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Kealakehe High School COURSE GUIDE Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Course Guide 1 Kealakehe High School Course Guide 2 Kealakehe High School Table of Contents USING THIS GUIDE ............................................................................................................................. 3 PROGRAM PLANNING ..................................................................................................................... 4 PROGRAM OF STUDY ........................................................................................................................ 5 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ........................................................................................ 7 ARTS & COMMUNICATION COURSES ..................................................................................................... 9 BUSINESS COURSES ............................................................................................................................ 13 HEALTH SERVICE COURSES................................................................................................................. 16 INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY COURSES ......................................................................... 19 NATURAL RESOURCES COURSES ......................................................................................................... 25 PUBLIC & HUMAN SERVICES COURSES ................................................................................................ 29 CAREER DEVELOPMENT & GUIDANCE COURSES .................................................................................. 33 JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS ......................................................................... 39 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ............................................................................................................ 43 MATHEMATICS.................................................................................................................................. 56 ELECTIVE MATH COURSES FOR 11TH –12TH GRADE ............................................................................ 62 RIGOROUS MATH COURSES ................................................................................................................. 64 SCIENCE .............................................................................................................................................. 67 SOCIAL STUDIES ............................................................................................................................... 79 CITIZENSHIP CREDIT..................................................................................................................... 87 FINE ARTS ........................................................................................................................................... 88 ART COURSES .................................................................................................................................... 89 MUSIC COURSES ................................................................................................................................. 94 THEATRE COURSES ........................................................................................................................... 108 HEALTH EDUCATION ..................................................................................................................... 111 PHYSICAL EDUCATION ................................................................................................................. 115 WORLD LANGUAGES ..................................................................................................................... 120 MULTIDISCIPLINARY COURSES .................................................................................................. 128 LIBRARY RESEARCH ......................................................................................................................... 129 YEARBOOK PRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 130 MEDIA ............................................................................................................................................. 132 INDEX ................................................................................................................................................ 135 \ Course Guide 3 Kealakehe High School USING THIS GUIDE This guide has been create to assist the student in making informed decisions concerning the selection of courses; each course contains the basic description, any pre/co - requisites, activities and assessments, Hawai` i content standards covered in the course, and a code describing the unique attributes of the course. The code is defined as follows: = Level of difficulty = Project based = Reading intensive = Writing intensive = Computer Based Instruction = NCAA approved PROGRAM PLANNING All students at Kealakehe High School have an equal opportunity to enroll in courses regardless of race, color, religion, sex, handicap or national origin. The master schedule of course offerings for next year is based on student requests generated through this process. Please read the course descriptions provided, and consider your choices carefully. If you have received credit for a course, do not sign up for it again. Generally you do not earn credit for a repeated course. You may, however, repeat a course to improve your grade. While making your course selections, think about: o Requirements for graduation o Your educational, occupational and life goals; o Your experiences in courses you have already taken; o Pre-requisites for courses; o Your abilities as demonstrated on standardized tests and grades you received; and o Your interests and talents. The faculty and staff at Kealakehe High School support your academic and social endeavors. Make wise and responsible decisions. Students should consider in advance any prerequisites that may be needed for classes you may wish to take—take time to plan ahead. The Credit Check worksheet, Suggested Course Pathway, and Programs of Study have all been given to assist you in your planning. Courses with an A/B in the title signify there are two semester-long courses that should be taken the same school year. It is implied that the first semester should be successfully passed before taking the second semester. Exceptions should be discussed with the subject area teacher and a counselor. Course Guide 4 Kealakehe High School PROGRAM OF STUDY Students should register for classes in their Career Pathway of interest. Career Pathways are clusters of occupations and careers that are grouped together according to similar interests, knowledge, skills and attitudes. Hawai`i has six Career Pathways: Arts & Communication, Business, Health Services, Industrial & Engineering Technology, Natural Resources and Public and Human Services. Within each Career Pathway are multiple Programs of Study (POS). The attached list are the state approved Programs of Study offered at Kealakehe High. Students who completed the MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, and finished the listed minimum elective courses ( ) in sequence, with a ―C‖ or better will receive a State Certified Vocational Education Program of Study Completer Certificate upon graduation. Elective Course Required Course ARTS & COMMUNICATION Program of Study Minimum Requirements Recommended Electives Arts & Communication Career Graphic Communication Digital Media Pathway Core Entrepreneurship Digital Media Technology Internship Algebra 1 Arts & Communication Career Digital Media Pathway Core General Arts Graphic Communication Graphic Design Drawing & Painting Algebra 1 Photography Entrepreneurship Internship BUSINESS Program of Study Minimum Requirements Recommended Electives Business Career Pathway Core Entrepreneurship Accounting Beginning Accounting Internship Economics Business Career Pathway Core Beginning Accounting Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Internship Economics OR Any Program of Study Internship Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Business Career Pathway Core Beginning Accounting Marketing Marketing Entrepreneurship Economics Internship HEALTH SERVICES Program of Study Minimum Requirements Recommended Electives Health Services Core Internship Health Care Health Occupations Biology Course Guide 5 Kealakehe High School INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY Program of Study Minimum Requirements Recommended Electives A+ Cert. 1: Intro to Computer Networking Fundamentals & Sys./A+ Cert. 2: Computer Sys. LAN A+ Certification A+ Cert. 3: Operating Sys./A+ WAN and Networking Cert. 4: Internship Architecture Algebra 1 Automotive IET Career Pathway Core Automotive Technology 2 Automotive Technology 1 Entrepreneurship Technology Conceptual Physics Internship IET Career Pathway Core Building & Construction Building & Building & Construction Technology 2 Construction Technology 1 Entrepreneurship Algebra 1 Internship Networking Fundamentals & LAN Entrepreneurship CISCO Certification WAN and Networking Architecture Internship Algebra 1 Computer IET Career Pathway Core Entrepreneurship Networking Fundamentals & LAN Internship Networking Algebra 1 IET Career Pathway Core Building & Construction Designed Drafting Technology 1 Technology 1 Environment Algebra 1 Entrepreneurship Internship IET Career Pathway Core Entrepreneurship Engineering Basic Technology Education Internship Algebra 1 NATURAL RESOURCES Program of Study Minimum Requirements Recommended