Reynoldsburg High School Program of Study 2019-2020

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Mission and Vision

Reynoldsburg City Schools places a high degree of importance on ensuring that all children have the opportunity to reach their full potential inside and outside of the classroom. We view each student individually and work to ensure they enter the world well-rounded and experienced.

Mission

Empowering leaders who impact the NOW and innovate the FUTURE

Vision
Student Learning: Enable students to take ownership of their learning and achieve full potential through challenging, engaging and relevant learning experiences.

Student Experience: Build an inclusive community where students feel safe, supported and engaged.

Communication: Promote a school community culture that allows all involved to have a voice and remain informed.

Finances: Equitably distribute resources to promote instructional programs that will support the district mission.

To support our mission and vision, we have designed the high school experience to prepare students for future employment, further study at the college and university level, and to be effective citizens. This is evident in three areas:

Innovation & Partnership
The Reynoldsburg City School District delivers an innovative, high-quality and cost-effective education to all students. Schools provide hands-on learning experiences in highly personalized environments. Academic programs focus on growing sectors like science, technology, engineering and math while providing a well-rounded curriculum including educational basics along with arts and citizenship. Strong partnerships with universities, healthcare institutions, local and state government agencies and businesses enhance student learning. We are proud to have long-standing partnerships with companies such as Battelle, BalletMet, Columbus State Community College, the Ohio STEM Learning network and many more.

Caring Educators
Reynoldsburg teachers and staff go above and beyond for students and their families. Staff members stay on top of educational innovations, attracting educators from across Ohio to Reynoldsburg to see what’s happening in our classrooms. Reynoldsburg employees are passionate about education and focus on every student’s success.

Prepared Students
Reynoldsburg students are prepared for their future jobs, higher education, and roles in society. Our diverse student body competes regionally and nationally in academics, the arts and athletics. Our students engage in service learning and volunteerism to help make Reynoldsburg better every day. They are learners today, leaders tomorrow.

Non-discrimination
The Reynoldsburg City School District provides an equal opportunity for all students, regardless of race, color, creed, disability, age, religion, gender, ancestry, national origin, place of residence within the boundaries of the district or social or economic background, to learn through the curriculum offered in this district.

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All of the courses, programs, and activities presented in this booklet are open to all students without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, or handicap. This policy meets all requirements and directions of the U.S. Department of Education under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

General Information

Instructional Fees

The Reynoldsburg Board of Education adopts fee schedules as recommended by the Superintendent. The fee structures will be included in the Program of Study once the board has approved the structures.

Senior Fees
Seniors are required to pay a $55 Senior Fee. This fee covers senior specific items and events such as graduation. This fee is not reduced or waived for those students who are eligible for free/reduced price lunch. The fee may be reduced to the cost of $15 for students that will only receive a diploma and diploma cover and who will not participating in the graduation ceremony. Students paying this reduced fee will not receive any of the academic honor awards such as but not limited to Raider Scholar Medallion, Honor Cords and academy pennants even if the student has rightly earned such awards. Students desiring such awards regardless of participation in the graduation ceremony will pay the full $55 fee.

Dropping a Course

Students may opt to drop a course at no penalty to their grade under the following conditions:

●	The course is dropped within 10 days of the class.

●	There is another course for a student to enter. Students who drop a course after the first 10 days of the class must Withdraw Fail (WF). A grade of WF will be listed on the official transcript with a 0.0 grade attached.

●	Please note, WF negatively impacts GPA.

Title IX Regulation
In compliance with Final Title IX Regulation Implementing Education Amendments of Prohibiting Sex Discrimination in Education, effective date July 22, 1975, please be advised that Reynoldsburg High School does not provide any courses or otherwise carry out any of its education programs or activities separately on the basis of sex. We neither require nor refuse participation in any of our classes on such basis and this includes health, physical education, business education, work and family studies, and music.

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The Reynoldsburg High School program consists of a variety of pathways from which students choose that include numerous specialty courses, required core coursework, and an array of elective offerings.

Highlights
·	16 career pathways ·	27 AP courses
·	Over 30 courses offering credit through 4 colleges and universities
·	Articulations with local colleges and universities for students to earn college transfer credit through the completion of pathway courses

Reynoldsburg High School offers 16 Career Pathways in one of our four career academies:

·	Business, Education, Law and Leadership Early College Academy (Bell)

·	Encore Academy of Performing and Design Arts

·	Environmental Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (eSTEM)

·      Health Sciences and Human Services Academy (HS2)

Each pathway has required courses depending on a student’s concentration preference and choice of electives. Students are encouraged to work with their family and counselors to select the best path to graduation, preparing them for college and careers.

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Academies andPathways

Our program of study for each pathway includes four components:
1. Four-year, sequential courses related to the pathway, each with rigor and relevance to degree programs using college and career standards.
2. Alignment to secondary institutions with college credit-bearing courses in every discipline.
3. Opportunities to earn industry-recognized credentials.
4. Connections to careers through work-based learning, internships, technical skills assessment, and off-campus experiences related to career pathways.

Livingston Avenue Campus

Business, Education, Law and Leadership Early College Academy (Bell) •	Business and Marketing
•	Law and Criminal Justice

•	Early Childhood Education •	K-12 Education
•	Leadership

Health Sciences and Human Services Academy (HS2) •	Biotechnology – PLTW Bodies Program
•	Biomedical Engineering •	Food Science
•	Allied Health and Nursing •	Human Services

Summit Road Campus

Environmental Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (eSTEM) •	Horticulture
•	Energy and Natural Resources •	Digital Network Systems
•	Engineering and Design

Encore Academy of Performing and Design Arts •	Media Arts
•	Visual Design and Imaging •	Performing Arts
•	Music

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Graduation Information

Grade Placement

Requirements for Promotion
Students in grades 9-12 are assigned to a grade level based on the total credits earned by the first day of the new year and the English course the student previously completed.

Total Credits
	Promotion to grade
	
Promotion from grade 8
	9
	
5 credits
	10
	
10 credits
	11
	
15 credits
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Transfer Credits
Any credit awarded within Reynoldsburg High School regardless of academy is concurrently awarded across all high school academies. (For example, if a student from Bell Early College Academy transfers to Encore, all credits earned at Bell apply equally to graduation from Encore.)

Computation of Class Rank

Reynoldsburg High School academies do not rank their students.

Early Graduation
Students who desire to graduate from Reynoldsburg High School in less than four years must submit a letter of intent to the high school principal through their high school counselor at least one full semester prior to the intended graduation date. The letter of intent must include justification educationally, vocationally, and socially of the decision to graduate early and include written parental approval.

Required Coursework
●	Student work completed prior to the ninth grade is applied towards graduation credit if the course is taught by an appropriately certified/licensed teacher and is designated by the board as meeting the curriculum requirements.
●	If a student chooses to accept credit for coursework taken prior to the ninth grade, all credit will be counted toward the student’s accumulated GPA and class rank.
●	Programs such as special education or career education at Eastland-Fairfield Career Technical School shall meet the requirements for graduation in accordance with the program standard as established by the Ohio Department of Education and the Reynoldsburg Board of Education.

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Graduation Requirements

Any student who transfers to Reynoldsburg High School from a public, private, or community school other than Reynoldsburg High School will be placed in accordance with Board of Education Policy. Placement and credits may be made based upon the student’s demonstrated abilities as determined by testing, journals, interviews, portfolios, and other performance-based assessment measures.

To graduate from Reynoldsburg High School, a student must meet the standards adopted by the State of Ohio and the Reynoldsburg City Schools Board of Education.

Subject
	Minimum Credit Requirement
	
English
	4
		
Social Studies
	3
		
Science
	3
	1 credit Biology; 1 credit Physical Science
	
Math
	4
	Must include Integrated Math II or Integrated Math II Enriched
	
Health
	½
		
Physical Education
	½
	Students may waive the physical education requirement with participation in athletics, marching band, and/or cheerleading.
	
Financial Literacy Elective
	½
		
Additional Electives
	5
	1 credit must be earned in fine arts unless 2 semesters of fine arts coursework were successfully completed in middle school (grades 7-8). Fine arts are not a requirement for students following a career technical pathway.

Elective credits must include one or any combination of world language, fine arts, business, career-technical education, family and consumer sciences, pre-engineering or English, Mathematics, Science, or Social Studies not otherwise required.
	
Total Credits: 20

Counselors will work closely with the student and his/her parents to develop a program in compliance with the standards of graduation set forth by the State of Ohio and Reynoldsburg Board of Education and the student’s best interests. Final approval rests with the principal.

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Graduation Options

College/Career Readiness Options
Students must meet one of the three college/career readiness options in addition to the curriculum requirements mapped out by Ohio’s Department of Education. The three options are as follows:

Option One: Ohio’s State Tests

Earn a cumulative passing score of 18 points, using seven end-of-course state tests.

Ohio’s State Tests
	Reynoldsburg Course
	
Algebra I
	Integrated Math I
	
Geometry
	Integrated Math II
	
English I
	English 9 or English 9 Enriched
	
English II
	English 10 or English 10 Enriched
	
Biology
	Biology or Biology Enriched
	
American History
	U.S. History or AP U.S. History
	
American Government
	U.S. Government or AP U.S. Government

Ohio’s State Tests Point Requirements
	
Subject Area
	Required Tests
	Require d Points
	
Math
	Algebra I and Geometry
	4 points
	
English
	English I and English II
	4 points
	
Science and Social Studies
	Biology, U.S. History and U.S. Government
	6 points
	
Any combination of exams
	4 points
	
Total required points: 18

Option Two: Industry Credential and Workforce Readiness
Students earn 12 points through a State Board of Education-approved, industry-recognized credential or group of credentials in a single career field and achieve a workforce readiness score on the WorkKeys assessment. The state of Ohio will pay one time for those who take the WorkKeys assessment.

Option Three: College and Career Readiness Tests
Students earn “remediation-free” scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics on a nationally-recognized college admissions exam.

Remediation-free Scores
	The state of Ohio will pay one time for all 11th grade students in the class of 2018 and beyond to take either the ACT or SAT free of charge. The student’s district selection applies to all schools in the district for one school year. Test selection may change from one school year to the next.
	
ACT
	SAT
		
English - 18 or higher Mathematics - 22 or higher Reading - 22 or higher
	Writing - 430 or higher Mathematics - 520 or higher Reading - 450 or higher

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Course and Credit Options

Course Levels

Note: Students taking Advanced Placement (AP) courses in biology, American History or American Government may take and substitute test scores for end-of-course state exams to earn graduation points. Students also may substitute grades from College Credit Plus courses in these science and social studies subjects for end-of-course state exams.

College Preparatory (CP) - Unless otherwise indicated, all courses are college preparatory in order to provide a rigorous curriculum aligned with state standards and connected to the student’s pathway. These classes prepare students for a variety of postsecondary experiences, including higher education and/or the workforce.

Enriched Courses (E) are designed to challenge learners. Students enrolled in these courses are expected to utilize independent learning and study skills and dive deeper into the subject area. Additional projects may be required. Students selecting enriched courses will take a weighted assessment in order to earn the enriched credit.

Capstone and/or Internship - Each pathway has an identified capstone and internship course designed to be taken senior year. These courses tie together the key learning objectives students have learned during the pathway. During the courses, students will be expected to work a designated number of hours at a local business related to the pathway, research a topic of interest within the pathway, and present on their findings to a committee.

Advanced Placement Courses (AP) are designed to challenge students no matter their post-high school plans. Rich course material and vibrant classroom discussions help students develop content mastery and critical thinking skills expected of today’s graduates. In addition to content, AP courses focus on preparation for the
College Board AP tests. Successful completion of the course and AP exam translates into college credits for students. Scholarships to support AP exams fees are available for families with financial need.

College Credit Plus (CCP) - Students have the opportunity to enroll in college-level courses and receive college credit. Students who successfully complete CCP courses earn high school and college credit which can be presented to any post-secondary institution (pending their requirements and approval).

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Choosing Courses That Are the Right Fit
	
Course Type
	Intended For
	Considerations
	Course Registration
	Academic Content
	
Enriched Coursework
	Students who desire enrichment opportunities in preparation for Advanced Placement or college coursework.
			Ohio’s Academic Content Standards are enriched with rigorous content and higher-level thinking skills to prepare students for success with AP and college coursework.
	
College Credit Plus
	Students taking coursework at the college level offered in conjunction with area colleges or universities.

Students who score College and Career Ready based on Accuplacer or ACT test results.
	Students receive credit for successful completion of the course with a C or better, as well as receiving credit at the college or university.

This is a good way to demonstrate the student’s abilities to handle college-level coursework when applying to college or universities.

This is advanced-level coursework will require the student to be self-motivated and organized beyond the typical high school expectations.
	These courses can fill up quickly, and seats are limited because of the limited number of faculty and courses available.

The student must be accepted into the course at the college/university level.

Students will complete the admissions process prior to beginning the next school year.
	All curriculum is delivered at a college level with college expectations, without exception.
	
Advance Placement Coursework
	Students who desire to earn possible dual high school and college credit.
	College credit is awarded individual by the institution and requires a successful score on AP exams in each content area.

AP course grades are weighted in the calculation of the GPA each grading period if
	Students apply during registration process.

Students must successfully complete prerequisite coursework.
	Advanced Placement content as recommended by the College Board.

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		students complete the AP exam.
			
Career Center
	Students who have visited Eastland or Fairfield Career Centers and found a program in which they would like to enroll.
	Depending on the program, students will be prepared to enter a four-year or two-year college program or the workforce.
	Application on file with school counselor.

Registration based on program acceptance.
	Program descriptions found in published material from the career centers.
	
Online
	Students taking coursework that is offered in conjunction with area providers.
	Students receive high school credit for successful complete of the course.
	Seats may be limited and determined on a yearly basis.
	Program description found by contacting the area provider.
	
Credit Flex
	Students who are prepared physically and mentally for challenges and learning experiences outside the high school environment.
	Trips, club sports, hobbies, and other types of life experiences can qualify as credit flex, providing credits to the student’s transcript.
	Application and approval for credit is necessary.
The approval must come prior to the experiences or credit flex opportunity.
	This can vary greatly, but often involves credit for courses that are not core academically, such as physical education, health, foreign language, etc.

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Advanced Placement

AP Courses at RHS • AP Seminar

• AP Research • AP Biology
• AP Human Geography

• AP Microeconomics

Summary of Advanced Placement
The Advanced Placement program of study is an instructional program that engages students in advanced rigorous study in each of the core content areas as well as providing opportunities for students to enroll in elective AP courses.

• AP US History

• AP World History

• AP Language and Composition • AP Literature and Composition
• AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB or AP Calculus BC
• AP Computer Science

In this pathway, student interests, ranging from AP Psychology to AP Music Theory or Art Studio to AP French are the focus. In 12th grade, students will learn critical independent research and evaluation skills and apply them to a self-selected topic, working collaboratively throughout the course to refine their thinking about the topic. This pathway prepares students for coursework and success in higher education.

Further information can be found at the College Board website.

Students selecting AP coursework are enrolled in the AP track for college credit. It is an expectation of this pathway that students sit for the AP exam in any AP course taken to complete credit. Students who do not elect to take the AP Exam will not receive weighted credit. The choice must be made by the midpoint of the course.

College Credit Plus

Ohio’s College Credit Plus program can help students earn college and high school credits at the same time by taking college courses from community colleges or universities. The purpose of this program is to promote rigorous academic pursuits and to provide a wide variety of options to college-ready students. Taking a college course from a public college or university through College Credit Plus is free. That means no cost for tuition, books or fees. If a student chooses to attend a private college or university, he/she may have limited costs. In accordance with Bylaw 4-4-1, all College Credit Plus courses must count toward high school graduation.

Reynoldsburg City Schools has partnered with colleges to provide a full menu of courses for college credit. Our college partners include:

• Columbus State Community College • Otterbein University
• The Ohio State University

• Central Ohio Technical College • Ohio University
• Capital University

Students have several choices, and may use a combination of them, to complete up to two years’ worth of college before they graduate from high school. Reynoldsburg High School has agreements with the colleges for specific courses, however, students can choose to take College Credit Plus courses from any college that offers a course that would benefit his/her future. This could include online courses.

College Entrance Requirements

Some schools require one of the following readiness assessments for placement into College Credit Plus. It is highly recommended that you review the program requirements and obtain a copy of the regulations governing College Credit Plus. This information can be found at the Ohio Department of Higher Education website. In addition, eligible students selecting to participate in CCP must be certain that the faculty members at the post-secondary institution understand that they will need to provide grades or a progress report at the time when the high school’s grading period is over. Any student-athlete is taking enough post-secondary course work exclusively or between the post-secondary institution and the high school combined to be equivalent to five one-credit courses.

CCP Entrance Test
	Suggested time-line for taking test
	
PSAT
	Given to sophomores and any junior who placed in the 70th percentile the previous year.
	
ACT plus writing, SAT
	Second semester of sophomore year is recommended. All students starting with the graduating class of 2018 will be given the ACT during their Junior Year of high school in accordance with state guidelines.
	
Accuplacer
	Accuplacer is a placement test used to determine readiness for Columbus State Community College coursework. Any student interested in College Credit Plus opportunities will take the test in the spring of the year before they wish to register for College Credit Plus coursework.

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College Credit Plus FAQ
	
College Credit Plus (CCP) Course Credit Equivalency
	• Calculating equivalency of college credits is conducted in the same manner as in the high school.
• College courses for which three or more semester hours of credit are earned are awarded one high school.
• Fractional Carnegie units will be awarded proportionately.
	
How does taking a CCP Course impact my transcripts?
	• CCP grades will appear on a student’s high school transcript and will be averaged into his/her GPA.
• Each CCP course is on a weighted (5.0) scale.
	
All CCP courses taken for college credit will start/become part of your college transcript and CCP grades will be computed into your college GPA.
	• Classes failed or withdrawn with an “F” will receive an “F” on both the high school and college transcript. This may affect future eligibility for college financial aid.
• If a student fails a CCP course, the district may request reimbursement for all money paid to the university on the student’s behalf. The district may also place a hold on a student’s grades/credits until reimbursed.
	
How do CCP courses impact my graduation eligibility?
	• Students enrolled in CCP courses are still required to meet all Ohio graduation requirements for a high school diploma; however, some CCP courses may satisfy some subject and testing requirements.
• Students enrolled in CCP Courses are still required to pass five 1-credit courses (or the equivalent, per grading, with the CCP and HS courses combined).
	
How do CCP courses impact my athletic eligibility?
	• In accordance with Bylaw 4-4-1, all courses taken in College Credit Plus must count toward high school graduation.
• A class should not be dropped without first consulting the counselor to determine whether it will affect athletic eligibility.
	
CCP Retake Guidelines
	● A student that receives a letter grade of D or better earns credit for that course and is not eligible to have the school district pay for a retake of that course.
● If a student chooses to retake a course in which a passing grade has been earned, the student is responsible for paying for this course and materials associated with it.
● If a student earns a letter grade of F and that student is considered economically disadvantaged, the school district will pay for the retake.
● If a student earns a letter grade of F and the student does not fall into the category of economically disadvantaged, the district may pay for the retake if he/she meets the criteria outlined on the CCP website.
	
How can I get started taking CCP courses?
	• Attend one of the scheduled College Credit Plus parent meetings and/or meet with your counselor for further direction. These meetings are held each February.
• Make arrangements with your counselor to take the Accuplacer and/or ACT test if you haven’t already done so.

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Advanced Placement and College Credit Plus Comparison

Advanced Placement (AP)
	
College Credit Plus (CCP)

Why?
Completion of AP courses with qualifying exam grades are accepted for credit, accelerated placement, or both by most colleges and universities.
	
Why?
Completion of CCP courses allows students to earn transcripted college credit toward a degree or career certification during high school.

What?
A challenging academic program designed to provide high school students with college-level academic courses. Year-long courses are offered at both high school campuses.
	
What?
An opportunity to take college courses and earn both high school and college credit. Semester-long courses are offered at both high school campuses and at the Columbus State Regional Learning Center and other area colleges and universities.

When?
AP courses are typically available to students at the sophomore, junior, and senior levels.
	
When?
CCP courses are available to any student in grades 7-12 who meets the admission requirements of participating colleges or universities.

Where?
Most courses are offered at both high school campuses, but some may only be offered at specific buildings.
	
Where?
Courses are offered in at least one high school campus; other courses can be taken on college campuses or online.

Assessments
At the end of each year-long course.
	
Assessments
At the end of each college or university semester.

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Credit Flexibility

This education option gives students a way to be in charge of their learning. Some students see more value in school (“Why do I have to learn this?”) when they can connect learning with real world situations and future jobs. Credit flexibility is one way to increase a student’s interest in school and motivation to learn.

The key to credit flex is that the student drives the request to learn differently as well as the plan to earn the credit. A specific interest of the student is the basis for the request. The family starts by listening to their child.

1.	Every school district has a policy on credit flexibility. The student and family should find and review the policy.

2.	The student and family talk with the principal, counselor and teachers about the way to fulfill the student’s request and to meet requirements for earning a high school credit or credits.

3.	The school approves the plan which includes how the student will know he or she has succeeded. In some cases, the “how” could be a test, a project or a combination of several measures.

The teacher assigned with the plan ensures the student is doing the work, meeting the goals, and making progress in learning. If the student does not complete all elements in the plan or is not successful in demonstrating the knowledge and skills needed, then the student will not earn the credit. If this occurs, the student can go into a traditional classroom to earn the credit. It is the responsibility of the student to do the work to succeed in the plan. The teacher guides the student with feedback.

There is not one way to develop a credit flexibility plan, and the Ohio Department of Education does not provide a model plan. The student, school and family create the plan together. This includes discussion about any costs associated with the plan. The school may cover some costs, while families may need to handle some costs. The plan should include the costs and responsibility for payment.

How to Earn Flex Credit
Students work on an Individualized Credit Flex Plan in conjunction with the Guidance Counselor and a highly qualified teacher to develop a plan for earning credit outside of the school day. The teacher of record is responsible for monitoring work completion and giving a final grade, and the guidance counselor is responsible for proper reporting of the course in PowerSchool.

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Diploma Options

Global Scholars Diploma Endorsement

The Global Scholars Diploma is an endorsement designed by the Columbus Council on World Affairs that students can earn on top of their regular diploma. The Columbus Council on World Affairs has worked closely with industry partners and local Universities to develop a program that creates globally affluent graduates that are well prepared to work for international companies. This endorsement will be beneficial on career resumes as well as college and scholarship applications.

The Global Scholars Diploma program is a three-year program that students begin their sophomore year of high school.

Global Scholars Diploma Endorsement Requirements:

Sophomore Year 1
	Junior Year 2
	Senior Year 3
	
Attend two cultural events.

Complete any Google classroom assignments.

Attend four Global Scholars Diploma summits.
	Attend four cultural events.

Complete Google classroom assignments.

Attend four Global Scholars Diploma summits.
	Complete Columbus Council on World Affairs activities that focus on five key global issues: global migration, human rights, food security, global security, and the environment.

Complete a global issues capstone project and present at GSD capstone fair.

Complete the Global Scholars Diploma student portfolio.
	
All Global Scholars
	
1. Must be in solid academic standing.
2. Must have a passion for learning about global issues and participating in related events.

Students successfully meeting these criteria by the time of graduation will earn the Global Scholars Diploma endorsement through the Columbus Council on World Affairs.

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Diploma With Honors

High school students can gain state recognition for exceeding Ohio’s graduation requirements through an honors diploma. Students challenge themselves by taking and succeeding at high-level coursework and in real-world experiences.

For the Academic and Career Tech Honors Diplomas, students who entered the ninth grade between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2017 may choose to pursue the diploma by

meeting the requirements of these criteria or the previous criteria. Students entering the ninth grade on or after July 1, 2017 must meet these criteria.

Students need to fulfill all but one of the applicable criteria for the Diploma with Honors.

Further information about diploma options can be found here.

Diplomas with Honors Criteria
	
Criterion
	Ohio Diploma
	Academic Honors Diploma
	Career Tech Honors Diploma
	
Math
	4 units, must include one unit of algebra II or equivalent
	4 units, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II (or equivalent), and one other higher-level course or 4-course sequence that contains equivalent or higher content
	4 units, Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II (or equivalent), and one other higher-level course or 4-course sequence that contains equivalent or higher content
	
Science
	3 units
	4 units, including two units of advanced science
	4 units, including two units of advanced science
	
Social Studies
	3 units
	4 units
	4 units
	
World Languages
	N/A
	3 units of one world language, or no less than 2 units of each of two world languages studied
	2 units of one world language studied
	
Fine Arts
	2 Semesters
	1 unit
	N/A
	
Electives
	5 units
	N/A
	4 units of Career Technical minimum
	
GPA and ACT, SAT or WorkKeys
	N/A
	3.5 on a 4.0 scale and 27 ACT or
1280 SAT
	3.5 on 4.0 scale and 27 ACT or
1280 SAT or 12 WorkKeys
	
Field Experience
	N/A
	N/A
	Complete a field experience and document the experience in a portfolio specific to the student’s area of focus
	
Portfolio
	N/A
	N/A
	Develop a comprehensive portfolio of work based on the student’s field experience or a topic related to the area of focus that is reviewed and validated by external experts
	
Additional Assessments
	N/A
	N/A
	Earn an industry--recognized credential or achieve proficiency benchmark for appropriate Ohio Career Technical Competency Assessment or equivalent

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Diplomas with Honors Criteria
Students need to fulfill all but one of the applicable criteria for the Diploma with Honors.

NOTE: Items shaded in blue are changes that were made to the honors diploma system, including the entire STEM, Arts, and Social Science and Civic Engagement Honors Diplomas
	
Criterion
	Ohio Diploma
	STEM Honors Diploma
	Arts Honors Diploma (Includes dance, drama or theatre, music, and visual art)
	Social Science & Civic Engagement Honors Diploma
	
Math
	4 units, must include one unit of algebra II or equivalent
	5 units, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II (or equivalent), and one other higher-level course or 4-course sequence that contains equivalent or higher content
	4 units, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II (or equivalent), and one other higher-level course or 4-course sequence that contains equivalent or higher content
	4 units, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II (or equivalent), and one other higher-level course or 4-course sequence that contains equivalent or higher content
	
Science
	3 units
	5 units, including two units of advanced science
	3 units, including one unit of advanced science
	3 units, including one unit of advanced science
	
Social Studies
	3 units
	3 units
	3 units
	5 units
	
World Languages
	N/A
	3 units of one world language, or no less than 2 units of each of two world languages studied
	3 units of one world language, or no less than 2 units of each of two world languages studied
	3 units of one world language, or no less than 2 units of each of two world languages studied
	
Fine Arts
	2 Semesters
	1 unit
	4 units
	1 unit
	
Electives
	5 units
	2 units with a focus in STEM courses
	2 units with a focus in fine arts course work
	3 units with a focus in social sciences and/or civics
	
GPA and ACT, SAT or WorkKeys
	N/A
	3.5 on a 4.0 scale and 27 ACT or
1280 SAT
	3.5 on a 4.0 scale and 27 ACT or
1280 SAT
	3.5 on a 4.0 scale and 27 ACT or
1280 SAT
	
Field Experience
	N/A
	Complete a field experience and document the experience in a portfolio specific to the student’s area of focus
	Complete a field experience and document the experience in a portfolio specific to the student’s area of focus
	Complete a field experience and document the experience in a portfolio specific to the student’s area of focus
	
Portfolio
	N/A
	Develop a comprehensive portfolio of work based on the student’s field experience or a topic related to the student’s area of focus that is reviewed and validated by external experts
	Develop a comprehensive portfolio of work based on the student’s field experience or a topic related to the student’s area of focus that is reviewed and validated by external experts
	Develop a comprehensive portfolio of work based on the student’s field experience or a topic related to the student’s area of focus that is reviewed and validated by external experts
	
Additional Assessments
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

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AthleticEligibility

OHSAA Guidelines for Student Athletic Eligibility

OHSAA Bylaws for Student in Grades 7-12

Please familiarize yourself with the following OHSAA Bylaws:
●     All beginning seventh graders are eligible insofar as the scholarship bylaw. ●     All high school students MUST be enrolled in and earn passing grades in a
minimum of five one-credit courses (or the equivalent) each and every grading period to have continuing eligibility.

●	All beginning ninth graders must have passed a minimum of five of all subjects in which enrolled the immediately preceding grading period.
●	Eligibility for each grading period is determined by grades received in the preceding grading period. Per Bylaw 4-4-1, a grading period is defined as the school’s Board-adopted calendar (e.g. six-week, nine-week, 12-week or semester). Semester and yearly grades have no effect on OHSAA eligibility.
●	Grades 9-12: To be eligible, a student-athlete must have received passing grades in a minimum of five one-credit courses, or the equivalent, in the immediately preceding grading period (Note: Students taking post-secondary options must comply with these standards along with those participating via state law that permits home educated, non-public, community and STEM school students to participate at public schools in the district of residence of the parents).
●	Grades 7-8: To be eligible, a student-athlete must have received passing grades in a minimum of five of all subjects in which enrolled the immediately preceding grading period. Students who are participating via state law that permits home educated, non-public, community and STEM school students to participate at public schools in the district of residence of the parents must also comply.
●	For eligibility, summer school grades shall not be used to substitute for failing grades received in the final grading period of the regular school year or for lack of enough courses taken in the preceding grading period.

NOTE: “Grading period” is defined as your school’s board-adopted calendar. In most school districts, this is a nine-week period, while some districts use six- or 12-week periods or semesters. It should also be noted, however, that interim, biweekly or weekly evaluations are not considered “grading period,” and restoration of eligibility is NOT permitted after such evaluations.

Examples of Determining Student Eligibility – Grades 9-12:
Passing grades must have been received in a minimum of five one-credit courses, or the equivalent, in the immediately preceding grading period. To determine credit equivalency, multiply full-year courses by a factor of 1; semester courses by a factor of 2; twelve-week courses by a factor of 3; and nine-week courses by a factor of 4.

NOTE: In addition to any local standards or state mandated standards, the OHSAA standards must be met without exception in order to maintain athletic eligibility.

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Quick Reference for Protecting Student Eligibility

●	Parents and students share the responsibility to comply with scholarship standards. Therefore, a student should not to drop a class without first consulting with the athletic administrator to determine whether it will affect athletic eligibility
●	Any student- athlete who transfers may affect his or her eligibility. Should a student-athlete plan to transfer, contact your school principal or athletic administrator to review what affect the transfer will have on athletic eligibility.
●	Be knowledgeable of the OHSAA eligibility requirements.
●	Review class schedules each semester to ensure that the student-athlete is taking enough courses to meet the eligibility requirements so that he or she may participate the next grading period.
●	Work closely with the coaches and athletic director.
●	Contact the athletic director or principal on questions pertaining to eligibility and ask them to discuss any unresolved issues with the administrators in the OHSAA office who handle eligibility issues.

NOTE: The OHSAA has no minimum grade point (GPA) requirement, thus issues regarding eligibility when only the GPA is of concern is strictly a local school district matter and not an OHSAA matter. Reynoldsburg City Schools has a 2.3 GPA requirement. The NCAA has a 2.3 GPA requirement. If you would like further information about NCAA eligibility, please visit their website. For additional information, contact:

Ohio High School Athletic Association 4080 Roselea Place, Columbus, Ohio 43214
Office Hours: Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Telephone: (614) 267-2502 ® Fax: (614) 267-1677 ® Website: ohsaa.org

The complete text of the Bylaws and Regulations is published in the OHSAA Handbook, which is mailed to your school each summer and is posted on the OHSAA website.

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NCAA Guidelines

NCAA Division I academic requirements

College-bound student-athletes will need to meet the following academic requirements to practice, receive athletics scholarships, and/or compete during their first year.

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NCAA Division II Academic Requirements

College-bound student-athletes first enrolling at an NCAA Division II school on or after Aug. 1, 2018, need to meet new academic rules to practice, compete and receive athletics scholarships.

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Eastland Fairfield Career and Technical Schools Programs tions

Eastland Fairfield Career and Technical Schools

Reynoldsburg High School students who have the desire may obtain career training during their final two years of high school by attending the Eastland or Fairfield Career Centers. Those students who elect to attend the career center enjoy several advantages including:

● The opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities at both Reynoldsburg High School and the Career Center they attend
● Graduation from RHS including participation in commencement as well as earning a certificate in a chosen field of training
● Assistance in finding employment. Eastland and Fairfield have a history of 95% job placement for graduating seniors
● An opportunity to expand career choices while at the same time maintaining relationships with Reynoldsburg High School

Eastland and Fairfield Career Centers and Satellites are an educational extension of Reynoldsburg High School. The Career Centers offer college preparatory and dual college credit academics in addition to nearly 40 career and technical programs designed to prepare students for college and a career. The Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical School District provides programs at Eastland Career Center (ECC), Fairfield Career Center (FCC), and 5 satellite schools. Satellite programs are offered at Gahanna-Lincoln (GLHS), Groveport Madison (GMHS), New Albany (NAHS), Pickerington North (PNHS), and Reynoldsburg (RHS) High Schools.

Eastland-Fairfield programs prepare students for the future – whether planning to go to college or right into a career. In a career center program, students will learn skills hands-on, using industry standard procedures and tools. Opportunities to earn college credits and industry certifications are available. Many Eastland-Fairfield students participate in internships and apprenticeships as well. All students who successfully complete a career center program receive a career passport, which contains many valuable documents that will benefit them in their future career path in addition to the RHS diploma.

Career Center programs are explored during presentations in English class and opportunities to attend exploration field trips during the fall of the tenth-grade year. Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical School programs are open to all Reynoldsburg eleventh and twelfth grade students who demonstrate the ability and interest to attend and are accepted into a program. Students remain enrolled in and graduate from Reynoldsburg High School. Students are encouraged to continue participation in extracurricular activities at Reynoldsburg.

It is the policy of the Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools that activities, programs, and services are offered and conducted without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, disability, age, or financial situation. Financial assistance may be awarded to students who are economically disadvantaged and qualify under federal and state guidelines.

** If a student is taking courses with an Institution or Partner other than Reynoldsburg High School, they will adhere to that institution or partner’s grading scale.

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Awards andRecognition

Distinguished Raider Scholar
RHS recognizes all graduating seniors with a 3.8 GPA at the end of the 7th semester of high school as a Distinguished Raider Scholar. Graduates are recognized with medallions worn at Commencement.

Honors Cords
●	Blue Honors Cords are worn at Commencement by students who earned a Cumulative Weighted Grade Point Average of 3.50 – 3.99 during their high school career.
●	Green Honors Cords are worn at Commencement by students who earned a Cumulative Weighted Grade Point Average of 3.00 – 3.49 during their high school career.
●	White Honors Cords are worn at Commencement by any student with an overall weighted grade point average of 4.00 or above after completing the final semester of their graduating year. These students will be designated as valedictorians.
●	Red, White & Blue Cords will be given to those seniors who have enlisted in the military prior to Commencement. Official verification of enlistment is required to receive this award.
●	Silver Honors Cords will be awarded to students who have earned a College Associates Degree during their high school career.
●	Gold Cords must meet all National Honor Society criteria to earn this cord.

Other Honors Recognition

Honors Diploma, CCP credits earned and Capstone/Internship students will be awarded a gold seal specific to the honor on the diploma.

Presidential Award for Educational Excellence
The Presidential certificate is a seniors-only award. Senior eligibility is based upon the seventh semester overall grade point average. The criteria for earning this award include meeting the requirement in #1 plus either #2 or #3. Graduates are recognized with certificates given prior to Commencement.

1. Students are to earn a GPA of 90 on a 100-pt. scale (an A- on a letter scale or a 3.50 on a 4.00 scale) AND either

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2. Standardized Achievement tests score of ACT/SAT score at the 85th percentile or higher in math or reading; OR
3. Recommendation from a teacher plus one other staff member to reflect outstanding achievement in one or more Academic areas reflecting the school’s core curriculum. These recommendations must be supported by tangible evidence of the student’s outstanding achievement. Some examples include teacher-made tests, portfolios, special projects, volunteer/community service, and demonstration of creativity.

President’s Award for Educational Achievement
The Presidential certificate is a seniors-only award. The purpose of this award is to recognize students that show outstanding educational growth, improvement, commitment or intellectual development in their academic subjects but do not meet the criteria for the President’s Award for Educational Excellence. This
award should not be compared to the President’s Award for Educational Excellence or be seen as a second-tier award, for it recognizes a very different type of academic achievement. It is meant to encourage and reward students who work hard and give their best effort in school, often in the face of special obstacles to their learning.

This award is given at the principal’s discretion based on the criteria developed at the school. The criteria should reflect the purpose of the award and must be applied fairly to all students.

The following are examples of criteria for which the President’s Award for Educational Achievement may be presented:

●	Show tremendous growth but did not meet all the criteria for the President’s Award for Educational Excellence.
●	Demonstrate unusual commitment to learning in academics despite various obstacles. ●	Maintain a school record that would have met the school’s selection criteria for the
President’s Award for Educational Excellence but illness, personal crisis, or special needs prevented the student from maintaining such high standards despite hard work.
●	Achieve high scores or show outstanding growth, improvement, commitment or intellectual development in particular subjects, such as English, math, science, etc.
●	Demonstrate achievement in the arts such as music or theater.

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Course Catalog

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English Language Arts

LA211 English 9
LA211E English 9 Enriched Grade Level: 9
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

This course will use a variety of literature and reading strategies that bring to life ideas about common patterns of human experience throughout time. Students in this course will collaborate, discuss, research, write and present orally. Additionally, dramatic inquiry strategies will be used throughout reading and analysis processes of various texts.

LA221E English 10
LA221E English 10 Enriched Grade Level: 10
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: English 9

English 10 requires reading and writing on a daily basis. Students develop reading, writing, speaking and listening skills while studying fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama. Writing assignments will include informal journaling, letter writing, and developing narrative, persuasive, informational and research-based papers. Students will work to improve their vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure and style in writing throughout the year.

LA231 English 11
LA231E English 11 Enriched Grade Level: 11
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: English 10

English 11 focuses on non-fiction and fiction depicting the cultural values, beliefs and behavior of 20st century global citizens. Students focus on the writing, research, speaking, and discussion necessary for success in life. Reading skills focus on

increased understanding as reading moves from simple to complex. Nonfiction will also be incorporated into the class often, especially as related to primary sources and a choice book.

LA252 English 12
LA252E English 12 Enriched Grade Level: 12
Length/Credit: 1 Semester or 1 year – ½ credit to 1.0 credit
Prerequisite: English 11

English 12 focuses on increased understanding as reading moves from simple to complex. An emphasis is placed on argumentative writing and supporting an opinion with strong examples for different purposes of writing and speaking. Students will also practice writing resumes, cover letters, and college essays. Research skills practiced in the third year will continue to be important, culminating in a 3-5-page research paper and presentation in the 4th quarter.

LA250 Contemporary Texts and Composition
Grade Level: 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: English 10

This course focuses on the study of contemporary texts and requires extensive reading and writing. Students develop their critical reading and writing skills while studying audience, purpose, content, structure and style of various pieces. Students also participate in weekly writing workshops to develop verbal public communication and debate skills.

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LA268 Technical Writing & Communications
Grade Level: 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 year -– 1.0 credit Prerequisite: English 10

Technical Writing & Communications examines new opportunities for covering science using technology with the skills required to produce clear and understandable writing about technical subjects, important ethical and practical constraints that govern the reporting of scientific information, and the cultural place of science in our society. The class features several written assignments and discussion of readings from various media. The final grade for the course is based upon a portfolio of writings including, but not limited to, a review of online sources, news briefs, interviews with scientific and technical professionals, scientific posters and laboratory reports.

LA275 Introduction to Public Speaking Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

This course covers subject matter and experiences in speech. Students will learn and demonstrate strategies for writing and delivering speeches and other oral presentations. Students will prepare speeches for a variety of purposes and audiences and discuss foundational aspects of public speaking, such as voice control, rhetorical argument, and oral interpretation.

FA040 Creative Writing Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

Students learn new strategies for creative writing and perfect their writing conventions and processes to better express feelings through poetry, prose, and narrative writing. Students write personal narratives based on their own experience and short fiction drawn

from their imaginations. Opportunities may also be provided for writing poetry.

ENGL106 African & African American Literature Enriched
Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

In this course we will examine both fiction and non-fiction works from the time of creation to present. Through literature we will: Read and analyze pieces that give us insight on traditional African culture, investigate the Transatlantic Slave Trade, rediscover the Black experience in
America during slavery, the Jim Crow south, and the Civil Rights Movement and evaluate current events and examine the future of America as it relates to people of African descent.

ENGL107 African & African American Literature II Enriched
Grade: 12
Length/Credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit Prerequisite: ENGL106 African & African American Literature Enriched

This course is a continuation of African American Literature Enriched.

COMM101 Mass and Social Media Grade Level: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

This course is an introduction mass media, and social media. Students will study the development of communication, and the progression into today’s methods, and procedures. Students will experience utilizing mass and social media to enhance the Language Arts standards and curriculum, and prepare for future studies at the collegiate level.

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COMM102 Media Broadcasting Grade Level: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

Students will study the history and progression of broadcast media, and will learn the modern strategies and theories in the field. This class will be a hands-on implementation of various English Language Arts standards, and will include producing video media content, and broadcast news programs.

Advanced Placement

LA237 Advanced Placement Literature and Composition
Grade Level: 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: English 9 and 10

AP Literature and Composition engages students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature. Through the close reading of selected texts, students deepen their understanding of the way’s writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers. Writing assignments aim to increase students’ ability to explain clearly and elegantly what they understand about literary works and why they interpret them as they do.

LA 239 Advanced Placement Language and Composition
Grade Level: 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: English 9 and 10

AP Language and Composition engages students in becoming skilled readers in a variety of periods, disciplines and rhetorical contexts and in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes. Through the close reading of selected texts, students examine the interaction among

speaker, audience, and message and analyze how and why authors craft a text in a certain way. A focus on argumentative writing improves students essay organization and use of strong supporting ideas. Vocabulary and class discussion are also vital parts of this course.

Extension Courses

EXRA Reading Acceleration Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit Grade: Pass/Fail

This course is designed for students that are demonstrating mastery in their English course and need additional curriculum to challenge them outside of their normal class time.

EXAW Writing Acceleration Length/Credit: 1 semester -– ½ credit Grade: Pass/Fail

This course is designed for students that are demonstrating mastery in their English course and need additional curriculum to challenge them outside of their normal class time.

EXRR Reading Plus
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit Grade: Pass/Fail

This course is designed for students that are not demonstrating mastery in their English course and need additional curriculum to help them close the achievement gap between them and their peers.

EXRW Writing Plus
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit Grade: Pass/Fail

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This course is designed for students that are not demonstrating mastery in their English course and need additional curriculum to help them close the achievement gap between them and their peers.

TESOL- English as a Second Language I TESOL- English as a Second Language II Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit
Grade: Pass/Fail

This course is designed for individuals whose primary language is not English. The study of the English Language and culture leading to the ability to function in everyday situations as well as in academic setting, with a special emphasis on Ohio’s

English Language Arts Academic Content Standards.

ELE1001 Confidence in Communication Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit Grade: Pass/Fail

This course is designed for students that are demonstrating mastery in their Language Arts course and need additional curriculum to challenge them outside of their normal class time. This course provides students with instruction and practice to help them improve their organization, speaking, and vocabulary skills. All students will be instructed in the art of public speaking, outlining, logical reasoning and oral presentation techniques.

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Fine Arts

FA001 Music Theory Grade Level: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

Music Theory is a course designed for the student who is planning a career in music or the student who just wishes to dig a little deeper into the fundamentals of music.
This semester course will build on basic music knowledge, and will also include music composition. This course is open to juniors and seniors who are in the school band, choir, or orchestra programs, or other upper classmen with permission of the instructor.

FA022 2-Dimensional Design Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

This course is an introduction to the basic concepts of two-dimensional design: line, shape, space, hue, value and texture. Students will use of various media in a variety of problem-solving projects leading toward an awareness of the principles of visual organization.

FA024 Life Drawing Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

Students will draw from still life, photographic references, and finally live models. Through a series of demonstrations, in-class drawing, group critiques, and individual assistance from the instructor, students will develop their ability to draw convincingly from life.

FA026 History of Art Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

This course is an historically based introduction to the study of visual arts in the West. Through a critical examination of the fundamental formal concepts and the historical developments in the visual arts, this course examines the visual expression of culture from the Prehistoric era to the early Renaissance.

FA030 Fundamentals of Dramatic Inquiry Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

Students will explore Shakespeare’s works through dramatic inquiry. Students will be asked to participate in performances and activities that allow them to act out scenes from famous plays.

FA032 Adobe Photoshop Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

This class provides the student with basic and intermediate level knowledge of Adobe Photoshop software. This software will enable the student to design multi-layer digital images. Intermediate to advanced level projects are used for evaluation.

FA033 Adobe InDesign Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

This course expands student's skill sets in Adobe InDesign. Emphasis will be placed on layout, objects, text, typography, color, creating styles, modifying graphics, creating tables, working with transparencies, and exporting a file.

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FA034 Digital Software Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

Digital software is designed to educate students on the ever-changing digital world, as well as to provide hands-on experience with industry standard software and equipment. Topics include operating systems, typography, vector and bitmap imaging, page layout, PDF creation and editing, timeline-based video editing, file transfer, output, web, emerging technologies, and other material relative to the digital visual arts workflow.

FA035 Media Graphics & Optimization Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

From script to storyboard and special effects, students develop products focused on a central theme and purpose. Using commercial and open-source digital animation software, they create an illusion of motion that extends beyond traditional frame-by-frame footage. They learn skills and techniques involving music, animation, text, voice, photos and videos. Products are adjusted for access through computers, mobile devices, game consoles, projectors, radio and TV.

FA039 Principles of Interactive Design Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

This class introduces students to the products, tools, and environment of the interactive multimedia profession. The course covers elements of communication, marketing, Web development, digital media and graphic design. The focus is then on designing, choosing software and scripting the interactive media project.

FA038 History of Rock & Roll Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

This course examines the history of rock and roll, primarily as it unfolded in the United States from the early days before rock (pre-1950’s) to now. Large emphasis will be placed on the historical and social context connected to the emerging styles of rock and roll. Students will also learn about specific artists, such as Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and the Rolling Stones, who defined rock and roll through listening, video clips, reading and discussion.

FA041 Storyboarding Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

This class will focus on storyboarding and developing ideas as key pre-production tools for narrative animation, film, and gaming projects. The lectures, class work, and assignments will help students to expand their own cinematic drawing techniques, and help them to develop clear and dynamic stories for the screen. Students will develop their personal style of boarding and complete a comprehensive pre-production blueprint for a project of their own choice.

FA075 Women’s Chorus Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Fee: $40

This all-female group consists of students in grades 10, 11, and 12 and performs a variety of choral literatures written specifically for women's voices. The Women's Chorus presents three concerts a year as well as other school and community performances upon request. In addition, the choir may participate in large group contests–District and State. Participation in

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all performances is mandatory. Some after school rehearsals are required. Apparel expenses are involved.

FA076 Men’s Chorus Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Fee: $40

This all-male group consists of in grades 10, 11, and 12 and performs a variety of choral literatures written specifically for men's voices. The Men's Chorus presents three concerts a year as well as other school and community performances upon request. In addition, the choir may participate in large group contests–District and State. Participation in all performances is mandatory. Some after school rehearsals are required. Apparel expenses are involved.

FA079 Chamber Singers Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Fee: $40

This is a select group of vocal music students who are interested in a variety of musical styles and simple choreography. The Chamber Singers perform most often outside of the school at social or charity functions as entertainment. The group may also participate in solo and ensemble contest as well as large group contests— District and State. Participation in all performances is mandatory. Participation in Concert Choir, Women’s Chorus, or Men’s Chorus is mandatory (schedule permitting). Some after school rehearsals are required. Apparel expenses are involved.

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FA084 Hand Bell Choir Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Fee: $40

This is a select group of students who are interested in hand bells. The Hand Bell Choir performs most often outside of the school at social or charity functions as entertainment. Some after school rehearsals are required. Apparel expenses may be involved.

FA085 Symphonic Band Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Fee: $40
Prerequisite: Junior High band or equivalent and permission of director

The Reynoldsburg High School Symphonic Band studies and performs OMEA Class C-B (Grade 3-31/2) wind band literature. Repertoire includes a variety of compositions composed or arranged for the intermediate high school wind band.

Performances include three yearly concerts, OMEA Large Group Contest, and OMEA Solo and Ensemble Contest at the discretion of the director. Attendance at all performances and rehearsals is mandatory. This ensemble is best suited for the developing musician who wants to improve on basic band concepts.

FA087 Wind Symphony Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Fee: $40
Prerequisite: Junior High band or equivalent and permission of director

The Reynoldsburg High School Wind Symphony studies and performs OMEA Class A-AA (Grade 4-5). Repertoire includes a variety of compositions

composed or arranged for the advanced high school or college wind band.

Performances include three yearly concerts, OMEA Large Group Contest, and OMEA Solo and Ensemble at the discretion of the director. Attendance at all performances and rehearsals is mandatory. This ensemble is best suited for the advanced musician who wants to be challenged and reach their highest potential. Private instruction is strongly recommended.

FA089 Marching Band Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit Fee: $80
Prerequisite: Junior High band or equivalent

The Reynoldsburg Raider Marching Pride is one of the premier marching ensembles in the state of Ohio. Performances include parades, football games and competitions. The marching band travels to many destinations throughout the season and is the most visible of the high school ensembles.

FA093 Prelude Orchestra Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Instrument required; other as listed in the Orchestra handbook
Fee: $40
Prerequisite: Audition or permission of the director

The Prelude Orchestra consists of students who play the violin, viola, cello, or bass. Students learn and perform music from the Renaissance to Modern periods of music. This group will play literature in the OMEA Class B or C categories.

Required after-school rehearsals are part of the curriculum. Participation in all performances (including OMEA State Orchestra Adjudicated Event and tour to the

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elementary schools) is mandatory. Solo and Ensemble adjudicated events are available to members of this group. Private instruction is strongly recommended.

FA095 Concert Orchestra Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year -– 1.0 credit Instrument required; other as listed in the Orchestra handbook
Fee: $40
Prerequisite: Audition or permission of the director

The Concert Orchestra consists of students who play the violin, viola, cello, or bass. Students learn and perform music from the Renaissance to Modern periods of music. This group will play literature in the OMEA Class B or C categories.

Required after-school rehearsals are part of the curriculum. Participation in all performances (including OMEA State Orchestra Adjudicated Event and tour to the elementary schools) is mandatory. Solo and Ensemble adjudicated events are available to members of this group. Private instruction is strongly recommended.

FA101 Intro to Music Theory Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

Students will learn how to read, write, analyze, and perform music in preparation for music theory courses after high school. Music theory is a class designed for the advanced musician to more thoroughly understand the components of music and music composition. Students will also be able to compose music and understand the guidelines used in music composed by others. It is preferred that students can already read music and have been a member of one of our music ensembles before taking this course, but it is not required.

FA103 Fab Lab I
Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester -– ½ credit

This course will explore the different machines used in the Fabrication Lab. Students will master how to use each machine and assist classes using the Fab Lab.

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FA104 Fab Lab II
Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit Prerequisite: Fab Lab I

This course focuses on learning the Fab Lab’s various machines for carrying out community orders. Students will learn how to operate the lab’s machines and software, gain experience in an entrepreneur-type setting, and complete orders requiring creating thinking, problem solving, collaboration, drive, and high-quality craftsmanship. Student progress will be evaluated through the 21st Century Art Skills, and the course will count as a visual arts elective. Senior interns would also be in the lab at this time to fulfill their internship requirements.

FA111 Business of Arts and Communication
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

research of audience sensitivity and in compliance with laws related to intellectual property and competition.

FA120 Yearbook
Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

Students will learn various aspects of the publication process such as page layout design, copy writing, editing, while producing a creative, innovative yearbook. Quality pictures are a skill that will be learned throughout this course. Real world skills such as time management and teamwork will be enhanced throughout this course. Students are expected to work on the yearbook staff for both semesters.

Special Note: Yearbook requires in and out of class work. Students must attend assigned school activities and spend extended periods of time finalizing deadlines. It is the student’s duty as yearbook staff to cover all events of the

From event management to tracking expenses, students learn the business side of visual, media and performing arts. Students learn and apply intellectual property rights, licensing, copyright, royalties, liabilities and contractual agreements to both profit and non-profit companies. Topics include marketing, branding, producing, promoting, booking, budgeting and merchandising.

FA114 Musical Engineering Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

Students put music theory and basic music skill into practice as they engineer sound for live and recorded production. They create, capture, edit, mix and synchronize music into audio and video tracks of various formats. Topics include acoustics, reflection, absorption of sound and reverberation. Students create products based on

school year.

FA121 Becoming a Recording Artist Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

This course teaches the basic principles of singing and prepares the beginning student

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for solo and ensemble performances. Students will promote and practice vocal health, better the student’s aural skills and harmony by ear, and instruct correct posture, breathing, and vowel shaping. Vocal repertoire will include pop, rock, R&B, Broadway, classical, and everything in between.

FA122 Behind the Scenes Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

Students will explore all opportunities behind the scenes of any production or concert style event. Basic theatre vocabulary will be taught an implemented during class time. Students explore each of the following jobs: producer, director, technician, choreographer, stage manager, stage support, theatre manager, public relations director, and costume designer.

FA123 Fundamentals of Acting I Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

The study of performance skills will be implemented in this course. The students will explore stage movement, scene study, role analysis and much more. The students will discover practices of improvisational acting and how to prepare for professional auditions. Scripts will be studied from all time frames, old and new.

FA124 Musical Theatre Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

This course offering will be intermixed with material from both “Becoming a Recording Artist” and “Fundamentals of Acting.” The students will explore in stage movement, scene study, role analysis and preparation for professional auditions.

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FA125 Fundamentals of Acting lI Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Fundamentals of Acting I

This course is designed for advanced actors and actresses. Performers will showcase their skills throughout the school year. The students will explore advanced stage movement, scene study, role analysis, and the ability to listen and appropriately react during a scene. Students are expected to fully memorize and perform multiple pieces throughout the course.

FA300 Digital Video Production 1 Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

Digital video production will introduce students about how to use the power of audio and video to communicate. Topics covered include basic digital audio and video editing in a non-linear environment, basic shooting and camera work, production planning, importing of assets, and exporting to the Web.

FA301 Digital Video Production 2 Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

Students will learn advanced applications of the production process. Students will analyze specific genres; write an appropriate script for the genre, storyboard, and produce a genre-focused video in a collaborative setting. In addition to genre storytelling, students will learn the proper audio and video aesthetics using a single camera for telling a specific story. Image capture and editing at a digital workstation will be highlighted.

FA302 Digital Audio Recording & Production
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

Students will develop an understanding of the relationship of audio production to various related media including multimedia and internet streaming (Podcasting). The course is structured around editing in a non-linear environment and the associated standard digital editing practices. Students will learn how to utilize a digital audio workstation and field recording devices in a typical production environment.

FA303 Digital Software Fundamentals Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

An examination of the digital tools used in the visual arts. Students are exposed to the theory and function of the major software packages and basic digital design principles utilized in the visual arts. Topics include operating systems, typography, vector and bitmap imaging, page layout, PDF creation and editing, timeline-based video editing, file transfer, output, web, emerging technologies, and other material relative to the digital visual arts workflow.

FA1101 Art I
Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit Prerequisite: Successful completion of Art and Media or Art Inquiry or have never taken an art

In this course students will integrate the characteristics of the tools of a selected media in original artworks to support artistic purposes. Students will use drawing techniques to render objects (with highlights, shadows & a light source) in their artwork, and use hierarchy, proportion and overlapping to create depth. Students will use various perspective drawing techniques

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to suggest depth, emphasizing the subject of the artwork and making it aesthetically pleasing to the viewer by arranging the composition. Students will create from observation and imagination, and analyze how the principles are combined to communicate meaning in the creation of, presentation of, or response to visual artworks. And most importantly students will develop 8 Studio Habits of Mind.

FA1102 Art II
Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Successful completion of
Art I, Art and Media, or Art Inquiry and 2-Dimensional Foundations

In this course students will integrate the characteristics of the tools of a selected media in original artworks to support artistic purposes. Students will explore the importance of color theory, tints, tones, shades, color schemes and how to create value and intensity when using color. Students will emphasize the subject of their artwork and make it aesthetically pleasing to the viewer by how they arrange their composition. Students will explore creating from observation as well as creating from their own imaginations. Students will use various painting and drawing techniques to suggest value, depth and implied texture. Most importantly, students will use the 8 Studio Habits of Mind.

FA1103 Art III
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Art I and Art II, Art and Media or Art Inquiry, 2-Dimensional Foundations, 3-Dimensional Foundations and 1 year of Professional Portfolio

In this course students will continue to integrate the tools of a selected media in original artworks to support artistic purposes. Students will demonstrate the

importance of color schemes in their ability to engage the viewer. They will explore creating from observation as well as creating from their own imaginations. Students will explore and utilize various painting techniques to suggest value, depth, texture and emotion in their work. They will successfully utilize the principles of design to organize and showcase the elements of art. Students will explore different types of hand-building and glazing techniques, and apply the principals and elements of art to
3-dimensional forms through exploration of various sculptural techniques. Students will explore career opportunities in the arts via various research projects. They will successfully apply the 8 Studio Habits of Mind daily.

FA1104 Art IV
Course Number: 029902 Grade Level: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Successful completion of Introduction to Art and Media, Art I, Art II, and Art III, Art and Media or Art Inquiry and 2-Dimensional Foundations, 3-Dimensional Foundations, and Professional Portfolio.

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In this course students interested in a rigorous and focused study in art will develop a quality portfolio that demonstrates a mastery of concept, composition, execution and theme. This course is based on creating a body of work demonstrating quality, concentration and breadth that can be submitted in a college and/or scholarship portfolio. Students will be expected to spend a considerable amount of time outside of class in order to complete portolios, homework and sketchbook assignments. This course is a Capstone event and each student will be expected to contribute 4 original works of art for display during the Encore Night of Arts and create an Artist Statement for their body of work. Students will also be expected to utilize the 8 Studio Habits of Mind with success every day.

FA118 Advanced Art-Painting Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

This class will explore a variety of painting experiences. Acrylic, tempera and water colors will be used. Students will create both personal paintings and large group paintings for RHS. Solid drawing skills are necessary along with an interest in exploring paint as an artistic medium.

FA001CO Advanced Art-Drawing Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

In this class students will work to further the drawing skills that were developed in the Art Foundations class. They will have the opportunity to work with still life, landscapes, animal portraits and people portraits. Students will also work to develop their own personal expressions using a variety of drawing medium.

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FAR1001 Encore Performance Troupe Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit Grade: Pass/Fail

This course is designed for students that are demonstrating mastery in theatre and performing arts and need addition curriculum to challenge them outside of their normal class time. This class will challenge students to learn and grow as they develop expression and performance skills. Students will use this time to prepare for Encore productions.

FAR1002 A History of Film Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit Grade: Pass/Fail

This course is designed as a complement to theater courses and will focus on the
history of film, important terminology, and how different groups have been portrayed through time. Students will learn to critically analyze iconic and Academy Award-winning films and how they have impacted American culture.

FA005W Art History Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

Students are given the opportunity to create their own history timeline, study the eras of art style online and explore the artist icons of that period. The course will include historical, social, and cultural contexts, creative expression and communication, analyzing and responding, valuing arts/aesthetic reflection.

ART106 Art and Advocacy Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 2 credits

Students will create artwork to help raise awareness and possible funds for current Non-profits in Reynoldsburg and surrounding areas. Projects may include Empty Bowls Project, Hearts for Breast Cancer Awareness and Awareness projects in Reynoldsburg Schools.

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COTC Digital Media Design Pathway Courses

DMD100 Visual Creation Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1 credit

A keen eye for detail, art elements, design principles and styles of art are essential to the world of visual communications. Students learn proper composition with such principles as color theory, typography and drawing. They create designs targeted for the Internet and for two- or three-dimensional products while adhering to copyright laws and deadlines.

DMD104 Digital Print Design Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1 credit

This course is an introduction to digital design with emphasis on the basic principles, methodologies, and skills important to 2D digital design. Starting with understanding target audiences, demographics, product shelf life and sustainability students create designs for two- or three-dimensional products. Using workflow processes, students lay out newsletters, posters, business cards and other products. They create logo and package designs for corporate branding, marketing and advertising.

DMD103 Typography Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1 credit

This course is an introduction to the history of type and the use of the letterform in digital design. The student will use software tools to develop a creative understanding of and a technical competence in using type as both a holder of content and an integral part of digital design.

DMD105 Photographic Composition Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1 credit

Aesthetics and techniques are essential to producing a good photograph. This course focuses on capturing and manipulating images in digital photography with some skill development in darkroom film processing, printing and enlarging. Topics include camera functions, mechanics of image capture, image manipulation, and print production. Students shoot photographs in various studio and indoor and outdoor settings.

DMD108 Multimedia Production I Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1 credit

From script to storyboard and special effects, students develop products focused on a central theme and purpose. Using commercial and open-source digital animation software, they create an illusion of motion that extends beyond traditional frame-by-frame footage. Students learn skills and techniques involving music, animation, text, voice, photos and videos. Products are adjusted for access through computers, mobile devices, game consoles, projectors, radio and TV.

DMD120 Multimedia Web Production Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1 credit

The focus of this course is on merging different types of media on the Internet. Students combine text, still photography, audio, videography and graphic arts to create interactive Web pages. They demonstrate creative, digital storytelling accessible from multiple platforms. Students learn project

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Mathematics

MA512 Integrated Math I
MA512E Integrated Math I Enriched Grade Level: 9
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Graphing calculator (TI-84) required

In Integrated Math I, students will deal with the understanding of algebra, recognizing the techniques of algebra in dealing with these basic structures, developing the abilities to apply the learned concepts and skills and developing deductive reasoning skills in students. Topics to be covered include: the relationships between quantities, linear and exponential relationships, reasoning with equations (linear and exponential), descriptive statistics, connecting algebra and geometry with coordinates, rigid motions, and geometric properties.

MA522 Integrated Math II
MA522E Integrated Math II Enriched Grade Level: 10
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Integrated Math I Graphing calculator (TI-84) required

Integrated Math II is the second course in the Integrated High School Core Mathematics Program. This course will pick up where Integrated Math I left off. Students will study more coordinate geometry, the quadratic behavior of functions, geometric similarity, conic sections, circles and geometric probability. Students will continue to develop their deductive reasoning skills as they study specific topics throughout the course. Upon successful completion of this course, students should consider enrolling in Integrated Math III.

MA523 Integrated Math III MA523E Integrated Math III Grade Level: 11
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Integrated Math II Graphing calculator (TI-84) required

This is the third course in the Integrated High School Core Mathematics Program. Students will be studying geometric measurement and dimension, an in depth look at exponential functions, trigonometric ratios and functions, functions (in general), rational and polynomial expressions/functions, and statistics (random processes).

MA511 Algebra I
MA511E Algebra I Enriched Grade Level: 9
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Graphing calculator (TI-84) required

In Algebra I, students are taught to generalize what they know, make predictions from their generalizations, and broaden their generalizations to describe new, more complex relationships. Using variables, expressions, equations, inequalities, and graphs, students learn to recognize increasingly complex patterns, construct mathematical models for describing and analyzing the world, and use those models to solve problems.

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MA521 Geometry
MA521E Geometry Enriched Grade Level: 10
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Graphing calculator (TI-84) required Prerequisite: Algebra I or Integrated Math I

This course emphasizes abstract concepts and logical thinking through inductive and deductive reasoning. Students explore how lines, planes, polygons, circles, spheres and other three-dimensional figures can be used to represent and solve a variety of abstract and real-world problems. Students use tools — from the basic, such as straightedges, compasses, and protractors, to the sophisticated, such as The Geometer’s Sketchpad and graphing calculators — to solve problems and learn.

MA532 Advanced Algebra with Financial Applications
MA532E Advanced Algebra with Financial Applications Enriched Grades: 11-12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

This course analyzes and extends previously studied topics in Algebra 2 and introduces financial applications for those topics. Topics included are relations, equations, functions, systems of equations, graph theory, statistics, basic set theory, probability, and number theory. Each topic is extended to its relationship with financial algebra.

MA552 Modeling and Quantitative Reasoning
Grades: 11-12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Algebra 2 or its equivalent

This course is designed to promote reasoning, problem-solving and modeling through thematic units focused on mathematical practices while reinforcing

and extending content in Number and Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Statistics and Probability, and Geometry. Quantitative reasoning and modeling involve the application of mathematics to real-world situations, with careful attention to the choice of units and contextual challenges. Problem-solving requires analyzing an unfamiliar situation and devising a solution strategy. Problem-solving and modeling together provide opportunities for students to experience success with mathematics, not merely improve their self-perception.

MA534 Trigonometry
MA534 Trigonometry Enriched Grade Level: 11
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Algebra II or Integrated Math II
Graphing calculator (TI-84) required

Trigonometry is a college preparatory course. This course analyzes previously studied topics in Algebra 2 and introduces more in-depth Trigonometry. Topics also included: logic, relations, functions, basic set theory, counting arguments, proof techniques, mathematical induction, graph theory, probability, and number theory.

MA541 Pre-Calculus
MA541E Pre-Calculus Enriched Grade Level: 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit
Prerequisite: Algebra II and Geometry or Integrated Math II
Graphing calculator (TI-84) required

This course is intended for math students with a strong desire to successfully complete Advanced Placement Calculus. This course covers topics in Algebra ranging from polynomial, rational, and exponential functions to conic sections. Strong emphasis is placed on problem solving using both algebraic and geometric representations, and Trigonometry concepts

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such as Law of Sines and Cosines are introduced. Students begin analytic geometry and calculus concepts such as limits, derivatives, and integrals.

MA551 Discrete Mathematics Grade Level: 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus
Graphing calculator (TI-84) required

This course analyzes previously studied topics in Pre- Calculus and introduces calculus through the study of limits, derivatives, integration and analytic geometry.

MA565 Statistics Course Number: 119550
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Grades: 11, 12
Prerequisite: Algebra III, Integrated Math III or Pre-Calculus
Graphing calculator (TI-84) required

Statistics introduces students to the major concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data. Students are exposed to four broad conceptual themes: exploring data, sampling and experimentation, anticipating patterns, and statistical inference.

Advanced Placement Courses

MA561 AP Calculus AB Grade: 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus Graphing calculator (TI-84) required

these functions through analysis, limits, derivatives, integrals, approximation and modeling. Students apply these concepts to real-world problems involving rates of change, optimization, accumulation, area and volume.

MA566 AP Statistics Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit
Prerequisite: Algebra III or Integrated Math III
Graphing calculator (TI-84) required

AP Stats is a rigorous course in probability and statistics. Students are exposed to four broad conceptual themes: exploring data by observing patterns and departure from patterns, planning a study by deciding what variables to measure and how to measure them, anticipating patterns by producing models, and statistical inference. Students will use these conceptual themes to collect, analyze and draw conclusions from data. The use of technology is expected and students must be able to use a wide
variety of technological formats.

MA567 AP Calculus BC Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: AP Calculus AB Graphing calculator (TI-84) required

AP Calculus BC provides a deeper understanding of the fundamental concepts and methods of single- variable calculus developed in AP Calculus AB. There is a continued emphasis on calculus applications and techniques, with the use of multiple representations including graphic, numeric, analytic, algebraic, and verbal and written responses. Technology is an integral

In AP Calculus AB, students explore new properties of linear, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric and piecewise-defined functions. Unifying themes will be used to deepen the student’s understanding of

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part of the course and includes the use of graphing calculators, computers, and data analysis software.

Extension Courses

EXAM Math Acceleration Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit Grade: Pass/Fail

This course is designed for students that are demonstrating mastery in their Math course and need additional curriculum to challenge them outside of their normal class time.

EXRM Math Plus
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit Grade: Pass/Fail

ELE1004 Advanced Problem Solving Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit Grade: Pass/Fail

This course is designed for students that desire to enrich their problem-solving skills, especially in regards to mathematics and interdisciplinary problem-based projects. This class will focus on using the engineering design process to approach advanced problems relating to mathematics using interdisciplinary problem-solving contest materials and pure mathematics contest materials. Skills will be demonstrated through participation in the COMAP high school contest and OCTM mathematics competition.

This course is designed for students that are not demonstrating mastery in their Math course and need additional curriculum to help them close the achievement gap between them and their peers.

ELE1002 Problem Solving

and Programming in Virtual Reality Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit Grade: Pass/Fail

After investigating problems that can be solved using virtual reality, students collaborate to create, design, write, debug, and test solutions through programming with virtual reality software. Concepts
and programming techniques will be taught as tools to reach goals.

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Science

SC203 WeatherSTEM Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

This course is designed for students to use a WeatherSTEM weather station to learn how to predict weather. This is a data driven course where students will have to utilize numbers produced by the weather station and interpret them into weather patterns. Students will be responsible for running a website that will give current and future forecasts to the community. Students will also learn how weather impacts ecosystems and travel around the world.

SC302 Advanced Career Clean Energy Systems
Grade: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

This course exposes students to three sources of renewable energy: wind, solar and biofuels. Working with solar, thermal, chemical and mechanical sources of clean energy teaches students how to apply physics, geography, chemistry, biology, geometry, algebra and engineering fundamentals. Students learn the most efficient and appropriate use of energy production as they explore the relevant relationships among work, power and energy. Students engage in a wide variety of hands-on projects and lab activities that illustrate the interrelationships between the various forms of clean energy.

SC611 Physical Science
SC611EN Physical Science Enriched Grade: 9, 10
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

Physical science is the systematic study of the physical world as it relates to matter,

energy, and motion. This course will give students a unified understanding of our physical world through inquiry-based laboratory experiences, historical perspectives, and mathematical reasoning. Students then explore all possible outcomes, benefits and drawbacks to technology and other scientific advances and make decisions as to the ethics of the issues considering all sides and available research.

SC621 Biology
SC621E Biology Enriched Grade: 9, 10
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

This course investigates the composition, diversity, complexity and interconnectedness of life on Earth. Fundamental concepts of cell biology, heredity and evolution provide a framework though inquiry-based instruction to explore the living world. Students will engage in investigations to understand and explain the behavior of living things in a variety of scenarios that incorporate scientific reasoning and real-world application.

SC631 Chemistry
SC631E Chemistry (Enriched) Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment or completion of Algebra II

This course explores the principles of chemistry with emphasis on matter and measurement, states of matter, atomic structure, chemical periodicity, chemical bonding, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, energy of reactions, aqueous solutions, and properties of gases. Student laboratory investigations are used to understand and

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explain the behavior of matter in a variety of inquiry and design scenarios.

SC202 Chemistry II Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

This course will focus on applications of chemistry in foods, drugs, and cosmetics. Topics to be
covered: Acids/Bases, Equilibrium, Kinetics, Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry. The course will incorporate topics from chemistry and concentrate on the laboratory/investigative aspects of chemistry. Students will apply authentic research skills, and develop presentation and communication skills.

SC635 Anatomy and Physiology Grade: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Biology

Anatomy and Physiology is a laboratory-based study of the human body. This study includes molecules, cells, body systems, and processes. Students also explore the delicate web of interaction among body systems, the importance of maintaining homeostatic balance within this web, and the medical implications of disturbing this balance.

SC636 Forensic Science Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit Prerequisite: Biology

This course explores the areas of science that are relevant to the law. It involves gathering scientific evidence proving that a crime has occurred and by whom.
Students gather this evidence by performing laboratory activities and learning about various forensic examinations like pathology, entomology and anthropology.

SC637 Zoology Grade: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

This course takes an in-depth look at most of the phyla of the animal kingdom. Dissections and animal observations (both living and preserved) will take students through a lab-based approach in learning about how each organism lives. Some examples would be squid, fish, mussel, crayfish, and frog dissections, as well as chicken, owl pellet, butterfly, worm, and planaria observations.

SC643 Environmental Science Grade: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

This course investigates the composition, diversity, complexity and interconnectedness of life on Earth. Fundamental concepts of cell biology, heredity and evolution provide a framework though inquiry-based instruction to explore

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the living world. Students will engage in investigations to understand and explain the behavior of living things in a variety of scenarios that incorporate scientific reasoning and real-world application.

SC638 Nutrition and Wellness Grade: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

Nutrition and Wellness is a course designed to help students develop eating behaviors that will have a positive effect on their current and future lifestyles. Through health promotion teens are able to learn and understand the steps that need to be taken in order to live a healthy life. In the busy lives that today’s teens live food choices and exercise are critical components to their healthcare. By providing educational classes in these areas, students are able to receive the proper knowledge and information in order to live healthy.

SC644 Physics
SC648 Physics Enriched Grade: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment or completion of Pre-Calculus

This course is geared toward the more technical and mathematical aspects of physics and is intended for college- bound students planning on a major in any medical, engineering, computer, or math related career. This laboratory course focuses on concepts and principles of motion, forces and energy as they relate to increasingly complex systems of technology. Students engage in investigations to understand and explain motion, forces and energy in a variety of inquiry and design scenarios that incorporate real- world application.

Advanced Placement Courses

SC625 AP Biology Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Biology, Chemistry

Advanced Placement Biology is a first-year college-level course in biology with topics such as biochemistry, classical and molecular genetics, plant/animal anatomy and physiology, behavior, bioenergetics, cellular structure and function, and completion of all twelve required AP Lab Studies.

SC639 AP Chemistry Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Algebra II or Integrated Math II

Advanced Placement Chemistry is a first-year college-level course in chemistry covering topics such as molecular chemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium, electrochemistry and descriptive chemistry. There is an emphasis on chemical calculations and the mathematical formulation of principles.

SC645 AP Physics Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Algebra II or Integrated Math II and Chemistry

AP Physics is an algebra-based, introductory college-level physics course. Students cultivate their understanding of physics through inquiry-based investigations as they explore these topics: kinematics; dynamics; circular motion and gravitation; energy; momentum; simple harmonic motion; torque and rotational motion; electric charge and electric force; DC circuits; and mechanical waves and sound.

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SC649 AP Environmental Science Grade: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Biology

This course teaches students the theory and application of environmental sampling and analysis techniques. The course introduces the instrumentation and techniques used to assess air, water, and soil quality. Lecture focuses on sampling, statistics, the operational theory of different measurement techniques, and the relevant chemical reactions.

are included in Ohio’s science curriculum. The course will end with two practice tests.

SC654 Earth’s Greatest Disasters Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit Grade: Pass/Fail

This course will explore the causes and impacts of some of the greatest natural and man-made disasters in history, the impact on the environment, and the ways we are trying to prevent, detect or build infrastructures to withstand such instances with modern technology. Major earthquakes, tsunamis, nuclear accidents and oil spills are just a few examples of disasters that have had extensive impacts on our world and will be explored.

SC681 Bioethics
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit Grade: Pass/Fail

This course explores ethical questions related to the life sciences. Students will examine various case studies and conduct research to support all aspects of the ethical dilemma

Extension Courses

SC621SI Science Intervention Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

This intervention course will provide a concise review of high school level science to help prepare students for state-mandated testing. The course begins with a diagnostic test, followed by study skills. Students will then focus on major concepts, understandings, and skills in the areas of physical science, earth and space science, genetics and heredity, and life science that

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Biomedical Science Program Project Lead the Way Bodies

SC632 Biomedical Science Bodies Program
Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 2 years – 3.0 credits

Prerequisite: Completion of Biology and Chemistry high school courses; recommended 3.0 GPA; application and acceptance into dual enrollment courses

Any student interested will be asked to attend a focused informational meeting. STEM Bodies is a full-year, early college program in which grades 11-12 students are engaged as emerging professionals in the

biomedical field. This program is a rigorous option for students willing to meet academic challenges. This program meets for three hours (four periods).

During each semester, students complete an activity-based biomedical sciences classes in addition to two college biology courses (Biology 1111 and Biology 1112). In the spring each student will engage in rotations with professionals in the biomedical field. During the year-long program, students learn biological sciences content, practice personal professionalism, apply authentic research skills, and develop presentation and communication skills. High work standards and professionalism are expected as students explore and immerse themselves in biomedical fields.

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SC633 Human Body Systems Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

Students examine the interactions of human body systems as they explore identity, power, movement, protection, and homeostasis. Exploring science in action, students build organs and tissues on a skeletal Maniken®; use data acquisition software to monitor body functions such as muscle movement, reflex and voluntary action, and respiration; and take on the roles of biomedical professional to solve real-world medical cases.

SC742 Principles of Biomedical Science Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

In the introductory course of the PLTW Biomedical Science program, students explore concepts of biology and medicine to determine factors that led to the death of
a fictional person. While investigating the case, students examine autopsy reports, investigate medical history, and explore medical treatments that might have prolonged the person’s life. The activities and projects introduce students to human physiology, basic biology, medicine, and research processes while allowing them to design their own experiments to solve problems.

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Agriculture and Food Science Pathway Courses

SC620 Intro to Agriculture and Food Science
Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit

This first course in the career field is an introduction to Agricultural and Environmental Systems. Students will be introduced to the scope of the Agricultural and Environmental Systems career field. They will examine principles of food science, natural resource management, animal science & management, plant & horticultural science, power technology and bioscience. Throughout the course, students will develop communication, leadership and business skills essential to the agriculture industry.

SC622 Science and Technology of Food Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

Students will examine the research, marketing, processing and packaging techniques applied to the development of food products. Learners will examine nutrient content and their chemical makeup, while applying principles of chemistry to the development of food products. They will examine and implement food safety, sanitation, and quality assurance protocols. Government regulations and food legislation will be examined and the implications to food science and technology will be identified.

SC623 Food Marketing and Research Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit

Learners will focus on the stages of the research process from research planning to gathering, analysis, and interpretation of

data as it relates to food marketing management. Learners will apply knowledge of food additives, nutrition, mixes and solutions to enhance existing food products and to create new processed foods. Learners will identify and describe the impact that technological advances have on food production and availability. Cultural trends and preferences affecting product development will be examined.

SC624 Applications of Food Science and Safety
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit

Learners demonstrate principles and practices of food safety, processing and packaging to develop solutions for problems in food production, handling and storage. Learners will examine a full range of food processing techniques. Learners will examine the process of food product development and techniques used to measure food sensory aspects, shelf life and food stability. Learners will examine government regulation impact on labeling, new packaging technologies, harvesting, transportation, and the environment. Food laws, regulations and regulatory and commercial grading standards will be examined.

SC662 Introduction to Horticulture and Plant Bioscience
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit

This first course in the pathway focuses on the knowledge and skills required to research, develop, produce and market agricultural, horticultural, and native plants and plant products. Students will apply principles of plant physiology and anatomy, plant protection and health, reproductive

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biology in plants, plant nutrition and disorders to the management of soils and plants. Throughout the course, students will learn communication, leadership, and business management skills reflective of the industry.

SC663 Greenhouse and Nursery Management
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit

Students will learn the operational practices needed for the successful growth of nursery stock and/or greenhouse plants. They will learn essential greenhouse practices including water and fertilizer distribution, lighting, ventilation and temperature control. Students will learn pest and disease identification and control along with bio-security practices. Students will demonstrate knowledge of propagation methods, plant health, nutrition, and growth stimulation. Throughout this course, business and employability skills will be emphasized.

SC664 Urban Forestry Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit

Students will apply techniques and practices promoting the care and management of trees for residential and commercial purposes. Topics include principles of soil management, dendrology and pest management. Students will analyze budgets; and develop short and long-range management plans that balance environmental and economic goals supporting sustainable land use patterns.

SC665 Turf Science and Management Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit

Students will apply principles of science, engineering, and business to support the establishment and maintenance of residential, athletic and recreational turf. Students will learn techniques for the establishment, care, production, and marketing of turf grass along with safe operation and maintenance of specialized equipment.

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Computer Science

SC602 Exploring Computer Science Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year -– 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Algebra I

Exploring Computer Science focuses on foundational computer science concepts and computational practices. The course focuses on the conceptual ideas of computing and helps students understand why certain tools or languages might be utilized to solve particular problems. Students are introduced to topics such as interface design, limits of computers, and societal and ethical issues, web design, programming, computing and robotics.

Advanced Placement Courses

SC630 AP Computer Science Principles Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Algebra I

AP Computer Science Principles introduces students to foundational concepts of computer science and challenges them to explore how computing and technology can

impact the world. With a unique focus on creative problem solving and real-world applications, it is designed to appeal to diverse student populations. Topics include the internet, digital information, big data and privacy, introduction to programming, building applications with event-driven programming, and data tools. Students will develop computational thinking skills through problem-solving, collaboration, and writing, as well as through programming.

SC634 AP Computer Science A Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Integrated Math II

AP Computer Science A is comparable to college-level introductory course. Students learn the central ideas of computer science to understand how computing changes the world. The course promotes deep learning of computational content, develops computational thinking skills, and engages students in the creative aspects of the field. Topics include object-oriented program design, program implementation, program analysis, standard data structures, standard operation and algorithms, and computing in context.

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Engineering Science

SC610 Intro to Engineering Design Grade: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year -– 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Integrated Math I

Students dig deep into the engineering design process, applying math, science, and engineering standards to hands-on projects. They work both individually and in teams to design solutions to a variety of problems using 3-D modeling software, document their work using an engineer’s notebook, and communicate solutions to peers and members of the professional community.

SC612 Biomedical Engineering Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1 credit

Students learn the use of cell culture techniques for bioscience research and commercial applications. Topics include cultivation of cell lines, bench-top fermenter management, detection of contamination, and an introduction to bioassays. Students will use microbiological techniques to manipulate, evaluate, and study cell growth. Focus will be on media formulation, preparation, autoclaving, and clean up procedures for the vessel and accessories.

SC613 Energy Systems Management Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1 credit

Students will apply basic principles of energy accounting, thermodynamics and heat transfer, energy conversion and efficiency to heating, power generation and transportation. Students will apply the principles and practices needed for managing renewable and non-renewable energy resources. Throughout this course, future energy systems and energy use

scenarios are investigated, with a focus on promoting the use of renewable energy resources and technologies.

FA050 Design Appreciation Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12

This course will explore the various contemporary designers in industry and engineering. Students will learn the processes of evaluating designs as well as explore historical connections and trends in design. The class will be entirely driven by online content and students should have a good understanding of email, uploading files, and navigation within chat and online posting.

FA051 Engineering Design Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit Grade Level: 11, 12

Design and Development utilizes the constructs and information garnered through the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms. Students will have experience and exposure to multinational implementation strategies to fabrication. By using an advance understanding and processes of technology and engineering, students will create workable aesthetically designed models that have direct impact on environment with global thinking and local action.

FA059 Computer Assisted Design I Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit Prerequisite: Integrated Math II

Intro to CAD focuses on exposing students to the world of architecture and architecture design through the use of DATACAD. This course gives students the opportunity to develop skills in CAD development and

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design, analyzing engineering diagrams and blueprints, and problem solving through activity, project, and problem-based learning. This class has a particular emphasis on the use of CAD in the medical field.

FA060 Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CADII) Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Prerequisite: Basic Architecture

This course is intended to be a year-long course designed for those students interested in pursuing a career in architecture/drafting design. This course will focus heavily on the 3D modeling used in the CAD career field. Students will be tasked with designing and creating their own houses and then constructing scale 3D models using tools from our schools FAB Lab.

ELE1010 Myth-Busting Movie Science Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit Grade: Pass/Fail

This course is designed for students demonstrating mastery in their science course and need additional curriculum to challenge them outside of their normal class time. This class will focus on analyzing the accuracy of science concepts depicted in the set design, art, props, and
dialogue of films.

FAR1003 Digital Literacy Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit Grade: Pass/Fail

This course is designed for students who are interested in increasing their digital literacy through project-based, online training. This class will focus on learning the ins and outs of computer applications used daily by adults in today’s business world.

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Humanities

SS711 World History
SS711E World History Enriched Grade: 9
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

This course examines world events from 1600 to 1919, incorporating US politics, economics, and culture in world and domestic affairs from 1877. Students study economic and political theory, world geography, and social history as well as examining how world and local communities impact the emergence of leaders in the United States and the effects of global interdependence through the end of World War I. The concepts of historical thinking introduced in earlier grades continue to build with students locating and analyzing primary and secondary sources from multiple perspectives to draw conclusions.

SS720 American History
SS720E American History Enriched Grade: 10
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

Students will study significant events in the history of the world and United States from 1919 to the present day emphasizing changing political, economic, and cultural practices and beliefs of the 20th and 21st century, building on the foundation of US and Global History 9. Students will examine the role of individuals and communities in

US and worldwide affairs as well as demonstrate involvement in their own community. This emphasizes the relative nature of history through the study of point of view and perspective in US and world affairs.

SS741 American Government
SS741E American Government Enriched Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

The third-year social studies curriculum will concentrate on the origin, growth, organization, and functional characteristics of our national, state, and local governments. The course will focus on the founding documents of this nation, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, as well as the political party and election process. The formal institutions of American government are explored in- depth as well as economic policy, foreign policy and state and local government. Emphasis will be placed on education towards better citizenship.

SS749 Microeconomics Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

Microeconomics provides a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to the functions of

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individual decision makers, both consumers and producers, within the larger economic system. It places primary emphasis on the nature and functions of product markets, and includes the study of factor markets and of the role of government in promoting greater efficiency and equity in the economy.

SS753 Sociology Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. Students study patterns of interaction that become embedded in the structure of society over time. Students investigate the structure of groups, organizations, and societies to learn how people interact within these contexts. Topics range from the intimate family to the internet, organized crime to religious traditions, and from the divisions of race, gender and social class to the shared beliefs of a common culture. This course also introduces students to the use of scientific data to study the social world.

SS755 Psychology Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

This course presents basic concepts in the scientific study of human behavior through the approaches of the various and sometimes conflicting schools of psychological thought. The course focuses on discovering, understanding, and explaining human nature, and the behavior and mental processes that make us who we are. Students examine the biological as well as the psychological processes of the human mind through topics such as sensation, perception, states of consciousness, memory, personality theory, learning, mental disorders, and social psychology.

SS757 Health and Human Advocacy Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

Students will begin this research-oriented course to explore topics relating to environmental concerns, human rights and/or health concerns, or issues concerning human development. The course challenges students to develop and hone research and presentation skills.

SS759 Ethics and Service Learning Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

This research-oriented course allows students to explore topics of choice relating to ethical decisions relating to contemporary political and societal issues. The course challenges students to investigate the potential of volunteerism and the role of volunteers and community service within our society.

SS782 Financial Literacy Grade: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

Financial Literacy is designed to develop a basic understanding of the importance of personal financial matters and how to make sound financial decisions. Students will be introduced to topics that will improve their economic citizenship. Topics include financial responsibility, planning/budgeting and money management, consumer choices and purchasing decisions, investing, credit, and insurance (i.e., life, vehicle, health). Students will be equipped to manage their personal business and financial affairs more efficiently.

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SS202 History of American Sports Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

This course presents an overview of the development of amateur and professional athletics over the course of history in the United States. Using the development of sport and games as a lens, the social, cultural, and business history of the United States will be considered with a focus on the racial, ethical, legal, and monetary components of sports. Students need not be athletes to appreciate this elective course.

SS784 Globalization Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

This course examines contemporary social, political, economic, and environmental issues in the 21st century world, with particular emphasis on the impact of globalization. Specific issues to be covered include: collective security, terrorism, human rights, immigration, international trade, health crises and sustainability. Students will examine problems and solutions from multiple perspectives, and learn how individuals and groups have the capacity to impact global issues. This course includes opportunities for students to participate in service learning and prepare research for senior capstone.

SS800 Revolutions Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

This interdisciplinary course examines historical and cultural revolutions through a humanities lens, and asks students to explore complex questions without clear answers. Students will analyze historical text, philosophical documents, literature, music and TV/film to evaluate revolutions and social movements from a variety of times and places. Main units will include

the American Cultural Revolution of the 1960’s, the Chinese Cultural Revolution, the Cuban Revolution, and the Iranian Revolution.

SS735 Law and Public Policy Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

The course strives to empower young people to be active, engaged citizens by equipping them with the knowledge and skills they need to successfully participate and create change in their communities. The structure will be to create a base knowledge of law principles and cases, learn through real world experiences, understand different legal careers, and participate in real world applications of legal principles.

SS785 World Issues and Solutions Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

Students will engage in actively partnering with and running the non-profit lift4life which specializes in growing the sport of powerlifting in low income and at-risk communities around the world. Students will learn social media/marketing skills, how to set up a non-profit/file for a 501c3, controlling finances of an active business, creating media campaigns, fundraising, and growing an actual non-profit.

SS102 Leadership Theory Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

Is leadership something that can be developed or is it born into certain people? This interdisciplinary course provides an overview of the theory related to, and skills necessary for the practice of effective leadership in team and organizational settings. Through a variety of leadership assessments, students learn about their

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leadership styles and preferences. Students enhance their skills through
reading, discussions, case analysis, in-class exercises, and discourse with experienced leaders.

PC100 Peer Collaboration Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

This course is for persons interested in the education profession. Students have the opportunity to observe and/or enhance skills while working with a mentor teacher. Students receive practice in communication skills, planning and working with peers. Work will be conducted in the classroom assisting the teacher and assisting students in their daily work.

SS1050 Human Interactions in Society Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit Grade: Pass/Fail

This course is for students who are looking to become immersed in the social behaviors and understandings of society as a
way of understanding the world. Sociology is a field of study that explains social, political, and economic phenomena in terms of social structures, social forces, and group relations. During this course we will focus on several major sociological topics and themes, including socialization, culture, the social construction of knowledge, deviance and self-control, social movements, collective behavior, inequality, race and ethnic relations, poverty, and political sociology.

CCR02 College and Career Readiness 2 Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1 credit

Students will explore educational and career information to learn more about themselves and their interests and abilities. Students

integrate skills from academic subjects, information technology, and interpersonal communication to make informed decisions. This course is designed to guide students through the process of investigation and in the development of a college and career readiness achievement plan.

CCR03 College and Career Readiness 3 Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1 credit

This class is a continuation of College and Career Readiness 2. Students will focus on skills including college essays, resumes and job applications, and planning for post-secondary success.

ELE1003 Public Policy and eSTEM Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit Grade: Pass/Fail

This course is designed for students demonstrating mastery in their English Language Arts, Social Studies/Government, Environmental Sciences, and/or World Languages curriculum to challenge them outside of their normal class time. This class will focus on developing students’ understanding of public policy, the policy-making process in the United States, and frameworks applicable to policy analysis. Students will examine, analyze, critique, and propose improvements for current policies pertinent to the environment, scientific advancements, and/or technology.

ELE1001 Hope Squad Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit Grade: Pass/Fail

This course is designed for students that are demonstrating mastery in their core academic courses and need additional curriculum to challenge them outside of their

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normal class time. This class will focus on training student leaders, learning social and emotional awareness, and learning advocacy techniques. These skills will actively be used to build positive school culture.

Advanced Placement Courses

SS743 AP US Government and Politics Grade: 11, 12 in lieu of American Government
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: American History, AP US History

Advanced Placement U.S. Government gives students an analytical perspective on government and politics in the United Stated. Students analyze how US public policy affects the society as a whole and become active participants at all levels of the US political system. 30 hours of community service is required. 15 hours per each semester.

SS737 AP US History

Grade: 11, 12 in lieu of American History Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

The AP U.S. History course provides students with the analytic skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in Unsisterly. Students learn to assess historical materials—their relevance to a given interpretive problem, reliability, and importance—and to weigh the evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship. Students develop the skills necessary to arrive at conclusions on the basis of an informed judgment and to present reasons and evidence clearly and persuasively in essay format.

SS754 AP Microeconomics Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

Microeconomics provides a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to the functions of individual decision makers, both consumers and producers, within the larger economic system. It places primary emphasis on the nature and functions of product markets, and includes the study of factor markets and of the role of government in promoting greater efficiency and equity in the economy.

SS777 AP Human Geography Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

The purpose of the AP course in Human Geography is to introduce students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth’s surface. Students employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine human social organization and its environmental consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their science and practice.

SS1001 AP Psychology Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

The AP Psychology course introduces students to the systematic and scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. Students explore and apply psychological theories, key concepts, and phenomena associated with such topics as the biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, learning and cognition, motivation, developmental psychology, testing and individual differences and treatment of abnormal behavior ideas.

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COTC Law and Criminal Justice Pathway Courses

the rules of moral judgment. The student will examine ethical principles common to all components of the discipline, such as wisdom, goodness, morality, and justice, as well as the common vices of deception, racial prejudice, and egotism.

LET110 Constitutional Law & Courts Grade Level: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit

LET100 Intro to Criminal Justice Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

During this introductory course the student will examine the Criminal Justice System, including the role of the Police, the Courts, and the Correctional system. Students will study criminal behavior and apply constitutional and criminal law to crime and punishment. Students will learn law enforcement terminology, classifications and elements of crime, and how various court systems are used to judge and punish offenders.

LET105 Ethics in Criminal Justice Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit

This course is designed to offer the student a thematic perspective for making ethical decisions in criminal justice. The student will be introduced to the fundamentals of ethical theory, doctrines, and controversies, and

This course will focus on the study of the court systems in the United States and the study of the U.S. Constitution. Topics will include the Bill of Rights and court cases that are affected by the Bill of Rights. The student will study cases related to the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments.

LET120 Criminal Law and Procedure Grade Level: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit

The student will study the criminal code,
pre-trial, trial, and post-trial procedures used in the law. The student will be able to recognize violations of the law, the appropriate statutes pertaining to these violations, and apply the procedures in scenarios and written work.

LET126 Basic Investigations Grade Level: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit

The emphasis of this course will deal with basic investigative techniques and procedures. The student will learn the fundamentals of obtaining evidence from witnesses and crime scene searches. The student will establish corpus delecti and how to prepare the necessary reports associated with the crime scene.

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COTC Education and Training Pathway Courses

EDU101 Introduction to Education Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit

In this first course in the pathway, students will examine the history and philosophy of early childhood education, types of early childhood programs, and the roles, rights and responsibilities of learners and stakeholders in early childhood education. The student will engage in a variety of experiences that will explore the purposes of schools in society and the knowledge, dispositions and skills required to be an effective teacher. Observation sessions will be required in various grade levels.

Prerequisite: BCI &I State and Federal with no convictions that would prevent participation with children in a school or center-based setting.

ECE130 Health & Safety in Education Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit

Students will establish and maintain a physically and emotionally safe and healthful environment for young children. They will learn skills in first aid and CPR, identify signs and symptoms of common health issues and diseases, and develop meal and snack menus appropriate for young children of different ages and stages of development. The effects of nutrients on children’s growth and development will also be emphasized.

ECE141 Child Development Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit

This course will include student understanding of young children's characteristics, needs, multiple influences on development and learning. The student will utilize knowledge of development to create healthy, respectful, supportive and challenging learning environments based on children’s learning styles; stages of social, emotional, cognitive and physical development. Birth through adolescent development will be examined. Ten hours of observation and contact with a family and an early childhood program is required to complete a comprehensive Family and Child Study.

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ECE160 Integrated Curriculum Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit

The student will explore the theories, techniques and approaches to planning and implementing learning experiences for young children. Concepts of play, appropriate practices, documentation, assessment and inquiry-based learning experiences will be addressed and practiced. They will determine curricular goals, create lesson plans, and employ observation and assessment strategies to evaluate children’s growth and development. Application of foundational principles of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills to enhance the learner’s application of literacy will be emphasized. The student will be required to work collaboratively with peers and children in a child care setting.

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Business and Marketing

BU111 Business Foundations Grade: 9, 10
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

Introduction to business course. Topics covered include: Basic Marketing and Business concepts, Employability skills, Leadership, Communications, and Technology Skills.

BU147 Digital Marketing and Management
Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Business Foundations

The focus of this class is to integrate business skills to apply tools, strategies and processes to communicate digitally. Students will create, implement, and critique online advertising, email marketing, websites, social media, video or images and podcasts/webcasts. Students will apply project management techniques to guide and control digital communications efforts. Roles and responsibilities could include assisting with the shirt press, operating a successful morning show, and development of a school/class website.

BU148 R-Design Operations Management
Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Business Foundations

Students will learn to plan, organize, and monitor day-to-day business activities. They will use technology to plan production activities. Roles and responsibilities could include running and operating the school store. The Co-Op option would provide an additional credit for students who wither have a job and can receive credit for working, want a job and need help finding one, or can even receive credit for working in the school store. Teacher will assist with job placement as well as monitoring student work ethic at employment.

BU112 Entrepreneurship Grade: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

Students will answer essential questions about how to be an entrepreneur in a business they can start or own and as an associate for a company or organization. The qualities and characteristics that make one successful will be examined. Students will complete projects, which include interviews and presentations as well as a small business plan. DECA membership (student organization) is available but not required.

BU117 Marketing, Management & Research
Grade: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

This is an introductory-level survey of a marketing and business course that will include project- and inquiry-based learning

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of marketing and business as well as economics and its many interdependent functions. A heavy emphasis is placed on public speaking, human relations, team building and professionalism as well as research and design. Students will learn how business is a part of a community. Students will operate and manage a school store. DECA membership (student organization) is available but not required.

BU145 Retail and Consumer Services Grade: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

membership (student organization) is available but not required.

BU149 R-Design: Art Grade: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

Interested in learning how to design logos using Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator, screen print, use QuickBooks or run a school business? Students will design and create sportswear for a variety of people and purposes.

Active learning of retail business and management. Concepts and practice in Promotion, Customer Service Relationships, Selling, and Merchandising are introduced. Students will have the opportunity to enrich their experience through the creation of a small business plan. The school store laboratory is used as the classroom. This course can be taken up to a maximum of six semesters with instructor approval. DECA

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World Languages

signing skills and continue acquisition of the fundamentals of applied grammar. ASL is a visual language and therefore regular attendance and participation are mandatory!

FL321 French I Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

FL33 American Sign Language I Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

The purpose of this course is to enable students to begin to acquire proficiency in American Sign Language through a linguistic, communicative, and cultural approach. Emphasis is placed on the development of receptive and expressive signing skills and on the acquisition of the fundamentals of applied grammar. An exposure to the deaf and hard of hearing culture will be presented and students are expected to participate in the community. ASL is a visual language and therefore regular attendance and participation are mandatory!

FL34 American Sign Language II Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

In American Sign Language II, students will expand on their receptive and expressive

The first year of a World Language such as French focuses on establishing novice level speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills based on state content standards. Students will understand main points of basic written and aural texts, engage in simple, everyday verbal exchanges, and compose basic texts about their lives, using high-frequency vocabulary and structures. Activities and assessment supporting the academy theme of Nature help students understand the target cultures’ geographical space in the world, as well as their environmental challenges.

FL323 French II Grade: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: French I

The second year of French continues skill development as students begin to recombine vocabulary and structures to provide information and influence others. In reading, students glean more information from a wider variety of texts, and listen to native speakers of the target language for a general understanding of the intent of the message. Thematically, language courses expose students to the human practices, perspectives and products of French culture through technology, film, television and print media.

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FL333 French III Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: French II

In the third-year French curriculum, students apply information to personal experience and accomplish related tasks through comprehension of increasingly complex language. Students begin to seek out materials of interest to them, analyze the content, and compare it to information available in their own language. They begin to write and speak more freely and coherently, and linguistic input is less controlled by the teacher and/or textbook. Authentic reading materials and listening selections, as well as contacts made with members of target cultures through technology, encourage students to think and speak critically about conflicts facing the world today. Students are assessed in listening, reading, writing and speaking.

FL343 French IV Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: French III

In the fourth-year French curriculum, students move from a focus on analysis of authentic materials to synthesis of those materials to support personal conclusions and viewpoints. Students move outside themselves in order to initiate discussions and compositions that substantiate their positions, and they engage in more sustained discourse. Advanced courses at the high school level and opportunities for post-secondary work prepare students for future language study. In keeping with the academy theme of Art and Beauty, students explore aesthetics of target language cultures, compare them to artistic expressions of their own culture, and reflect upon others’ worldviews as expressed through art.

FL301 Spanish I Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

The first year of a World Language such as Spanish focuses on establishing novice level speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills based on state content standards. Students will understand main points of basic written and aural texts, engage in simple, everyday verbal exchanges, and compose basic texts about their lives, using high-frequency vocabulary and structures. Activities and assessment supporting the academy theme of Nature help students understand the target cultures’ geographical space in the world, as well as their environmental challenges.

FL303 Spanish II Grade: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Spanish I

The second year of Spanish continues skill development as students begin to recombine vocabulary and structures to provide information and influence others. In reading, students glean more information from a wider variety of texts, and listen to native speakers of the target language for a general understanding of the intent of the message. Thematically, language course expose students to the human practices, perspectives and products of Spanish culture through technology, film television and print media.

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FL305 Spanish III Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Spanish II

In the third-year Spanish curriculum, students apply information to personal experience and accomplish related tasks through comprehension of increasingly complex language. Students begin to seek out materials of interest to them, analyze the content, and compare it to information available in their own language. They begin to write and speak more freely and coherently, and linguistic input is less controlled by the teacher and/or textbook. Authentic reading materials and listening selections, as well as contacts made with members of target cultures through technology, encourage students to think and speak critically about conflicts facing the world today. Students are assessed in listening, reading, writing and speaking.

FL3110 Spanish IV Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Spanish III

In the fourth-year Spanish curriculum, students move from a focus on analysis of authentic materials to synthesis of those materials to support personal conclusions and viewpoints. Students move outside themselves in order to initiate discussions and compositions that substantiate their positions, and they engage in more sustained discourse. In keeping with the academy theme of Art and Beauty, students explore aesthetics of target language cultures, compare them to artistic expressions of their own culture, and reflect upon others’ worldviews as expressed through art.

FL315 Mandarin Chinese I Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12 Length/Credit: 1 year -– 1.0 credit

In Chinese I students are introduced to tones, pronunciation and Romanization, vocabulary and basic dialogues, while gradually building a foundation speaking Chinese and appropriate behavior in Chinese culture. Students engage in communicative skills such as, meeting and appropriately greeting and identifying people. Conversational language skills are developed through authentic dialogue settings. Speaking and listening skills are the main focus in Chinese I class. Traditional Chinese character writing is also introduced and practiced in this course.

FL310 Mandarin Chinese II Grade: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Mandarin Chinese I

In Chinese II vocabulary and dialogues about people and daily activities are introduced in context through authentic dialogue settings and speaking scenarios. Speaking and listening skills continue to improve through daily use. Students are expected to create meaningful conversations, improve their cultural awareness, discuss social and cultural implications of Chinese language and other cultural issues that arise. Writing practice and the reading of written Chinese will be incorporated in Chinese II, which includes stroke, radicals and phonetic components as well as basic sentence structure.

FL314 Mandarin Chinese III Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Mandarin Chinese II

In Chinese III students increase their Chinese language and cultural understanding skills based on the

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foundation acquired in Chinese I and Chinese II. Students continue to increase vocabulary and grammar structures. Instruction and interaction are primarily in Chinese with a focus on listening, speaking, reading, writing, cultural awareness and appreciation. Vocabulary and dialogues about events, schedules and consequences are introduced in context through authentic materials and speaking scenarios. Reading and writing are focused on communicating effectively in the target language.

FL316 Mandarin Chinese IV Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Mandarin Chinese III

In Chinese IV, students deepen and expand their listening skills by immersing themselves in the target language. Students focus on reading the linguistic and cultural meaning of the text with fluency and comprehension. Students are able to summarize orally or in writing what they have read. In terms of listening and speaking, students develop skills in Chinese to communicate across ethnic, cultural, ideological and national boundaries and develop an understanding of Chinese interpersonal behavioral culture and related thought patterns.

goal areas (Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons and Communities).

FL317 AP Chinese Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Mandarin Chinese III

The AP Chinese Language and Culture course is designed to be comparable to fourth semester (or the equivalent) college/university courses in Mandarin Chinese. Students to demonstrate their level of Chinese proficiency across the three communicative modes (Interpersonal, Interpretive and Presentational) and the five goal areas (Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons and Communities).

Advanced Placement Courses

FL311 AP Spanish Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit Prerequisite: Spanish III

The AP Spanish Language and Culture course is designed to be comparable to fourth semester (or the equivalent) college/university courses in Spanish. Students to demonstrate their level of Spanish proficiency across the three communicative modes (Interpersonal, Interpretive and Presentational) and the five

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Health and Physical Education

PE401 Physical Education I Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ¼ credit

Students will develop a plan/participate in a variety of individual, dual, and team sports and activities that expand on and reinforce concepts and skills. Students work towards mastering course standards, both academic and physical, through a plan developed with their counselor and implemented outside of the school day. Activity logs are required.

PE402 Physical Education II Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ¼ credit Prerequisite: Physical Education I

Students will develop a plan/participate in a variety of individual, dual, and team sports and activities that expand on and reinforce concepts and skills. Students work towards mastering course standards, both academic and physical, through a plan developed with their College & Career Readiness Counselor and implemented outside of the school day. Activity logs are required.

PE005 Personal Conditioning I Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ¼ credit

This elective course is designed for the students who would like to extend their personal fitness level by building an extensive personal training program. Personal Conditioning will address the topics of exercise, physiology, injury prevention, speed training, agility training, flexibility training, along with a complete weight lifting and cardiovascular conditioning program.

Aerobic, anaerobic, and circuit training will be explored through multiple strength and interval training exercises. This class will also expose students to the fitness profession by exploring the fitness field through in-class speakers, hands-on experience and field trips when possible.

PE006 Personal Conditioning II Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ¼ credit

This elective course is designed for students who would like extend their personal fitness level by building an extensive personal training program. Advanced Personal Conditioning will build on the student’s individual workout program designed in Personal Conditioning class. These will include topics of exercise, physiology, injury prevention, speed training, agility training, and flexibility training, along with a complete weight lifting and cardiovascular conditioning program.

PE222 Coaching and Officiating Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ¼ credit

This course introduces students to the world of coaching and officiating. Students will learn basic aspects of officiating different sports, from rules, hand signals, techniques, and game management. The class will cover aspects to officiating the following sports: soccer, flag football, basketball, baseball, and softball. Students will also be introduced to skills needed to become an effective youth coach and be certified as a NYSCA coach. The training will cover topics coaches of all sports need to know, such as working with parents; motivating kids; building confidence; instilling good sportsmanship; safety; and nutrition and hydration; among many other areas. This

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course will also certify students in CPR/AED and First Aid through the American Heart Association.

PE411 Health I Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

Students develop knowledge, attitudes, and practices necessary for the development of optimal personal fitness for full, fruitful, creative living. The major objective of the program is to enable the student to think critically about life and health problems, and to make reasonable judgments concerning individual, family and community health.

HTH201 Health: Emergency Care, CPR/AED and First Aid
Grade: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

This course will teach the student how to recognize an emergency and how to respond. The student will be prepared to make appropriate decisions regarding first aid care and how to provide care for injuries or sudden illness until professional medical help arrives. The course will be taught with online material, class discussions, guest speakers, and a lab setting practicing first aid techniques discussed and demonstrated in class. Students will be asked to respond and execute techniques in simulated scenarios throughout the semester. Upon completion of this course, students will earn a 2-year certification through American Heart Association in First Aid, CPR/AED (Adult, Child and Infant).

with a heavy emphasis on Internet research skills. Topics covered will vary based on student needs, but may include the following areas: financial literacy (taxes, credit cards, budgeting); social situations (manners, weddings, dinners); professional skills (clothing, people skills, grooming); domestic skills (sewing, cooking, car care).

PE008 Wellness Through the Arts: Ballet Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to demonstrate increased coordination and awareness of the body in motion, increased control and strength, specifically of the center of the body and increased flexibility. Students will learn basic ballet steps and terminology, specific ballet steps and their individual demands. Students will also understand the relationship of music and dance and come away with a general appreciation and an informed opinion of the art form.

ELE01 Adulting 101 Grade: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit

This course teaches practical, real-world skills that students will find useful as they become adults. Reading, writing, projects, and presentations will be required, along

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PE009 Wellness Through the Arts: Jazz Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to demonstrate increased coordination and awareness of the body in motion, increased control and strength, specifically of the center of the body and increased flexibility. Students will learn basic jazz steps and terminology, specific jazz steps and their individual demands. Students will also understand the relationship of music and dance and come away with a general appreciation and an informed opinion of the art form.

PE010 Wellness Through the Arts: Contemporary
Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to demonstrate increased coordination and awareness of the body in motion, increased control and strength, specifically of the center of the body and increased flexibility. Students will learn basic contemporary dance steps and terminology, specific steps and their individual demands. Students will also understand the relationship of music and dance and come away with a general appreciation and informed opinion of the art form.

PE003 Wellness Through the Arts: Yoga/Pilates
Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – ½ credit

This course is part of community partnership with Ballet Met and is instructed by Ballet Met personnel on the campus of Encore Academy, Summit Road campus of Reynoldsburg High School. The course is designed to introduce Yoga specific movement to students as a form of art and communication in a creative and open method. Students will be required to participate actively.

PE012 Wellness Through the Arts: African Dance
Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester -– ½ credit

At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to demonstrate increased coordination and awareness of the body in motion, increased control and strength, specifically of the center of the body and increased flexibility. Students will learn basic African dance steps and terminology, specific steps and their individual demands. Students will also understand the relationship of music and dance and come away with a general appreciation and an informed opinion of the art form.

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Capstone and Internship

SC652 Capstone or Internship Grade: 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

The capstone course is designed to imitate real-world processes and to give students the opportunity to demonstrate the research, writing, and communication skills that they have honed during their high school years. Students must submit a formal proposal, a research paper, and a technology-based presentation to successfully complete the capstone project.

LET300 Law and Public Safety Capstone or Internship
Grade Level: 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit

The course provides opportunities for students to apply knowledge, attitudes and skills that were learned in Law and Public Safety in a more comprehensive and authentic way. Capstones often include project/problem-based learning opportunities that occur both in and away from school. Under supervision of the school and through community partnerships, students may combine classroom learning with work experience.

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ECE300 Education and Training Capstone or Internship
Grade Level: 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit

Students apply Education and Training program knowledge and skills in a more comprehensive and authentic way. Capstones are project/problem-based learning opportunities that occur both in and away from school. Under supervision of the school and through partnerships, students combine classroom learning with work experience to benefit themselves and others. These can take the form of mentorship employment, cooperative education, apprenticeships and internships.

project/problem-based learning opportunities that occur both in and away from school. Under supervision of the school and through community partnerships, students may combine classroom learning with work experience. This course can be delivered through a variety of delivery methods including cooperative education or apprenticeship.

BU121 Marketing Capstone Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit

Students will apply knowledge, attitudes and skills that were learned in a Marketing program in a more comprehensive and authentic way in this capstone course. Capstones often include project-/problem-based learning opportunities that occur both in and away from school. Under supervision of the school and through community partnerships, students may combine classroom learning with work experience. This course can be delivered through a variety of delivery methods including cooperative education or apprenticeship.

SC709 Allied Health and Nursing Capstone
Grade Level: 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit

SC654 Biomedical Engineering Capstone Grade Level: 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

The capstone course provides opportunities for students to apply knowledge, attitudes and skills that were learned in Engineering program in a more comprehensive and authentic way. Capstones often include

The capstone course provides opportunities for students to apply knowledge, attitudes and skills that were learned in Health Sciences program in a more comprehensive and authentic way. Capstones often include project/problem-based learning opportunities that occur both in and away from school. Under supervision of the school and through community partnerships, students may combine classroom learning with work experience. This course can be delivered through a variety of delivery methods including cooperative education or apprenticeship.

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SC710 Horticulture and Plant Bioscience Capstone
Grade Level: 12
Length/Credit: 1 semester – 1.0 credit

Students apply Horticulture and Plant Bioscience knowledge and skills in a more comprehensive and authentic way. Capstones are project/problem-based learning opportunities that occur both in and away from school. Under supervision of the school and through partnerships, students combine classroom learning with work experience to benefit themselves and others. These can take the form of mentorship employment, cooperative education, apprenticeships and internships.

SC655 Food Science Capstone Grade Level: 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

Students apply Food Science knowledge and skills in a more comprehensive and authentic way. Capstones are project/problem-based learning opportunities that occur both in and away from school. Under supervision of the school and through partnerships, students combine classroom learning with work experience to benefit themselves and others. These can take the form of mentorship employment, cooperative education, apprenticeships and internships.

SC657 Biomedical Science Capstone Grade Level: 12
Length/Credit: 1 year – 1.0 credit

The capstone course provides opportunities for students to apply knowledge, attitudes and skills that were learned in Health Sciences program in a more comprehensive and authentic way. Capstones often include project/problem-based learning opportunities that occur both in and away from school. Under supervision of the school and through community partnerships, students may combine classroom learning with work experience. This course can be delivered through a variety of delivery methods including cooperative education or apprenticeship.

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