Course Offerings

Woodshop

Within this program, students are introduced to transit and concrete wall forms, column forms, step and landing forms. Framing includes floor, wall and roof framing and common rafters. Advanced instruction includes stair building, exterior and interior trim and more complex roof frames such as hip, valley and jack rafters. Students develop a comprehensive understanding of the aspects of residential home construction basic architectural principles. Graduates have started their own businesses, worked with local contractors, entered apprenticeships or pursued a post-secondary education.

Motorsports

The students in the Motorsports Program will be introduced to all aspects of motorsports technology; ranging from automotive repair to welding and metal fabrication. Developmentally appropriate activities are designed with individual student interests in mind. Design, planning and manipulative activities will be an integral part of the course. Safety is emphasized throughout the course, through the use of hand tools and power equipment. All students are welcomed and encouraged to participate regardless of their learning styles and learning rates.

US History I Grade 10

This course is designed to give students a foundation in the chronology of American history from settlement to the Colonial Era through Reconstruction. American expansionism, the Constitution, nationalism, sectionalism, abolition and the impact of wars and their aftermath on our nation's growth is examined. Students are afforded the opportunity to develop their reading and writing skills as well as map reading skills, graphs, and political cartoon interpretation.

US History II Grade 11

This course is designed students who have already taken US History I and World History. It will give students a foundation in the decisions and implications affecting our political, social, economic, and psychological growth during the 20th century. Students will be given an opportunity to improve their reading and writing skills as well as map reading skills, graphs, and political cartoon interpretation.

World History

The purpose of this course is to teach the history of civilization beginning with the primitive tribes up through colonization of the western world. It will reinforce students' ability to place key historical events in chronological order. They will learn to think in spatial terms through the use of maps and charts. Students will improve their critical thinking skills by learning to distinguish between fact and fiction. Students will learn to reconstruct the past through a variety of primary and secondary sources.

Foreign Cultures

The purpose of this course is to expose and enrich students to cultures other than their own. Students will explore the components which form the cultures of these places and people and recognize the contributions to the American Melting Pot. Students will acquire the skills to think analytically and systematically about how interactions between people and cultures affect global issues.