HIGH SCHOOL COURSE CATALOG
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Extra-curricularandcommunity-basedlearningexperiences Postsecondarytrainingoptions Financialplantocovercostofpostsecondarytraining
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forsomecoursesatSt.FrancisHighSchool.Thesefeesaretypicallyassessedinclassesrequirin materialsthatareconsumedortakenhomebystudents Thefeesarenotedincoursedescriptio applicable.
CourseRequirements
PROGRAMMING POLICIES
Eachstudentmustearnthe23creditgraduationrequirementspriortoparticipationinthe graduationceremony Ahalf(05)creditisearnedforclassesthatmeetforasemesterand10c forclassesthatmeetfortheyear.AllstudentsmustattainagradeofD-orbettertoearncredit.
AllcoursesofferedinthisCourseCatalogwillbeofferedfortheschoolyear;however,enrollmen mustbesufficientforthecoursetobetaught Youmustchooseatleasttwoalternatecoursesth maybesubstitutedforacourseorcoursesthatmaybedroppedduetoinsufficientenrollment.
Courseaddordrop:
Anewcoursecanbeaddedwithinthefirst5daysofasemester.
Acoursemaybedroppedandreplacedwithastudyhallwithinthefirst10daysofasemeste Coursesdroppedafterthefirst10dayswillresultinafailinggradeforthatcourse.
AP Environmental Science (B)
AP Government & Politics (A/B)
AP Psychology (A/B)
AP Spanish Language (A/B)
AP Statistics (B)
AP US History (A)
cheating,includingplagiarizing,mayberemovedfromaclasswithafailinggrade.
Apermanentrecordismaintainedoneachstudentcontainingthefollowinginformation:student name,datesofenrollment,coursestaken,finalgradesreceived,creditsearned,attendance, cumulativegradepointaverage,andrankinclass.
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transcript(acopyofastudent’spermanentrecord)isusedforcollege/technicalschoolapplicatio jobapplications,scholarshipapplications,militaryenlistment,pre-trial/securityclearance investigations,etc.Atranscriptisofficialifsignedandsealedbythehighschoolandmaileddire tothecollege,employer,etc orsentelectronicallyfromthehighschoolforcollegeapplications studenthandcarriesacopyoftheirtranscripttoaprospectiveschooloremployer,therecordwi beplacedinasealedenvelopewithalabelaffixedovertheflapoftheenvelope,stating“OFFICIA TRANSCRIPT.IFTHISSEALISBROKENDONOTCONSIDERDOCUMENTOFFICIAL.”
Atranscriptmaynotbereleasedwithoutwrittenauthorizationfromthestudent(if18yearsorol orfromaparent/guardian(ifstudentisaminor).Writtenauthorizationforreleaseoftranscript recordsmustbeprovidedtotheGuidanceOffice.Aseparateformmustbecompletedforeach transcriptneeded ReleaseformsareavailableintheGuidanceOffice
WeightedGrades
ThefollowingweightedscalewillbeusedforAdvancedPlacementclassesaswellasanyDual Enrollmentcourses.
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ART COURSES
y g g g y company?Theseareonlyafewofthereasons whythousandsofpeopleintheUnitedStates becomeentrepreneurs Studentswilllearn skillsnecessarytoruntheirownbusiness. Theseconceptsinclude:marketing,acquiring financing,managingandthelegalrequirements ofowningandoperatingasmallbusiness.
COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES
The objective of the Computer Sciences curriculum is to provide every student with problem-solving strategies and skills by using computers as tools These cutting-edge skills will provide students with knowledge and experience that can be used in the computer industry and in other vocational areas.
Semester 1
Creating Drawings Functions, Mouse Events, and Properties
Mouse Motion Events, Conditionals, and Helper Functions
More Conditionals, Key Events, and Methods Complex Conditionals and More Key Events Groups, Step Events, and Motion
Semester 2
New Shapes, Local Variables, and For Loops Math Functions, Random Values, and Nested Loops (Optional) Types, Strings, and White Loops
Lists and Return Values
2D Lists and Board Games
CS1 Creative Project with an Introduction to Images and Sounds
TheAPComputerSciencePrinciplescourseis builtaroundfundamentalsofcomputing, includingproblemsolving,workingwithdata, understandingtheInternet,cybersecurity,and programming Studentswillusecomputational andthinkingskillstocreatedigitalprojects.It isacompaniontotheECScurriculumthatis currentlybeingtaughtinIntrotoComputer Scienceandwillbeanaturalsecondyearof computerscienceforthosestudentswishingto continuewithclassworkinthisarea
Studentstakingthisclasswillbegiventhe opportunitytotaketheAdvancedPlacement ComputerSciencePrinciplesTestinMay Thosedoingsowillbeexemptfromthe Semester2exam.Studentsoptingnottotake theAPTestwillberequiredtotaketheexam bothsemesters Thisclassisofferedona rotatingbasis
StudentsarerequiredtosuccessfullycompletefouryearsofEnglish(4Credits).DuringGrade9 Grade10,andGrade11,studentsmustchoosebetweentwoyearlongcourses–English9or10 English9Honors,English10/Honors,orEnglish11/Honors.DuringGrade12,studentsmustcho betweenEnglish12orAPEnglishLiterature
TheprimarygoaloftheEnglishDepartmentatStFrancisHighSchoolistogiveeverystudentt opportunitytodevelopskillsinreading,writing,speakingandlistening.
evidence,andconductingresearchandinquiry. Inthefirstsemester,studentsreadand respondtonarrativetext,aswellaspractice writinganarrative.Studentswillexplore varioustypesofinformationaltextsand practicewritinginajournalisticstyle. Semesteronealsoexploresmythologyof variousculturesandworkstoidentifycommon themesbetweenmythsthroughouttheworld. Lastly,studentswillworkonamultimedia projectwhichpromotessocialawarenessof issuesimpactingteensaroundtheworld.
Inthesecondsemester,studentswillreada noveltoexploreaspecifictheme Students continuetoexplorethatsamethemeinvarious informationaltextstodevelopan understandingofhowauthorsandspeakers developandstructurearguments Studentswill eventuallywritetheirowninquiryquestion, conductresearchandconstructaformal responsetotheirquestion.Lastly,studentswill explorehistoricalfictionasameanstowriting amulti-modalhistoricalfictionnarrative.
toreadrigorousnonfictiontextsfromvarious erasandindifferentgenres,analyzingthebig ideasoftherhetoricalsituation, claims/evidence,reasoning/organization,and style.Studentsaregiventextstoreachthegoal ofeffectivewritingandanalysis Throughclose readingsandfocusedwrittenassignments, studentsbecomemoreawareofrhetorical strategiesandthepurposefuluseoflanguage. Asthisawarenessgrows,studentsaremore readilyabletoincorporatethesesame strategiesintotheirownwritingandto cultivatepersonalwritingstyles.Studentswill alsodeveloptheskillsneededtoanalyze visuals(photographs,paintings,sculptures, politicalcartoons,advertisements, documentaries,etc)withthesamecriticallens usedontraditionalprinttexts Expectationsfor studentsareappropriatelyhighforacollege introductorylevelcourse,andthework requiredofthemischallenging.
StateStandardsinMathematicsasatooltodrivecurriculum.Allmathematicsclassroomsalso utilizetheCommonCoreMathematicalPracticesdailyasaguidetoinstructionandinvestigations.
PLEASENOTE:ATI-84PLUSgraphingcalculatorisrequiredandmustbepurchasedbythestudent. Itwillbeusedonadailybasisinallclasses.Thiscalculatorpromotesthecomprehensionand developmentofmathematicalconceptsandaidsinthedevelopmentofproblemsolving.
theoremsofcircles,explainanduseformulas andmodelswithgeometricconcepts.The curriculumisalignedwiththeCommonCore StateStandardsinMathematicsand MathematicalPractices.Studentswillusethe Geometer’ssketchpadprogramandother computersoftwareintheirgeometric investigations.
mathematics StudentscantakeAPStatistics uponcompletion Thecoursewillcoveran introductiontoStatisticsfocusingon DescriptiveStatistics-displaying,observing, anddescribingpatternsinunivariateand bivariatedatasets,andusingexperimentsfor statisticalreasoning Hypothesistestingand introductoryprobabilitywillalsobeincludedin thecoursematerial.
introducesstudentstothemajorconceptsand toolsforcollecting,analyzing,anddrawing conclusionsfromdata.Therearefourthemes intheAPStatisticscourse:exploringdata, samplingandexperimentation,anticipating patterns,andstatisticalinference Studentsuse technology,investigations,problemsolving, andwritingastheybuildconceptual understanding.
Studentstypicallyearncollegecreditifthey scorea3outof5orbetterontheAdvanced PlacementTestadministeredinMay. Studentstakingthisclassareexpectedtotake theAdvancedPlacementTest Thosedoingso willbeexemptfromtheSemester2exam. StudentsoptingnottotaketheAdvanced PlacementTestwillberequiredtotakeboth semesterexams.
MUSIC COURSES
The music program has aesthetic, creative, cultural, and academic values that complete and further the educational and social values of a quality education. The study and playing of a musical instrument and vocal training, whether alone or in a group, offers the young person a lifelong enjoyment and appreciation of music This might be attained through creating, performing, responding, and connecting. Participation in the music program fosters several important aspects of education. Its primary focus is to develop creative potential and high-level thinking. It also teaches the importance of a cooperative effort, acceptance of leadership, acceptance of differences, and the need for self-discipline and responsibility. It broadens the cultural life of our community. It helps achieve self-realization (self-expression, emotional/spiritual expression, and personality development). It has its own set of skills and knowledge and encourages physical and mental health. It also seeks to make students aware of the possibilities music offers as a career or vocation.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH COURSES
The Physical Education Department staff believes that the function of the Physical Education Program is to afford each student the opportunity to develop their maximum physical potential
Archery
Badminton Basketball
Dance
Team Handball Fitness Fitness Testing
Handball
Korfball Pickleball
Racquetball
Soccer
Softball
Speedball
Stunts & Tumbling
Tennis Touch/Flag
Football
Track & Field
Ultimate Ball
Volleyball
Weight Training
Badminton Pickleball Gym Games
Archery Dance
Weight Training Tennis Fitness Training Handball/Racquetball
Football
Volleyball
Basketball Softball
Soccer
Handball/Racquetball
Boys
Fitness Testing
Weight Training Pickleball Floor Hockey
Basketball Swimming & Diving Tennis Cross Country Soccer Wrestling Hockey Baseball Golf Football
GirlsBasketball
Basketball Swimming Track & Field Wrestling Hockey Softball Golf Volleyball
Clubs/Organizations
Bowling CheerleadingPoms & Dance Team
NOTE:Studentsmustearnone(1)creditofalifescience,one(1)creditofaphysicalscience,an
Life Science
bodyorgansystemsfunctionandhoweach systeminteractswithoneanothertomaintain homeostasiswithintheorganism.MajorCourse TopicsincludeMedicalTerminology,Typesof LivingTissue,theIntegumentandSkin, SkeletalSystem,MuscularSystem,Digestive System,EndocrineSystem,RespiratorySystem, BloodandCirculatorySystem,Lymphatic System,UrinaryandReproductiveSystemsand NervousSystemandSensoryOrgans
Labdissectionoftheorgansystemsofthe preservedcatspecimen,aswellassheep organsisperformedwhilecomparingthe systemstothosefoundinthehumanbody This workintroducesthestudenttothemammalian anatomy.Thiscourseisrecommendedfor studentsintendingtopursueacareerinanimal biology,medicine,nursingandrelated biomedicalfields
Physical Science
Social Studies Courses
The Social Studies Department provides the students with both required and elective courses. Three credits in the social studies area are necessary for graduation and these courses are listed at the beginning of this catalog
responsibility.Specialemphasisisplacedon howconflictsinamulticulturalsocietyare addressedthroughthepoliticalprocessand throughthelegalsystem.Studentsshouldcome toarealizationthatinademocraticrepublic politicalpowerrestsinthehandsofthepeople, andtherefore,ourrepublicisdependentupon aneducatedandinformedcitizenrythat recognizestheneedforabalanceofrightsand responsibilitiesaswellastheneedforeffective participationinthesystem.
Providestudentswiththeanalyticskillsand factualknowledgenecessarytodealcritically withtheproblemsandmaterialsinU.S.history. Theprogrampreparesstudentsfor intermediateandadvancedcollegecourseby makingdemandsuponthemequivalenttothose madebyfull-yearintroductorycollegecourses. Studentsshouldlearntoassesshistorical materials-theirrelevancetoagiveninterpretive problem,reliability,andimportance-andto weightheevidenceandinterpretations presentedinhistoricalscholarship.Students willbeabletoarriveatconclusionsonthebasis ofaninformedjudgmentandtopresentreasons andevidenceclearlyandpersuasivelyinessay format.
Technology & Engineering Education Courses
aestheticqualitiesofdigitalphotographyusing primarilyAdobePhotoshopforeditingand enhancingtheirimages.Throughtheuseof editingprograms,digitalcameras,scanners andprinters,studentswillexploretheworldof photography.Priorcomputerexperienceis recommended,butnotrequired.
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY 2
0.5 Credit I Prerequisite: Digital Photography I Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 I Fees: $25
This course will provide students with a deeper dive into current digital photo technology as a fine art, documentary, and social media tool. Students will study both the technical and aesthetic qualities of digital photography using Adobe Photoshop for editing and enhancing their images. Through the use of editing programs, digital cameras and lenses, scanners and printers, students will explore the world of photography. Prior computer experience is recommended, but not required
curriculummayhavetheopportunitytodoan independentstudy,overseenbyateacher. Studentswillunderstandthatthisisatruly independentexperience,notaone-on-oneclass. Thismeansthatthestudentisexpectedtobe self-directedandabletoworkwithoutdirect teacheroversightforlongstretchesoftime (perhapsonlymeetingwithateacheroncea week).Theexpectationisthatastudentis spendingafullclassperiodperdayonthis independentstudy.
AreasofInterest(notlimitedto):drones,ROV, autonomousrobotics,andAI