| Open to: | Juniors |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Required: | Yes |
| Credits: | 1 |
| Length: | 1 Semester |
| Description: | This course introduces students to the American political system. The course examines the structure and operation of the institutions of the U.S. federal government, introduces students to the approach and terminology associated with the field of political science, deepens student’s awareness of the role of citizens, interest groups, political parties, and politicians within the American political system, and builds an understanding of the role of politics and strategy in the operation of government, and understand how they impact the processes that occur within the system. Further the course explores and instills a sense of civic duty and citizen participation. |
- Teacher: Blayne Coleman
| Open to: | Juniors |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Required: | Yes |
| Credits: | 1 |
| Length: | 1 Semester |
| Description: | This course introduces students to the American political system. The course examines the structure and operation of the institutions of the U.S. federal government, introduces students to the approach and terminology associated with the field of political science, deepens student’s awareness of the role of citizens, interest groups, political parties, and politicians within the American political system, and builds an understanding of the role of politics and strategy in the operation of government, and understand how they impact the processes that occur within the system. Further the course explores and instills a sense of civic duty and citizen participation. |
- Teacher: Blayne Coleman
| Open to: | Juniors | |
| Prerequisites: | Successful completion of Business 1 | |
| Credits: | 1 credit per semester | |
| Length: | 1 semester | |
| Description: |
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- Teacher: Leah Heesch
| Open to: | Juniors |
| Prerequisites: | Successful completion of CC English 2A & 2B or equivalent course. |
| Required: | Yes |
| Credits: | 2 |
| Length: | 1 year |
| Description: | Students will learn skills necessary to communicate effectively both in the written word and spoken communication. In doing this they apply technical writing, editing, and grammar/mechanics guidelines along with critical thinking and analysis skills. Students will develop the skills and knowledge they need to prepare for further education or to step into the world of work. Students will also read a variety of literary works and write academic essays on a range of topics, including cross-curricular projects. |
- Teacher: Karl vonderehe
Prerequisites: HS CC Math 2 A&B
Required: Yes
Credits: 1
Length: Semester
Description: Common Core Math 3 students will expand their understanding of area and volume with geometric modeling, which students will apply throughout the course as they learn new types of functions. Students will study polynomial, radical, logarithmic, rational, and trigonometric functions. They will also learn how visual displays and statistics relate to different types of data and probability distributions.
- Teacher: Sierra Biggs
- Teacher: Julie Grainger
| Open to: | Juniors |
| Prerequisites: | Computer Science 1 |
| Required: | No |
| Credits: | 2 |
| Length: | 1 Semester |
| Description: |
This course the basics of developing, testing, and debugging a PHP application that gets data from a MySQL database. It covers using PHP to work with form data, dates, arrays, sessions, and functions. Finally, it covers designing and creating a database and working with its data using SQL. |
- Teacher: Duane Erickson
| Open to: | Juniors |
| Prerequisites: | |
| Required: | No |
| Credits: | 1 |
| Length: | 1 Semester Daily Block |
| Description: |
This course is intended to teach beginning electronics technician skills. Basic tool and hardware usage, electronic schematics and components, basic wiring, soldering and microcontrollers will be covered. |
- Teacher: Nathan Bushard
| Open to: | Juniors | |
| Prerequisites: | ||
| Required: | No | |
| Credits: | 1 | |
| Length: | 1 Semester | |
| Description: |
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- Teacher: Nathan Bushard
Course information
| Open to: | Juniors |
| Prerequisites: | Passing Sophomore Tech Classes |
| Required: | Yes |
| Credits: | 1 |
| Length: | 1 Semester |
| Course Description: This course will include, but not limited to, career and professional development objectives that will prepare students for an internship in the professional workplace and explore specific career opportunities. Areas of study include: job shadows, work environment safety, resume writing, job application & forms, interviewing skills, career networking, portfolios, customer service, employment trends, work ethics development, positive work habits, local industry awareness, positive self-promotion & presentation, balancing work & personal life, identification of employability & technical skills and basic office skills & etiquette. Meeting days will be an A/B Format (every other day) for the entire school year. The Semester 1 grade will be a mid-term grade and will be available on the report card. The one course credit will transcript at the end of Semester 2. This course must be passed with a grade 70% or higher to remain at the school for the senior year. |
- Teacher: Cheryl Deitchler
| Open to: | Juniors |
| Prerequisites: | Media Design 1 |
| Required: | No |
| Credits: | 2 |
| Length: | 1 Semester |
| Description: |
This course covers Adobe Photoshop certification while learning the principles of design, composition and digital painting as well as a unit on digital photography. |
- Teacher: Ben Taylor
| Open to: | Juniors |
| Prerequisites: | Networking 2 |
| Required: | No |
| Credits: | 2 |
| Length: | 1 Semester |
| Description: |
This class focuses on how networks function and troubleshooting connectivity problems. Students will learn the following concepts • Networking terminology |
- Teacher: Nathan Bushard
Open to: |
Spring Semester, |
| Prerequisites: | |
| Required: | No |
| Credits: | 2 |
| Length: | 1 year |
| Description: | Junior Conceptual Physics is an introduction course to the fundamental elements of physics. This course is available for dual enrollment through CWI for Phys 100. Students that enroll and successfully complete this course will receive 4 college credits through CWI - Students will have the option to register for credit during the fall semester. |
- Teacher: Jeff Bodell
Open to: Juniors and Seniors
Prerequisites: Successful completion of CC Math 3
Required: No
Credits: 1
Length: 1 semester
Description: This course covers advanced algebra and trigonometry with an emphasis on concepts that will be useful in calculus. Topics include functions (in general), polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions, analytic trigonometry, conics, complex numbers, polar coordinates, parametric equations and systems of equations. Other topics that may be covered are matrices and sequences and series. This course is a dual credit course with CWI Math 147 which is the single-course equivalent to College Algebra (Math 143) plus Trigonometry (Math 144).
- Teacher: Sierra Biggs
| Open to: | Juniors |
| Prerequisites: | Web Design 1 |
| Required: | No |
| Credits: | 2 |
| Length: | 1 Semester Daily Block |
| Description: |
This course covers Advanced HTML 5, CSS, Web Design & UX/UI design with Adobe XD. This course covers advanced CSS, intro to Javascript in the DOM, JQuery as well as an industry UX/UI certification. |
- Teacher: Ben Taylor
| Open to: | Juniors |
| Prerequisites: | Web Design 2 |
| Required: | No |
| Credits: | 1 |
| Length: | 1 Semester |
| Description: |
This course reviews and reinforces the Idaho Web Design and Development Standards. |
- Teacher: Ben Taylor