Other Course Offerings

This class is designed to help youth gain personal power and maximize their ability to achieve personal success.  Students will learn how to claim their self-esteem, identify their individual talents, and assume responsibility for their future. Objectives of the course are to help students appreciate their own inherent value and worth, acknowledge ownership and accountability for their own statements, actions, and attitudes, and learn to interact with others to develop quality rapport.

Like to take pictures, design, talk to people? Use all of your academic skills in a real-world context. In this course students will gain skills in page design, advanced publishing techniques, writing, editing, and photography to produce a creative, innovative yearbook that records school memories and events. There is an emphasis on journalism skills in this class. Participants gain useful, real world skills in time management, marketing, teamwork, and design principles.

This course introduces students to the art and craft of theatre. Through interactive activities, presentations, and group projects, students will gain an appreciation for the dramatic arts and their importance to our culture and their roles in society.  Units include theatre history, acting styles and techniques, the role of producers, directors and designers, readers theatre and storytelling.

This course provides students with hands-on opportunities for learning the techniques of oral interpretation and acting.  Students engage in physical and vocal exercises, improvisation, play reading and script analysis.  Through self-reflection and performance evaluation students will gain an appreciation for the art of public performance.

Prerequisite:  Students must be 16 years of age, or older, to take the course and meet one of the following multiple measures to indicate reading readiness for the program: minimum cumulative high school GPA of 2.6 (unweighted), submit proof of minimum test scores (15 ACT Reading, 19 SAT Reading, 237 Accuplacer Reading). 

This CNA course will have 4 components: 

1. Classroom instruction (32 hours done at WHS's CNA Lab)

2. online asynchronous learning (27 hours)

3. Clinicals (16 hours - offsite determined by GTC)

4. Upon successful completion of the program, the student is eligible to take the Wisconsin Nursing Assistant competency evaluation for inclusion on the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry and employment in nursing homes, hospitals, home health agencies, hospices, CBRF's, assisted living centers and homes for the developmentally disabled. 

The Nursing Assistant Limited Term program prepares students for employment as nursing assistants. The program also prepares students for other health-related programs. During the 75-hour course, students will be required to demonstrate the following skills under the supervision of a licensed nurse: communication, basic nursing assistant and personal care skills, attention to client's rights, and care of clients with dementias. The program is recognized by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services as a nurse-aide training program. 

Each clinical placement has site specific requirements which may include COVID-19 vaccination requirements. There is a limited availability for clinical sections that accept waivers for COVID-19 vaccinations. It is the student's responsibility to register for sections that allow waivers for COVID-19 vaccinations. Clinical requirements are subject to change with little or no notice.

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Background check and medical documentation will be required. Note: Gateway's program meets the licensure requirements for the State of Wisconsin. Gateway has not determined if the program meets the licensure requirements of any other state.

Prerequisites:

• Class eligibility: Juniors and Seniors

• Satisfactory graduation status

• Concurrent coursework related to career pathway required

• Approved job placement secured by the student

• Worksite and mentor permission

• Application Portfolio including application form, commitment form, parent/guardian information, cover letter, resume, two recommendations

Youth Apprenticeship integrates school-based and work-based learning to instruct students in employability and occupational skills as defined by Wisconsin industries.  Students receive academic and technical instruction with paid, mentored work experience at a local jobsite.  

https://whs.wwusd.org/o/whs/page/school-to-work

https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/DETAPPS/detapps_info/shared/ya/documents.htm

Students manage a checklist of area-specific competencies on the job while the employer evaluates the student.  Upon successful completion of the Youth Apprenticeship requirements, students receive a Certificate of Occupational Proficiency from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.   A one year model is available as well that includes 450 hours of work experience and two semesters of related classroom instruction.  In the standard two year model, students must complete 900 hours of work experience and four semesters of related classroom instruction. Students have the opportunity to gain experience in one of 10 Career Clusters: Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources; Architecture & Construction; Arts, A/V Technology & Communications; Finance; Health Science; Hospitality, Lodging & Tourism; Information Technology; Manufacturing; STEM; and Transportation, Distribution & Logistics. 

SEE MR. WEST FOR PROGRAM APPROVAL

Early College Credit:  UW/Private Colleges System. Students in grades 9-12 must meet specific prerequisites for individual college courses. District approval must be obtained prior to course enrollment.

https://dpi.wi.gov/dual-enrollment/eccp

Start College Now:  Wisconsin Technical College System. Student must have completed 10th grade with all requirements met, including a minimum of 12 high school credits completed toward graduation by the end of the high school semester in which the student gives notice of his/her intent to take a technical college course. Student cannot be at risk of not graduating from high school as defined by state law. Student must be in good academic standing within the District. For purposes of this requirement, “good academic standing” in the District means that the student has a cumulative high school grade point average of at least 2.5 at the time of determination.  A technical college may reject an application from a student who has a record of disciplinary problems.  All required notices, parent permission (if under age 18), and college applications must be submitted on a timely basis. Students must meet specific prerequisites for individual college courses. 

The Early College Credit/Start College Now Program allows all public high school students who meet certain requirements to take postsecondary courses at a Wisconsin technical college or institution of higher education. If approved by the principal, the school district will pay the cost of the course and the student will receive both high school and college credit for the course as long as it is not comparable to a course offered in the school district.  The WUSD may approve a maximum of 18 credits total prior to graduation. Students who wish to participate in the Early College Credit/Start College Now Program must complete the appropriate applications by March 1 for a course to be taken in the summer or fall and by October 1 for a course to be taken in the spring.

https://dpi.wi.gov/dual-enrollment/start-college-now

The District shall require a student who receives a failing grade in or who fails to complete a technical college course to reimburse the District for all amounts paid for the course on the student’s behalf. For a student who is a minor, the student’s parent or guardian is responsible for such reimbursement. If reimbursement is not made upon request, the student is ineligible for any further participation in the technical college course program and the Early College Credit Program unless the District Administrator determines that extenuating circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the student caused the student to be unable to successfully complete a course. 

Students with questions about Gateway Technical College courses or applications should contact 

Mercedes Duran at 262.686.4034 or at DuranM@gtc.edu