This course will be eligible for 3 URI credits.