Bishop Noll offers a variety of challenging elective classes to prepare students interested in various career paths A new state-of-the-art STREAM Lab allows students to explore the fields of science, technology, religion, engineering, art and math. Chinese and Spanish classes are offered with full teacher instruction. Civil Engineering and Architecture students learn application and design principles in conjunction with mathematical and scientific knowledge. Computer software programs allow students opportunities to design, simulate and evaluate the construction of buildings and communities. Mass Media: Introduction to Television Production teaches the basics of planning, shooting, editing and post-producing video and sound. Their productions are featured in newscasts throughout the year. Digital Design & Photography students engage in learning experiences that encompass a variety of fields from journalism graphics, digital design and art, web design, photo production and editing and more. They learn to create designs and photographs utilizing a variety of industry standard software and equipment. Principles of Biomedical Engineering students study human medicine, research processes and an introduction to bioinformatics. Students investigate the human body systems and various health conditions including heart disease, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and infectious diseases. A theme through the course is to determine the factors that led to the death of a fictional person. Ceramics students create works of art in clay utilizing the processes of hand building, molds, wheel throwing, slip and glaze techniques, and the firing processes. Music program students can explore their passion for the arts through coursework and performance opportunities.