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Vision

Graduate all students career and college ready.

Mission Statement .

Provide access to rigorous courses with interventions to support all students.

This Curriculum Workbook belongs to:

Upon successful completion of all graduation requirements, the above student will be awarded a

High School Diploma In the year Two Thousand and Seventeen!

My Counselor’s Name is: ______________________________________________

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Table of Contents

Message from the Principal 1 Contact Information 2 Guidelines for Success 3 Graduation Requirements 4-6 Student Scheduling, Tutoring, & Grade Forgiveness 7 Online Course, AP, & Dual Enrollment 8 General Information 9 Testing 10 Scholarship Information 11 College & Career and Community Service 12 NCAA Clearing House 13 AVID 14 Extracurricular Activities 15 Junior Checklist 16 Course Offerings 17-40 Advanced Placement 18-19 Agriscience & Water Treatment 20 Air Force 21 Art 22 Avionics & Engineering 23 Digital Technology & Promotional Enterprise 24 AVID, Dual Enrollment, & OJT 25 Health & Hospitality 26 Language Arts 27-29 Leadership & Online Courses 30 Mathematics 31-32 Performing Arts 33-34 Physical Education 35 Science 36-37 Social Studies 38-39 World Languages 40 Quick Reference Course Guide 41

Welcome Junior class of 2017, Your junior year will be an exciting but crucial time in your high school career. This year will be when you set yourself up academically for college acceptance or eligibility to go directly into a career of your choice. If college is not your plan, this is when you should be taking courses to prepare you for life beyond high school. This curriculum guide is designed to assist you as you plan your schedule and your future beyond high school. Osceola High School has a clear vision, to graduate all students career and college ready. Our mission for Osceola High School is to provide access to rigorous courses with interventions to support all students. We will do our best to provide a path for you to graduate and reach your goals. You have had a successful high school career if you graduate and you will have a prosperous life if you continue to learn beyond your high school days. We will do our best to provide a path for you to graduate and reach your goals. If you haven’t already done so, we encourage you to get involved because time is running out! Research indicates students who join a club or organization or students who play sports are more likely to graduate and feel connected to their school and community which will enhance your high school experience. We want you to have fun and make positive memories, but remember the fundamental purpose of school is learning. I can’t stress enough to you juniors how important it is to learn special skills to make you stand out among your peers for life after high school. Whether it is advance placement classes for college acceptance or computer programming or CTE course completion for higher wages in the work force, you need to differentiate yourself from the thousands of other graduates competing for the same position in life you desire. With hard work and a little luck, you will soon join the many Osceola High Alumni doing great things in the “real world”. Thomas Jefferson, one of America’s founding fathers said it best; “I am a great believer in luck, I find the harder I work the more luck I have”. Good luck Kowboys and welcome back! Sincerely, Edward E. Jones Principal

All information regarding course and graduation requirements is subject to change pending legislation and state mandates. Courses listed in this guide may not be taught because of limited enrollment or other restrictions.

A Message from the Principal

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Contact Information

Principal Edward Jones, Principal Ext. 04100 [email protected]

Assistant Principals

Bronsky Bryant, Assistant Principal Ext. 04106 [email protected]

Andrew Jackson, Assistant Principal Ext. 04104 [email protected]

Kiersten White, Assistant Principal Ext. 04105 [email protected]

School Counselors Tracy Dunlap, 9th Grade Ext. 04306 [email protected]

To make an appointment go to: https://msdunlap.youcanbook.me

Aleke Sharpe, 10th Grade Ext. 04669 [email protected]

To make an appointment go to: https://mssharpe.youcanbook.me

Charlotte Gleason, 11th Grade Ext. 04307 [email protected]

To make an appointment go to: https://msgleason.youcanbook.me

Steve Mason, 12th Grade Ext. 04304 [email protected]

To make an appointment go to: https://mrmason.youcanbook.me

Administrative Staff Stephen Darago, 9th Grade Dean Ext. 04110 [email protected]

Stewart Singer, 9th Grade Dean Ext. 04109 [email protected]

David Holder, 10th Grade Dean Ext. 04107 [email protected]

Charlene Lackey, 11th & 12th Grade Dean Ext. 04108 [email protected]

Christina Remy, Learning Resource Specialist Ext. 04810 [email protected]

Lynda Crafton, Math/Science Coach Ext. 04624 [email protected]

Sharon Matthews, Reading Coach Ext. 04636 [email protected]

Karen Glenn, ESE Resource Specialist Ext. 04688 [email protected]

Ester Jimenez, ESOL Resource Specialist Ext. 04850 [email protected]

Karen Wheeler, Media Specialist Ext. 04410 [email protected]

Barbara Wendland, Testing Coordinator Ext. 04301 [email protected]

Lynette Burton, College & Career Specialist Ext. 04309 [email protected]

Jim Bird, Athletic Director Ext. 04540 [email protected]

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Guidelines for Success Work to become successful.

Have a good work ethic. Take pride in doing a job and doing it right. Do your best and make A’s and B’s. Always come to class prepared. How can anyone do a job without tools? Basic tools for school are textbooks,

notebooks, pens, and pencils. Bring them every day. Organize your time. When are you going to study for that algebra test? When are you going to write that essay

for English class that’s due in two days? Plan your time wisely. Use the planner! Get your parents involved in what you are doing at school. Ask them to come to the open house in the fall.

Ask your teachers to call them when you do something really good. Be receptive to experience challenges and changes.

Be open to learning in different ways. Learning takes place in many ways. Be open to different types of people from a variety of cultures. Tolerance is the key to getting along with

each other. Be open to new technology. Challenge yourself. Take upper level classes. You’ll be amazed at how much more you can learn.

Treat everyone with dignity and respect.

Respect authority. Treat others as you would like to be treated. This works both ways - you to them and them to you.

Be a good listener. Listening involves talking at the right time. Don’t escalate a small problem into a big one. Why make mountains out of molehills? Let it go. Don’t sweat

the small stuff. Make newcomers feel welcome. Do you remember your first day in a new school? Scary! Use conflict resolution to solve big problems. The Peer Mediation team on campus could help you work

through many situations. Do not tolerate bullies, bad language, sexual harassment, or graffiti. Report incidents to an administrator.

Be responsible for your behavior.

Do what’s right even if no one is watching you. Suppose you have one minute left before class and you are finishing a snack. Throw your trash away.

Be prepared. Be on time. If you are here and wandering around from class to class without at least a pen, pencil and one notebook, you may become part of the bottom 20% of students who make all D’s and F’s.

Attend school every day. We love to see your faces every day, smiling or not, because we really are here to help you learn and want to see you be successful.

Exercise self-control. We are all responsible for helping to create a healthy learning environment. Our words and thoughts shape our actions and can influence the actions of others. These can be negative or positive. Try to always be positive.

Follow rules. Rules are posted in every classroom. Be aware that these rules are for everyone and are designed for everyone’s health and safety. Imagine if some people ran red lights and others didn’t!

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Graduation Requirements

Standard Diploma

1. Courses Credits

English (English I, II, III, IV) 4 Math (to include Algebra I, Geometry)* 4 Science (to include Biology) 3 World History 1 United States (American) History 1 United States (American) Government 0.5 Economics 0.5 Personal Fitness/PE Elective 1 Performing/Fine Arts ** 1 Electives 8 Total Credits Required 24

*The required Algebra I credit may be met with Algebra I, Algebra I honors, or Algebra IA and Algebra IB. ** The Performing/Fine Arts requirement can be satisfied with an Art class, Band class, Drama class, Chorus class, some computer classes (such as digital design). ***All Florida public universities (and MOST 4-Year institutions) require two years of a world (foreign) language for admission. Community colleges and vocational centers do not require two years of world (foreign) language for admission.

2. PASS THE 10TH GRADE READING FSA 3. A CUMULATIVE UNWEIGHTED GPA OF 2.0 4. PASS ALGEBRA 1 END OF COURSE EXAM 5. COMPLETE ONE ONLINE COURSE

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Regular / Special* Awarded to students who successfully completed the minimum number of academic

credits and met attendance and other requirements as prescribed by the Osceola County School Board.

Scholar Diploma Successfully complete Algebra 2 and Statistics or equally rigorous math. Chemistry or

Physics plus one equally rigorous science course. Two credits in the same world language. One credit for Advanced Placement or a Dual Enrollment course. Pass the Biology and US History EOC Exams. Pass the 11th grade FSA.

Merit Diploma Attain one or more industry certifications in addition to the Regular Diploma requirements. Certificate of Completion Awarded to students who have completed the minimum number of credits and all other

requirements as prescribed by the Osceola County School Board but have failed to pass the FCAT or attain the required 2.0 grade point average.

*Special diploma is an option for Class of 2016 only. No new Special Diploma options will be accepted.

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Graduation Requirements

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FSA- Florida Standard Assessment

All 9th, 10th, & 11th grade students will be required to take the FSA. Students entering 10th grade in 2014- 2015 will be required to achieve a certain score on the respective 10th grade FSA. These students will continue to have the opportunity for retakes that all students had before. Students who need to retake an assessment based on the FCAT 2.0 will be able to continue to do so.

Grading Scale

A = 90 – 100 B = 80 – 89 C = 70 – 79 D= 60 – 69 F = 0 – 59

Weighted Grades

Students in Honors, Advanced Placement, and Dual Enrollment (Valencia and Technical Center) may earn additional quality points:

Grade Regular Honors Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment A = 90 – 100 4 4.5 5 B = 80 – 89 3 3.5 4 C = 70 – 79 2 2.5 3 D = 60 – 69 1 1 1 F = 0 – 59 0 0 0

Course Substitutions and Waivers

ROTC / PF / FA: 2 years of ROTC will satisfy the Personal Fitness and Fine Arts requirement (grades 9-12). Marching Band/ PF: 1 year of Marching Band and Personal Fitness will satisfy the Physical Education requirement.

EOC – End of Course Exams Requirement

All students will be required to score a passing grade on the Algebra 1 EOC in order to graduate high school. All EOC’s are 30% of a student’s final grade in the course. Courses with an EOC are:

- Algebra 1 - Biology - Geometry - US History - Algebra 2

Online Course Completion According to the Digital Learning Act, all students are required to complete at least one online course to meet high

school graduation requirements. Students can take either a .05 credit course or a 1 credit course to meet the graduation requirement.

Promotion Criteria

Students must earn the following credits to be promoted to the next grade level:

Sophomore: 5 credits Junior: 11 credits Senior: 18 credits

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Student Scheduling

Registration As soon as possible and prior to selecting your courses, familiarize yourself with the information in this guide. Take the curriculum guide and registration form home and discuss your course selections with your parents. Be sure that you meet the prerequisites for all selected courses and that you are aware of any recommendations, additional requirements, or fees associated with the course. If a student does not select courses in a timely manner then a counselor will make course selections based on class availability.

Drop/Add Procedure

(You Can Book Me) The guidance will be available 2 weeks prior to the start of the new school year to assist students with their schedule. To schedule an appointment time, go to the counselor’s you can book me website (websites are on page 2). Add drop forms must be submitted to the guidance office no later than the end of the first week of school.

Tutoring

Tutoring is available before school from 7:15-8:15 and after school from 3:35-4:35 in the media center.

Schedule change requests that cannot be granted are:

Desire for a different instructor or lunch period Credit for course not needed FLVS/OSVC, or college class Did not request elective Earning a failing grade in a course

Course change requests received after the deadline date will only be allowed due to:

Incorrect course sequence Duplicate course Blank period on schedule Course prerequisite not met Credit already received for course Course needed for graduation

Grade Forgiveness Under State policy, students who receive a final grade of D or F in a class may retake the class to improve their grade. The new, higher grade (C or better) will replace the D or F in the GPA. If students earned a grade of C or below in a high school level course while enrolled in middle school then the course can be retaken for grade forgiveness in high school.

Reading Placement

According to Florida state law, any student who scores a Level 1 or Level 2 on the Spring FSA reading test in 2015 must be provided additional support in reading in 2015-2016. Ninth through twelfth graders will be screened for fluency. Any student who is determined to be high-risk according to state standards will be placed in Intensive Reading. There are no exceptions to this law. Any student who has not taken the 2014-2015 FSA will be screened for proficiency, and it will be determined whether Intensive Reading is necessary based on state standards and criteria.

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Online Courses, AP, & Dual Enrollment

FLVS/Osceola Virtual School Students are not officially enrolled and will not begin classes without a counselor recommendation. For more information and to register go to www.flvs.net or http://ovss.osceola.k12.fl.us/SitePages/Home.aspx .

Students cannot dual enroll in the same course at both the High School and FLVS. Students planning on full time FLVS enrollment will be referred to the Osceola County Virtual School for registration.

Advanced Placement The Advanced Placement (AP) Program is based on the premise that many high school students are capable of completing college-level courses. The AP Program represents a desire of schools and colleges to foster such experiences. Students who have completed AP courses have gained the following benefits:

An edge in college preparation Stand out in the college admissions process Broaden intellectual horizons

AP courses require approximately 1.5 hours per night per AP course for review and preparation of course material. AP exams are given in May of each year, with scores of 1-5 being reported to colleges of choice. A student must earn a score of 3 on the AP exam to earn college credit for the course. All students enrolled in AP courses must take the AP exam. Please refer to www.collegeboard.org for details.

Dual Enrollment

Dual Enrollment: Valencia College Dual enrollment refers to the opportunity for qualified 11th -12th grade high school students to enroll in Valencia College while currently enrolled in high school. The current Valencia College articulation agreement requires that students have an unweighted 3.0 GPA, counselor recommendation, parent signature, required assessment scores (PERT, SAT, or ACT) and a completed Valencia Dual Enrollment application. Students receive both high school and college credit for dual enrollment courses and should therefore only register for courses which have been approved by the high school counselor. Students who attend college classes on the Valencia campuses must provide their own transportation. Dual Enrollment grades are weighted.

Dual Enrollment: Technical Education Center of Osceola

Technical Center Dual Enrollment is a program that allows you to take courses at one of three Technical Center locations (Kissimmee, St. Cloud, or Poinciana) at no cost while taking your academic courses at Osceola High School. Students earn three elective credits per year by enrolling in a technical program, plus three credits at Osceola High School. Eligibility requirements:

16 years old In good academic standing (2.5 GPA) Have maintained good discipline and attendance records Appropriate reading scores on the FCAT or TABE

Contact your counselor or the Dual Enrollment Coordinator at TECO for more information.

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General Information

School Website For up-to-date information on school events, sports, exam schedules, report card dates and more, logon to:

http://www.ohs.osceola.k12.fl.us/

FOCUS To monitor your student’s academic progress you must first register for the parent portal. Parents/guardians may access the FOCUS system through the parent portal. Go to the Osceola High School home page and click on links for parents and then instructions for creating an account. The site provides the most up-to-date information on classes, grades, teacher contact

information, attendance and teacher comments. Student and parent login information can be accessed through any teacher or counselor https://osceola.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/.

Parent/Teacher Communication If a student is experiencing a problem in a course, the best solution comes from direct communication between the parent, student, and teacher. Please e-mail the teacher with your concerns and allow at least 24 hours for a response. E-mail addresses can be found on FOCUS. You may also arrange for a conference with a school counselor to schedule an appointment. Guidance appointments can be scheduled at youcanbook.me. Please see page 2 for each counselor’s page.

Sport Physicals In order to play sports for any Osceola High School team, physicals must be completed. It is strongly encouraged that physicals are completed in the summer prior to the upcoming school year. Forms can be found at http://www.c2cschools.com/?site=965400B434D64FEEAE3840642E4BFAD7

Transcripts

Transcripts are an official academic history and are usually ordered for scholarships or college applications. These reports are generated by the FOCUS computer system. Students may request transcripts through the guidance office.

Transfer Students

All transfer students must meet the current FSA & EOC requirements as specified by the State Board of Education. Transfer students will be expected to meet graduation credit requirements for the State of Florida.

School IDs Students are required to have their school

IDs with them at all times. The first school ID will be free. To replace lost or stolen school IDs, the cost is $5.00. IDs

are created in the dean’s area.

Bus Information Bus information can be found at

http://edulogsrv.osceola.k12.fl.us/edulog/webquery/

MyLunchMoney www.mylunchmoney.com is a secure online system that

allows you to load money into your school account.

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Additional Testing

PSAT/NMSQT- Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test / National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test

The PSAT is a multiple-choice test that measures verbal and mathematical reasoning abilities. All 10th grade students will take the PSAT. The PSAT is optional for 9th and 11th grade. Scores are used for AP course placement. National Merit Finalists, National Achievement Scholars and National Hispanic Scholars are identified by taking the PSAT in their junior year.

SAT – Scholastic Assessment Test The SAT is an objective test designed to measure how well students have developed their verbal, writing, and math skills. It is administered on various dates during the year, and fees are assessed. Optimum test dates are in the spring of the junior year and again in the fall of the senior year if necessary. Results are mailed to the student’s home, high school, and specified colleges and universities. (Most universities and colleges will accept either SAT or ACT test scores, but the student should verify each college’s admission requirements.) You can register at www.collegeboard.com.

ACT – American College Test

The ACT measures scholastic aptitude in English, mathematics, reading, and natural sciences. Optimum test dates are in the spring of the junior year and again in the fall of the senior year if necessary. Results are mailed to the high school and colleges and universities identified by the student. (Most universities and colleges will accept either SAT or ACT test scores, but the student should verify each college’s admission requirements.) Register at www.act.org.

AP- Advanced Placement This test is required at the completion of an advanced placement course. The AP exam is administered in May and the results are mailed to the home, high schools, and specified colleges. Most colleges accept AP credit, but the student should verify each college’s policy. Advanced Placement courses available at Osceola High School are: AP Human Geography, AP Economics, AP United States History, AP U.S. Government and Politics, AP Environmental Science, AP European History, AP World History, AP Macroeconomics, AP Psychology, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, AP English Language, AP English Literature, AP Spanish Language, AP Art/Drawing, and AP Music Theory. For additional information about Advanced Placement, visit the College Board website at www.collegeboard.org/ap

PERT- Postsecondary Education Readiness TEST

The Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT) is Florida's computerized common placement test. The purpose of the PERT is accurate course placement based on the student's skills and abilities. The PERT is aligned with the Postsecondary Readiness Competencies identified by Florida faculty as necessary for success in entry-level college credit coursework. The PERT assessment system includes Placement and Diagnostic tests in mathematics, reading and writing.

ASVAB- Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery The ASVAB is an excellent career assessment test measuring mechanical, clerical, verbal, and mathematical skills with a variety of short, timed multiple choice test items. It is administered to 10th -12th graders in the fall. The test can help identify occupations and skills for which students are best suited. There is no commitment to military service for students taking this test.

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Scholarship Information The State of Florida offers three merit-based scholarships for students attending postsecondary educational programs in Florida. You must apply for a Bright Futures Scholarship by submitting an Initial Student Florida Financial Aid Application at www.FloridaStudentfinancialaid.org during December of your senior year in high school. The eligibility requirements and awarded amounts can change on a yearly basis. For the most up-to-date information on all Bright Futures Scholarships, go to www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org/SSFAD/bf/ or call toll free 1-888-827-2004. For more information concerning these scholarships, please refer to the following descriptions or see a counselor. Florida Academic Scholars Award - covers up to 120 credit hours at $103.00/sem hr/4yr; $63.00/sem hr/2yr

Minimum GPA of 3.5 in 16 credits identified as college preparatory courses using the BF weighted scale. (English/math/science/social studies/foreign language)

1290 SAT or 29 ACT 100 hours of community service

Florida Medallion Scholars Award - covers up to 120 credit hours at $77.00/sem hr/4yr, $48.00/sem hr/2yr

Minimum GPA of 3.0 in 16 credits identified as college preparatory courses using the BF weighted scale. (English/math/science/social studies/foreign language)

1170 SAT or 26 ACT 75 hours of community service

Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars Award - This scholarship covers up to 90 credit hours at 48.00/sem hr. Valid for AS degree and certificate programs of study.

Minimum GPA of 3.0 in the 16 non-elective credits required for graduation using the BF weighted scale. 3.5 unweighted GPA in an approved Gold Seal Vocational program. (3 credits) 30 hours of community service Required test scores on any one:

SAT: 440 math/440 critical reading ACT: 19 Math, 19 Reading, 17 English PERT: 106 Reading, 103 Writing, 114 Math.

Bright Futures Eligibility

High school students should visit www.FACTS.org to review their academic progress for meeting Florida Bright Futures. A Bright Futures Worksheet has been provided. The worksheet will allow you to:

Determine the minimum requirements needed to be eligible for the Academic or Medallion Bright Futures Scholarships

Keep track of the classes required Write in the grade received Log how many quality points the grade is worth/ monitor your BF weighted GPA

Be sure to note that if an honors or AP class was taken, there is more weight given. Look at the chart on the worksheet to determine how many points should be added. If more classes are taken in a particular subject area, the highest grades will be calculated in order to maximize a student’s chance of receiving a scholarship. For example, three science classes are required for eligibility. If four science classes were taken throughout the student’s high school career, bright futures will calculate the highest three of the four grades.

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College and Career Center The Career Center is a resource for information regarding both the ACT and SAT Tests, which are required for college admission as well as some scholarships. Services include issuing test fee waivers to those students who qualify, registration assistance and test prep suggestions. Students may also receive assistance with college applications, completing the FAFSA for financial aid and applying for scholarships. The ASVAB Test, which is the required admission test for the military, as well as a career interest inventory, is administered annually on campus and is coordinated through the Career Center. The College and Career Specialist meets with all seniors throughout their senior year to document and help facilitate their post-secondary plans. Florida Department of Education advising web sites:

o To book an appointment with Lynette Burton, College & Career Specialist, go to: https://msburton.youcanbook.me/

o Osceola High School Edmodo for College & Careers: https://osceola.edmodo.com/ Updated information on everything for college a careers.

o Florida Virtual Campus: https://www.flvc.org/home Free scholarship search College information for parents, educators and providers

o FinAid! The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid: www.finaid.org Calculate how much money you will need for college On-line financial aid advisor answers questions Free financial aid newsletter

o Florida DOE Bureau of Student Financial Assistance www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org State grant, scholarship and loan programs Florida’s Bright Futures Scholarship program Additional financial aid resources

o Scholarship Opportunities- free scholarship opportunities and advising sessions with the Osceola Education Foundation http://www.foundationosceola.org/p/10/scholarships#.VGzrM2c8Mng .

Community Service Community service hours play a critical role in gaining on the job experience, scholarship opportunities, and acceptance into college. Forms can be printed from the OHS homepage and submitted to your guidance counselor. Be sure to obtain a copy for your records.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: PLAGIARISM

AND CHEATING

In A Nation at Risk there is a special note to students that reads, “You forfeit your chance for life at its fullest when you withhold your best effort in learning. When you give only the minimum to learning, you receive only the minimum in return. Even with your parents’ best example and your teachers’ best effort, in the end, it is your work that determines how much and how well you learn”. This also applies when students plagiarize the work of others, submit another’s work as their own, or take answers from other students. Downloading term papers or essays from the Internet and submitting them as your own work is illegal and dishonest. Students who are caught cheating and/or plagiarizing will receive no credit for the work submitted and will be subject to disciplinary action. This will make the student ineligible for membership in student honor societies and clubs. Students who are already members of these organizations will be removed as members.

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NCAA Clearinghouse Some student athletes may have the opportunity to participate in collegiate athletics. There are certain specific requirements that MUST be met for a student to be able to participate in an NCAA sanctioned sport at the college level.

The most current information on these and other NCAA Clearinghouse requirements can be found at the NCAA Clearinghouse’s website at: www.ncaaclearinghouse.net. This website has information on the core course listings for all high schools, an online version of the “NCAA Guide for the College Bound Athlete” magazine, the most updated available information for qualification requirements for division I/I-AA and II initial eligibility requirements, Frequently Asked Questions, and e-mail inquiry capabilities. For more information, please contact your Guidance Counselor.

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AVID - Advancement Via Individual Determination

In the AVID class, students are taught the needed skills for success and are also tutored by college students. In particular, students are taught study skills, Cornell note taking, time management, writing and research skills. Students also learn about colleges and universities (especially the application and financial aid processes) and prepare for college admission tests such as the SAT or ACT. Students take field trips to various college campuses and cultural events, and numerous guest speakers from the community speak to the AVID class about their experiences and career options.

What are AVID student characteristics?

2.0 – 3.5 GPA Stanines of 4-9 on FCAT norm-referenced test

in both math and reading Strong work ethic to succeed in upper-level

courses (honors and AP) Desire to attend a four-year college or university Possibly the first member of the family to attend

college No attendance or discipline problems Must be a voluntary decision by the student,

NOT the parent Complete an application, participate in an oral

interview, and attend an informational meeting.

What is required of an AVID student?

Students must enroll in the AVID class on a yearly basis (2 semesters = 1 credit), enroll in college preparatory courses, and follow a plan leading to the completion of the requirements for college entrance.

Maintain the AVID binder with assignment/grade record sheets and daily notes in all classes.

Complete all homework assignments and commit to at least 2 hours of homework every night.

Participate in collaborative groups and tutorials, field trips, and motivational activities.

Maintain satisfactory citizenship and attendance in all classes.

Why AVID Works

Places students in a rigorous curriculum and gives them the support to achieve therein Provides the explicit “hidden curriculum” of schools Provides a team of students for positive peer identification Redefines teacher’s role as that of student advocate

AVID Success

AVID seniors complete four-year college entry requirements at an 84% rate. The national average is 34.8%.

AVID Graduates

95% are enrolled in a college or university 71.1% are attending a four-year university 23.7% are attending a two-year college 75% of the graduates are working full or part time to send themselves through college

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Sports Fall

Cheerleading – (F, JV, & V) Cross Country – Boys (JV & V) Cross Country –Girls (JV & V) Football – Boys (F, JV, & V)

Golf – Boys (JV & V) Golf – Girls (JV & V) Swimming – Boys Swimming – Girls

Volleyball – Girls (F, JV, & V)

Winter Basketball – Boys (F, JV, & V) Basketball – Girls (F, JV, & V)

Soccer – Boys (F, JV, & V) Soccer – Girls (F, JV, & V)

Weightlifting – Girls Wrestling – Boys (JV & V) Wrestling – Girls (JV & V)

Spring

Baseball – Boys (F, JV, & V) Flag Football – Girls (JV & V)

Softball – Girls (F, JV, &V) Tennis – Boys Tennis – Girls

Track – Boys (F, JV, & V) Track – Girls (F, JV, & V)

Water Polo – Boys Water Polo – Girls

Weightlifting – Boys

Extracurricular Activity Eligibility OHS follows the sports eligibility guidelines as set forth by the Florida High School Activities Association. All high school students must maintain a cumulative 2.0 GPA or higher. Eligibility starts at the beginning of the student’s second semester in 9th grade for high school.

Clubs/Organizations Anime Club

Art Club Athletic Training

Band Battle of the Books Best Friends Club

Beta Club Book Club

Cheer Chorus

Dance Team Fellowship of Christian Athletes

Flag Football Football

Freshmen Class Future Farmers of America

Girls Golf Girls Soccer

Guard HOLA Club

HOSA Inter Club

Jake’s Journal Junior Class

KAD Key Club Keyettes

Math Club Mu Alpha Theta

National Honor Society Orchestra

Photographic Art Club Reach Out

Revolution Youth Robotics

ROTC Competition ROTC Flying Club

Senior Class Student Government Association

Sophomore Class Step Team

TSA Swim/Dive Team

Tennis Track & Field

Water Polo Club Yearbook

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Junior Checklist FALL Start your year off right by talking with your Guidance Counselor about the year ahead. Confirm that your courses will

put you on the right track for college admission. Be sure to ask about test dates for the PSAT, ACT, and SAT. The tests dates are also posted on EDMODO. You’ll

need to register up to six weeks ahead of time. Osceola H.S. is a test site and fills up fast, so sign up early! Start developing a resume. This should include a record of your accomplishments, activities, and work experiences. If you haven’t participated in many activities outside of class, now is the time to sign up. Consider joining clubs (page

15), sports teams (page 15), and community groups and be sure to take advantage of leadership roles. Sign up to take the PSAT through your counselor (October). Taking the test as a junior will qualify you for some

scholarship consideration and identify you to colleges as a potential applicant. When you receive the results (usually in December), review them to learn more about your strengths and weaknesses.

Sign up to take the ASVAB through your College and Career Specialist in the Career Center or through EDMODO (November). This is a test used for entrance into the Military, as well as a Career Interest Inventory.

Begin to prepare for the ACT or SAT. Free Test Prep classes are offered through the school and posted on EDMODO. Students can also create a free account on march2success.com. You should plan to take at least one of these tests in the spring of your Junior year. See the College and Career Specialist for a fee waiver.

JANUARY/FEBRUARY Continue reading 30 minutes every day, and be sure you are tracking your grades on FOCUS. If you have not completed your online course requirement, it is important to start it now. See your Guidance

Counselor for the steps to register, and for a list of recommended courses. Be aware of your Grade Point Average (GPA), if you need to retake any graduation requirements, be sure you are

attending the after school program. Register for a spring offering of the ACT and/or SAT. Signing up for a waiver DOES NOT register you for the test.

MARCH/APRIL Meet with your Guidance Counselor again to develop your senior schedule. Make sure that you will be enrolled in the

most challenging courses for which you are qualified. Ask your College and Career Specialist about summer opportunities on college campuses. Begin taking a more serious look at colleges and universities. Make a file for each college in which you are interested

and gather information about academics, financial aid, and campus life. Go to college fairs and open houses and learn as much as you can about colleges online.

Begin planning college visits. Spring break is a good time to visit colleges near you. Develop a primary list of colleges that interest you. Write or email to request a brochure.

MAY Take a look at some college applications and consider all of the different pieces of information you will need. Finish the year strong. The GPA you have at the end of your Junior year is the GPA colleges consider for admittance.

SUMMER BEFORE SENIOR YEAR Continue investigating post-secondary options. If you are interested in the Military, visit a local branch (recruiters are

also available at the school throughout the year). Begin thinking about your applications. Generally, colleges will have their applications online by the beginning of

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Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement

All AP courses except for Economics and US Government count as one credit toward your graduation requirements. They are each .5 credits. Courses

AP Art 2-D Design Portfolio AP Biology AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Chemistry AP Economics (.5 credits)

AP English Language AP English Literature AP Environmental Science AP European History AP Human Geography AP Music Theory AP Physics B AP Psychology AP Spanish AP Statistics AP US Government (.5 Credits) AP US History AP World History

ADVANCED PLACEMENT ART 2-D DESIGN PORFOLIO Prerequisite: Recommendation The purpose of the Drawing Portfolio is to provide advanced students the opportunity to develop quality, concentration, discipline, and breadth in drawing. The purpose of the 2-D Design portfolio is intended to address a very broad interpretation of two-dimensional (2-D) design issues. This type of design involves purposeful decision-making about how to use the elements and principles of art in an integrative way.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT BIOLOGY Prerequisites: Biology with a B or higher, Chemistry and AP Biology instructor approval The course content will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement Biology. Detailed study of molecules and cells, genetics and evolution, and organisms and populations. Not recommended for 9th and 10th graders. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement. ADVANCED PLACEMENT CALCULUS AB Prerequisite: C or above in Pre-Calculus, Teacher Recommendation The course content will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement Calculus. Topics include derivatives of functions and inverse functions, differentially and continuity, increasing and decreasing functions, concavity, points of inflections, antiderivatives, integration and applications of integration to find area and volume, and use of graphing calculator. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement. ADVANCED PLACEMENT CALCULUS BC Prerequisite: Passing AP Calculus AB, Teacher Recommendation The college level course will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement Calculus. Topics include parametric, polar and vector functions; slope fields; Euler’s method; improper integrals; series; and all topics included in the Advanced Placement Calculus AB course. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT CHEMISTRY Prerequisite: Chemistry, Recommendation of AP Chemistry Instructor The course content will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement Chemistry. This second year, math intensive, college level chemistry course is designed to develop a greater depth of understanding of fundamentals and a reasonable competence in dealing with chemical problems. The course will contribute to the development of the student’s abilities to think clearly and to express their ideas, orally and in writing, with clarity and logic. The limited number of labs will NOT include the use. of fire, i.e., no burning. There is a summer assignment. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement. ADVANCED PLACEMENT ECONOMICS Prerequisite: Recommendation The course content will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement Macroeconomics. Content includes a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to an economic system as a whole. It emphasizes the study of national income and price determination, the financial sector, inflation, unemployment, and stabilization policies. It develops familiarity with economic performance measures, productivity, economic growth, and national economics. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement. ADVANCED PLACEMENT ENGLISH LANGUAGE/ COMPOSITION Prerequisite: Recommendation The course content will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement English Language/Composition. Involves the study and practice of writing about literature. Students learn to use modes of discourse, rhetorical strategies, and critical standards for literary works. Relates literature to contemporary experience and/or history. Special note: Written assignments totaling at least 12,000 words are required. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement.

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ADVANCED PLACEMENT ENGLISH LITERATURE/COMPOSITION Prerequisite: Recommendation The course content will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement English Literature/Composition. Involves the study and practice of writing about literature. Students learn to use modes of discourse, rhetorical strategies, and critical standards for literary works. Relates literature to contemporary experience and/or history. Special note: Written assignments totaling at least 12,000 words are required. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement. AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Prerequisite at least a B in Biology honors, Chemistry honors, Algebra 2 Honors The goal of the AP Environmental Science course is to provide students with the scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural world, to identify and analyze environmental problems both natural and human-made, to evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems, and to examine alternative solutions for resolving and/or preventing them. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT EUROPEAN HISTORY Prerequisite: Recommendation The course content will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement European History. Students will acquire the analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems of European historical development. It examines themes and change, generalizations, analysis, evaluation, prediction, interpretation and comparisons based on primary sources and history. Provides a focus on analytical skills and factual knowledge to deal critically with problems of European historical development. Examines themes and change, generalizations, analysis, evaluation, prediction, interpretation, and comparisons based on primary sources and history. Essay skills emphasized. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Prerequisite: Recommendation Co-requisite: English Honors 1 The course content will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement Human Geography. Students should have above average writing, reading, and organizational skills. Participation in class discussions is expected and essay skills are emphasized. Students who are successful in AP Human Geography may advance to AP World History their sophomore year. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth’s surface. It emphasizes spatial concepts, landscape analysis, human social organizations, and environmental consequences. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement.

AP MUSIC THEORY Prerequisite: Recommendation The course content will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement Music Theory. Content includes college level music skills in music theory, harmony, and composition. Students will study the fundamental structures of music, including scales, modes, chord structure and development, aural dictation, manuscript, and the use of computers in music manuscript composition and arranging. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT PHYSICS Prerequisite: Physics (C or higher, and Physics teacher’s recommendation) The course content will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement Physics B. The course is designed to bring the student to a college level understanding in Physics. Content includes the in-depth study of mechanics, thermodynamics, energy, electricity, magnetism, quantum, nuclear and modern physics. Activities include a more advanced integration of science and math skills. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement

AP PSYCHOLOGY The course content will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement Psychology. Content includes a thorough understanding to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior of animals and human beings. Students will gain a thorough understanding of the principles, facts, ethics, and major subfields of psychology. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement. ADVANCED PLACEMENT SPANISH LANGUAGE Prerequisite: Recommendation The course content will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement Spanish Language. This course is designed to develop oral and written fluency in the language, including concepts determined by the advanced placement program guidelines such as comprehension of formal and informal spoken language, accurate reading of newspaper and magazine articles and modern literature, composition of exploratory passages and oral expression of ideas with accuracy and fluency. Includes participation in competitions. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement

ADVANCED PLACEMENT STATISTICS Prerequisite: C or better in Alg II or Alg II honors Teacher Recommendation The college level course will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement Statistics equivalent to an introductory, non-calculus -based college course in statistics, which is typically required for majors such as social sciences, health sciences, and business. Topics include exploring data by observing patterns, planning a study, anticipating problems using probability theory and simulation, and confirming models to make statistical inferences. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT UNITED STATES HISTORY Prerequisite: Recommendation The course content will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement United States History. Students will acquire the analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in U.S. history. Various concepts and trends in American historical development will be examined beginning with colonization and extending through to the present. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS Prerequisite: Recommendation The course content will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics. Content provides an analytical perspective on government and politics in the United States as well as a familiarity with the various institutions, groups, beliefs, and ideas that constitute U.S. politics. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT WORLD HISTORY Prerequisite: Recommendation The course content will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement World History. Students will acquire an in-depth understanding of the evolution of global processes and contacts in interaction with different types of human societies. The material covered extends from 8,000 B.C.E. to the present. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement.

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Agriscience

Agriscience

Course Credit Agriscience Foundations 1

Introduction to Horticulture 2 1

Introduction to Horticulture 3 1

Practical Arts .5

AGRISCIENCE FOUNDATIONS: Grades 9-12 This course is designed to develop competencies in the areas of agricultural history and the global impact of agriculture; career opportunities; scientific and research concepts; biological and physical science principles; environmental principles; agriscience safety; principles of leadership; and agribusiness, employability, and human relations skills in agriscience. Laboratory-based activities are an integral part of this course. These include the safe use and application of appropriate technology, scientific testing and observation equipment. INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURE 2: Grades 10-12 Prerequisite: Agriscience Foundations This course is designed to develop competencies in the areas of career opportunities; global importance of agriculture; plant classification; propagation; growing media; nutritional needs; fertilization; irrigation; pest identification; pest control, pruning; plant installation; transplanting; safe hand-tool use; and employability skills. $20 Lab Fee. INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURE 3: Grades 11-12 Prerequisite: Introduction to Horticulture 2 This course is designed to develop competencies in the areas of industry regulations; plant classification; plant transportation; soil sampling and analysis; fertilizer calculations; recording keeping; irrigation components, water quality; drainage; integrated pest management; pesticide safety and regulations; equipment calibration; chemical growth regulators; xeriscaping; integrated landscape management; safe use of power equipment; record keeping; and employability skills. $20 Lab Fee. PRACTICAL ARTS Students will gain skills in the field of landscaping through the training and use of lawn equipment and by maintaining the grounds at Osceola High School.

Leadership training through the FFA organization is an integral part of all Agriscience courses, and membership is required.

Water Treatment

The purpose of this program is to equip Osceola 11th and 12th grade students with the knowledge needed to pass the Class C Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator licensing exams for the State of Florida. In doing this OHS plans to increase the pool of qualified operator applicants for Toho and other water/sewage treatment providers, by create a cohort of high school graduates that have earned passing score on the Class C Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator, Drinking Water Treatment Plant Operator, and/or Waste Distribution Operator licensing exams for the State of Florida INTRO. TO ENVIRONMENTAL WATER TECHNOLOGY: Grade 10 INTERMEDIATE ENVIRONMENTAL WATER TECHNOLOGY: Grade 11 Prerequisite: Introduction to Environmental Water Technology ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL WATER TECHNOLOGY: Grade 12 Prerequisite: Intermediate Environmental Water Technology

Water Treatment Technologies

Course Credit Introduction to Environmental Water Technology 1

Intermediate Environmental Water Technology 1

Advanced Environmental Water Technology 1

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Air Force JROTC Air Force JROTC

Course Credit

Aerospace Science 1 1




Wearing a uniform one day a week, marching in formation with the rest of the class, and giving marching commands to a group of

students are graded activities in each Aerospace Science course. Students must be willing to take instructions from other students

serving in supervisory positions. Having an approved military hairstyle and being clean-shaven when wearing the uniform are

requirements for AFJROTC. All classes include Health and Wellness once a week on Fridays. These classes consist of stretching

exercises and a one mile walk/run as part of the Presidential Fitness Program. Cadets may participate in several co-curricular

activities and field trips, which complement the class work.

Completion of 2 years of Aerospace Science will satisfy the Personal Fitness and Fine Arts requirements for graduation.

AEROSPACE SCIENCE 1 (AS 100Journey into Aviation History) The academic portion is a history course designed to acquaint the cadet with the historical facts and impacts of the early attempts to fly, the major historical contributors to the development of flight, the contributions of the USAF to modern aviation history, and the key events of space exploration history. The leadership education portion contains sections on cadet and Air Force organizational structure; uniform wear; customs, courtesies, and other military traditions; health and wellness; fitness; individual self-control; and citizenship. Uniform wear and military style grooming standards are required

AEROSPACE SCIENCE 2 (AS 200Science of Flight)/(AS 220 Cultural Studies) Prerequisite: AFJROTC Recommendation The academic portion is a science course designed to acquaint the cadet with the aerospace environment (atmosphere and weather), the human requirements of flight, principles of aircraft flight, and principles of navigation. Discussions include: the forces of lift, drag, thrust, and weight; basic navigation including map reading, course plotting, and the effects of wind; and human physiology including the human circulatory system, the effects of acceleration and deceleration, and protective equipment. The leadership education portion stresses communications skills and cadet corps activities. Information is provided on communicating effectively, understanding groups and teams, preparing for leadership, solving conflicts and problems, and personal development. Uniform wear and grooming standards are required.

AEROSPACE SCIENCE 3 (AS 300 Exploration of Space) Prerequisite: AFJROTC Recommendation The academic portion explores the history of astronomy to include prehistoric astronomy, classical astronomy, and astronomy in the Renaissance. The Sun, the Earth, and the Moon are discussed in detail including their descriptions, structure, origin, and history. An in-depth study of the Solar System, the terrestrial planets and the Jovian planets, is covered as well. The latest advances in space technology (orbits, trajectories, satellites, probes, and guidance and control systems), continuing challenges of space (milestones in the endeavor to land on the Moon and international law), and manned spaceflight (the Space Shuttle and space stations) are also discussed. The leadership education portion examines "life after high school. "Information is disseminated on how to apply to college/vocational/technical schools, how to begin a job search (resume preparation), how to spend money wisely, and how to be a responsible citizen. Uniform wear and grooming standards are required.

AEROSPACE SCIENCE 4 (AS 400 Principles of Management) Prerequisite: AFJROTC Recommendation Upper-class cadets manage the cadet corps under AFJROTC instructor supervision. This course provides hands- on experience and opportunity to put the theories of previous leadership courses into practice. Planning, organizing, coordination, directing, controlling, and decision-making will be done by the cadets, under the supervision of AFJROTC instructors. The cadets practice their communication, decision-making, personal-interaction, managerial, and organizational skills. Uniform wear and grooming standards are required.

Drop/Add is the first five days of the school year each year. After the close of the Drop/Add window, the following conditions are the only ones that will allow for a schedule change: (1) blank period on a student’s schedule, (2) duplicate course, (3) course required for graduation.

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2-DIMENTIONAL STUDIO ART 1 (Drawing 1) Students experiment with the media and techniques used to create a variety of two-dimensional (2-D) artworks through the development of skills in drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, and/or design. Students practice, sketch, and manipulate the structural elements of art to improve mark making and/or the organizational principles of design in a composition from observation, research, and/or imagination. Through the critique process, students evaluate and respond to their own work and that of their peers. This course incorporates hands-on activities and consumption of art materials. 2-DIMENTIONAL STUDIO ART 2 (Drawing 2) Prerequisites: 2-Dimentional Studio Art 1 (Drawing 1) Students develop and refine technical skills and create 2-D compositions with a variety of media in drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, and/or design. Student artists will sketch, manipulate, and refine the structural elements of art to improve mark-making and/or the organizational principles of design in a composition from observation, research, and/or imagination. Through the critique process, students evaluate and respond to their own work and that of their peers. This course incorporates hands-on activities and consumption of art materials. AP Studio Art 2D DESIGN PORTFOLIO Prerequisite: 2-Dimentional Studio Art 2 & Portfolio Review The AP Studio Art portfolio is designed for students who are seriously interested in the practical experience of visual art. AP Studio Art is not based on a written exam; instead, students submit portfolios for evaluation at the end of the school year. The AP Studio Art Program consists of three portfolios — 2-D Design (Painting, Printmaking, Collage and Mixed Media), 3-D Design (Ceramics, Sculpture, Paper-Mache, Found Objects etc.) and Drawing (Pencil, Charcoal, Pastels and Ink) — corresponding to common college foundation courses. Portfolios focus on the students Quality of painting or drawing, Concentration or ability to create a variety of pieces that relate to one idea, and Breadth or the students ability to incorporate drawing techniques and issues that include: drawing from observation, effective use of light and shade, line quality, composition, and expressive mark making. 3-DIMENTIONAL STUDIO ART 1 Students explore how space, mass, balance, and form combine to create aesthetic forms or utilitarian products and structures. Instruction may include, but is not limited to, content in green or industrial design, sculpture, or building arts. Media may include, but are not limited to wood, plaster, and paper maché with consideration of the workability, durability, cost, and toxicity of the media used. Student artists consider the relationship of scale (i.e., hand-held, human, monumental) through the use of positive and negative space or voids, volume, visual weight, and gravity to create low/high relief or freestanding structures for personal intentions or public places. They explore sharp and diminishing detail, size, position, overlapping, visual pattern, texture, implied line, and space, reflecting craftsmanship and quality in the surface and structural qualities of the completed art forms. Students in the 3-D art studio focus on use of safety procedures for process, media, and techniques. Student artists use an art criticism process to evaluate, explain, and measure artistic growth in personal or group works. This course incorporates hands-on activities and consumption of art materials.

3-DIMENTIONAL STUDIO ART 2 Prerequisite: 3-Dimentional Studio Art 1 Students explore spatial relationships to create utilitarian forms or aesthetic structures. This course may include, but is not limited to, content in green or environmental design or sculpture. Students will examine subordinate and dominant components and implied line, and the processes and techniques for substitution may include draped, molded, or soft forms. Craftsmanship and quality are reflected in the surface and structural qualities of the completed art forms. Students in the 3-D art studio focus on use of safety procedures for process, media, and techniques. Students use an art criticism process to evaluate, explain, and measure artistic growth in personal or group works. This course incorporates hands-on activities and consumption of art materials. CERAMICS & POTTERY 1 Students explore how space, mass, balance, and form combine to create aesthetic forms or utilitarian products and structures. Instructional focus will be on ceramics and/or pottery. Media may include, but are not limited to, clay and/or plaster, with consideration of the workability, durability, cost, and toxicity of the media used. Student artists consider the relationship of scale (i.e., hand-held, human, monumental) through the use of positive and negative space or voids, volume, visual weight, and gravity to create low/high relief or freestanding structures for personal intentions or public places. They explore sharp and diminishing detail, size, position, overlapping, visual pattern, texture, implied line, space, and plasticity, reflecting craftsmanship and quality in the surface and structural qualities of the completed art forms. Students in the ceramics and/or pottery art studio focus on use of safety procedures for process, media, and techniques. Student artists use an art criticism process to evaluate, explain, and measure artistic growth in personal or group works. This course incorporates hands-on activities and consumption of art materials. CERAMICS & POTTERY 2 Prerequisite: Ceramic & Pottery 1 Students will continue to build on the concepts learned in Ceramics and Pottery 1. Students in the ceramics and/or pottery art studio focus on use of safety procedures for process, media, and techniques. Student artists use an art criticism process to evaluate, explain, and measure artistic growth in personal or group works. This course incorporates hands-on activities and consumption of art materials.

Art Art Course Credit 2-Dimentional Studio Art 1 1 2-Dimentional Studio Art 2 1 AP Studio Art 2D Design Portfolio 1 3-Dimentional Studio Art 1 1 3-Dimentional Studio Art 2 1 Ceramics & Pottery 1 1 Ceramics & Pottery 2 1


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ELECTRONICS FUNDAMENTALS 1 Prerequisite: Algebra 1 This course teaches basic AC and DC electricity and electronics fundamentals. It emphasizes troubleshooting techniques and it brings elements that help to develop fine motor skills. This course defines techniques, requirements and expectations for those seeking to enter the job market as employees or small business owners. ELECTRONICS FUNDAMENTALS 2 Prerequisite: Electronics Fundamentals 1 This course develops skills and understanding of advanced electronics, Analog, Digital, and Microprocessor functions. Students will learn or refresh practical and applied math and science skills. Demonstrate competencies with Federal Regulations, aircraft drawings, and aircraft fundamentals. COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TECHNICIAN Prerequisite: Electronics Fundamentals 2 Students will understand the requirements of a successful avionics communication system installation. They will learn receiver/transceiver system theory and function as well as aspects of antenna and radio wave propagation. ELECTRONIC NAVIGATION AND UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN Prerequisite: Communication Systems Technician This course is designed as an introduction to the rapidly advancing field of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and systems. Students will be proficient in instrumentation, airframe fundamentals, various types of electronic navigation, and cabin entertainment systems.

INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING DESIGN Prerequisite: Algebra 1 Co-requisite: Geometry Students dig deep into the engineering design process, applying math, science, and engineering standards to hands-on projects. They work both individually and in teams to design solutions to a variety of problems using 3D modeling software, and use an engineering notebook to document their work. PRINCIPALS OF ENGINEERING Prerequisite: Introduction to Engineering Design & Geometry Co-requisite: Algebra 2 Through problems that engage and challenge, students explore a broad range of engineering topics, including mechanisms, the strength of structures and materials, and automation. Students develop skills in problem solving, research, and design while learning strategies for design process documentation, collaboration, and presentation. AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Prerequisite: Introduction to Engineering Design & Algebra 2 This course propels students’ learning in the fundamentals of atmospheric and space flight. As they explore the physics of flight, students bring the concepts to life by designing an airfoil, propulsion system, and rockets. They learn basic orbital mechanics using industry-standard software. They also explore robot systems through projects such as remotely operated vehicles. DIGITAL ELECTRONICS Prerequisite: Introduction to Engineering Design & Algebra 2 From smart phones to appliances, digital circuits are all around us. This course provides a foundation for students who are interested in electrical engineering, electronics, or circuit design. Students study topics such as combinational and sequential logic and are exposed to circuit design tools used in industry, including logic gates, integrated circuits, and programmable logic devices.

Avionics Technology & Engineering

Avionics Technology

Course Credit Electronics Fundamentals 1 1

Electronics Fundamentals 2 1

Communication Systems Technician 1

Electronic Navigation and Unmanned

Aircraft Systems Technician 1

Engineering

Course Credit Introduction to Engineering Design 1

Principles of Engineering 1

Aerospace Engineering 1

Digital Electronics 1


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COMPUTING FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS (CCC): 9-12 This is the beginning course for students who need to learn the basics of keyboarding using the touch system. It is the first business class for all students and is a prerequisite to all additional business classes. This course is designed to provide a basic overview of current business and information systems and trends and to introduce students to the basic skills and foundations required for today’s business environments. Emphasis is placed on developing proficiency with touch keyboarding and fundamental computer applications as tools for accomplishing business-related job objectives and enhancing workplace performance. This course is required as the basic course in qualifying for the Florida Gold Seal Scholarship. Career Pathways assessment for college credit is available. Industry Certification is available for Microsoft Office. DIGITAL MEDIA/MULTIMEDIA FOUNDATIONS 1: Grades 9-12 Prerequisite/Co-requisite: Computing for College and Careers (CCC) This course provides competencies in basic computer knowledge, photo editing software (Adobe Photoshop) and digital still photography. DIGITAL MEDIA/MULTIMEDIA FOUNDATIONS 2: Prerequisite: Digital Media/Multimedia 1 This course provides competencies in in advanced design, color modes, fonts, and vector graphics software (Adobe Illustrator). DIGITAL MEDIA/MULTIMEDIA FOUNDATIONS 3: Prerequisite: Digital Media/Multimedia 1 This course provides competencies in design layout software (Adobe InDesign). DIGITAL MEDIA/MULTIMEDIA FOUNDATIONS 4: Prerequisite: Digital Media/Multimedia 1 This course provides competencies in web page design, HTML and CSS, and software authoring for webpage design (Adobe Dreameaver). DIGITAL MEDIA/MULTIMEDIA FOUNDATIONS 5: Prerequisite: Digital Media/Multimedia 1 This course provides competencies in animated webpage design, ActionScripts, and interactive design software (Adobe Flash and Adobe After Effects). DIGITAL MEDIA/MULTIMEDIA FOUNDATIONS 6: Prerequisite: Digital Media/Multimedia 1 This course provides competencies in presentation software and video editing software (Adobe Premiere). DIGITAL MEDIA/MULTIMEDIA FOUNDATIONS 7: Prerequisite: Digital Media/Multimedia 1 This course provides competencies in authoring software (Adobe Creative Suite), creating an advertising campaign, work-based learning experiences, and career planning.

CUSTOM PROMOTIONAL LAYOUT DESIGN Prerequisite: Computing for College & Careers This course is designed to develop basic entry level skills in the merchandise industry. Skills include computer skills, layout, design, measurement activities, embroidery, activities, direct to garment printing and digital precision cutting. CUSTOM PROMOTIONAL SALES AND DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT Prerequisite: Custom Promotional Layout Design This course is to develop mid-level management skills required in the imprinted merchandise industry. This content includes real world production schedules, management of production equipment, customer relations and sales. PROMOTIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION Prerequisite: Custom Promotional Sales and Distribution Management This course is to develop entry level skills required in the management and supervision in the imprinted merchandise industry. The content includes activities in equipment operation and maintenance, small business development, and economic effects on small businesses in the US.

Digital Technology & Promotional Enterprise

Digital Technology

Course Credit Computing for College & Careers 1

Digital Media/Multimedia 1 1







Promotional Enterprise Course Credit Custom Promotional Layout Design 1 Custom Promotional Sales and Distribution Management 1 Promotional Business Management and Supervision 1

Drop/Add is the first five days of the school year each year. After the close of the Drop/Add window, the

following conditions are the only ones that will allow for a schedule change: (1) blank period on a student’s schedule, (2) duplicate course, (3) course required for graduation.

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AMH2010 US HISTORY TO 1877 The purpose of this course, taught at the college level, is to provide students with the opportunity to develop analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with American historic development. The course focuses on persistent themes and changes in history until 1877, and applies historical reasoning to seek solutions to contemporary problems. AMH2020 US HISTORY 1877 TO PRESENT The purpose of this course, taught at the college level, is to provide students with the opportunity to develop analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with American historic development. The course focuses on persistent themes and changes in history from 1877 to present, and applies historical reasoning to seek solutions to contemporary problems. HUM1020 INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES Students will receive a basic introduction to humanities. Focuses on central concepts, historical development and fundamental nature of philosophy, architecture, music, religion and art. Concepts from such disciplines integrated with contemporary American culture. MAC1105 COLLEGE ALGEBRA Course based on the study of functions and their role in problem solving. Topics include graphing, the linear, quadratic, and exponential families of functions, and inverse functions. Students will be required to solve applied problems and communicate their findings effectively. Technology tools will be utilized in addition to analytical methods. Gordon Rule course. Minimum grade of C required if MAC1105 is used to satisfy Gordon Rule and general education requirements. STA2023 STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in MAC 1102 or MAC 1104 or MAC 1105 or satisfactory score on an approved assessment. An introductory statistics course covering collection, description and interpretation of data. Topics include sampling, summarizing data graphically and numerically, probability distributions, confidence interval estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression. Gordon Rule course.

MAC1114 TRIGONOMETRY Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in MAC 1102 or MAC 1104 or MAC 1105 or appropriate score on an approved assessment. Topics include a symbolical, graphical, and numerical analysis of trigonometric functions; solutions of plane triangles and vectors. Applications emphasizing connections with other disciplines and with the real world will be included. Technology tools will be utilized in addition to analytical methods. Gordon Rule course. Minimum grade of C required if MAC 1114 is used to satisfy Gordon Rule and general education requirements MAC1147 PRE-CALCULUS Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in MAC 1105 or appropriate score on an approved assessment Algebra preparation for the calculus sequence. Topics include a symbolical, graphical, and numerical analysis of polynomials, exponential, logarithmic, power, and rational functions; matrices, sequences, induction, binomial theorem and conic sections. Applications emphasizing connections with other disciplines and with the real world will be included. Technology tools will be utilized in addition to analytical methods. Gordon Rule course. MAC2311 CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY 1 Prerequisites: Minimum grades of C in MAC 1147 or appropriate score on an approved assessment. Topics include circle and parabola, limits and continuity, derivatives of algebraic and trigonometric forms, applications of derivatives, and definite and indefinite integral. Gordon Rule course. MAC2312 CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY 2 Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in MAC 2311 Topics include differentiation and integration of exponential logarithmic transcendental functions, techniques of integration, indeterminant forms, conic sections, and infinite series. Gordon Rule course. Minimum grade of C required if MAC 2312 is used to satisfy Gordon Rule and general education requirements. AVID 1-4: Grades 9-12 Prerequisites: Application and Interview The AVID objectives are to provide academic instruction and other support to students and to prepare them for eligibility to four-year colleges and universities. To give students college level entry skills. To increase the "coping skills" of program participants. To motivate students to seek a college education. To increase the participants' levels of awareness of scholarship opportunities, graduation requirements, career readiness, team building, and financial aide. All AVID courses provide curricular support, structured tutorials, emphasize study skills, organization, goal setting, and time management. When registering for the course, select the AVID course number 1-4 based on grade regardless of years of experience (Ex. 10th would select AVID 2).

GUIDED WORKPLACE LEARNING (OJT/CO-OP); 11-12 ONLY Prerequisites: Own transportation, 2.0 GPA, and parent permission. Leave school early, gain 1 elective credit for class and gain 1 elective credit for EACH DCT/CO-OP period up to 7 periods. Obtain employment, earn money, gain work experience, and learn about the “REAL” business world from “REAL” business people. Organize strategies to plan your educational, financial, and career goals. Part-time employment leads provided.

Dual Enrollment, AVID, & OJT

Dual Enrollment

Course Credit

AMH2010 US History to 1877 3

AMH2020 US History 1877 to Present 3

HUM1020 Introduction to Humanities 3

MAC1105 College Algebra 3

STA2023 Statistical Methodology 3

MAC1114 Trigonometry 3

MAC1147 Pre-Calculus 3

MAC2311 Calculus 1 3

MAC2312 Calculus 2 3

AVID Course Credit

AVID 1 – 9th Grade 1




On The Job Training Course Credit

Guided Workplace Learning 1

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HEALTH SCIENCE 1: Grades 10-11 Prerequisite: GPA 2.5 This course includes integration of scientific concepts relating to health care. Students will learn the human body systems in relation to health and disease processes. Students will also receive a strong foundation in medical terminology. This course requires access to Internet outside of class time. HEALTH SCIENCE 2: Grades 11-12 Prerequisite: Health Science 1 with a C or better Health Science 2 provides opportunity to learn common skills performed by the majority of health care workers in hospitals, nursing homes and other health care agencies. The content includes but is not limited to communication skills, computer literacy, legal issues, and ethical practice, employability skills, computational skills, and the health care delivery system. Upon completion, the student is eligible to take the national medical administrative assistant examination (CMAA) which qualifies as an industry certification. This course requires access to Internet outside of class time. NURSING ASSISTANT: Grade 12 Blocked with EKG Aide Prerequisite: Health Science 1 & 2 with a C or better This course is designed to prepare students for employment as nursing assistants in nursing homes, hospitals, or other health care facilities. The course includes academic instruction, skills practice in the laboratory and clinical experience in a local hospital. Upon successful completion, the student is eligible to apply to sit for the Florida State Certified Nursing Assistant exam which qualifies as industry certification. Students will be required to purchase their own scrub uniforms, have a physical and TB test prior to working in the nursing home and pay for the background check required for the certification examination. ELECTROCARDIAGRAPH AIDE: Grade 12 Blocked with Nursing Assistant Co-requisite: Nursing Assistant This course prepares students to be employed as Electrocardiograph aides. Content includes, but is not limited to, a foundation in the cardiovascular system, safety measures for the individual, coworkers and patients as well as training in the appropriate theories and instruments used by an Electrocardiograph Aide. Upon completion, the student is eligible to take the national certified EKG Technician (CET) Exam.

INTRODUCTION TO HOSPITALITY The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the skills necessary for success in the hospitality and tourism industry. Students will also have the opportunity to learn hospitality and tourism terminology and the mathematical, economic, marketing, and sales fundamentals of the industry. CULINARY 1 Prerequisite: Intro to Hospitality This course prepares students for initial entry into the food service industry. Course content includes: history of the food industry, careers and job opportunities, basic skills, personal productivity, safe/secure/sanitary work procedures, using recipes, use and care for commercial equipment, nutrition, front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house duties, and food and beverage preparation. Successful completion of this course earns the student Occupational Completion Point A. CULINARY 2 Prerequisite: Culinary 1 The course content includes the same topics as the first course, however the study will be more in depth. Learning activities are provided in a laboratory setting using hands-on experience with tools, equipment, and material appropriate to the program content and in accordance with current practices in the trade. Students will demonstrate safe, sanitary work procedures, understand food science principals related to cooking and baking, and utilize nutrition concepts when planning meals/menus. Successful completion of Culinary Arts 1 and 2 earns the students Occupational Completion Point B. CULINARY 3; Blocked with Culinary 4 Prerequisite: Culinary 2 Students will have more hands on food preparation and serving customers in a simulated catering business and/or school restaurant. Students will prepare and present a variety of advanced food products; create centerpieces, and research laws specific to the hospitality industry. Also covered are managements skills, how to develop a business plan, and utilization of technology in the workplace. Students will be knowledgeable about food safety manager training/certification training programs that are acceptable in Florida. Successful completion of this course earns the student Occupational Completion Point C. CULINARY 4: Blocked with Culinary 3 Co-requisite: Culinary 3 Students will prepare various meals and food products including those for individuals with various nutritional needs/dietary restrictions. The relationship between nutrition and wellness will be examined. Cost control techniques and profitability will be covered as well as analysis of food establishment menus. Students will also demonstrate basic financial literacy & communication skills, scientific principals in cooking and baking, time, energy, resource management, and preparing and presenting food products meeting quality standards. LODGING PRINCIPALS Prerequisite: Introduction to Hospitality The purpose of this course is to provide students with the competencies required for employment at the career specialist level in a variety of hospitality related industries. LODGING APPLICATIONS Prerequisite: Lodging Principals The purpose of this course is to provide students with the skills and knowledge required for supervisory level and mid-management level employment in a wide variety of hospitality related industries. HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM INTERNSHIP: Grade 12 Prerequisite: Lodging Applications The Hospitality and Tourism internship course provides students the opportunity to demonstrate human relations, communications, and employability skills necessary for entry-level employment in the travel and tourism industry. Additionally, it will enhance the instruction and competencies developed through classroom instruction.

Health & Hospitality Health Course Credit

Health Science 1 1

Health Science 2 1

Nursing Assistant 1

Electrocardiograph Aide 3 1

Hospitality Course Credit

Introduction to Hospitality 1

Culinary 1 1

Culinary 2 1

Culinary 3 1

Culinary 4 1

Lodging Principals 1

Lodging Applications 1

Hospitality and Tourism Internship 1

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English

through

ESOL 4

English 4

English 4

Honors

AP

English

Literature

English

through

ESOL 3

ESOL III

English 3

English 3

Honors

AP

English

Language

English

through

ESOL 2

English 2

English 2 Honors

English

through

ESOL 1

English 1

English 1 Honors

Honors21 Air Force JROTC

Grade 9

Grade 12

Grade 11

Grade 10

Language Arts Progression Plan

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ENGLISH 1, 2, 3, 4 THROUGH ESOL (1 credit each) Prerequisite: Placement Designed for the student with limited English proficiency. The course develops listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through the study of the same grade-level content as the English 1 through 4 curriculum. ESOL 1-4 is the same course description as English 1-4. DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE ARTS Prerequisite: Placement Provides leveled instruction in the English language to develop reading, writing, listening, and speaking proficiency. Emphasis is placed on English communication, vocabulary, and grammar. FSA preparation is also provided.

ENGLISH 1: Study of world literature with an emphasis on reading, comprehension skills, and vocabulary. Grammar skills will be incorporated with writing and organization patterns. ENGLISH 1 HONORS Prerequisite: Recommendation Advanced study of world literature with an emphasis on reading, comprehension skills and vocabulary. Grammar skills will be incorporated with advanced writing and organization patterns along with usage of FSA vocabulary. Provides students’ with advanced reading, writing and thinking skills to prepare them for the rigor of Advanced Placement courses. Extensive required readings and writing assignments in literary classics, poetry and non fiction. ENGLISH 2 Prerequisite: English 1 Study of world literature with a focus on FSA skills for testing in reading, writing, and vocabulary. Grammar skills will be accented through writing. Review of FSA skills in reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar. ENGLISH 2 HONORS Prerequisite: English 1 Honors Aims for academic excellence through a program emphasizing composition, SAT vocabulary, reading comprehension skills, and world literature. Includes the study of classic works often used for writing critical analysis assignments. Composition study culminates with a documented paper. Review of FSA skills in reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar. Students will focus on advanced reading comprehension combined with analytical writing. Study and usage of advanced vocabulary and rhetorical strategies will be included as preparation for Advanced Placement courses. ENGLISH 3 Prerequisite: English 2 Study of American literature with a focus on reading, writing, vocabulary, and FSA, ACT, and SAT testing skills. ENGLISH 3 HONORS Prerequisite: English 2 Honors Aims at academic excellence in language arts through a program emphasizing American literature and composition. Includes the study of classical American literature from the Romantic through the modern period. Compositions, critical analysis, a research paper, SAT preparation, inductive and deductive reasoning, and oral communication activities round out the curriculum. ADVANCED PLACEMENT ENGLISH LANGUAGE/ COMPOSITION Prerequisite: Recommendation; Grades 11-12 The course content will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement English Language/Composition. Involves the study and practice of writing about literature. Students learn to use modes of discourse, rhetorical strategies, and critical standards for literary works. Relates literature to contemporary experience and/or history. Special note: Written assignments totaling at least 12,000 words are required. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement. ENGLISH 4: FLORIDA COLLEGE READINESS Prerequisite: English 3 Students will learn language skills through the study of British literature. Course includes vocabulary building, literary analysis, listening and reading skills, writing skills, and FSA, ACT, and SAT testing strategies. ENGLISH 4 HONORS Prerequisite: English 3 Honors Aims for academic excellence in language arts through a program emphasizing British literature and proficiency in composition, SAT vocabulary, and SAT reading comprehension skills. Classic works provide a chronological study of British literature and reflection of the historical development of the English language. Writing activities and two documented papers will be required

Language Arts Language Arts

Course Credit Developmental Language Arts 1

English 1 through ESOL 1




English 1 1

English 1 Honors 1

English 2 1

English 2 Honors 1

English 3 1

English 3 Honors 1

AP English Language Composition 1

English 4: Florida College Readiness 1

English 4 Honors 1

AP English Literature 1

Creative Writing 1 .5

Creative Writing 2 .5

Debate 1

Great Books Honors 1

Journalism 1-4 1

Literature and the Arts 1 Honors .5

Literature and the Arts 2 Honors .5

Reading (Placement ONLY) 1

Social Media .5

Speech 1 1

Speech 2 1

Studies for Students Who are Gifted 1

Yearbook 1-4 1

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ADVANCED PLACEMENT ENGLISH LITERATURE/COMPOSITION Prerequisite: Recommendation; Grade 12 The course content will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement English Literature/Composition. Involves the study and practice of writing about literature. Students learn to use modes of discourse, rhetorical strategies, and critical standards for literary works. Relates literature to contemporary experience and/or history. Special note: Written assignments totaling at least 12,000 words are required. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement COMMUNICATIONS METHODOLOGY HONORS Students will be able to highly refine communication and critical-thinking skills important for success in college and career readiness. Teaching from well-written, grade-level instructional materials enhances students' content area knowledge and also strengthens their ability to comprehend longer, complex reading passages on any topic for any purpose. CREATIVE WRITING 1 & 2 Students will develop and use writing and language skills for creative expression in a variety of literary forms. Studying and modeling a variety of genres will be emphasized. DEBATE Students will develop a beginning awareness, understanding, and application of language arts as it applies to oral communication concepts and strategies for public debate in a variety of given settings. The course content will include delivering and analyzing a variety of argument and debate formats, delineating and evaluating the argument and specific claims in an oral or written text, demonstrating use of techniques for timing and judging debates and other forensic activities, assessing the veracity of claims and the reliability of sources, and demonstrating appropriate formal and informal public speaking techniques for audience, purpose, and occasion. GREAT BOOKS HONORS Prerequisite: English 1 & 2 Honors Students will use texts of high complexity, to develop knowledge of great literature through advanced integrated educational experiences of reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language. Emphasis will be on representative "great books," including ones with varied cultural influences, highlighting the major genres, themes, issues, and influences associated throughout the literary period.

JOURNALISM 1-4 Prerequisites: Recommendation and Application The purpose of this course is to enable students to perform skills in the production of journalism across print, multimedia, web, and broadcast/radio platforms and to extend further knowledge of journalism history, ethics use, and management techniques related to the production of journalistic media. In general, this course enables the students to produce the school’s newspaper, Jake's Journal. Students in Journalism 2-4 must have a working knowledge of InDesign and Photoshop. Students in Journalism 1 will acquire a working knowledge of newspaper production, InDesign, Photoshop, and basic marketing skills. All students in Journalism (1-4) must be able to attend after school functions, sell advertising to the community, and sell papers to students and teachers.

LITERATURE & THE ARTS 1 & 2 HONORS: Grades 10-12 Prerequisite; English 1 Honors Students will use texts and artistic works of high complexity, to develop knowledge of the relationship between literature and the fine arts through advanced integrated educational experiences of viewing, reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language. Emphasis will be on the varied cultural influences highlighting the major themes, issues, and topics associated throughout selected literary and artistic periods. READING (Placement) Content includes four areas of reading covered on the FSA: 1) words and phrases in context, 2) main ideas, 3) comparisons and cause/effect, and, 4) reference and research. Student will be placed based on FSA scores. SOCIAL MEDIA Students will develop fundamental skills in the use of social media across print, multimedia, web, and broadcast platforms, including ethical and legal uses. SPEECH 1 Students will develop awareness, development, and application in language arts as it applies to oral communication strategies in a variety of given settings. Students will learn and practice a variety of speech formats, demonstrate appropriate formal and informal public speaking techniques for audience, purpose, and occasion, use research and writing skills to support selected topics and points of view, and collaborate amongst peers, especially during the drafting and practicing stages. SPEECH 2 Prerequisite: Speech 1 Students will continue to develop awareness, development, and application in language arts as it applies to oral communication strategies in a variety of given settings. Students will learn and practice a variety of speech formats, demonstrate appropriate formal and informal public speaking techniques for audience, purpose, and occasion, use research and writing skills to support selected topics and points of view, and collaborate amongst peers, especially during the drafting and practicing stages. STUDIES FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE GIFTED HONORS Prerequisite: Must be classified as gifted An honors class that provides gifted services by helping students learn study skills and help by challenging them to think and collaborate critically on the content they are learning. YEARBOOK 1-4 Prerequisites: Recommendation and Application The purpose of this course is to enable students to perform skills in the production of journalism across print, multimedia, web, and broadcast/radio platforms and to extend further knowledge of journalism history, ethics use, and management techniques related to the production of journalistic media. In general, this course enables the students to produce the school’s yearbook, The Osceolan. Students in Journalism 1 will acquire a working knowledge of online yearbook production, eDesign, Photoshop, and basic marketing skills. Students in Journalism 2 – 4 must have a working knowledge of eDesign and Photoshop. All students in Journalism 1 – 4 must be able to attend after school functions, sell advertising to the community, and sell books to students.

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EXECUTIVE INTERNSHIP: Grades 11-12 Prerequisite: 3.0 GPA This course provides students an opportunity to become a teacher’s assistant. Students will gain on the job experience at Osceola High School through assisting with clerical, teacher, and administrator tasks. STUDENT COUNCIL LEADERSHIP 1-4 Prerequisite: Recommendation, interview and application. Student Council Leadership 1: Grade 9 Student Council Leadership 2: Grade 10 Student Council Leadership 3: Grade 11 Student Council Leadership 4: Grade 12 The purpose of this course is to develop student leaders in alignment with our school-wide goals, which include the 40 Developmental Assets of Healthy Communities. Students will study self-awareness, leadership styles and techniques, problem solving/decision making, communication skills, organization and meeting skills, parliamentary procedure, time and stress management, public speaking, human relations, public relations, team building and other group processes, group dynamics, and character building by implementing the philosophy of Steven Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. Students will be required to initiate and participate in school improvement projects and will serve as the student body’s representative voice.

PEER COUNSELING 1 Prerequisite: Recommendation, interview and application. Students will learn how to improve the regulation of their own behavior; acquire problem solving skills, learn social competence, increase autonomy, and develop attitudes and skills that will enable them to resolve conflicts. PEER COUNSELING 2: Prerequisite: Peer Counseling 1 Continuation of the skills learned in Peer Counseling 1 PEER COUNSELING 3: Prerequisite: Peer Counseling 2 Students will learn strategies to become a peer mediator. Students will assist other students resolve conflicts. The conflict resolution will encourage peaceful/successful student to student interaction. PEER COUNSELING 4: Prerequisite: Peer Counseling 3 Continuation of practicing the skills learned in Peer Counseling 3 PC SUPPORT This is a one semester course which provides students with an opportunity to take the online course required for graduation at Osceola High School. Once enrolled in the class, you will be able to select from a list of courses available through Osceola Virtual School. RESEARCH: Grades 10-12 Prerequisites: Failed a course This is a one semester course that provides students with an opportunity to retake a course previously failed on the computer. The program used in credit retrieval is the PLATO program.

Leadership, Online Courses, & Peer

Counseling

Leadership Course Credit Executive Internship 1

Student Council Leadership 1 1




Drop/Add is the first five days of the school year each year. After the close of the Drop/Add window, the following conditions are the only ones that will allow for a schedule change: (1) blank period on a

student’s schedule, (2) duplicate course, (3) course required for graduation.

Peer Counseling Course Credit Peer Counseling 1 1

Peer Counseling 2 1

Peer Counseling 3 1

Peer Counseling 4 1

Online Courses Course Credit PC Support Varies

Research Varies

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Algebra 2

Geometry

Pre-Calculus Honors

Algebra 1

AP Statistics

AP Calculus AB

(Optional with) AP Calculus BC

Math for College

Success/Adv. Topics

Mathematics Progression Plan

Math for College

Readiness *12th grade

only

All students MUST

TAKE & PASS the

Algebra 1 End of Course

Exam (EOC) in order to

graduate and the EOC

will count for 30% of the

final grade.

All students MUST

TAKE the Geometry End

of Course Exam (EOC)

and it will count for 30%

of the final grade.

* Recommended for seniors

scoring between 72-89 on

CPT Math/ 440-520 SAT

Math /19-22 ACT Math.

Algebra 1 A

Algebra 1 B

& Intensive

Math

Geometry

Liberal Arts

Math

Algebra 1 Honors

Geometry

Honors

Algebra 2 Honors

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ADVANCED PLACEMENT CALCULUS AB Prerequisite: C or above in Pre-Calculus, Teacher Recommendation Topics include derivatives of functions and inverse functions, differentially and continuity, increasing and decreasing functions, concavity, points of inflections, antiderivatives, integration and applications of integration to find area and volume, and use of graphing calculator. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement. ADVANCED PLACEMENT CALCULUS BC Prerequisite: Passing AP Calculus AB, Teacher Recommendation Topics include parametric, polar and vector functions; slope fields; Euler’s method; improper integrals; series; and all topics included in the Advanced Placement Calculus AB course. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement. ADVANCED PLACEMENT STATISTICS Prerequisite: C or better in Alg II, Teacher Recommendation Topics include exploring data by observing patterns, planning a study, anticipating problems using probability theory and simulation, and confirming models to make statistical inferences. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement. ALGEBRA 1A & 1B Prerequisite: Level 1 on the FCAT Math A 2 year progression course. After completion of Algebra 1A, students will then take Algebra 1B. Algebra 1A provides students with the preparatory skills in order to be successful in an Algebra 1B. In Algebra 1B, topics include those in Algebra 1. After completing Algebra 1B, students will take the Algebra 1 End of Course Exam (EOC) and MUST PASS the EOC in order to graduate. ALGEBRA 1 Topics include properties of the real number system, rational and irrational numbers, exponents, square roots, radicals, absolute value, scientific notation, patterns, relations, functions, variables, algebraic expressions, polynomials, coordinate geometry, graphing of equations and inequalities, introductory statistics, probability, quadratic equations, and systems of equations. Students MUST PASS the End of Course Exam (EOC) in order to graduate. ALGEBRA 1 HONORS: Prerequisite: Level +3 and above from 8th Grade Topics include operations and properties used within the real number system, algebraic and graphical solutions of first degree equations and inequalities in one and two variables, relations and functions, direct and inverse variation, operations with polynomials including all forms of factoring, relational and irrational algebraic expressions, quadratic equations, quadratic inequalities, and quadratic functions. Students MUST PASS the End of Course Exam (EOC) in order to graduate.

ALGEBRA 2: Prerequisite: Pass Geometry Topics include the review and extension of the structure and properties of the real number system; relations, functions, and graphs; polynomials and rational expressions; quadratic equations and inequalities; system of quadratic equations; polynomial functions; rational and irrational exponents; logarithms and their use; operations with complex numbers; and problem solving. ALGEBRA 2 HONORS: Prerequisite: Pass Geometry with a C or higher Topics include algebraic structure, first-degree equations in one and two variables solved algebraically and graphically, systems of equations and inequalities, functions and relations; polynomials and rational expressions, exponents and radicals, logarithms, complex numbers, development of formulas, and applications. GEOMETRY: Prerequisite: Passing grade in Algebra 1 Topics include logic and reasoning; developing proofs for theorems using the axiomatic approach; applying properties of lines, angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, and circles in developing appropriate proofs and in solving problems; similarity and congruence of triangles; finding surface area and volume of regular solid figures; and constructing triangles, quadrilaterals, circles, and other polygons with the data given. GEOMETRY HONORS: Prerequisite: C+ or above in Algebra 2 Honors, Teacher Recommendation Topics include developing proofs for theorems; applying properties of lines, angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, and circles in developing proofs and in problem solving; demonstrating understanding of properties of similarity and congruence of triangles; finding surface area and volume of regular solid figures; constructing geometric figures; writing equations of lines and circles; graphing lines and circles; and defining and applying topological concepts. INTENSIVE MATH: Required for students demonstrating need based on the Middle School FSA or Algebra 1 EOC scores. For 9th and 10th grade students, the course will focus on mastery of mathematical skills needed to pass Algebra 1 EOC. For 11th and 12th grade students, the course will focus on mastery of mathematical skills needed to pass the PERT *ELECTIVE CREDIT CLASS* LIBERAL ARTS Prerequisites: Upon completion of Geometry, students who have not passed the Algebra 1 EOC will be place in Liberal Arts Math. Course content includes Algebra, Geometry, Statistics, Probability, and Consumer Math. All students will take the EOC each time it is offered in addition to taking the PERT exam. Students who pass the EOC or PERT will still remain in the class. MATH FOR COLLEGE READINESS: Grade 12 Recommended for seniors scoring between 72-89 on CPT Math/ 440-520 SAT Math /19-22 ACT Math. This course presents algebraic skills for college algebra. Topics include linear equations and inequalities, introduction to functions, factoring, algebraic fractions, rational equations, radicals and rational exponents, complex numbers, quadratic equations, scientific notation, applications of the above topics and the communication of mathematics. MATH FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS/ADVANCED TOPICS IN MATH: Grade 12 Topics include linear equations and inequalities, introduction to functions, factoring, algebraic fractions, rational equations, radicals and rational exponents, complex numbers, quadratic equations, scientific notation, applications of the above topics and the communication of mathematics. PRE-CALCULUS: Grades 11-12 Prerequisite: B or above in Algebra II Honors, Teacher Recommendation Topics include extension of polynomial functions, exponential functions, and logarithmic function. This course extends hyperbolic function and limits into calculus. It is a strong preparation for calculus.

Mathematics Mathematics Course Credit Algebra 1A & 1B 2

Algebra 1 1

Algebra 1 Honors 1

Algebra 2 1

Algebra 2 Honors 1

Geometry 1

Geometry Honors 1

Liberal Arts Math 1

Math for College Readiness 1

Math for College Success 1

Pre-Calculus Honors 1

AP Calculus AB 1

AP Calculus BC 1

AP Statistics 1

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AP MUSIC THEORY Prerequisite: Recommendation Content includes college level music skills in music theory, harmony, and composition. Students will study the fundamental structures of music, including scales, modes, chord structure and development, aural dictation, manuscript, and the use of computers in music manuscript composition and arranging. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement. BAND 1 – Introduction to Band: Grades 9-12 Entry-level class, designed for students having little or no previous band experience with woodwind, brass, and/or percussion instruments, promotes the enjoyment and appreciation of music through performance of high-quality, beginning wind and percussion literature from different times and places. Rehearsals focus on the development of critical listening/aural skills; rudimentary instrumental technique and skills, music literacy, and ensemble skills; and aesthetic musical awareness culminating in periodic public performances. BAND 3-6*When registering for a Band 3-6 class, you must select the course based on the instrument you play (Percussion, Woodwind, or Brass)* BAND 3: Grade 9 Prerequisite: 2 years of Middle School Band Promotes the enjoyment and appreciation of music through performance of high-quality, intermediate-level wind and percussion literature. Rehearsals focus on development of critical listening/aural skills, individual musicianship, instrumental technique, refinement of ensemble skills, and aesthetic engagement culminating in periodic public performances.

BAND 4: Grade 10 Prerequisite: Band 3 Intermediate-level course, designed for students who demonstrate proficiency in woodwind, brass and/or percussion techniques, music literacy, critical listening/aural skills, and ensemble performance skills, promotes greater engagement with and appreciation for music through performance and other experiences with a broad spectrum of music, as well as creativity through composition and/or arranging. BAND 5 HONORS: Grade 11 Prerequisite: Band 4 Advanced course, designed for wind and percussion students with extensive experience in solo performance and larger performing ensembles, promotes significant depth of engagement and lifelong appreciation of music through performance and other experiences with sophisticated instrumental music, as well as creativity through composition and/or arranging. Musical independence and leadership are particularly encouraged in this setting. BAND 6 HONORS: Grade 12 Prerequisite: Band 5 Highly advanced course, designed for students with substantial experience in solo performance and larger performing ensembles, promotes significant engagement with and appreciation for music through performance of sophisticated wind and percussion literature. The course also provides significant opportunities for student leadership through peer mentoring, solo work, and participation as a performer or coach in a small or large ensemble. EURHYTHMICS 1 Student dancers develop basic skills in performing and evaluating choreographed performances as an independent ensemble and in cooperation with a music ensemble. Emphasis is placed on dance, equipment manipulation, precision, and the relationship between music and dance. Public performances may serve as a culmination of specific instructional goals. Students may be required to attend and/or participate in rehearsals and performances outside the school day to support, extend, and assess learning in the classroom. EURHYTHMICS 2: Prerequisite Eurhythmics 1 Student dancers build on previous experience to perform and evaluate choreographed performances as an independent ensemble and in cooperation with a music ensemble. Students may be required to attend and/or participate in rehearsals and performances outside the school day to support, extend, and assess learning in the classroom. EURHYTHMICS 3: Prerequisite Eurhythmics 2 Student dancers strengthen their performance and evaluative skills, and explore the basic processes of designing choreography for an independent ensemble or in cooperation with a music ensemble. Students may be required to attend and/or participate in rehearsals and performances outside the school day to support, extend, and assess learning in the classroom. EURHYTHMICS 4: Prerequisite Eurhythmics 3 Student dancers develop advanced skills in creating, performing, and evaluating choreographed performances as an independent ensemble and in cooperation with a music ensemble Students may be required to attend and/or participate in rehearsals and performances outside the school day to support, extend, and assess learning in the classroom. JAZZ ENSEMBLE 1: Grade 9 Students with experience on an instrument suited for jazz ensemble explore the fundamentals of performance practices, improvisation, and music theory through a diverse repertoire of high-quality jazz literature. Students learn the basics of foundational jazz styles, use chord symbols, develop knowledge of musical structure, and study the history of jazz and its iconic musicians. Students may be required to attend and/or participate in rehearsals and performances outside the school day to support, extend, and assess learning in the classroom. Students in this class may need to obtain (e.g., borrow, rent, purchase) an instrument from an outside source.

Performing Arts Performing Arts Course Credit AP Music Theory 1

Band Band 1 1

*Band 3 1

*Band 4 1

*Band 5 Honors 1

*Band 6 Honors 1

Eurhythmics 1 1

Eurhythmics 2 1

Eurhythmics 3 1

Eurhythmics 4 1

Jazz Ensemble 1 1

Jazz Ensemble 2 1

Jazz Ensemble 3 1

Jazz Ensemble 4 1

Orchestra 3 1

Orchestra 4 1

Orchestra 5 Honors 1

Orchestra 6 Honors 1

Chorus Choraliers 1

Dynasty 1

Noblemen 1

Osceola Chorale 1

Vox Cantatis 1

Theatre Theatre 1 1

Theatre 2 1

Theatre 3 1

Theatre 4 Honors 1

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JAZZ ENSEMBLE 2: Grade 10 Prerequisite: Jazz Ensemble 1 Students with jazz experience become conversant with basic chord progressions and the scale/chord relationship, strengthen aural skills, and learn to improvise and compose melodies over progressions as they rehearse, perform, and study high-quality jazz ensemble literature. Students may be required to attend and/or participate in rehearsals and performances outside the school day to support, extend, and assess learning in the classroom. Students in this class may need to obtain (e.g., borrow, rent, purchase) an instrument from an outside source. JAZZ ENSEMBLE 3: Grade 11 Prerequisite: Jazz Ensemble 2 Students with considerable jazz experience become conversant with more complex forms and harmonic progressions, and strengthen their aural and improvisational skills as they rehearse, perform, and study high-quality jazz ensemble literature. Students may be required to attend and/or participate in rehearsals and performances outside the school day to support, extend, and assess learning in the classroom. Students in this class may need to obtain (e.g., borrow, rent, purchase) an instrument from an outside source. JAZZ ENSEMBLE 4: Grade 12 Prerequisite: Jazz Ensemble 3 Students with significant jazz experience become highly conversant with complex harmonic structures; compose or arrange for small groups; improvise over various forms, keys, and styles; and are knowledgeable about the professional jazz scene and its icons. Students may be required to attend and/or participate in rehearsals and performances outside the school day to support, extend, and assess learning in the classroom. Students in this class may need to obtain (e.g., borrow, rent, purchase) an instrument from an outside source. ORCHESTRA 3 Students build on previous orchestral experience through the study and performance of high-quality orchestra literature. Rehearsals focus on the strengthening of critical listening skills, musicianship, string techniques, ensemble skills, and aesthetic awareness in the context of relevant history and cultures. Public performances may serve as a culmination of specific instructional goals. Students may be required to attend and/or participate in rehearsals and performances outside the school day to support, extend, and assess learning in the classroom. Students in this class may need to obtain (e.g., borrow, rent, purchase) an instrument from an outside source. ORCHESTRA 4 Prerequisite: Orchestra 3 Students with intermediate-level strengthen their reflective, analytical, and problem-solving skills to self-diagnose solutions to performance challenges based on their structural, historical, and cultural understanding of the music. Public performances may serve as a culmination of specific instructional goals. Students may be required to attend and/or participate in rehearsals and performances outside the school day to support, extend, and assess learning in the classroom. Students in this class may need to obtain (e.g., borrow, rent, purchase) an instrument from an outside source. ORCHESTRA 5 HONORS Prerequisite: Orchestra 4 Students with considerable orchestral experience advance their string and ensemble performance techniques, music literacy, music theory, and aesthetic engagement through high-quality orchestra literature. Public performances may serve as a culmination of specific instructional goals. Students may be required to attend and/or participate in rehearsals and performances outside the school day to support, extend, and assess learning in the classroom. Students in this class may need to obtain (e.g., borrow, rent, purchase) an instrument from an outside source. ORCHESTRA 6 HONORS Prerequisite: Orchestra 5 Students with substantial orchestral experience focus on mastery of advanced music skills, techniques, and processes through study, rehearsal, and performance of high-quality orchestra literature. Students may be required to attend and/or participate in rehearsals and performances outside the school day to support, extend, and assess learning in the classroom. Students in this class may need to obtain (e.g., borrow, rent, purchase) an instrument from an outside source.

CHORALIERS: Chorus 1-4 (Grade Level) Women Only This course provides instruction in basic vocal production techniques, part singing, music reading, music theory and historical and cultural study. Students will be able to express their opinions on music using correct musical vocabulary/terminology. Many performance opportunities are offered. Attendance is mandatory for rehearsals and performances. This performance group will be required to participate in the District and State Music Performance Assessments. This ensemble is required to purchase their uniforms. VOX CANTATIS: Chorus 2-4 (Grade Level) Women Only This ensemble serves as an intermediate auditioned chorus for high school women grades 10-12 interested in expanding their awareness through even greater choral challenges and diverse repertoire. The quality of musicianship required of the students is very demanding. This performance group will be required to participate in the District and State Music Performance Assessments. This ensemble is required to purchase their uniforms. NOBLEMEN: Chorus 1-4 (Grade Level) Men Only This course provides instruction in basic vocal production techniques, part singing, music reading, music theory and historical and cultural study. Students will be able to express their opinions on music using correct musical vocabulary/terminology. Many performance opportunities are offered. Attendance is mandatory for rehearsals and performances. This performance group will be required to participate in the District and State Music Performance Assessments. This ensemble is required to purchase their uniforms. OSCEOLA CHORALE: Chorus 5 Honors This is a mixed ensemble of auditioned students in grades 10-12. This is one of the many advanced performing groups for the school. The repertoire required in this ensemble ranges from Renaissance to Modern. The quality of musicianship required of the students is very demanding. This performance group will be required to participate in the District and State Music Performance Assessments. This ensemble is required to purchase their uniforms. DYNASTY: Chorus 6 Honors This is our advanced auditioned madrigal ensemble. This 16 member student ensemble perform solely renaissance music and perform for public/private events throughout the year. You must be a member of Osceola Chorale to be in Dynasty. You must also purchase a period appropriate costume to be in this ensemble. THEATRE 1: Grades 9-12 Students will learn about the career opportunities in the performing arts, train in public speaking, and use the performing arts as a mode of self-expression. Through the course students will explore the worlds of producing, production, performance, and directing technical theatre. THEATRE 2: Grades 10-12 Prerequisite: Theatre 1 Students will learn about the history of theatre, perform and analyze dramatic literature, learn play production procedures, study various acting methods, and work in acting and directing experiences. In addition, the content includes a study of all areas of technical theatre, including set, costume, lighting design, and practical application. Students are required to participate in all acting activities during the class including various class performances. Participation in after school activities is encouraged. Journal and other writing and reading activities is required. THEATRE 3: Grades 11-12 Prerequisite: Theatre 2 Students will receive continued and more advanced instruction in acting and production techniques. Course content includes instruction in specific acting techniques used in various kinds of dramatic presentations. THEATRE 4 Honors: Grade 12 Prerequisite: Theatre 3 This course will provide study in various aspects of dramatic and theatrical art. Course content includes all aspects of theatre

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BASEBALL Prerequisite: Participate on the OHS Baseball Team The purpose of this course is to acquire the knowledge and skills associated with baseball. The students will learn techniques that will allow them to compete competitively and improve general physical fitness. BASKETBALL & VOLLEYBALL Prerequisite: Personal Fitness The purpose of these courses is to acquire knowledge and skills in volleyball and basketball for current and future recreational pursuits and improve physical fitness. Strategies of team play, skill acquisition, and the improvement of personal fitness is stressed. CARE/PREVENTION OF ATHLETIC INJURIES 1: Grades 10-12 Prerequisite: First Aid & Safety The purpose of this course is to acquire knowledge and skills relating to the nature, prevention, care, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. DRIVERS EDUCATION: Grades 10-12 Prerequisites: Student must be 15 and able to obtain a driver’s permit This course introduces students to the highway transportation system and provides instruction to strategies which will develop driving knowledge and skills related to today’s motorized society. Course content includes the four hour drug course required by the state in addition to the in-depth study of the Florida driving laws. Five hours of actual behind the wheel driving on the road will be given to each student. Tests for the restrictive license and the regular license will be given during the class. Students who are scheduled in the Drivers Education course must be able to provide appropriate documentation needed in order to get a Florida Driver’s License. Documents requires are outlined on the Gather Go Get website at www.gathergoget.com FIRST AID & SAFETY: Grades 10-12 Provides students with opportunities to acquire advanced skills in first aid; emergency care; and personal, community, and environmental safety. Content includes advanced first aid; one-person, two-person and infant CPR; and relief of obstructed airway and safety.

FOOTBALL: Grades 9-12 Prerequisite: Participate on the OHS Football Team The purpose of this course is to acquire the knowledge and skills associated with football. The students will learn techniques that will allow them to compete competitively and improve general physical fitness. INDIVIDUAL & DUAL SPORTS 1 & 2 Prerequisite: Personal Fitness Content will include knowledge, skills, strategies, rules, and safety practices. Activities will include tennis, golf, paddle ball, table tennis, walking/fitness program, and recreational games. PERSONAL FITNESS & R ECREATIONAL SPORTS This course is required for graduation. The purpose of personal fitness is to enable students to develop an understanding of fitness concepts, human sexuality, design a personal fitness program, and be introduced to various life management skills. Recreational sports will provide access to various physical activities in order to improve health and fitness. TEAM SPORTS 1 & 2 Prerequisite: Personal Fitness Flag football, soccer, team handball, floor hockey, and speedball will be introduced. The focus will be on skill development. Sports included in the course, but not limited to, volleyball, football, basketball, track and field, and softball. The focus will be on skill development. Content will include knowledge of skills, strategies, rules, and safety practices necessary to participate in these sports at a recreational level. WEIGHT TRAINING 1 & 2 Prerequisite: Personal Fitness This course provides students with the basic knowledge and skills in weight training including safety and technique. They skills taught may then be used in current and future physical fitness pursuits, improve muscular, strength, and endurance, and to enhance body image. WRESTLING Prerequisite: Participate on the OHS Wrestling team The purpose of this course is to acquire the knowledge and skills associated with wrestling. The students will learn techniques that will allow them to compete competitively and improve general physical fitness.

Physical Education Physical Education

Course Credit Baseball .5 Basketball .5 Care/Prev. of Athletic Injuries 1 .5 Drivers Education .5 First Aid & Safety .5 Football .5 Individual & Dual Sports 1 & 2 .5 Personal Fitness .5 Recreational Sports .5 Team Sports 1 & 2 .5 Volleyball .5 Weightlifting 1 & 2 .5

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following conditions are the only ones that will allow for a schedule change: (1) blank period on a student’s schedule, (2) duplicate course, (3) course required for graduation.

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*Biology is required for graduation

Earth/Space Science

Or Marine Science Honors

Or Chemistry

Anatomy/Physiology Honors

Or Marine Science Honors

Or Physics Honors

Or AP Chemistry AP Biology

AP Physics

And/Or AP Environmental Science

And/Or Anatomy/Physiology

Honors

*Biology

Chemistry Honors

Or Physics Honors

Physics Honors (Option with AP Chemistry)

Environmental Science

Biology Honors

Physical Science

Physical Science Honors

Biology Honors (MUST complete Physical Science

Honors)

GRADE 9

GRADE 10

GRADE 11

GRADE 12

Chemistry Honors (Option

with AP Biology)

Science Progression Plan

Students are

required to

take the

Biology EOC

and it will

count for

30% of the

final grade

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ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY HONORS Prerequisite: Biology Honors (C or higher recommended) Topics include human anatomical terminology; cells, tissues, and organs; and thorough study of integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous/ sensory, endocrine, circulatory, respiratory, and digestive systems. Labs will include in-depth tissue study; skeletal, muscle, brain, and heart; and animal dissections. Dissections are mandatory. Not recommended for 9th or 10th graders. BIOLOGY Prerequisites: Physical Science & Environmental Science Includes lab and textbook activities relating to such topics as cells, genetics, taxonomy, botany, zoology, human anatomy, and ecology. This course is required for graduation, has an EOC, and will count for 30% of the final grade. BIOLOGY HONORS Prerequisite: Physical Science Honors Topics include scientific methods, measurement, lab safety, biochemistry, cellular biology and reproduction, changes through time, classification/taxonomy, microorganisms and disease, botany, zoology, human anatomy, and physiology and ecological relationships. Current biological issues will be an integral part of the course. This course is required for graduation, has an EOC, and will count for 30% of the final grade ADVANCED PLACEMENT BIOLOGY Prerequisites: Biology with a B or higher & AP Biology instructor approval The course content will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement Biology. Detailed study of molecules and cells, genetics and evolution, and organisms and populations. Not recommended for 9th and 10th graders. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement. CHEMISTRY Co-requisite: Algebra 2 Chemistry and the world around us. Students will explore the practical applications of chemistry in our everyday lives. This course is for vocational students who wish to work in technical occupations or for college-bound students who are not going to major in math, science, medicine, or engineering. CHEMISTRY HONORS Co-requisite: Algebra 2 Honors A college prep chemistry course with a strong mathematical interpretation. Intended for those students who plan to attend college majoring in math, science, medicine, engineering, or other professional fields. Topics for this course include treatment of reactions, models of the atom, the four naming systems, gases, thermo chemistry, bonding, kinetics, equilibrium, and electrochemistry. Freshmen must be taking Algebra 2.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Laboratory investigations that include the use of scientific inquiry, research, measurement, problem solving, laboratory apparatus and technologies, experimental procedures, and safety procedures are an integral part of this course. The purpose of the course is to show the relationships between organism and their environment. 9th grade students currently taking Environmental Science will go to Physical Science unless recommended by their teacher to go to Biology. AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Prerequisite: Biology, Chemistry, Algebra 2 (B or higher recommended) The goal of the AP Environmental Science course is to provide students with the scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural world, to identify and analyze environmental problems both natural and human-made, to evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems, and to examine alternative solutions for resolving and/or preventing them. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement. MARINE SCIENCE Prerequisite: Biology (C or higher recommended) The purpose of this advanced biology course is to provide an overview of the marine environment. Topics include: the history of oceanography; the study of the ocean floor; chemical and physical properties of the ocean; marine communities and ecology, classification of marine organisms, and a survey of the major phyla of marine plants and animals. Laboratory components will include, among other things, maintaining a salt-water aquarium and dissection of the crayfish, starfish, turtle, squid and shark. There is a strong technology component to this class: responses to questions, PowerPoint lectures from the webpage and Internet research projects throughout the course. It is necessary that students have a computer available with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint software as well as Internet access. PHYSICAL SCIENCE Students will learn the foundational concepts for chemistry and physics. Laboratory investigations that include the use of scientific inquiry, research, measurement, problem solving, laboratory apparatus and technologies, experimental procedures, and safety procedures are an integral part of this course. PHYSICAL SCIENCE HONORS Students will learn the foundational concepts for chemistry and physics at a more rigorous pace. Laboratory investigations that include the use of scientific inquiry, research, measurement, problem solving, laboratory apparatus and technologies, experimental procedures, and safety procedures are an integral part of this course. PHYSICS HONORS Prerequisite: Algebra 2 Honors (C or higher is recommended) This course introduces the natural laws that govern the universe. Topics include motion, forces, vectors, energy, momentum, gravity, thermodynamics, waves, sound, light, electricity, and nuclear physics. Laboratory activities are included throughout the year in all topics. The students are expected to design and run experiments, record, display, and interpret results, and draw conclusions. ADVANCED PLACEMENT PHYSICS Prerequisite: Physics (C or higher, & Physics teacher’s recommendation) The course content will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement Physics B. The course is designed to bring the student to a college level understanding in Physics. Content includes the in-depth study of mechanics, thermodynamics, energy, electricity, magnetism, quantum, nuclear and modern physics. Activities include a more advanced integration of science and math skills. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement.

Science Course Name Credit Anatomy & Physiology Honors 1 Biology 1 Biology Honors 1 AP Biology 1 Chemistry 1 Chemistry Honors 1 AP Chemistry 1 Environmental Science 1 AP Environmental Science 1 Marine Science 1 Physical Science 1 Physical Science Honors 1 Physics Honors 1 AP Physics 1

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American Government

&

Economics

American Government Honors

&

Economics Honors

AP US Gov’t Pol. Sys.

&

AP Economics

American History ESOL

American History

American History Honors

AP

US History

World History ESOL

AP World History

or

AP Human Geography

World History

World History Honors

AP Human Geography

GRADE 9

GRADE 10

GRADE 11

GRADE 12

*World History, US History, American Government and Economics are all required for graduation.

AP

World History

Students are

required to

take the US

History EOC

and it will

count for

30% of the

final grade

Social Studies Progression Plan

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ADVANCED PLACEMENT EUROPEAN HISTORY: 10-12 Prerequisite: Recommendation Students will acquire the analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems of European historical development. It examines themes and change, generalizations, Analysis, evaluation, prediction, interpretation and comparisons based on primary sources and history. Essay skills emphasized. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement. ADVANCED PLACEMENT HUMAN GEOGRAPHY: Grades 9-12 Prerequisite: Recommendation Co-requisite: English Honors 1 The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth’s surface. It emphasizes spatial concepts, landscape analysis, human social organizations, and environmental consequences. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement. AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: Grade 12 Topics for this course include the analysis of documents shaping political traditions (Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights), roles of the three branches of government at local, state, and national levels, evolving roles of political parties and interest groups in determining policy, rights and responsibilities of citizens, and the importance of individual civil participation in the democratic political process. AMERICAN GOVERNMENT HONORS: Grade 12 Provides an in-depth study of political documents, analyses of 3 branches of government, changing nature of political parties and interest groups, and evaluations of citizen rights and responsibilities in a democratic state stressing critical thinking and decision making skills. AMERICAN HISTORY: Grade 11 This course includes the chronological development of the U. S. with emphasis on the twentieth century. It examines the political, economic, social, religious, cultural and military events affecting the growth of the nation. It covers the age of discovers to reconstruction. Topics include industrialization, foreign policy, influence of major figures/events, economic cycles, evolution of lifestyles and ideals, urbanization, reform, and contemporary issues. AMERICAN HISTORY HONORS: Grade 11 Prerequisite: World History Honors Comprehensive study of the development of the U.S. with emphasis on the 20th century. Examines political, economic, social, religious, cultural, military, constitutional, and international events affecting growth of the nation.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT US GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS: Grade 12 Prerequisite: Recommendation Content provides an analytical perspective on government and politics in the United States as well as a familiarity with the various institutions, groups, beliefs, and ideas that constitute U.S. politics. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement. ADVANCED PLACEMENT UNITED STATES HISTORY: Grades 11-12 Prerequisite: Recommendation Students will acquire the analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in U.S. history. Various concepts and trends in American historical development will be examined beginning with colonization and extending through to the present. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement. ECONOMICS: Grade 12 Topics for this course include role and impact of economic wants, productive resources, scarcity and choices, opportunity costs and trade-offs, division of labor, interdependence, savings and investment, how markets work; the citizen as producer, consumer, and decision-maker; role and function of money, financial institutions, labor micro- and macro-economic problems, and similarities/differences of other economic systems. ECONOMICS HONORS: Grade 12 Provides students with a comprehensive understanding of societies, utilization of limited resources to satisfy unlimited wants, emphasizing principles of production, determination of prices, distribution of income, taxation, monetary policy, role of government and economic problems of everyday life. ADVANCED PLACEMENT MACROECONOMICS: Grade 12 Prerequisite: Recommendation Content includes a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to an economic system as a whole. It emphasizes the study of national income and price determination, the financial sector, inflation, unemployment, and stabilization policies. It develops familiarity with economic performance measures, productivity, economic growth, and national economics. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement. PSYCHOLOGY 1 & 2: Grades 11-12 Provides a study of human behavior, development of personality, effects of stress, mental disturbances and breakdown, behavior interaction, and the influence of others on our lives. AP PSYCHOLOGY: Grades 11-12 Prerequisite: recommendation or completion of Psychology 1 & 2 Content includes a thorough understanding to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior of animals and human beings. Students will gain a thorough understanding of the principles, facts, ethics, and major subfields of psychology. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement. WORLD HISTORY: Grades 9-10 This course covers the chronological development of civilization. Topics include geography, time-space relationships, rise of civilization, religions, political and economic systems, interaction of science and society, influence of major historical figures and events, cultural diversity, global phenomenon of nationalism, international relations, and contemporary world affairs. WORLD HISTORY HONORS: Grade 9 Presents a year-by-year development of civilization through interpretation, analysis and the inquiry process. Topics include religions, political and economic systems, science and technology, international relations, comparative views of history, contrasting civilizations, and global studies. ADVANCED PLACEMENT WORLD HISTORY: Grades 9-12 Prerequisite: Recommendation Students will acquire an in-depth understanding of the evolution of global processes and contacts in interaction with different types of human societies. The material covered extends from 8,000 B.C.E. to the present. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement.

Social Studies Social Studies Course Credit AP European History 1 AP Human Geography 1 American Government .5 American Government Honors .5 AP US Government & Politics .5 American History 1 American History Honors 1 AP United States History 1 Economics .5 Economics Honors .5 AP Economics .5 Psychology 1 .5 Psychology 2 .5 AP Psychology 1 World History 1 World History Honors 1 AP World History 1

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AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE 1 Students will begin to acquire proficiency in American Sign Language through a linguistic, communicative, and cultural approach to language learning. Emphasis is placed on the development of receptive and expressive signing skills and on the acquisition of the fundamentals of applied grammar. Cross-cultural understanding is fostered and real-life applications are emphasized throughout the course. AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE 2 Prerequisite: American Sign Language 1 Students will enhance proficiency in American Sign Language through a linguistic, communicative, and cultural approach to language learning. There is a continued emphasis on the development of receptive and expressive signing skills and on the acquisition of the fundamentals of applied grammar. Cross-cultural understanding is fostered and real-life applications are emphasized throughout the course. SPANISH 1 Students gain a strong base in basic Spanish vocabulary and grammar in order to smoothly begin to communicate in Spanish. The course aims to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills, as well as learning about the culture (music, art, food, traditions, people, etc.) and important landmarks of the Spanish-speaking countries. SPANISH 2 Prerequisite: Spanish 1 This course continues to develop basic Spanish language skills. There is an emphasis on grammar fundamentals including subject agreements, irregular verbs, direct and indirect object pronouns, commands, topical vocabulary including sports, fashions, colors, personal characteristics, professions and foods. Weekly oral presentations are part of the required class work. Participation in competitions may be required. SPANISH 3 HONORS Prerequisite: Spanish 2 This course includes the expansion of vocabulary, grammar and conversational skills through discussions based on selected readings, news, family and personal data, routines, current events and special fields of interest. Includes extemporaneous speaking, weekly two minute monologues, and development of suggested topics, both written and orally. Includes participation in competitions.

SPANISH FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS 1 Prerequisite: Must Speak Spanish Students who currently speak Spanish will gain practical application of reading and writing Spanish. Students will practice oral and written communication and cultural awareness. SPANISH FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS 2 Prerequisite: Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1 Students will continue the development of oral and written communication and cultural awareness. Course content includes composing in Spanish and translating from English to Spanish as well as Spanish to English. SPANISH FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS 3 HONORS Prerequisite: Spanish for Spanish Speakers 2 Students will continue the development of oral and written communication and cultural awareness. Course content includes composing in Spanish and translating from English to Spanish as well as Spanish to English. ADVANCED PLACEMENT SPANISH LANGUAGE Prerequisite: Recommendation The course content will follow the outline by the College Board for Advanced Placement Spanish Language. This course is designed to develop oral and written fluency in the language, including concepts determined by the advanced placement program guidelines such as comprehension of formal and informal spoken language, accurate reading of newspaper and magazine articles and modern literature, composition of exploratory passages and oral expression of ideas with accuracy and fluency. Includes participation in competitions. Taking the College Board AP exam is a requirement.

World Languages

Students who plan on attending a four-year college or university need to take two years of the same foreign language.

World Languages Course Credit American Sign Language 1 1 American Sign Language 2 1 Spanish 1 1 Spanish 2 1 Spanish 3 Honors 1 Spanish Speaks 1 1 Spanish Speaks 2 1 Spanish Speaks 3 Honors 1 AP Spanish – Language 1

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Quick Reference Course Guide

ADVANCED PLACEMENT – p. 18-19 Credit AP Art 2-D Design Portfolio 1 AP Biology 1 AP Calculus AB & BC 1 AP Chemistry 1 AP English Language 1 AP English Literature 1 AP Environmental Science 1 AP European History 1 AP Human Geography 1 AP Economics .5 AP Music Theory 1 AP Physics B 1 AP Psychology 1 AP Spanish 1 AP Statistics 1 AP US Government .5 AP US History 1 AP World History 1 AGRISCIENCE – p. 20 Credit Agriscience Foundations 1 Introduction to Horticulture 2 & 3 1 Practical Arts .5 AIR FORCE JROTC – p. 21 Credit Aerospace Science 1-4 1 ART – p. 22 Credit 2-Dimentional Studio Art 1 & 2 1 3-Dimentional Studio Art 1 & 2 1 AP Studio Art 2D Design Portfolio 1 Ceramics & Pottery 1 & 2 1 AVID – p. 25 Credit Avid 1-4 1 AVIONICS – p. 23 Credit Electronics Fundamentals 1 & 2 1 Communication Systems Technician 1 Aircraft Systems Technician 1 DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY – p. 24 Credit Computing for College & Careers 1 Digital Media/Multimedia 1-7 1 DUAL ENROLLMENT – p. 25 Credit AMH2010 US History to 1877 3 AMH2020 US History 1877 to Present 3 HUM1020 Introduction to Humanities 3 MAC1105 College Algebra 3 STA2023 Statistical Methodology 3 MAC1114 Trigonometry 3 MAC1147 Pre-Calculus 3 MAC2311 Calculus 1 3 MAC2312 Calculus 2 3 ENGINEERING – p. 23 Credit Introduction to Engineering Design 1 Principles of Engineering 1 Aerospace Engineering 1 Digital Electronics 1 HEALTH – p. 26 Credit Health Science 1 & 2 1 Nursing Assistant 1 Electrocardiograph Aide 3 1

HOSPITALITY – p. 26 Credit Introduction to Hospitality 1 Culinary 1-4 1 Lodging Principals 1 Lodging Applications 1 Hospitality and Tourism Internship 1 LANGUAGE ARTS – p. 27-29 Credit Developmental Language Arts 1 English through ESOL 1-4 1 English 1 1 English 1 Honors 1 English 2 1 English 2 Honors 1 English 3 1 English 3 Honors 1 AP English Language/Comp 1 English 4 1 English 4 Honors 1 AP English Literature/Comp 1 Creative Writing 1 & 2 .5 Debate 1 Great Books Honors 1 Journalism 1-4 1 Literature in the Arts Honors 1 & 2 .5 Speech 1 & 2 1 Social Media .5 Studies for Students Who are Gifted Honors 1 Yearbook 1-4 1 LEADERSHIP – p. 30 Credit Executive Internship 1 Peer Counseling 1-4 1 Student Council Leadership 1-4 1 MATHEMATICS – p. 31-32 Credit Algebra 1A & 1B 1 Algebra 1 1 Algebra 1 Honors 1 Algebra 2 1 Algebra 2 Honors 1 Geometry 1 Geometry Honors 1 Liberal Arts Math 1 Math for College Readiness 1 Math for College Success/ Adv. Topics 1 Pre-Calculus Honors 1 AP Calculus AB & BC 1 AP Statistics 1 ONLINE COURSES – p. 30 Credit PC Support Varies Research Varies ON THE JOB TRAINING p. 25 Credit Guided Workplace Learning (OJT) 1 PERFORMING ARTS – p. 33-34 Credit AP Music Theory 1 Band 1-6 1 Eurhythmics 1-4 1 Jazz Ensemble 1-4 1 Orchestra 3-6 1 Chorus 1-6 1 Theater 1-4 1

PHYSICAL EDUCATION – p. 35 Credit Baseball .5 Basketball .5 Care/Prev. of Athletic Injuries 1 .5 Drivers Education .5 First Aid & Safety .5 Football .5 Individual & Dual Sports 1 & 2 .5 Personal Fitness .5 Recreational Sports .5 Team Sports 1 & 2 .5 Volleyball .5 Weightlifting 1 & 2 .5 PROMOTIONAL ENTERPRISE – p. 24 Credit Custom Promotional Layout Design 1 Custom Promotional Sales and Distribution 1 Promotional Business Man. and Supervision 1 SCIENCE – p. 36-37 Credit Anatomy & Physiology Honors 1 Biology 1 Biology Honors 1 AP Biology 1 Chemistry 1 Chemistry Honors 1 AP Chemistry 1 Environmental Science 1 AP Environmental Science 1 Marine Science 1 Physical Science 1 Physical Science Honors 1 Physics Honors 1 AP Physics 1 SOCIAL STUDIES – p. 38-39 Credit AP European History 1 AP Human Geography 1 American Government .5 American Government Honors .5 AP US Government & Politics .5 American History 1 American History Honors 1 AP United States History 1 Economics .5 Economics Honors .5 AP Economics .5 Psychology 1 & 2 .5 AP Psychology 1 World History 1 World History Honors 1 AP World History 1 WATER TREATMENT – p. 20 Credit Introduction to Environmental Water Technology 1 Intermediate Environmental Water Technology 1 Advanced Environmental Water Technology 1 WORLD LANGUAGES – p. 40 Credit American Sign Language 1 & 2 1 Spanish 1 & 2 1 Spanish 3 Honors 1 Spanish Speaks 1 & 2 1 Spanish Speaks 3 Honors 1 AP Spanish – Language 1

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Alma Mater

O.H.S. we'll e'er be loyal,

Thine ideals uphold,

Ever true and faithful followers

Of the blue and gold.

Alma Mater, Alma Mater,

Dearest ever known,

Hail, oh hail, we'll

Never fail thee,

O.H.S. our own

Osceola High School

420 South Thacker Avenue

Kissimmee, FL 34741

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