Core High School Classes

  • 1960s America

    The 1960s America course gives students a look at life during this exciting and monumental decade. 

  • 1960s America
    Credit Recovery This is the credit recovery version of 1960s America. 

  • Advertising
    Throughout the Advertising course, students discover the various ways that advertisements touch their lives. 

  • African American History
    African American History is a survey course that spans the history of America, including ancient African society and culture through the presidency of Barack Obama

  • African American Literature
    African American Literature is a survey course that spans the history of America as it relates to the lives of African Americans. 

  • Algebra I
    In Algebra I, students explore roots, function patterns, graphs, equations, and inequalities.

  • Algebra I - Credit Recovery

    This is the credit recovery version of Algebra I.

  • Algebra II
    In Algebra II, students analyze situations verbally, numerically, graphically, and symbolically. 

  • Algebra II - Credit Recovery
    This is the credit recovery version of Algebra II.

  • American Literature
    In American Literature, students explore various cultural periods of American literature. 

  • American Literature - Credit Recovery
    This is the credit recovery version of the American Literature Course.

  • Anatomy and Physiology
    Anatomy and Physiology allows students to discover the fascinating dynamics of the human body.

  • Applied Mathematics
    Applied Mathematics covers the fundamental mathematics necessary for students to obtain a broad range of skills. 

  • Applied Mathematics - Credit Recovery
    This is the credit recovery version of Applied Mathematics. 

  • Art Appreciation
    In Art Appreciation, students explore visual art from the ancient world to the present day. 

  • Astronomy
    In Astronomy, students begin by discussing basic astronomical concepts and discoveries throughout history. 

  • Astronomy - Credit Recovery
    This is the credit recovery version of Astronomy. 

  • Biology
    Biology follows the adventures of two Lincoln High School students, Zeke and Chloe, as they explore the fascinating world of the biological sciences.

  • Biology - Credit Recovery
    This is the credit recovery version of Biology.

  • British Literature
    British Literature provides students with a survey of literature in this genre.

  • British Literature - Credit Recovery
    This is the credit recovery version of British Literature.

  • Business Applications

    In Business Applications, students focus on business software and the corresponding skills required in the business world.

  • Business Management
    Business Management guides students through examples of their roles as wage earners, consumers, and citizens as they explore the wide, exciting world.

  • Business Mathematics
    In Business Mathematics, students discover a variety of basic mathematical concepts and tools for real-word mathematical application.

  • Business Mathematics - Credit Recovery
    This is the credit recovery version of the Business Mathematics course. 

  • Calculus
    Calculus evaluates higher-level mathematics through analytical/algebraic, numerical, graphical, and verbal methods.

  • Calculus - Credit Recovery
    This is the credit recovery version of Calculus.

  • Career Explorations
    Career Explorations allows students to investigate the necessary steps to prepare for careers that match their interests, abilities, and aptitudes.

  • Chemistry
    Chemistry takes students on a journey with Elena Gilbert, a crime scene investigation intern, who applies the fundamentals of chemistry to CheMYSTERY.

  • Chemistry - Credit Recovery
    This is the credit recovery version of Chemistry. 

  • Civics and Government
    Civics and Government offers students an introduction to the foundation of the democratic government of the U.S. and the basic principles of the contsitution.

  • Civics and Government - Credit Recovery
    This is the credit recovery version of Civics and Government.

  • Communications
    In Communications, students explore various aspects of communication. 

  • Consumer Mathematics
    In Consumer Mathematics, students learn mathematical concepts that they will use in their daily lives.

  • Consumer Mathematics - Credit Recovery

    This is the credit recovery version of Consumer Mathematics.

  • Creative Writing

    Creative Writing is a course in which students discover, analyze, and apply the methods and styles used in various forms of fiction., creative.

  • Debate

    In the Debate course, students learn crucial debate terminology, speech strategies, and persuasive techniques. 

  • Earth Science

    In Earth Science, students discover the theories about how Earth first formed. 

  • Earth Science - Credit Recovery

    This is the credit recovery version of Earth Science. 

  • Economics

    Economics presents an overview of microeconomics and macroeconomics.

  • Economics - Credit Recovery

    This is the credit recovery versiob of Economics

  • English Grammar

    Students enrolled in English Grammar explore basic, intermediate, and advanced concepts of grammar, language, style, and composition. 

  • English Language Arts 10 In English Language Arts 10, students focus on literature, grammar, and composition. 

  • English Language Arts 10 - Credit Recovery

    This is the credit recovery version of English Language Arts 10. 

  • English Language Arts 9

    English Language Arts 9 utilizes works of fiction and nonfiction from classic to modern times to introduce students to key literary elements.

  • English Language Arts 9 - Credit Recovery

    This is the credit recovery version of the English Language Arts 9 course. 

  • Environmental Science

    Environmental Science introduces students to the scientific method, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, biomes of the world, trophic interactions, etc.

  • Environmental Science - Credit Recovery

    This is the credit recovery version of the Environmental Science Course. 

  • Exploring Art

    Exploring Art introduces students to a variety of artistic media, techniques, and processes. 

  • Exploring Cinema

    Exploring Cinema introduces students to film-making and cinematic productions. 

  • Exploring Jazz

    Exploring Jazz offers students an introduction to the world of jazz music. 

  • Fashion Design

    Fashion Design is an advanced course for students interested in learning the intricate process of how the fashion system works. 

  • Financial Literacy

    In Financial Literacy, students explore aspects of personal finance. 

  • Forensic Science

    Students enrolled in Forensic Science will develop a better understanding of the reality of forensic science, which is often contradicted by the fictional forensic science portrayed in entertainment.

  • French I

    French I is an introductory course designed for students who have little or no previous knowledge of the French language and culture. 

  • French II

    In French II, students review and refine the foundational vocabulary, grammar, and communication skills built in French I. 

  • French III

    In French III, students continue their study of the French language and francophone cultures. 

  • Fundamentals of Ecology

    Fundamentals of Ecology allows students to explore the ways in which organisms interact with their surrounding environments.

  • Fundamentals of Ecology - Credit Recovery

    This is the credit recovery version of Fundamentals of Ecology. 

  • Geometry

    In Geometry, students explore the relationships that exist within geometric figures, such as triangles, circles, and quadrilaterals. 

  • Geometry - Credit Recovery

    This is the credit recovery version of Geometry. 

  • German I

    In German I, students are introduced to the basic and fundamental skills necessary for expressing common ideas in the German language. 

  • German II

    German II provides students with a comprehensive introduction to nouns, verbs, and previously learned concepts. 

  • German III

    In German III, students continue their study of the German language and popular German culture. 

  • Greek and Roman Mythology

    In Greek and Roman Mythology, students explore myths from Greece and Rome. 

  • Health

    In Health, students discover how to make conscientious decisions when attempting to improve their overall health and wellness. 

  • Health - Credit Recovery

    This is the credit recovery version of Health. 

  • Human Development and Family Studies

    Students in the Human Development and Family Studies course explore the basic information about human development, parenting roles and strategies.

  • Introduction to Business

    In Introduction to Business, students explore their roles as wage earners, consumers, and citizens as they discover the wide, exciting world of business.

  • Introduction to College Writing

    Introduction to College Writing prepares students to create freshman writing pieces as they move toward their post-secondary education. 

  • Introduction to Digital Media

    Introduction to Digital Media provides students with a foundation in graphic arts, sound, and video media. 

  • Introduction to Engineering

    Introduction to Engineering provides students with an overview of the field of engineering and the primary processes and procedures used.

  • Law

    In the Law course, students examine citizen obligations to law enforcement, the court system, and the rules and regulations.

  • Life Skills
    Life Skills provides students with important information that will help them to lead independent and successful lives as adults. 

  • Mandarin Chinese I

    Mandarin Chinese I is an introductory course to Modern Standard Chinese, which includes the spoken language, Mandarin, and the written language.

  • Mandarin Chinese II

    In Mandarin Chinese II, students develop their communication skills through listening, reading, speaking, and writing in the target language. 

  • Marketing

    Throughout the Marketing course, students discover the various ways marketing affects their lives. 

  • Mathematics I

    Mathematics I is designed for high school students ready to explore numbers and shapes.

  • Mathematics II

    Mathematics II is constructed for students with a firm grasp of basic algebra and geometry who are eager to expand their knowledge.

  • Mathematics III

    In Mathematics III, students will further their study of mathematics.

  • Media Writing

    Media Writing is designed for students who are interested in careers in broadcast journalism, communications, or media.

  • Music Appreciation

    Music Appreciation stimulates personal growth when listening to music by exposing the student to a large variety of music.

  • Nutrition and Personal Fitness

    Nutrition and Personal Fitness helps students to recognize the impacts that nutritional choices and personal fitness play within their lives.

  • Physical Education 10

    Physical Education 10 offers a complete physical education experience for students. 

  • Physical Education 11

    Physical Education 11 provides students with a complete physical education course, which includes a mix of nutrition-related insight to physical activity.

  • Physical Education 12

    Physical Education 12 delivers a comprehensive physical education experience for students. 

  • Physical Education 9

    Physical Education 9 provides a comprehensive physical education course for students, focusing on teaching them how to live both healthy and active lives.

  • Physical Science

    Physical Science students are introduced to the principles of chemistry and physics.

  • Physical Science - Credit Recovery

    This is the credit recovery version of Physical Science. 

  • Physics

    Students enrolled in Physics advance their knowledge and understanding of concepts in previous general science courses.

  • Physics - Credit Recovery

    This is the credit recovery version of Physics. 

  • Poetry

    Poetry is a course for students who are interested in learning more about different types of poetry and writing their own poetry. 

  • Political Science

    Political Science is an introduction to political science as an academic discipline. 

  • Pre-Calculus

    In Pre-Calculus, students develop a deeper and more thorough understanding of functions and graphs. 

  • Pre-Calculus - Credit Recovery

    This is the credit recovery version of Pre-Calculus. 

  • Probability and Statistics

    Students enrolled in Probability and Statistics build a strong foundation in calculating probabilities and evaluating statistics. 

  • Psychology

    In Psychology, students explore the science of explaining and controlling human behavior.

  • Short Stories

    Short Stories exposes students to the basic characteristics, writing style, and literary elements of a story. 

  • Short Stories - Credit Recovery

    This is the credit recovery version of Short Stories. 

  • Sociology

    In the Sociology course, students explore the various topics and sociological terminology necessary for understanding and exploring the field.

  • Spanish I

    Spanish I provides students with a strong foundation of the Spanish language and its cultural influences.

  • Spanish II

    Spanish II is the next course in the Spanish sequence, and this course introduces complex grammatical components, such as reflexive verbs.

  • Spanish III

    In Spanish III, students acquire a more extensive topical vocabulary while gaining a higher understanding of complex grammatical structures.

  • Sports Medicine

    Sports Medicine provides students with a basic knowledge of the history of sports medicine, the anatomy of the human body, and common injuries.

  • Technical Writing

    Written-communication skills and professional documentation are central to the Technical Writing course. 

  • Technical Writing - Credit Recovery

    This is the credit recovery version of Technical Writing. 

  • Theatre I

    Theatre I invites students to explore the history of theatre and the basic elements of stage production. 

  • Trigonometry

    Trigonometry is offered for students who want to continue a rigorous study of mathematics. 

  • U.S. History I

    In U.S. History I, students will explore United States history from the European settlement of North America through Reconstruction. 

  • U.S. History I - Credit Recovery

    This is the credit recovery version of U.S. History I. 

  • U.S. History II

    In U.S. History II, students will explore United States history from the post-Reconstruction era to the present. 

  • U.S. History II - Credit Recovery

    This is the credit recovery version of U.S. History II.

  • World and Cultural Mythology

    World and Cultural Mythology is the perfect course for students looking for an interactive way to learn about mythology and myths from around the world.

  • World Cultures

    World Cultures explains global geography, history, and culture to students. 

  • World Cultures - Credit Recovery

    This is the credit recovery version of World Cultures. 

  • World Geography

    In World Geography, students explore the principles and tools of geography while examining the world as geographers. 

  • World History

    World History allows students to investigate significant events, people, and places from prehistoric to modern times. 

  • World History - Credit Recovery

    This is the credit recovery version of World history. 

  • World Literature

    In World Literature, students explore a wide variety of literary styles, artists, and mediums from cultures and societies around the globe.

High School Electives

Arts

Art History: Modern 9-12

Art History: Modern explores art of the late 1700s to modernity from Western movements in artworks and architecture to China, Japan, Africa, Oceania, Southeast Asia, India.

Art History: Origins 9-12 

Art History: Origins explores art of the prehistoric, ancient, medieval, Renaissance and Rococo periods to understand how to read and interpret art.

Fashion Design A/B 

Fashion Design explores the tools and principles of fashion design. Topics include: the use of color, creation of an inspiration board, fabrics and materials, and tools and machines used by fashion designers. Fashion Design explores the skills and education required in the fashion industry. Topics include: the range of jobs in the industry, skills for success, such as interviewing, workplace communication, and teamwork.

Graphic & Web Design 9-12 

Graphic and Web Design explores visual communication and explores the range of careers in the field. Topics include: principles of design, ethics of creative fields, and the publishing process.

Professional Photography A/B 

Few recent technical innovations have changed an industry as fundamentally as digital photography has changed everything about the way we capture our lives in the way we take, edit, store, and share pictures. Digital Photography provides you with the flexibility to not only use it as an independent individual course or as a group or class course, but to also easily customize the course to the unique needs of your situation. The course combines 15 lessons with online discussions that promote the development of critical thinking skills as your students explore digital photography as an enriching activity or a career.

Health and Physical Education

Health 

This course is based on a rigorously researched scope and sequence that covers the essential concepts of health. Students are provided with a variety of health concepts and demonstrate their understanding of those concepts through problem solving. The five units explore a wide variety of topics that include nutrition and fitness, disease and injury, development and sexuality, substance abuse, and mental and community health.

Health Education 9-12

Health Education explores how behavioral choices, such as nutrition and physical activity, affect health, then provides information to make healthy choices. Topics include: nutrition and physical activity; growth, development, and sexual health; safety and injury prevention; alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; mental, emotional, and social health; and personal and community health.

Personal Fitness 

What does being fit really mean? Is it just based on physical appearance or is it something deeper? Though we strive to be healthy and make sensible choices, it’s difficult to know how to achieve this. It’s not only about losing weight or lifting a heavy barbell; in Personal Fitness you will learn about body functions, safety, diet, goals, and strategies for longevity. Human beings, in both body and mind, are complex and highly sensitive organisms that need the right attention to physically excel and feel great. Being fit is about living life to the fullest and making the most of what you have—yourself! Explore the world of healthy living and see how real fitness can be achieved through intention, effort, and just the right amount of knowledge.

Physical Education 

This course’s three units include Getting Active, Improving Performance, and Lifestyle. Unit activities elevate students’ self-awareness of their health and well-being while examining topics such as diet and mental health and exploring websites and other resources. In addition to being effective as a stand-alone course, the components can be easily integrated into other health and wellness courses.

Career Electives

Criminology and Forensics 

Criminology and Forensics is a beginner level course on the topics of crime and forensic procedures exploring topics on crime and criminology, witnesses and perpetrators, and the crime lab.

Criminology and Justice 

Criminology and Justice is a beginner-level course on criminal procedures that explores the criminal justice system, non-forensic evidence, and what happens inside the courtroom. It is an introduction the Public Services CTE pathway.

Entrepreneurship A/B 

Entrepreneurship is course that is based on Career Technical Education (CTE) standards designed to help students understand the roles and attributes of an entrepreneur, marketing and its components, selling process, and operations management. In this course, students will explore entrepreneurship and the economy, marketing fundamentals, managing customers, production and operations management, money, and business law and taxation.

Interior Design A/B 

Interior Design explores the principles and elements of design. Topics include: skills, roles and responsibilities of interior designers, specialties of interior design, history of design, design materials, furniture, accessories, and modern developments affecting interior design, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), universal design, and green design.

Introduction to Fashion Design 

Introduction to Fashion Design focuses on the practical aspects of career preparation in the fashion design industry. The lessons in the course provide students with both breadth and depth, as they explore the full gamut of relevant topics in fashion design. This course provides students insight on the history of fashion and its place in the modern world and helps students understand terms and concepts related to fashion. Students explore fashion forecasting, predicting consumer demand, pricing, and other activities involved in the fashion process from the inspiration for a garment to creating sketches until the final product takes shape.

Principles of Business, Marketing, & Finance A/B 

This course has a broad application for almost every career path that your students might choose. This course supplies both essential career skills and life skills. Designed for early high school students, the course offers you the flexibility to customize it to the unique needs of your program and your students. Interactive games and other engaging online and offline activities make practical real-life application of essential business principles understandable and useful in the daily lives of your students and in the careers that they choose.

Professional Sales 9-12 

Professional Sales explores the role sales plays in the national economy, the importance of ethical behavior in business. Topics include: how to build, train, motivate, and evaluate a sales team; the role of buying motives; the selling process; and the importance of data. The course is aligned to the Marketing, Sales, and Services CTE pathway.

Other Electives

American Sign Language 1 A/B 

Art History: Modern explores art of the late 1700s to modernity from Western movements in artworks and architecture to China, Japan, Africa, Oceania, Southeast Asia, India.

American Sign Language 2 A/B 

American Sign Language II explores intermediate concepts related to Deaf culture and American Sign Language (ASL). The course begins with a review of cultural facts and ASL rules and concepts from American Sign Language I. New topics that follow include major milestones and famous figures in Deaf cultural history, appropriate etiquette and behaviors in Deaf interactions, ASL literature and performances, and different language styles and skills among Deaf communities, among others. Projects throughout the course will assess knowledge of signing vocabulary and mastery of proper signing form.

Spanish 1 A/B 

Spanish is the most spoken non-English language in U.S. homes, even among non-Hispanics, according to the Pew Research Center. There are overwhelming cultural, economic, and demographic reasons for students to achieve mastery of Spanish. Spanish 1A and B engage students and use a variety of activities to ensure student engagement and to promote personalized learning. These courses can be delivered completely online, or implemented as blended courses, according to the unique needs of the teacher and the students.

Spanish 2 A/B 

Spanish 2A and B utilize three assessment tools that are designed specifically to address communication using the target language: Lesson Activities, Unit Activities, and Discussions. These tools help ensure language and concept mastery as students grow in their understanding and use of Spanish. Learning games specifically designed for language learning are used and can be accessed on a wide variety of devices.

Spanish 3 A/B 

Spanish 3A and B take a unique approach by setting the lessons in each unit in a specific Spanish-speaking locale, immersing students in the language and in a variety of Hispanic cultures and issues.  For example, Unit 5 in Semester B includes a discussion of the environmental issues in Argentina.  Concluding the three-year cycle of Spanish courses, Spanish 3A and B effectively combine group and individual learning and offer activities and assessments to keep students engaged and on track.

Applied Mathematics 9-12 

Applied Mathematics examines how artists, video game developers, and musicians apply mathematical concepts to create, and how biologists use mathematics to measure the distances between cells and gain new insights about the body by applying concepts from geometry, functions, probability, and statistics.

Pre-Algebra 6-12 

Students begin this course by reviewing operations with rational numbers. They find factors and multiples of numbers, along with common factors and multiples of sets of numbers. They also add, subtract, multiply, and divide integers, fractions, and mixed numbers. Students apply properties, such as the Distributive, Associative, and Commutative Properties, and use the order of operations to simplify numerical expressions and then algebraic expressions. Next, they work with algebraic equations and use them to solve problems. This is followed by identifying, graphing, and comparing linear relationships. The course concludes with an introduction to functions.

Public Speaking 9-12 

Public Speaking explores effective communication skills for success in a variety of speaking situations. Topics include: small and large group discussions, delivery speeches in front of audiences, research and organization, writing for verbal delivery, stylistic choices, visual and presentation skills, analysis and critique, and development of self-confidence.

Environmental Science A/B 

This course is designed to introduce students to the history of environmental science in the United States, ecological interactions and succession , environmental change , adaptation, and biogeochemical cycles. Students will learn about the importance of environmental science as an interdisciplinary field. They will describe the importance of biodiversity to the survival of organisms, and learn about ecological pyramids . They will discuss the effects of climate change and explore different types of adaptation . They will describe the steps of the water cycle, and discuss how carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycle in the global environment.

Physical Science A/B 

In this course, you will have the opportunity to explore the characteristics of objects and materials that you encounter daily. You will gain an understanding of the nature of matter and energy, including their forms, the changes they undergo, and their interactions. You will develop an understanding of the fundamental laws of motion, knowledge of the various ways energy is stored in a system, and the processes by which energy is transferred between systems and surroundings. You will participate in regular in-person labs (with materials available at home or a school lab site), and experience experiments that are supplemented with other virtual reality experiences.

World Geography A/B 

In an increasingly interconnected world, equipping students to develop a better understanding of our global neighbors is critical to ensuring that they are college and career ready. These semester-long courses empower students to increase their knowledge of the world in which they live and how its varied geographies shape the international community. Semester A units begin with an overview of the physical world and the tools necessary to exploring it effectively. Subsequent units survey each continent and its physical characteristics and engage students and encourage them to develop a global perspective.

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