Course Catalog
Art & Music
| Course | Description | Grade | |
| AAA422 | Illustration 1A | In this course, students use observational skills to express their perception of the world. The focus will be on individual development of style and drawing skills as they communicate effectively to an audience. Students will experience drawing techniques.
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9th - 12th |
| AAA423 | Illustration 1B | The focus of this class is on individual development of the student's style and drawing skills as they meet the expectations of a client. Students will demonstrate competency in drawing techniques through a variety of media.
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10th - 12th |
| APT402 | Ceramics & Tile 1A | This course serves as an introduction to the materials, tools, skills, techniques and products associated with ceramics and tile. Students learn how to design three dimensionally, using the most basic and ancient material-clay.
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9th - 12th |
| APT403 | Ceramics & Tile 1B | Students will continue to learn the materials, tools, skills, techniques and products associated with ceramics and tile. This course focuses on the technical aspects of working with clay, which include throwing technique and control, production tile making, etc.
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9th - 12th |
| APT440 | Ceramics & Tile 2A | Students will continue to learn the materials, tools, skills, techniques and products associated with ceramics and tile. Projects will explore a variety of commercial applications and related careers. Students will analyze, interpret and evaluate works.
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10th - 12th |
| APT442 | Ceramics & Tile 2B | Students will continue to learn the materials, tools, skills, techniques and products associated with ceramics and tile. Projects will emphasize the commercial application of these skills. Students will analyze, interpret and evaluate works of art.
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10th - 12th |
| APT436 | Painting/Design 1A | Prerequisite: Any Introduction to Design class. This class will help students develop technical skills and discover a personal style as they communicate effectively to an audience. Students will experience a variety of painting techniques and styles.
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9th - 12th |
| APT437 | Painting/Design 1B | Prerequisite: Applied Painting & design 1 (APT436). This class will help students refine technical skills and discover a personal style as they solve design challenges for a client. Students will use a variety of painting techniques.
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10th - 12th |
| AAC400B | IB Art & Design 1A & 1B BL | Elements and principles of design as they apply to visual communication through drawing. This is an introduction to skills needed for CTE arts programs.
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11th |
| AAC501B | IB Art & Design 2A & 2B BLOCK | Development of technical skills needed to discover a personal style while experiencing a variety of painting techniques and styles to communicate to an audience.
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12th |
| UBD422B | Concert Band 1A & 1B Block | Expectations for students entering this applied music class include being able to produce a mature tone on the instrument as well as being able to successfully read and perform music in complex time signatures and keys.
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9th - 10th |
| UOR401B | Orchestra 1A & 1B Block | Expectations for students entering this applied music class include being able to read music and being able to play his/her instrument. Members are expected to attend all performances and rehearsals. Participation in all performances is required.
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9th - 10th |
| UBC401B | IB Music Band 1A & 1B | Students will play their own instruments as well as study music history and theory. Performances include pep assemblies, formal concerts, pep bands, and parades.
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11th |
| UBC403B | IB Music Band 2A & 2B | Students will play their own instruments as well as study music history and theory. Performances include pep assemblies, formal concerts, pep bands, and parades.
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12th |
| UOR501B | IB Music Orchestra 1A & 1B | Students will play their own instruments as well as study music history and theory. Performances include pep assemblies, formal concerts, pep assemblies, district orchestra concert, and solo ensemble contest.
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11th |
| UOR503B | IB Music Orchestra 2A & 2B | Students will play their own instruments as well as study music history and theory. Performances include pep assemblies, formal concerts, pep assemblies, district orchestra concert, and solo ensemble contest.
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12th |
| UCH424B | Mixed Chorus 1A & 1B Block | This choir emphasizes music reading skills and vocal production as well as blend and balance within a mixed ensemble. Literature will be performed in four-part harmony and may be sung in languages other than English. Attendance at concerts is mandatory.
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9th - 10th |
| UCH401B | IB Music Choir 1A & 1B | This ensemble course will cover music literacy, theory, history, world music and creation. Performances include formal concerts, assemblies, solo ensemble contest, district choir contest.
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11th |
| UCH403B | IB Music Choir 2A & 2B | This ensemble course will cover music literacy, theory, history, world music and creation. Performances include formal concerts, assemblies, solo ensemble contest, district choir contest.
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12th |
| UPT401B | Percussion Techniques 1 & 2 Block | Year 1: Students will receive instruction on the fundamentals of playing an instrument. Emphasis is placed on memorization of the 12 major scales, chromatic scale, rudiments, proper tone production and tuning, sight-reading skills, and rhythmic concepts.
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9th - 12th |
| UPT403B | Percussion Tech 3 and 4 block | Continuation of Percussion Techniques year 1.
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10th - 12th |
| UPT405B | Percussion Tech 5 and 6 block | Continuation of Percussion Techniques year 2. | 11th & 12th |
English
| Course | Description | Grade | |
| LFR401B | English 1A & 1B Block | Freshman English is a yearlong course incorporating literature, composition, and communication. Literature units include the study of a novel, short stories, poetry and plays. Literary analysis and critical thinking will be emphasized.
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9th |
| LAN420B | AP Language/Comp Block | The AP course in English Language and Composition engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts and in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes.
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10th |
| LEN500B | IB English A1 HL block | High level IB course where students investigate language through a variety of texts and the ways in which it shapes and influences identity and culture.
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11th |
| LEN670B | IB Senior English 1A & 1B Blck | IB Senior English builds on the IB Junior curriculum, adding a variety of authors and additional Shakespeare, poetry, short stories and essays. Continued also is the emphasis on increasing the student's mastery of the skills necessary analysis. | 12th |
Health & PE
| Course | Description | Grade | |
| CAH321 | Allied Health | This is a gateway class to the Health & Human Services career pathway. In this class thinking & problem-solving skills will be used to address issues of concern to teenagers, including improving your image, getting along with your family, and more.
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9th - 12th |
| PPE401 | Physical Education 1 | This is a required one-semester course that draws from the widest possible base of physical educaion activities that include, but are not limited to, sports, aquatics, rythmical activities, basic movement patterns, skill related fitness, and more.
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9th |
| PPE500 | Individual/Team Sports 1 | Individual/Team Sports includes, but is not limited to, pickle ball, badminton, tennis, softball, basketball, soccer, volleyball, and weight training. Prerequisite: PPE401.
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10th - 12th |
| PPE501 | Lifeguard Training | This course can lead to the attainment of the American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Card, which will prepare students for lifeguard positions at local parks, pools, and camps. Permission of the instructor is required. Prerequisite: PPE401.
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10th - 12th |
| PPE503 | Weight Training & Cond 1 | The student will develop the knowledge necessary to train specific muscle groups as they apply to body development and/or specific sports and activities. Students will improve their strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular fitness. Prerequisite: PPE401
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10th - 12th |
| PWS405 | Swimming Advanced | This course is designed to improve swimming skills and stroke techniques. The four competitive strokes along with the beginning and resting strokes will be covered. This course consists of stroke work, water games, and beginning diving skills. | 10th - 12th |
Math
| Course | Description | Grade | |
| MAL321B | Algebra 1A & 1B Block | Topics will include review of operations on rational numbers, proportionality, solving linear equations, basic operations on polynomials, and properties of exponents. Supplemental activities and problems will be assigned.
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9th |
| MGE401B | Geometry 1A & 1B Block | Topics will include the use of logic in establishing proofs concerned with relationships involving points and lines in two- and three-dimensional space. Also basic postulates, parallel and perpendicular lines, construction. Also similarity, right triangle
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9th - 10th |
| MAL403B | Algebra 2A & 2B Block | Topics include a review of linear and quadratic relationships, equation-solving algorithms and functions, and an introduction of matrix algebra. Students intending to go to college should complete at least through Algebra 4/Trig or Integrated Math 3B.
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10th - 12th |
| MCA403B | IB Pre-Calc 1A & 1B Block | This is a two-semester course in mathematics designed for those students planning to take calculus and take the IB mathematics test. Topics will include a study of the real number system involving field postulates, proofs, and more.
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10th - 12th |
| MCA521B | IB Calculus 1A & 1B Block | This is the first of a series in IB Calculus classes designed to prepare students for the IB exams. Topics will include the study of limits and their evaluation, differentiation applied to graphs, to related rates, and to maximum and minimum problems.
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11th - 12th |
| MCA503B | IB Calculus 2A & 2B Block | This course provides an opportunity for further study of calculus by students planning to major in mathematics or science in college. Pre-requisite: AP/IB Calculus 2.
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11th - 12th |
| MCA525B | IB Calculus 3A & 3B Block | The course follows the IB syllabus for High Level Mathematics with a Calculus specialty option & goes well beyond the basic concepts & techniques of differential & integral calculus. Students are introduced to limit theorems & convergence of series...
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12th |
| MST400B | AP Statistics Block | This is the first of a series in AP Statistics classes designed to prepare students for the AP Statistics exam. Topics include the major concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data. | 12th |
Occupational Ed (Career & Technical CTE)
| Course | Description | Grade | |
| BCA401 | Microsoft IT Academy 1A | Learn the core competencies for Word & Excel, which are necessary to earn the core Microsoft Office Specialist Certification. Basic to intermediate activities in word processing & spreadsheets, as well as software integration skills.
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9th - 12th |
| BCA402 | Microsoft IT Academy 1B | This is a continuation of the Microsoft Office 1 course in a lab setting. MS Office 2 permits students to learn skills required for a Microsoft Office Specialist Certification. Intermediate to advanced activities in word processing, spreadsheets, & more
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9th - 12th |
| BCA403 | Microsoft IT Academy 2A | This is a continuation of the Microsoft Office 2 course in a lab setting. MS Office 3 permits students to learn skills required for a Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Intermediate to advanced activities in word processing, spreadsheets, & more.
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10th - 12th |
| BCA404 | Microsoft IT Academy 2B | This is a continuation of the Microsoft Office 3 course in a lab setting. MS Office 4 permits students to select the Microsoft Office Specialist Certification they would like to work towards earning. Intermediate to advanced activities.
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10th - 12th |
| BCI301B | Exploring Comp Sci Block | An introductory course to explore software design, low-and high-level programming languages, program development and customization. Students also learn about computer theory, computer systems design and user interfaces from a scientific perspective.
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9th - 12th |
| BCI321B | IT Fundamentals 1 & 2 Block | Exploration of information technology fundamentals including hardware, networking, applications, database, and security
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9th - 12th |
| BDA401 | Tech Tools | This is an exploratory course designed to teach students to use different Microsoft Office applications. Students will develop their computer skills while working to earn industry-recognized certifications (Microsoft Certification).
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9th |
| BMC401B | Business & Market 1 & 2 Block | This class presents an overview of marketing--the business operations that connect a product or service to its user. Students will learn skills and concepts such as the four P's of marketing, channels of distribution, sales, customer service, advertising.
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9th - 12th |
| BMC404B | Marketing 3/Advanced Block | This advanced course in marketing skills and concepts addresses product development, pricing, distribution, and marketing research. Through this class, students will develop marketing employability skills identified by local and national business leaders
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10th - 12th |
| CAF401B | AF JROTC Intro Block | This is the first semester of a two semester course open to students in grades 9-12 and is the introductory course to the Air Force Junior ROTC program of study. The major topics are history of air power, military customs & courtesies, basic military.
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9th - 12th |
| CAF403B | AF JROTC Intermed 1 & 2 Block | This the first semester of a two semester course open to 10-12 graders is the second year Air Force Junior ROTC program course of study. The major topics include the study of aerospace environment, weather, navigation, jet engines, advanced customs etc.
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10th - 12th |
| CAF405B | AF JROTC Intermed 3 & 4 Block | This the first semester of a two semester course open to 11th and 12th grade students is the third year Air Force Junior ROTC program course of study. The major topics are the study of space exploration, rockets, engines, advanced customs etc.
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11th - 12th |
| CAF407B | AF JROTC Applied Leader Block | This the first semester of a two semester course open to students in the 12th grade is the last year of the Air Force Junior ROTC program course of study. The major topics include independent leadership management study.
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12th |
| CCD401 | Child Development | Students will learn & prepare for careers in Early Childhood Education. Includes following units: Principals of Growth, Roles & Responsibilities of Parenting, Careers with Children, Conditions Influencing Growth, Strategies that Promote Growth. Earn IRC.
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9th - 12th |
| CHC101B | Healthcare Careers Block | Intro course in health. For each career studied, students examine the main tasks and challenges of professionals in that career, the treatment they administer, and the interaction they have with other professionals. Hands on work.
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9th-12th |
| EHM524B | Family & Community 1 & 2 Block | In the Family & Community Services course students learn the knowledge, skills, and practices required for careers in Family and Community Services. The course focuses on the development and implementation of public, private & voluntary support services.
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10th - 12th |
| IMB401B | Broadcasting Media 1 & 2 Block | This course will introduce students to the business and craft of mass media. The student will become familiar with how radio, television, newspaper, Internet, pod-casting and blogs fit into the larger context of mass media.
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9th - 12th |
| IMB501B | Broadcasting Media 3 & 4 Block | Students will learn complex techniques and equipment use for broadcasting for television, newspaper, internet, pod-casting, and blogs fit into the larger context of mass media.
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10th - 12th |
| IWE401B | Welding Block | This course introduces students to welding and related metalworking skills. Welding instruction includes SMAW (Stick), GMAW (Short-Arc), FCAW (Flux-Cored), GTAW (Heli-Arc), OAW (Gas Welding and Oxy-Acetylene cutting), brazing and soldering.
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9th - 12th |
| IWT401 | Wood Technology 1A | Students will learn how to plan & construct products made of wood such as bookcases, cabinets & boxes. Topics to be covered include use of hand & power tools, shop safety, methods of construction, & more.
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9th - 12th |
| IWT402 | Wood Technology 1B | Students will improve and add to the skills and knowledge they gained in Wood Technology 1. Students who successfully complete this course will be able to demonstrate advanced proficiency in woodworking and finish carpentry.
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9th - 12th |
| IWT403 | Wood Technology 2A | The course prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to lay out and shape stock, assemble wooden articles or subassemblies, mark, bind, saw, carve and sand wooden products
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10th - 12th |
| IWT410 | Wood Technology 2B | In this class, students will continue to develop their skills related to wood products construction while learning about building construction.
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10th - 12th |
| VPS401B | Prostart Food Svc 1 & 2 Block | Are you interested in a career in the hospitality industry? This class was developed with the Washington State Restaurant Association. Completion of the two-year program leads to industry-recognized certification.
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9th - 11th |
| VPS403B | Prostart Food Svc 3 & 4 Block | This class is a continuation of ProStart Food Services, the program developed with the Washington State Restaurant Association. Completion of the two-year program leads to industry-recognized certification.
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10th - 12th |
| VPS501B | Restaurant Mgmt 1 & 2 Block | This course prepares individuals to plan, manage and market restaurant food services in hospitality establishments, food service chains and franchise networks and restaurant supply operations. Students learn hospitality administration, food service management.
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11th - 12th |
| VPS601B | Restaurant Mgmt 3 & 4 Block | This course prepares individuals to plan, manage, and market their own restaurant concept in the food service industry. This course follows restaurant management 1-2. | 12th |
Science
| Course | Description | Grade | |
| SBI401B | Biology 1A & 1B Block | Students explore disciplinary core ideas; Ecosystems, Interactions, Energy &Dynamics, History of Earth's Atmosphere, Photosynthesis, Respiration & Evidence of Evolution. Inheritance & Variation of Traits, Structure, Function, Growth & Ecosystem Stability.
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9th |
| SCH501B | Chemistry 1A & 1B Block | Chemistry is the study of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter (especially of atomic and molecular systems). In this course students will discover how elements, components, and compounds react to form other compounds.
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10th - 12th |
| SBI412B | IB Biology 2A & 2B Blk | This class is part of a two-year program in preparation for higher level IB examination. Students examine topics in chemistry, biochemistry, cell structure and ultra structure, cell physiology, respiration, photosynthesis, molecular biology, and more.
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11th |
| SBI419B | IB Biology 3A & 3B Blk | This class is the second year of the two-year IB Biology course. Students examine topics in ecology; evolution; the circulatory, nervous, endocrine, digestive, and immune systems; reproduction; and embryology.
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12th |
| SCH512B | IB Chemistry 2A & 2B Block | This course extends the study of chemistry. The emphasis this year is on energy related areas including thermochemistry, rates of reactions, electrochemistry, energy sources in society, and nuclear chemistry.
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11th |
| SCH514B | IB Chemistry 3A & 3B Block | This course will build on the topics studied in Chemistry 1 and 2. It will be taught at the level of a first-year college chemistry course. Familiar topics will be expanded, the knowledge base deepened, and problem-solving skills improved.
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12th |
| SPH101B | IB Physics 1A & 1B Block | IB Physics courses prepare students to take the IB physics exams. In keeping with the general aim of IB Experimental Sciences.
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11th - 12th |
| SPH403B | IB Physics 2A & 2B Block | IB Physics extends the study of physics to a third semester. Students investigate current, electricity, electromagnetic induction, nuclear physics, and radioactivity. Laboratory work will be an integral part of the course.
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11th - 12th |
| SPH675B | IB Physics 3A & 3B Block | The course follows the IB syllabus for High Level Physics & is comparable to first-year college course in physics, emphasizing conceptual understanding over practical application. It's designed for those with strong interest in the fields of engineering or physics. | 12th |
Individuals and Societies (Social Studies)
| Course | Description | Grade | |
| HIN601B | AP Human Geography Block | This course will focus on the inter-relationship between physical/climate, geographic characteristics of the earth and the political, economic, and social /cultural manifestations of human beings living in groups.
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9th |
| HWH401B | World History 1A & 1B Block | The World History course presents a study of selected events, individuals, groups, institutions, ideas, etc., dealing with the great civilizations in the history of the world. Special emphasis will be placed on social, cultural, economic, and political contexts.
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10th |
| HWH431B | AP World History 1A & 1B Block | AP World History is a course designed for college-bound students who wish to get a jump start on their college education by challenging themselves in high school and potentially earning college credit or advanced placement in college.
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10th |
| HUS401B | US History 1A & 1B Block | This required course is a one-semester survey of American history from exploration to the 20th century. This course will include pre-colonial background, the colonial society, the westward movement, the Civil War and reconstruction, America's role
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11th |
| HIS520B | IB Contemp World History Block | This junior course emphasizes the political, social, economic and cultural developments of world history from the late 19th century to our times. The aims are to develop an international historical perspective for a better understanding of our own world.
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11th |
| HCV401B | Civics & Cont World Prob Block | Areas of study include the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the federal government, as well as well as organization and World Issues is a one semester required course of study on the pervasive issues and global dynamics of our modern world.
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12th |
| HIS524B | IB Hist of the Americas Block | This senior course at Foss High School is a comprehensive study of the Western Hemisphere in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The aims are to develop a content base to aid students in understanding the current role of our country.
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12th |
| HPY420B | IB Psychology Block | IB psychology examines the interaction of biological, cognitive and sociocultural influences on human behavior, thereby adopting an integrative approach. Understanding how psychological knowledge is generated, developed and applied. | 11th - 12th |
Other
| Course | Description | Grade | |
| HPL520B | IB Theory of Knowledge/EE & CAS1 | How do we really know the things we think we know? IB Theory of Knowledge (TOK) stimulates reflections on the sources and verification of knowledge. Students explore the world views/epistemology of various disciplines. This is part of one of a two-part, multi-year course. Starting in the fall of the students' Junior year, EE/CAS supports researching, writing and presenting student generated questions for college level-essays.
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11th |
| HPL620B | IB Theory of Knowledge/EE & CAS2 | TOK continues in the fall of the senior year with exploring world-views and epistemologies of various communities. EE & CAS 2 is taken in the spring of Senior year, students will learn project management skills to support DP Candidates in Creativity, Activity, Service project which is a major requirement for full DP Diploma candidates.
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12th |
| HSC420B | Student Council 1 & 2 Block | Student Council is composed of elected and appointed representatives from the student body as determined by the Associated Student Body (ASB) Constitution. Students oversee all ASB income and expenses. Teacher permission
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9th - 12th |
| YSA400 | Student Assistant | Upper class students assist teachers with clerical work and daily record keeping. Teacher permission. | 11th -12th |