jchs 2011-12 course catalogue - Geary County Schools USD 475

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oral communications are integral components of success in these occupations. Students will examine current events to determine their impact on business and industry and legal and ethical behavior, acquire knowledge of safe and secure environmental controls to enhance productivity, determine how resources should be managed to achieve company goals, and identify employability, and personal skills needed to obtain a career and be successful in the workplace. As students learn about different types of business ownership, they will interpret industry laws and regulations to ensure compliance, identify principles of business management, and analyze business practices to determine ethics and social responsibilities. Investing One Semester Grades: 11, 12 Credit 1/2 Prerequisite: Accounting I and Entrepreneurship Investing emphasizes the formulation of business and individual decisions by comparing and contrasting the investment qualities of cash, stock, bonds, and mutual funds. Students typically review annual reports, predict growth rates, and analyze trends. Stock market simulations will also be incorporated into the class. Student taking this class must have a genuine interest in finance and investing. Personal Finance One Semester Grades: 10, 11, 12 Credit 1/2 Prerequisite: None Personal Finance teaches students step-by-step methods of approaching smart earning, spending, saving and investing strategies. Topics include everything from earning an income, planning for the future, certificates of deposit to mutual funds, and insurance. Students will learn how to analyze the value of the stock market. Financial planning, banking, credit, online shopping, online investing, and taxes are discussed from a technology perspective. Sports and Entertainment Marketing One Semester Grades: 11, 12 Credit: 1/2 Prerequisite: None Sports and entertainment marketing is a specialized course for students with interest in the field of sports and entertainment. In addition to a marketing overview, this course is designed to provide these students with competencies in the area of promotion, sales, event marketing, facility design, merchandising, advertising, public relations/publicity, sponsoring, ticket distribution and career opportunities as they relate to the sports and entertainment industry. Business Law One Semester Grades: 10, 11, 12 Credit: 1/2 Prerequisite: None This course is designed to help students learn about ethics and the impact of the law on their daily lives. Some of the topics discussed will be: contract law, consumer protection, employment contracts, property law, credit obligations, bankruptcy and insurance. Students will be required to examine and analyze actual court cases. 42
On The Job Training For Business I One Semester Grade: 11, 12 Credit: 1/2 Prerequisite: Computer applications, GPA of 2.5, Instructor permission. This course is designed for students who wish to enter the accounting, finance, or business technology fields. The students must have excellent attendance and be able to commit to a full semester. It allows business students to use their acquired classroom skills in a real job setting. Students have to apply to the program in the spring to be eligible for the next school year. Students are required to complete 180 hours of work experience. Students may take one semester of OJT during their Junior year and may complete one semester of OJT II during their Senior year. OR Juniors and Seniors may take 2 semesters of OJT I. On The Job Training For Business II Sem/Year Grade: 12 Credit: 1/2 Prerequisite: OJT for Business I This course is designed for students who wish to enter the accounting, finance, or business technology fields. It allows business students to use their acquired classroom skills in a real job setting. Students have to apply to the program in the spring to be eligible for the next school year. Students are required to complete 180 hours of work experience. Students may take one semester of OJT I during their Junior year and may complete one semester of OJT II during their Senior year. OR Juniors and Seniors may take 2 semesters of OJT I. Communications Freshman Communications One Year Grade: 9 Credit: 1/2 Elective, 1/2 Communications Prerequisite: None Freshman communications is a core course required for all incoming freshman to the Freshman Success Academy. Students coming into the district in the 10, 11, or 12 th grades will be required to take a Communications course that meets the graduation requirements for graduation. The first semester of Freshman Communications will focus on life skills such as time management, study skills, listening, positive lifestyle choices/habits, leadership, and organizational skills. Self concept, public etiquette, career exploration, and service learning units are emphasized as well. The fall semester portion serves as an elective credit. The second semester of Freshman Communications will fulfill the communication graduation requirement. (If this portion of the class is failed by the student they will be required to take a semester of communications to fulfill their graduation requirement.) Topics covered will include an ongoing study of those subjects previously mentioned; as well as personal expression through speech, group discussion, writing and presenting formal speeches, and the element of mass media. Throughout both semesters career exploration takes place and culminates in an extensive unit prepared and presented by students in the spring semester. This includes the student’s enrollment into a career academy at Junction City High School. 43
Page 1 and 2: USD 475 Board of Education Dr. Anwa
Page 3 and 4: General Information TABLE OF CONTEN
Page 5 and 6: 9 th Grade Recommended Core Courses
Page 7 and 8: 9 th Grade Recommend Core Courses:
Page 19 and 20: (Continued) 9 th Grade Recommend Co
Page 23 and 24: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT GRADUA
Page 25 and 26: College Planning The Kansas Board o
Page 27 and 28: JCHS Assessment Schedule 27
Page 29 and 30: KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Page 31 and 32: Insert NCAA Freshman-Eligibility St
Page 33 and 34: HONOR ROLL To be eligible for the H
Page 35 and 36: Enrollment Options for Seniors In r
Page 37 and 38: ARMY JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINI
Page 39 and 40: and social responsibility, high sch
Page 41: Accounting One Year Grades: 10, 11,
Page 45 and 46: Communications / Novice Debate One
Page 47 and 48: Sports Writing One Semester Grades:
Page 49 and 50: Interior Design One Semester Grades
Page 51 and 52: Parenting One Semester Grades: 10,
Page 53 and 54: Chamber Choir One Year Grades: 10,
Page 55 and 56: Stagecraft I/II One Semester Grades
Page 57 and 58: Orchestra One Year Grades: 9, 10, 1
Page 59 and 60: Advanced Painting One Semester Grad
Page 61 and 62: Graphic Design II One Semester Grad
Page 63 and 64: Flow Chart 63
Page 65 and 66: Honors English I One Year Grade: 9
Page 67 and 68: Advanced Placement English: Literat
Page 69 and 70: Literacy Lab I One Semester Grade:
Page 71 and 72: Business Math One Semester Grades:
Page 73 and 74: AP Calculus AB One Year Grades: 11,
Page 75 and 76: Human Anatomy and Physiology I One
Page 77 and 78: Chemistry I One Year Grades: 11, 12
Page 79 and 80: This class is designed for the male
Page 81 and 82: AP United States History One Year G
Page 83 and 84: Dickenson and Mark Twain. Most of t
Page 85 and 86: Modified World History Grade: 10 Cr
Page 87 and 88: Students will develop a Career Port
Page 89 and 90: Modified History I/II/III Grades: 9
Page 91 and 92: Machines and equipment available fo
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Mechanical Drafting II One Semester
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asic understanding of mathematics,
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participate in games, songs, small
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DVD; singing songs in Spanish; read
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Advanced Placement®** Computer Sci
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that required of students in a coll
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Students engage in decision-making
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• Primary and secondary schools;
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Daily Life • Time • Agenda •
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• Creating Your First Flash Movie
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• Write basic JAVA programs • C
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CLOUD COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE A MI
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Medical Vocabulary One semester Gra
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SERVICE-LEARNING INFORMATION I. WHA
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SERVICE-LEARNING ASSIGNMENT 2009-20
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