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your guidance counselor know that you are enrolling in any .5
credit courses. The grade(s) earned will be averaged in
the GPA. Please Note: Due to the length of summer
school, a Discipline and Attendance Policy will be distributed
the first day of class.
Students must
be on time for each class. Scheduled 15 minute break for
each class. Students may not leave school premises;
breaks are restricted to snack bar area or classroom. To
receive credit, students may not miss more than 3 classes, and must fulfill minimum requirements set by the
instructor during the summer session.
View the Summer
School 2008 Schedule
Algebra,
Semester 1 & Semester 2
(grade 8 - 10, completed)
(earn .5 credit)
This course is offered
to students who have mastered basic mathematics concepts and
skills through 8th grade. Content will include: operations,
equations, functions and elementary statistics. A scientific
calculator is needed. Students must have previously completed
Semester 1 to register for Semester 2.
Algebra A, Semester 1 & Semester 2
(grade 9 - 10, completed)
(earn .5 credit)
This course will review
the necessary mathematical skill requisite for algebra
(descriptive statistics, geometry, percents and proportions.)
Course topics will include: properties of algebra; solving,
graphing, and writing linear equations, as well as linear
systems. A scientific calculator is needed. Students must have
previously completed Semester 1 to register for Semester 2.
Algebra B, Semester 1 & Semester 2
(grades 9 - 10, completed)
(earn .5 credit)
This course is designed for students who have completed
Algebra A. It will review topics from Algebra A and extend
students’ knowledge in the areas of exponential equations and
functions and quadratic equations and functions. It will
provide an introduction to elementary statistical concepts. A
scientific calculator is needed. Students must have previously
completed Semester 1 to register for Semester 2.
Geometry, Semester 1 and Semester 2
(grades 9 - 10, completed)
(earn .5 credit)
This course covers the basic concepts of geometry and how
to present convincing arguments. Content will include: the
study of congruent and similar figures, properties of parallel
lines, circles and polygons, area, volume, coordinate
geometry. reflections and transformations, an introduction to
right triangle trigonometry. A scientific calculator is
needed. Students must have previously completed Semester 1 to
register for Semester 2.
Sewing
For Fun and Fashion (grades 8 - 11, completed) WEST HIGH
ONLY
(earn .5 credit)
No experience necessary!! in this hands-on course, operate
a sewing machine, read a pattern, and learn the fundamentals
of sewing, all while creating two sewing projects. You
will need to buy your own fabric, thread and pattern;
all other equipment and supplies are provided.
American
Public Policy, Semester 1 & Semester 2
(grades 9 - 12, completed)
(earn .5 credit)
This course examines the philosophy, structure and operation
of national, state and local governments.
Students must have previously completed Semester 1 to register
for Semester 2.
Global
Studies, Semester 1 & Semester 2
(grades 9 - 12)
(earn .5 credit)
Concepts of civilization, culture, change, movement, power and
global interdependence are studied within a regional approach.
Students must have previously completed Semester 1 to register
for Semester 2.
U.S.
History II, Semester 1 & Semester 2
(grades 9 - 12)
(earn .5 credit)
The second part of a two-year U.S. History sequence is a
required course that combines chronological and thematic
approaches. it emphasizes 20th-century U.S. History.
Students must have previously completed Semester 1 to register
for Semester 2..
Physical
Education 9
(grade 8, grade 9 make-up)
(earn .5 credit)
This required course is based on a pyramid design of health
related fitness at the lowest level, then performance related
fitness at the next and the third level related to group and
individual expression through sport activities.
Weight
Training and Conditioning
(grades 8 - 11) (not for credit)
This non-credit course is designed to meet the strength, speed
and agility of high school athletes. Participants will
enhance their overall fitness and become more aware of how to
develop their minds and bodies.
Oral
Communication Fundamentals
(grade 8, grades 9 - 10, make-up)
(earn .5 credit)
This required course is designed to increase students'
knowledge of the communication process and develop skills to
communicate effectively, primarily through speaking and
listening.
English 9,
Semester 1 OR 2
(grades 9 - 12, make-up)
(earn .5 credit)
Study sentence patterns, paragraph development, and necessary
conventions of usage and mechanics. Literature study
emphasizes reading and analysis of fiction and drama.
This course satisfies the needed credit for Semester 1 OR
Semester 2.
English 10,
Semester 1 OR 2
(grades 10 - 12,
make-up)
(earn .5 credit)
Students will read, interpret and respond to a variety of
literary genre and learn how to write a multi-source paper
analysis. This course satisfies the needed credit for
Semester 1 OR Semester 2.
English 11, Semester 1 OR 2
(grades 11 - 12, make-up)
(earn .5 credit)
A survey course in American Literature that will help students
refine and extend skills in composition and language use.
This course satisfies the needed credit for Semester 1 OR
Semester 2.
Health
(grades 8 - 11)
(earn .5 credit)
Study the following health strands: Health Choices and
Behaviors, Mental and Emotional Health, Emotional Problems,
Nutrition, Substance use and Abuse, Infectious and Lifestyle
Diseases, the Life Cycle, First Aid and Safety.
Art
Foundations, Semester 1
(grades 8 - 11)
(earn .5 credit)
Focus on the basics of seeing and drawing accurately.
Students will learn blind contour, contour, sensitive line,
negative space, composition, shading, and value, and will be
introduced to portraits. All drawings will be
black/white; color will be introduced in second semester.
Earth/Space Science Level 1
(grades 9 - 12, make-up)
(earn .5 credit)
In this core science course, focus on: earth resources
and the environment, atmosphere and weather, earthquakes,
vulcanism and the basic structure of the universe.
Emphasis will be on laboratory activities: basic
astronomy and meteorology, dynamic earth processes, weathering
and erosion, and environmental science.
Physics Level 1
(grades 9 - 12, make-up)
(earn .5 credit)
This core course is both laboratory (performance) and concept
based, an introduction to the essential concepts of physics
such as motion (kinematics and dynamics), work and energy, and
static and current electricity. Basic math and
problem-solving skills are required.
Read
180
(grades 9 - 12)
Reading intervention for students reading at least one year
below grade level. Students will spend 20 minutes of the
day working on an individualized computer program designed to
increase their spelling, word attack, fluency and
comprehension skills. Additional time will be spent
reading high interest novels, working on strategies through
daily activities and projects designed to improve reading and
written language skills. Limited space available.
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