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Art
| Course Title |
Course # |
Credits |
Content Overview |
Pre-requisite |
| Art - Painting/Chairs |
8325 |
2 |
This class offers students an opportunity to create personal art on an unusual canvas. Personal stories, images and symbols will be painted on chairs. Additional adornments and mediums are encouraged. Each chair is donated for a fund raising foundation called Have a Seat. Proceeds benefit programs at Centennial High School. Chair/fee required. |
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| Drawing |
1240C |
2 |
This course will provide an opportunity for students to improve their drawing skills while encouraging them to think and express themselves creatively. Students will explore a variety of techniques and media such as pencil, conte, chalk and ink. Kit/fee required. |
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| Music |
2985C |
2 |
Instrumental music offering group and individual lessons with guitar, keyboard, piano, banjo, music history and music theory. |
Discovery. Desire to learn music, take it to a performance level. |
| Photography |
1300C1 |
2 |
This is an introductory high school photography class. Students will study a variety of photographic methods including processing film and printing photos. An emphasis will be placed on printing and photography as a fine art medium. Photo I at Junior High level is not a substitute for this class. Kit/fee required. |
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| Stained Glass Jewlery |
1231C |
2 |
Students will investigate the techniques of stained glass and jewelry. Emphasis will be placed upon individual production of historically correct assembly using both leading and foiling. |
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Biology
| Course Title |
Course # |
Credits |
Content Overview |
Pre-requisite |
| Botany |
6841C |
2 |
Study the basic structure of plants and how they grow, develop and reproduce. Also learn about plant classification and create your own plant collection. |
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| Cytology |
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2 |
Study the basic unit of life: cells. Emphasis is placed on cell structure, cell function, and the life cycle of cells. |
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| Entomology |
6853C |
2 |
Study the arthropoda phylum which includes spiders, crustaceans, centipedes, millipedes and insects. Learn how to make your own insect collection. |
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| Genetics |
5850C |
2 |
Study DNA, genes, chromosomes and heredity. Learn how organisms inherit and pass on certain characteristics. |
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| Human Biology |
6830C |
2 |
Study the anatomy and physiology of several body systems (ie: skeletal system, muscular system, circulatory system, digestive system, nervous system, and more) and the amazing way these systems interact with one another. |
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| Invertebrates |
6861C |
2 |
Study the eight phylums of animals without backbones: sponges, cnidarians, flat worms, round worms, segmented worms, mullusks, echinoderms and arthropods. |
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| Microbiology |
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2 |
Study microscopic living organisms, such as bacteria, protists and viruses. Learn about various types of microscopes and how to use them. |
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| Vertebrates |
6860C |
2 |
Study the seven classes of animals with backbones: cydastomata, cartilage fish, bony fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. |
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Civics
| Course Title |
Course # |
Credits |
Content Overview |
Pre-requisite |
| Civics I |
7034C |
2.5 |
Focus on Declaration of Independence, Constitution, workings of a democracy, political campaigning and ethics, voting responsibility, mock election. |
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| Civics II |
7034B |
2.5 |
Focus on benchmark amendments and court cases, historical activists and social change, mock congressional hearing. |
Civics I |
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Critical Skills
| Course Title |
Course # |
Credits |
Content Overview |
Pre-requisite |
| Critical Skills |
2931C |
2 |
Career decisions, resumes, cover letters, business contacts. |
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| Pathways |
8170C |
2 |
Looking at post secondary options, plan for future college applications. FAFSA essays. |
Critical Skills |
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Electives
| Course Title |
Course # |
Credits |
Content Overview |
Pre-requisite |
| ACE |
8542C |
0.75 |
Entreprenuership and running a business. |
Critical Skills and employment. |
| ACE |
8542C |
0.75 |
Being a smart consumer - Advertising. |
Critical Skills and employment. |
| ACE |
8542C |
0.75 |
Living on your own. |
Critical Skills and employment. |
| ACE |
8542C |
0.75 |
Attitudes on the job, co-workers, bosses, employer/employee relations. |
Critical Skills and employment. |
| ACE |
8844C |
0.75 |
Self-assessment. Career decision making, more indepth look at options. |
Critical Skills and employment. |
| ACE |
8845C |
0.75 |
Safety on the job, safety with co-workers, OSHA standards. |
Critical Skills and employment. |
| ACE |
8846C |
Variable |
Individual Jobs |
Critical Skills and employment paid or non-paid. |
| ACE Internship |
8847C |
Variable |
Individual internships based on interests. |
Critical Skills and placement. |
| Building Trades I |
2231C |
2 |
A foundation course in beginning level woodworking. Students will learn basic safe operation of various power and hand tools while producing a variety of measurement and layout tools, identify career paths and demonstrate the traits of a quality worker. |
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| Building Trades II |
2232C |
2 |
A course in trades and advanced processes. Through experiential activities, students will learn skills specific to various construction trades while producing products that reflect a greater understanding of wood and wood joinery processes. Career paths will be investigted along with experiences that reflect the entreprenueral spirit of small business. |
Building Trades I |
| Discovery Art |
8363C |
2 |
Using the skills taught in Discovery, students will complete a hand sewn quilt. Emphasis is placed upon the student exhibiting the affective behavioral skills of the Discovery program. |
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| Engineering Graphics/Drafting |
2210C |
2 |
Basic hand and computer based drafting skill development. Computer aided design and machining. |
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| Manufacturing Production Trades II Block |
2232CB |
2 |
Advanced processes with entrepreneurship and mass production (i.e student in businesses). |
Building Trades I |
| Senior Rites of Passage |
8351C |
2 |
Students are guided by adults through a structured process to become aware of the transition from high school to trade, work or college. They are given tools for making this transition/separation, initiated into new capacities and acknoledged by adult community. |
Must be a graduating senior. |
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English
| Course Title |
Course # |
Credits |
Content Overview |
Pre-requisite |
| Basic Composition |
5820C |
2 |
Acquiring confidence in writing, reading and ciritcal thinking. Basic exercises in word choice and sentence fluency, paragraphing and organization. Daily writing. |
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| British Literature |
8441C1 |
2 |
Focus on Beowulf and Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. |
Strong reading skills. |
| British Literature |
8441C2 |
2 |
Focus on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Shakespeare's MacBeth.
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Strong reading skills. |
| British Literature |
8441C3 |
2 |
Focus on Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol and Shakespeare's Twelfth Night or Othello. |
Strong reading skills. |
| British Literature |
8441C4 |
2 |
Focus on H.G. Well's Time Machine and Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing or Othello. |
Strong reading skills. |
| British Literature |
8441C5 |
2 |
Focus on Shakespeare's Hamlet. |
Strong reading skills. |
| British Literture |
8441C6 |
2 |
Focus on British classic poets and Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. |
Strong reading skills. |
| Creative Writing |
5220C |
2 |
Acquiring enthusium for writing. Acquiring discipline for writing. Exposure to various types of writing through reading and writing. Uses National Writing Project Workshop method. |
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| Reading Improvement |
5301C |
2 |
This is a class to improve reading skills and comprehension. |
Can take U.S. Literature simultaneously. |
| Sophomore English |
5210 |
2 |
Introductory Language Arts. Assessment and diagnosis of current skills. One on one work with basic skills development. Guided by State Language Arts standards and CSAP skills development. |
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| Study Skills |
8150C |
2 |
Time management, memory, notetaking, study tips, summarization strategy, paragraph/5 paragraph basic essay, editing, punctuation, organization, responsibility (homework). |
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| Study Skills Reading (Disco II) |
8150C |
2 |
Group reading of an American novel; Steinbeck, Hemmingway, Salinger, Angelou - frequent discussing, comprehension evaluations and drawing connections to the wider world. |
Discovery |
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Geography
| Course Title |
Course # |
Credits |
Content Overview |
Pre-requisite |
| World Geography |
7010C1 |
2 |
The locational study of North America. |
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| World Geography |
7010C2 |
2 |
The locational study of Middle and South America. |
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| World Geography |
7010C3 |
2 |
The locational study of Europe. |
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| World Geography |
7010C4 |
2 |
The locational study of Africa. |
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| World Geography |
7010C5 |
2 |
The locational study of Asia. |
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| World Geography |
7010C6 |
2 |
Content to be arranged in accordance with the curricular objectives of the Moab Road Scholars Program. |
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Health
| Course Title |
Course # |
Credits |
Content Overview |
Pre-requisite |
| Health |
3070C |
2.5 |
Learn how to make positive life changes for yourself on topics such as diet, nutrition, body image, exercise, drug/tobacco/alcohol abuse and more. |
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| Health Smoking Cessation |
3070C |
2.5 |
This N-O-T (Not on Tobacco) program has been created specifically for teens to kick the nicotine habit by the American Lung Association. |
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Humanities
| Course Title |
Course # |
Credits |
Content Overview |
Pre-requisite |
| World Humanities - Africa |
3810C |
2.25 |
Africa: Investigates historical cultures emphasizing what man has created in the past and our apprecition of it: Art, architecture, literature, drama, language and philosophy. |
Discovery |
| World Humanities - Asia |
3800C |
2.25 |
Asia: Investigates historical cultures emphasizing what man has created in the past and our apprecition of it: Art, architecture, literature, drama, language and philosoplhy. |
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| World Humanities - Europe |
3831C |
2.25 |
Europe: Investigates historical cultures emphasizing what man has created in the past and our apprecition of it: Art, architecture, literature, drama, language and philosophy. |
Discovery |
| World Humanities - Middle East |
3826C |
2.25 |
Middle East: Investigates historical cultures emphasizing what man has created in the past and our apprecition of it: Art, architecture, literature, drama, language and philosophy. |
Discovery |
| World Humanities - North America |
3827C |
2.25 |
North America: Investigates historical cultures emphasizing what man has created in the past and our appreciation of it: art, architecture, literature, drama, language and philosophy. |
Discovery |
| World Humanities - South America |
3828C |
2.25 |
South America: Investigates historical cultures emphasizing what man has created in the past and our appreciation of it: Art, architecture, literature, drama, language and philosophy. |
Discovery |
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Math
| Course Title |
Course # |
Credits |
Content Overview |
Pre-requisite |
| Algebra with Trigonometry |
6260 |
2 |
An advanced class that is an introduction of the trigonometric concepts involving triangles, waves, and their application. This class is not offered every hexter and is not part of the Integrated Mathematics series. |
Integrated Math II or permission from the department |
| Algebraic Concepts |
6226 |
2 |
This class is used to prepare students for the Integrated math curriculum. It is intended to support students in bridging academic gaps and re-establishing pre-Algebra skills. |
10 credits of math concepts or TABE score of 6.0 to 9.0 |
| Integrated Math I |
6351C1
6351C2
6351C3
6351C4
6351C5
6351C6 |
2 |
The first in the Integrated Mathematics series that combines traditional Algebra I curriculum with Geometry. This course is designed to be a full year course and will be taught over the succession of the first five hexters every year. |
10 credits of Algebraic Concepts or TABE score of 9.0 or higher or permission for the department |
| Integrated Math II |
6352C1
6352C2
6352C3
6352C4
6352C5
6352C6 |
2 |
The continuation of the integrated Mathematics series that combines Geometry with traditional Algebra I and II curriculums. This course is designed to be a full year course and will be taught over the succession of the first five hexters every year. |
Integrated Math I or permission from the department |
| Integrated Math III |
6353 |
2 |
A continuation of the Integrated Mathematics series that combines Trigonometry with traditional Advanced Algebra curriculum. This course is designed to be a full year course and will be taught over the succession of the first five hexters every year. |
Integrated Math II or permission from the department |
| Math Concepts |
6210C |
2 |
This skill-building class is designed to support students in the acquisition and reinforcement of basic mathematics skills. The focus is on developing and applying consumer math concepts. |
TABE score below 6.0 |
| Pre-Algebra |
6120C |
2 |
Use of CSAP Release items and other material to prepare, motivate and practice for state standardized tests. Not offered every hexter. Offered 4th and 5th hexters each year and is mandatory of all sophomores. |
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| Topics in Math |
6140C |
2 |
Use of ACT release items and other material to prepare, motivate and practice for state mandated college entrance exam. Offered 4th and 5th hexters each year and is mandatory of all juniors. |
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PE / Equine
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Course # |
Credits |
Content Overview |
Pre-requisite |
| Physical Eduction |
301C |
2 |
Students will learn how to develop a workout program to meet their individual needs and goals. Students will learn about activities that they can be involved in throughout their lives. Students will have the opportunity to workout in local health clubs while representing Centennial High School in our community. |
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| Softball |
3091C |
2 |
Student will learn and demonstrate basic skills including hitting, catching and team work. |
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| Equine |
6747C |
5 |
PE 50% Equine 50%
Students will learn safety, handling and riding skills as well as anatomy, reproduction and veterinary care of horses.
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Physical Science
| Course Title |
Course # |
Credits |
Content Overview |
Pre-requisite |
| Astronomy |
6881C |
2 |
Learn about the universe that surrounds planet Earth. Study telescopes, stars, galaxies, planets, the sun and our solar system. |
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| Chemistry |
6790C |
2 |
Study the composition, sturcture and properties of substances and how these substances interact with one another. Learn about atomic sturcture and the periodic table of elements. |
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| Meteorology |
6882C |
2 |
Study the composition of Earth's atmosphere, as well as the major influences of weather: humidity, condensation, clouds, precipitation, wind, air masses, and fronts. |
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| Physics A |
6320AC |
2 |
Study Newton's Laws of motion, inertia, forces, acceleration, momentum, vectors and mechanical, potential and kinetic energy. |
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| Physics B |
6820BC |
2 |
Students will study vibrations and waves as they relate to sound, light, color and water. |
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| River Systems and Topo Maps |
6855C |
2 |
Learn how to analyze the quality of a river system in terms of its pH, alkalinity, hardness and dissolved oxygen. Also learn how to read and interpret topographical maps. |
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Speech
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Course # |
Credits |
Content Overview |
Pre-requisite |
| Speech |
5250C |
5 |
Write and deliver 4 speeches: Introductory, Informative, Persuasive and Interpretive. |
Not to have earned all speech credits. |
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U.S. History
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Course # |
Credits |
Content Overview |
Pre-requisite |
| U.S. History |
7220C1 |
2 |
In-depth study of the 20th century. Focus on closing the West, immigration, child labor/industrialization, emergence of mass culture, birth of jazz.
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7220C2 |
2 |
In-depth study of the 20th century. Focus on WW I, Roaring 20's, Harlem Rennaissance. |
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| U.S. History |
7220C3 |
2 |
In-depth study of the 20th century. Focus on 1930's: Great Depression, Dust Bowl/ 1940's: World War II. |
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| U.S. History |
7220C4 |
2 |
In-depth study of the 20th Century. Focus on post WWII: Baby Boom; 1950's: Red Scare/Cold War, Civil Rights Movement, birth of Rock 'n Roll. |
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| U.S. History |
7220C5 |
2 |
In-depth study of the 20th century. Focus on 1960's and 70's: JFK, MLK, Vietnam War, evalaution of American popular music, counter culture movements. |
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| U.S. History |
7220C6 |
2 |
In depth study of the 20th entury. Focus on the 1980's to now: feminism, envionmental issues, presidents of last 20 years, racial issues, middle east wars, immigration policies. |
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U.S. Literature
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Course # |
Credits |
Content Overview |
Pre-requisite |
| U.S. Literature |
5850C |
2.5 |
Literary terms, paragraph writing/editing appreciation for different types of literary work, comprehension, discussion of work, reading aloud.
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World Studies
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Course # |
Credits |
Content Overview |
Pre-requisite |
| World History |
7250C1 |
2 |
The study of the peopling of the world, early river valley civilizations, people and ideas on the move, the first age of empires, classical Greece, ancient Rome and early Christians, and India and China establish Empires. |
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| World History |
7250C2 |
2 |
The study of African civilizations. The Americas: a separate world, the Muslim world, Byzantines, Russians, and the Turks, interact, European middle ages, and the formation of Western Europe. |
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| World History |
7250C3 |
2 |
The study of societies and empires of Africa, people and empires of America, European Renaissance and Reformation, an age of exploration and isolation, the Atlantic world,and absolute monarchs in Europe. |
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| World History |
7250C4 |
2 |
The study of enlightment and revolution, the French Revolution and Napoleon, nationalist revolutions sweep the West, the Industrial Revolution, an Age of Democracy and Progress, the Age of Imperialism and Transformtions around the globe. |
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| World History |
7250C5 |
2 |
The study of the Great War, Revolution and Nationalism, years of crisis, World War II, restructuring the postwar world, the colonies become new nations, struggles for democracy, and global interdependence. |
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| World History |
7250C6 |
2 |
The study of ancient civiliztions in the Ameican Southwest. |
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