This eLearning ACT Prep course is designed to help students prepare for the standard ACT exam in the areas of math and English language arts (including writing).
AP Capstone™ is an innovative diploma program from the College Board that equips students with the independent research, collaborative teamwork, and communication skills that are increasingly valued by colleges.
The English program is designed to prepare all students to be college and career ready. Essential to the overall program of studies, the English program emphasizes the development of the powers of comprehension, of critical thinking skills, and of coherence, cogency, and fluency in the expression and communication of ideas.
Family & Consumer Sciences education empowers individuals and families across the lifespan to manage the challenges of living and working in a diverse, global society. Our unique focus is on families, work and their interrelationships. Our goal is to prepare students for family life, work life, and careers by providing opportunities to develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors needed to be successful.
Healthcare Occupations
Industrial Technology provides opportunities for all students to develop an understanding of the technical, consumer, occupational, recreational, organizational, managerial, social, historical, and cultural aspects of industry and technology. It is designed to assist students in making intelligent career choices and preparing for enrollment in advanced or highly skilled vocational-technical educational programs.
Link Crew focuses on leadership development for juniors and seniors who have been accepted into the Link Crew program. The class will continue the leadership training started during the summer in preparation for freshmen orientation, and prepare Link Leaders to make a positive and lasting impact on the incoming freshmen class.
The Marketing Education Program is designed to prepare high school juniors and seniors for careers in marketing, merchandising, and management. The program consists of three elements: classroom instruction, on-the-job training, and participation in the vocational youth organization, DECA (an organization for marketing students). The classroom instruction emphasizes basic and social skills necessary in dealing with customers and co-workers, as well as skills in marketing, sales promotion, selling, mathematics, and merchandising.
The Physical Education courses offered at high schools in the Wentzville School District are designed to promote lifelong health and fitness. All courses can be taken for credit more than once (with the exception of Physical Education, Health, Outdoor Pursuits 1, Outdoor Pursuits 2 and Driver Education.) Students may take multiple Physical Education courses during the same semester
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) is the nation's leading provider of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs. Through world-class curricula, high-quality teacher professional development, and outstanding partnerships, PLTW is helping students develop the skills needed to succeed in the global economy
Social studies is a study of the past, present and future; it examines the relationships between individuals and societies. The primary purpose of social studies education is to help young people make informed decisions for the public good as citizens.
This is a yearlong course with a major emphasis on developing personal leadership skills and an understanding of group processes. Development of organizational, public speaking, and interpersonal communication skills will be stressed through the use of practical school situations.
This non-credit bearing class provides students with the opportunity to complete homework, study for quizzes and tests, and complete any other school related work.
Language and communication are the heart of the human experience. Students who study world languages in the Wentzville School district will do so through the exploration of six themes: Family & Communities, Contemporary Life, Beauty & Aesthetics, Global Challenges, Science & Technology and Personal & Public Identities.