Electives

This class covers issues concerning today’s teens such as: rights, curfews, censorship, dating violence, relationships, gangs, pregnancy, eating disorders, suicide, and teen driving. This class is .5 of an elective credit.

7 Habits: Guide to improving self image, building friendships, resisting peer pressure, achieving goals, getting along with parents, and getting through tough issues and life changing decisions; Why Try: Guide to overcoming challenges and make good decisions to achieve opportunity, freedom, and respect; What Color is Your Parachute: Guide to zeroing in on favorite skills and applying that knowledge to set goals and find dream jobs. Earn .5 elective credit.

This class covers issues concerning today’s teens such as: rights, curfews, censorship, dating violence, relationships, gangs, pregnancy, eating disorders, suicide, and teen driving. This class is .5 of an elective credit.

This class covers issues concerning today’s teens such as: rights, curfews, censorship, dating violence, relationships, gangs, pregnancy, eating disorders, suicide, and teen driving. This class is .5 of an elective credit.

This class is for students who seek outside counseling help for self-improvement in emotional well-being. Students that receive individualized help and show 65 hours of participation in counseling will earn .5 elective credits.

This class includes all of the standard topics found in high school health and wellness booksincluding nutrition, physical fitness, substance use and abuse (including alcohol and tobacco), stress management, disease prevention, and healthy relationships.

Exploring fitness topics such as safe exercise and injury prevention, nutrition and weight management, consumer product evaluation, and stress management, this course equips high school students with the skills they need to achieve lifetime fitness. Throughout this one-semester course, students assess individual fitness levels according to the five components of physical fitness: cardiovascular health, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. Personal fitness assessments encourage students to design a fitness program to meet their individual fitness goals.

Offering a comprehensive analysis of different types of motivation, study habits, and learning styles, this one-semester course encourages high school students to take control of their learning by exploring varying strategies for success. Providing engaging lessons that will help students identify what works best for them individually, this one-semester course covers important study skills, such as strategies for taking high-quality notes, memorization techniques, test-taking strategies, benefits of visual aids, and reading techniques.

This class is based on the Physical Activity Pyramid. Level 1: Lifestyle Physical Activities, Level 2: Active Sports & Recreational activities and Aerobic activities, Level 3Flexibility activities and Muscle Fitness activities, Level 4: Limit Sedentary Living.

This class includes all environmental areas from Plants, Geology, Wildlife, Ecology and Geography to the History of the Grand Canyon. You will be able to relive the great expedition by early Spanish explores and John Wesley Powell’s treacherous navigation of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.

This course introduces students to the basic foundations of philosophy, exploring metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and aesthetics. Students will gain an appreciation of philosophical thought through the investigation of key philosophers and philosophical theories. Earn .5 Elective Credit