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3rd Quarter 

CREATIVE WRITING

Course Length: 6 weeks

Credit: 0.25

Grades: 10-12

Prerequisite(s): None

Course Description: In this course, students will write original essays, prose, short stories/dramas, and descriptive non-fiction. Students will analyze works of literature to critique, evaluate, and refine their own creative writing skills. The reading, analyzing, and discussing of published works of fiction will be used as a springboard to original pieces of writing. In this course, we will focus on the craft of finding one’s voice through writing.

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FLORAL DESIGN 

Course Length:  Quarter
Available 3rd and 4th Quarter

Credit:  0.25  

Grade Level: 9-12

Prerequisite(s): None

Description:   In this 9-week Floral Design course, students will explore the art of floral arranging while learning essential skills such as design principles, floral techniques, basic tools, and proper flower handling. Students will also gain insight into the business side of floral design, including working with customers, budgeting, and pricing arrangements. They will create their own floral arrangements and develop a deeper appreciation for the creativity and craftsmanship behind the floral industry.  

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Inside the Print Shop 2 

Course Length: Quarter Course

Credit: 0.25 credit

Grades: 9-12

Prerequisite(s): Production Printing Explorations & Inside the Print Shop 1

Course Description: This asynchronous course introduces students to how printed projects are prepared, produced, and finished from start to finish. Students learn about common finishing techniques such as folding, cutting, binding, embellishing, and packaging, as well as specialized processes for mail and signage. The course explores how files are prepared for print, including design considerations, page setup, proofing, and quality checks to ensure accurate results. Students are also introduced to the role of software, data, and automation in modern print production workflows. Emphasis is placed on understanding how people, equipment, and processes work together to produce high-quality printed materials efficiently.

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KEYBOARDING IMPROVEMENT - A LIFETIME SKILL (3rd Quarter) 

Course Length: 9 weeks 
3rd Quarter

Credit:  0.25

 Course Description: You’re a virtual learner, why struggle? Reduce the amount of time it takes to respond in the class chat and to complete your homework! In this keyboarding improvement course, students will build the foundation for correct typing technique by learning letter and basic punctuation keys, utilizing all ten fingers. Ten Fingers?? Yes, using ten fingers and practicing allows you to improve your skill, but more importantly, your accuracy and speed.  You will be using an online typing program, where I will be able to customize the lessons to suit your needs, and you can work at your own pace. 

NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY

Course Length:  6 weeks

Credit: 0.25 

Grades: 11-12

Prerequisite(s): None 

Description:   This quarter-long course will give students the opportunity to investigate how a milk-gallon-sized amount of uranium could destroy a city, and we ask ourselves whether and how this energy might be used for good and whether it should be used at all. This course covers investigations of fission within a nuclear chain reaction, stable and unstable isotopes, and the role of the strong force within the nucleus in binding protons and neutrons together. The unit ends with how nuclear chain reactions are controlled in nuclear power plants and explores radiation associated with both enrichment of uranium and waste from nuclear reactors.

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OSHA 10 

Course Length: Quarter Course

Credit: 0.25 credit

Grades: 9-12

Prerequisite(s): None

Course Description: This course offers students the opportunity to become OSHA 10 certified, which is an excellent addition to any resume! Upon completion of the CareerSafe program, you will have a better understanding of the safety needs while working in a career within the construction industry. This program is designed to prepare you for the safety measures and needs within any job site. It will also prepare you for how to handle situations where safety is a concern.

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PODCASTING 

Course Length: 6 weeks

Credit: 0.25 

Grades: 9-12

Prerequisite(s): None 

Description:  In Podcasting, students will apply the three enduring outcomes within an English course to the specific platform of podcasting: read with intent, write with purpose, and speak with clarity. This short course will provide the foundation to learning about the “behind the scenes” when developing a podcast. The course will highlight elements and skills necessary for integrating successful podcasts. Asynchronous lesson content will contain examples of contemporary and popular podcasts. Course is pass/fail as determined by three assessments aligned to the enduring outcomes. Providing audio clips of one’s voice when answering these assessments is a requirement.

ACT PREP  

Course Length:  9 weeks  

Grade Level: Priority to 11th Grade in 2nd Quarter; 10th Grade in 4th Quarter  

Credit:  0.25 Elective Credit  

Teacher:  Ms. Krueger  

Course Description:  This quarter-long course will help prepare you for taking the ACT your Junior year. Using a program called Methodize, students will complete different lessons focusing on the core areas of the ACT – English, Mathematics, Reading and Science. This course will offer ACT practice tests that will help students get a better understanding of how the test works and get experienced with the types of questions asked on the ACT.   This course is set up as an asynchronous, pass-fail course. To pass the course, you need to complete all of the units within the MethodTestPrep program, as well as complete two different full-length ACT practice tests – one when you first start, and one after you complete the units.