Academic Programs and
Course Offerings
Central High School
offers students a variety of programs in preparation for
post-high school studies and/or to pursue various vocations
and careers.
For detailed information
about our course offerings, click on the links below.
Art 1 - The
Art 1 course is designed as an entry-level course for the high
school student. The curriculum provides a broad base of art
experiences including: design, drawing, printmaking, painting,
sculpting, lettering and crafts. The emphasis in each unit is
on the development of fundamental concepts and skills. The course
concludes with an introduction to careers in art.
Basic Drawing and
Painting - This year-long course will provide opportunities for
students to develop drawing and painting skills. A variety of
techniques will be used to produce compositions. The work of master
artists will be discussed. Pre-requisite: Art 1 and/or teacher
recommendation.
Craft 1 - This
introductory semester course deals with the aesthetics of craft
design. It stresses the development of fundamental skills and
the knowledge necessary to work intelligently and creative with
craft media. The area of study will be American crafts.
Craft 2 - The
second semester of Crafts will continue with American crafts.
The aesthetics of design and craftsmanship will be stressed in the
development of the products produced. Some techniques and
processes from Craft 1 will be repeated to enhance the crafts
produced.
Sculpture 1 - This
year-long course will emphasize sculpture processes. Students
will be expected to produce original sculpture forms using a variety
of materials and techniques.
Keyboarding - This semester course is offered to
students who express a desire to learn the fundamentals of
keyboarding for personal use. Special emphasis is
placed on building skills and techniques.
Accounting 1 with
Computer Applications - This course is a study of the methods
and systems of preparing and maintaining financial records.
Emphasis is placed on the need to apply manual and computerized
procedures to interpret and accurately record business transactions.
Students who plan to major in business administration in college, as
well as others, would benefit from this course.
Accounting 2 with
Computer Applications - This course is an advanced study
of accounting records and the analysis and interpretation of
partnership and corporate records and accounts. Competencies
include the handling of such special problems as payroll records,
inventories, depreciation methods, voucher systems, credit
procedures and taxes.
Business Law -
This semester course provides a study of the basic principles of
business law. It teaches students the elements of contracts.
It also discusses legal rights and duties as a citizen.
Entrepreneurship -
This year-long course is designed to prepare students with
entrepreneurship skills which reflect relevant learning experiences
linked with business. Course topics include: developing
a business plan and the step-by-step process of starting,
organizing, and managing that business.
Word Processing -
This year-long course provides basic understanding of the
area of information (Word) processing. Empahsis is placed in
concepts, terminology, communication, and decision-making skills.
Upon the successful completion of the course, the students should be
qualified for entry-level positions in information (word)
processing. Pre-requisite: Students must have completed at
least one year of keyboarding.
Cooperative Work
Study/Work Experience/Vocational Education: A School to Careers
Transition Program
Cooperative Work Study/Work Experience is a formally
structured school-to-careers program developed through an agreement
between the school system and employers from private industry,
local, state and federal government agencies throughout the greater
Washington metropolitan area. Two programs are currently
available at CHS:
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Cooperative
Office Experience/Work-Study - The COE course is offered
to Business Education students who have followed a sequence of
business courses culminating in a work-based learning experiences
in a business office environment.
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Cooperative
Vocational Education - CVE is a school-to-careers class
designed to assist students to make a smooth transition directly
into the world of work or by way of post-secondary education.
The course consists of instruction in job-seeking techniques,
career exploration, and portfolio development.
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English/Language
Arts 9 - This required course will further develop student
reading and writing skills through the study of literature using a
genre approach. Students will have experiences with various
kinds of literature appropriate to their grade level, and writing in
response to their literary experiences. Writing prompts will be used
in the course as part of a sequenced preparation for variousl
written assessments.
English/Language
Arts/TAG 9 - This course is designed for identified TAG and
selected students. This course will further develop student
reading and writing skills through the study of literature using the
genre approach. Instruction will be differentiated so that
state goals are met while individual talents/gifts of students are
demonstrated in creative and critical thinking applications. A
variety of instructional and learning styles will be employed so
that instruction and learning are extended well beyond the regular
English curriculum.
English/Language
Arts 10 - This required course builds on students'
abilities in reading, writing, listening, and speaking through an
exploration of the guiding ideas or themes in a variety of
literature. Students will also have useful language and
writing experiences utilizing the writing process.
English/Language
Arts/TAG 10 - This course is designed for identified TAG and
selected students. The thrust is on world literature with
comparisons of literary selections from the periods of classical
mythology, the ancient world, the middle ages, the Renaissance, the
Enlightenment, the Romantic period and the twentieth century.
Writing and grammar skills are incorporated in the study of
literature.
English/Language
Arts 11 - This required course gives students an opportunity to
explore a thematic approach to the ideas found in the range of our
national writing. The course reflects the continued diversity
inherent in our society as various literary genre are shared using
all facets of language arts-listening, speaking, reading, and
writing. The study of language in use -- grammar, mechanics,
sentence structure and usage -- will be incorporated into the year
long course, as well.
English/Language
Arts/TAG 11 - This course is designed for identified TAG and
selected students. The units cover from the Colonial period
through the twentieth century. Lessons and units include
activities that stress composition techniques such as analogy,
classification, induction and deduction. There are also
lessons that require an analysis of a writer's style. A
seminar approach is used as a means of studying several major
authors.
English/Language
Arts 12 - This required course gives students an opportunity to
explore a thematic approach to the universal ideas found in world
literature. Selected fiction and non-fiction will be explored
using all facets of language arts -- speaking, listening, reading,
and writing.
Journalism
2/Newspaper - This course is designed to provide students with
functional activities involved in newspaper production.
Reporting, newsgathering, advertising and photography are among the
topics explored.
Yearbook - Problems
and procedures necessary to the development, printing and
distribution of a yearbook form the basis of this course.
Students will also devise a theme for the yearbook and undertake its
necessary funding activities to insure its solvency.
Speech - This
introductory high school course is designed to give students
opportunities to gain poise, develop personal interests, and share
responsibilities for group projects. Students will have
opportunities to acquire listening skills, to learn fundamentals of
oral presentation, to increase their vocabularies through word study
and oral presentations, and to prepare and present various types of
speeches.
PSAT/SAT
Preparation - This course offers students an opportunity to
engage in high-level reading, writing, listening and speaking
activities that develop verbal skills through instruction and
practice. Teachers introduce students to PSAT and SAT formats
and provide practice and interpretation of sample items.
Students learn self-management and study skills that enhance
academic performance in all areas.
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Transitional
English- This
course is an English skills class for Language Minority
students who are ready to exit ESOL classes and transition to
general education courses. Literature is taught as a springboard for
composition as students begin to understand the elements of style
and begin their development of critical literary evaluation.
English Language
Arts/ESOL 1 - This semester long, single period course grants
grade level English credit and is to be scheduled consecutively with
a second semester single period course. This course develops
the beginning English language skills of Limited English Proficient
students in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
English Language
Arts/ESOL (2, 3, and 4) - These semester, single period
courses grant grade level English credit, and is scheduled in
consecutive semesters. The courses are designed for Limited
English Proficient students who complete ESOL 1.
Foods and Nutrition 1 -
This semester course is designed to strengthen the understanding and
importance of nutrition as it relates to wellness. The focus
of this course is to assist students in making healthy food choices
based on the dietary guidelines, food guide pyramid, and nutrient
groups. Knowledge and understanding of these elements will
enable students to select, plan, prepare and serve nutritious meals.
Food Trends and Technology 1
and 2- This semester course offers students additional
opportunities to use the scientific approach while participating in
laboratory experiences to investigate nutritional composition of
foods and evaluate food preparation techniques and their effects on
nutritional value.
International Culture and
Cuisine - This semester or year-long course is for students who
wish to appreciate food as it relates to the customs, life styles,
history, and traditions of various countries.
Child Development 1 - This
year long course presents practical experience in teaching in a
child development laboratory on the school premises. Emphasis
is placed on the developmental tasks of young children, curriculum
for preschool, and skills for the transition from school to work.
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