Marching Band includes all band members in grades 9-12. During the marching band season, the band will perform during select football games, marching competitions and parades. At the conclusions of the marching season, the band will concentrate on preparation for the indoor concert season through continued work on music fundamentals and ensemble playing. During semester […]
The Concert Band is for students in any grade who play a wind band or percussion instrument. The emphasis is placed on rehearsal skills, musicianship, fundamentals, and growth of the student’s technical abilities on the instrument. The Concert band performs band literature in a variety of styles to be performed at school concerts. When appropriate,
This course explores such topics as the nature of art, its uses, its meanings, art making, and responses to art. Through investigation of diverse artistic traditions of cultures from prehistory to present, the course fosters in-depth understanding of the history of art from a global perspective. AP Art History is designed to be the equivalent
This course is geared toward digital photography. Photo competition, displaying prints, and building a portfolio are also major objectives.
Students will learn the fundamentals of photography. The class will cover topics such as history of photography, composition, camera controls, exposure, lighting, ISO ratings, lenses, developing and printing, and self-expression. Fine art photography will be emphasized along with photo journalism.
This course is designed for those students who wish to continue working on traditional and multicultural crafts and arts. Class projects will add variety to portfolios for admission to a college visual arts program. This course is offered concurrently with Folk Arts/Crafts.
This course will focus on traditional and multicultural arts rather than fine arts. Since there is a great variety of folk arts and crafts, this course will be directed somewhat by student interests, but possible projects include weaving, jewelry making, batik, polymer clay, etc.
This course is intended for the art student who is serious about sharpening his/her skills on the pottery wheel and wants to learn traditional hand-building construction methods and advanced glazing techniques. This class is highly recommended for students who are preparing portfolios for admission to a college visual arts program. This course is offered concurrently
This course will focus on 3-D projects with an emphasis on clay. Student will make projects using traditional hand-building methods, and will receive introductory training on the pottery wheel. Additional sculpture projects will use a variety of media, including paper maché, wire sculpture, plaster, etc.
This course is intended for the serious art student who wishes to receive additional instruction and practice in the area of graphic design, with emphasis on computer design technology. This class is highly recommended for students who are preparing portfolios for admission to a college graphic or visual arts program. This course is offered concurrently
This course will explore the many career paths available to graphic designers. Their field is one of visual communication in which they convey the ideas and concepts of the business world to the public. Students will be exposed to a variety of art projects that relate to commercial use with an emphasis on layout design,
Students will learn and practice painting techniques and skills that incorporate a variety of styles and paint media, including watercolor, tempera and acrylic paints. Color theory in particular will be emphasized, as well as the other elements and principles of design. Historically renowned paintings and works by contemporary artists will be reviewed and discussed in
Students will learn and practice painting techniques and skills that incorporate a variety of styles and paint media, including watercolor, tempera and acrylic paints. Color theory in particular will be emphasized, as well as the other elements and principles of design. Historically renowned paintings and works by contemporary artists will be reviewed and discussed in
This course is intended for the serious art student who wishes to receive additional instruction and practice in this particular area of study. This class is highly recommended for students who are preparing portfolios for admission to a college visual arts program. This course is offered concurrently with Drawing/Print Making.
This course will focus on drawing skills and printmaking techniques. The elements and principles of design will be reinforced in activities and projects. Drawing media will include graphite, ink, charcoal, conte, colored pencils and pastels. Printmaking media will include linoleum prints, mono-prints and silk screen.
This course will offer students the opportunity to experience a variety of artistic processes and techniques using multiple art methods. Building upon the experiences in Art Fundamentals, students will concentrate on the qualities of compositional structure and aesthetic appeal. Projects will include painting (acrylics or oil), ceramics, printmaking, graphic design, and sculpture.
This course introduces students to the basic elements and principles of design. Students will work with a variety of media that will reinforce these rules of design. Students will also be exposed to art history which will relate to the projects assigned. Projects will include drawing, watercolor and tempera painting, printmaking, and ceramics.
Latin IV is an advanced class. Students will work on a semi-independent level doing comparative reading and analysis of original Latin texts spanning Ancient Rome and the Western medieval tradition. Students’ work will prepare them for careful reading and listening throughout their lives as well as give them a foundation in rhetorical skills necessary for
Students will continue to develop their proficiency and skills in each of the four communication domains: listening, reading, writing, and speaking. Latin III will focus on the present, past, future, and perfect tenses. Students will add to their knowledge of Latin verbs which builds on the previous two years of study. Thisyear will develop understanding
In addition to using the skills learned in Latin I, students will further develop the four basic components of language study: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Latin II will focus on the present tense but will introduce the past and future tenses. In addition to studying the difference between passive and active verbs, the class
Latin is the “mother tongue of the Church” and is the root of the romance languages. This course will introduce students to the basic components of the Latin language. This includes listening, speaking, reading and writing Latin. In addition, students will gain an understanding of the Roman family. Latin I will focus on the present
Spanish IV is an advanced class. The majority of the class is conducted in Spanish. Conversational skills, several genres of literature, and upper level grammar are the focal points of the year. The students’ mastery/acquisition of all learning skills will provide them with a solid foundation for real world situations.
In addition to the foundations from the preceding Spanish courses, students’ acquisition of the language is progressively achieved through a variety of means. All aspects of learning are emphasized. Particular attention to written and oral proficiency is addressed by means of activities in class and chapter projects. Spanish III focuses on multiple verb tenses throughout
In addition to using the skills learned in Spanish I, students will further develop the four basic components of language study: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Spanish II will focus on the present tense but will introduce the preterit and imperfect tenses.
The major goal of Spanish I is to offer the student the opportunity to acquire a strong foundation in the Spanish language. This foundation will enable the student to further the mastery of the four basic components of the Spanish language and introduce the Hispanic culture. These components include listening, speaking, reading and writing Spanish.
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