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Latin I (N. Wallace)
Latin I is the first course of a recommended three-year sequence designed to develop fundamental language across the interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational modes of communication. Vocabulary and grammar are studied in the context of reading passages into which cultural information has been carefully integrated. While the primary emphasis of Latin is on reading, students will learn how to pronounce Latin correctly in order to read passages and answer questions about passages.
English II Honors (K. Luzny)
Students work independently and collaboratively to hone critical thinking skills, especially skills involved in literary analysis. The literature studied represents diverse cultures. Reading and vocabulary skills, specifically those required for the SAT and STAAR exams, are reinforced through the literary and informational text selections. Students write papers that are of a more difficult nature and longer length and read more complex texts.
AP World History Modern (M. Jacobie)
AP World History is designed to develop a greater understanding of the evolution of global processes and contacts in interaction with different types of human societies. The course highlights the nature of changes in international frameworks and its cause and consequences, as well as comparisons among major societies. Focused primarily on the past thousand years of world history, the course builds on an understanding of cultural, instructional and technological precedents that, along with geography, set the human stage prior to 1000 C. E.
Work Sample
Work Sample
Engineering Design and Presentation (E. Lira)
In this course, students learn to design using CAD software and use the engineering design process and an engineering notebook to document their thoughts and processes throughout a project. At the end of the course, students are required to take a CSWA certification exam.
Debate I (N. Savadin) - 1 semester
This course explores the basics of debate and introduces students to the fundamentals of public speaking. Students practice researching prompts and creating and memorizing the speech for the prompt in short amounts of time. The course challenges student's critical thinking and challenges them to ask questions in clever ways.
Chemistry Honors (A. Garza)
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of chemistry. Through Laboratory experiments and lessons, students learn the basics of the periodic table and properties of chemicals. Some topics covered include: atomic structure, periodic table of elements, behavior of gases, bonding, nuclear fusion and nuclear fission, chemical equations, and properties of solutions.
Algebra II GT/ Honors (L. Stuckey)
In this course, students study algebraic concepts and the relationships among them to better understand the structure of algebra. Students in Algebra II learn that equations and functions are algebraic tools that can be used to represent geometric curves and figures, and they perceive the connections between algebra and geometry to use the tools of one to help solve problems in the other.
PBL
Spring PBL: World War II PBL
For this PBL, students were required to create a museum exhibit on an aspect of World War II. Each student was expected to research two artifacts each, which explained either the development, use, immediate impact, or continued impact. The PBL had 4 main components, the Kickoff, the Topic and Artifacts, the Professional Communication, and the Gallery.
Public Gallery
Kick-Off
The PBL started with our kickoff at the National Museum of the Pacific War. There, we got to see many of the artifacts from World War II and got a lot of great information on the different topics we could choose from.
The Topic and Artifacts
From there, my team and I decided to focus on the American Red Cross. I chose to focus on the Prisoner of War aspect of World War II to show the development of the American Red Cross during the war. The two artifacts that I made were the Prisoner of War relief kit and the Prisoner of War bulletin. Their artifacts made a huge impact on the lives of prisoners and their families and were a program that started during the war, showing how the American Red Cross developed to better fit the needs of the people they served.
Professional Communication
Other than just making artifacts, a big part of our project was reaching out to a professional in the field. We reached out to Jackie Walters, a volunteer historian for the American Red Cross. During our talk, she helped us learn more about our artifacts and even told us stories that her mother, who served in the American Red Cross during World War II, told her.
The Gallery
The last part of the PBL was a public gallery. A week before opening the gallery to the public, we had a 'dress rehearsal'. The dress rehearsal helped us to perfect our presentations and gain confidence in our projects. After the dress rehearsal, we fixed up our works cited and perfected our speech. At last, it was time for the Public Gallery. This Gallery allowed us to showcase our hard work and teach parents and the public about our topics. My group decided to dress up in white aprons with a red cross, to display a part of the American Red Cross nurses' uniform. Overall, the Public Gallery went great!
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