Course Offerings at Kennedy High School

2014-15 School Year

School Counseling Team

• Judy McIntosh, Grades 10-12, A-C

• Rachel Collins, Grades 10-12, D-Ha

• Liz Wessels, Grades 10-12, He-Ma

• Lori Clore, Grades 10-12, Mc-Sa

• Andy Jacobsen, Grades 10-12, Sc-Z

• Syndy Richey, PACT Coordinator

Graduation Requirements

CoursesCedar Rapids

Required Credits

District Requirements

Regents’ Requirements

Language Arts 60 4 years 4 years

World Languages 0 None 0 – 4 years

Math 45 3 years 3 – 4 years

Science 45 3 years 3 - 4 years

Graduation Requirements

CoursesCedar Rapids

Required Credits

District Requirements

Regents’ Requirements

Social Sciences 45 3 years 3 years

Physical Education

PE class or PE Waiver every

termPE every term N/A

Electives 75

Timeline for Course Selection

• January 14 - Parent Session• January 21 - Distribution of pre-

registration form and beginning of Recommendation Week

• January 27 - Power School window opens• January 30 - Pre-registration forms due to

LA 9, World History, or US History teacher with parent signature

• January 31 - Power School window closes

Timeline for Course Selection

Counselor assistance with course selection

• February 3-7 - 9th grade students review courses

• February 10-14 - 10th grade reviews courses

• February 17-21 - 11th grade reviews courses

• February 24-28 – Makeup week

• April 15-17 – Final review of course selections

• Late spring term – Commitment to master

schedule

Core Course Offerings in Language Arts

9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

Required Courses:

LA 9 LA 10 Perspectives in Lit & Composition

Perspectives in Lit & Composition

World Humanities & Composition

World Humanities & Composition

US Humanities & Composition

US Humanities & Composition

AP Language & Composition

AP Language & Composition

AP Literature & Composition

Elective Course Offerings in Language Arts

Elective Courses: Beginning

Debate

Beginning Debate

Beginning Debate

Beginning Debate

Journalism Journalism Journalism Journalism

Journalism –News *#

Journalism –News *#

Journalism –News *#

Journalism –News *#

Journalism – Yrbk *#

Journalism – Yrbk *#

Journalism – Yrbk *#

Journalism – Yrbk *#

Literary Magazine # (2.5 credit)

Literary Magazine # (2.5 credit)

Literary Magazine # (2.5 credit)

Literary Magazine # (2.5 credit)

Acting Acting Acting Acting

Stage Craft Stage Craft Stage Craft Stage Craft

Reading Workshop#

Reading Workshop#

Reading Workshop#

Reading Workshop#

Speech Speech Speech Speech

Creative Writing#

Creative Writing#

Creative Writing#

Creative Writing#

• * Requires prerequisite course or approval of instructor • # Courses can be taken for multiple terms/years.

Course Offerings in Mathematics Sequence I Sequence II

Advanced Geometry 1, 2, 3

   

Advanced 2nd Year Algebra 1, 2, 3

   

Advanced Pre-Calculus 1, 2, 3

   

AP Calculus 1, 2, 3and/or

AP Statistics 1, 2, 3

Advanced 1st Year Algebra 1, 2, 3

   

Geometry 1, 2, 3and

2nd Year Algebra 1, 2, 3

   

Pre-Calculus 1, 2, 3

   

AP Calculus 1, 2, 3and/or

AP Statistics 1, 2, 3

Course Offerings in Mathematics Sequence III Sequence IV

Advanced 1st Year Algebra 1, 2, 3or

1st Yr. Algebra 1, 2, 3

   

Geometry 1, 2, 3

   

2nd Yr. Algebra 1, 2, 3

   

Pre-Calculus 1, 2, 3 and/or

AP Statistics 1, 2, 3 and/or

Stat & Finite Math 1, 2, 3

4 Term Algebra 1, 2 andMath Skills 1

   

4 Term Algebra 4, 4 Term Geometry 1, 2

   

Math Skills 2, Geometry 4,4 Term Algebra 2-1

   

4 Term Algebra 2, Math Skills 3, and4 Term Algebra 4

Course Offerings in Mathematics Sequence V

Geometry 1, 2, 3

   

2nd Year Algebra 1, 2, 3

   

Pre-Calculus 1, 2, 3

   

AP Calculus 1, 2, 3

Or

AP Statistics 1, 2, 3

Course Offerings in Social Sciences

9th Grade

10th Grade

Required Courses:

None

World History or AP World

History or European History

AP Human Geography (year)

AP Human Geography (year)

AP Psychology (year)

 

Elective Courses:

Global Geography

World Issues

Personal Law*

*This course satisfies the Government 2 requirement.

Course Offerings in Social Sciences

11th Grade

12th Grade

Required Courses: US History or

AP US History

Government 1

Government 2 Economics

On-line Government AP US Government (year)

Economics

AP Comparative Govt (year)  

Elective Courses:

 

Economics

AP Economics (year)

Government 1 or

Government 2 Social Psychology Social Psychology

Psychology Psychology AP Psychology (year) AP Psychology (year)

Sociology Sociology Philosophy Philosophy

Students need to enroll in a PE class or PE waiver each trimester to graduate.

5 credit PE Classes2.5 credit PE ClassesPE Waivers

Changes to PE are coming for the 2014-15 school year. Stay tuned.

PE Course Offerings

2014-2015 Business Education Course Offerings All courses are one-term classes unless otherwise noted

Courses Offered Grades 9-12

Keyboarding Students learn the skill of touch-typing as well as simple formatting skills.

Entrepreneurship Students will explore the process of owning a business. Topics include selecting a product or service to sell, determining who the customers will be, learning how to market the business, obtaining financing, managing employees and preparing a business plan and presentation.

Financial Literacy This course introduces students to money management and personal financial tasks that students will use in everyday life. Students will learn about employee wages and withholdings, methods of payments, managing money through banking and budgeting, making money grow through investments such as stocks, making sound purchasing decisions, and being a responsible user of credit. Students will also engage in a web-based simulation.

Video Game Marketing and Design This exciting course exposes students to all aspects of promotion and marketing related to video games. It also exposes students to simple programming that they can use to understand and create their own video games. This course is open to all students but is especially well suited to any student seeking a career in business, marketing, computer software engineering or programming.

Courses Offered Grades 10-12 Sports and Entertainment Marketing

Students will explore the dynamic topic of sports and entertainment marketing. The basic functions of marketing are applied to this hugely popular subject. Students will evaluate marketing strategies used by successful sports marketing firms, investigate Internet marketing, engage in simulation software as the owner of a professional football team, examine economic factors that lead to franchise expansion and relocation, explore advertising and promotion as well as examine legal and ethical issues in the college and professional sports world.

PowerPoint Multimedia Students will move through the basics of PowerPoint and then add advanced features. Students will use clip art, download graphics from the internet, draw graphics, edit graphics, and use digital camera, scanner, and photo editing software. Students will also learn to capture and edit sound and work with video, including digital video editing.

Class serves as part of the Software Specialist Academy at Kirkwood and counts as 3 Kirkwood Community College Credits.

Accounting (year-long) Students learn to analyze business transactions and make simple financial statements for service-type, one-owner businesses and for two-owner merchandizing businesses. This course is a must for students who might be considering a business or accounting major in college.

Class serves as part of the Business and Finance Academy at Kirkwood and counts for 3 credits at Kirkwood Community College.

9th Grade 10th 11th & 12th Grades

Family & Consumer Science 1

Independent Living

Parenting the Pre-school Child

Parenting the School-age Child

Foods & Nutrition 1

Foods & Nutrition 2

*NEW OPPORTUNITY for Juniors/Seniors:

Pro Start 1 will be available at CR

Washington

John F. Kennedy High School Family & Consumer Science Course of Studies

Industrial Tech Course flow chart All sequences have free exit but 2nd or 3rd level courses may not be taken without the lower level course. Project Lead the Way 1. Principles of Engineering 2. Introduction to Engineering Design 3. Civil and Architectural Engineering (Regional Center after 1. or 2.) 4. Digital Electronics (Regional Center after 1. or 2.) Construction Tech 5. Const Tech I 6. Const Tech II 7. Residential/Commercial Const Lab (Regional Center after 1 or 2) 8. Arch Plans and Specs (Regional Center after 1 or 2) 9. Building Trades (no prerequisite) Auto 10. Auto/Trans I 11. Auto/Trans II 12. Advanced Auto Tech Manufacturing 13. Welding (no prerequisite) 14. Electric Car I 15. Electric Car II 16. Electric Car III Woodworking 17. Woodworking I 18. Woodworking II 19. Woodworking III

Kirkwood Academy Offerings Advanced Manufacturing

Arts & Sciences/On-site

Automotive Technology

Dental

Graphics & Media

Patient Care (CNA)

Project Lead the Way

Transportation

Agriculture Science

Architecture/Construction Mgmt.

Culinary

Emergency Medical Technician

Information Technology

Pharmacy Technician

Software Specialist

Welding

Workplace Learning Connection

Mission Statement The mission of the Workplace Learning Connection is to develop our future workforce by connecting business and education in relevant, work-based learning activities for K-12 students and teachers.

Special Thanks• Jason Kline, Principal

• Robert Johnson, Associate Principal

• Kara Asmussen, Language Arts Teacher

• Dennis Hynek, Math Teacher

• Kris Hellweg, Science Teacher

• Pat Cory, Social Sciences Teacher

• Tim Lewis, Physical Education Teacher

• Diana Ross, German Teacher

• Erin Ennis, Art Teacher

• Phil Ferrante, Business Teacher

• Barry Wilson, Technology Teacher

• Trace Pickering, ELSC – Associate Superintendent

• Anthony Jensen, Kirkwood Academy

• Mariann Ryan, Workplace Learning Connection

• Randy Whitehead, Special Education Teacher

• Syndy Richey, PACT Coordinator

• School Counseling Department

• Deb Baber, Technology Facilitator

• Steve Tolly, Maestro of the Microphones

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