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AP Capstone™ is an innovative diploma program from the College Board that equips students with the independent research, collaborative teamwork, and communication skills that are in- creasingly valued by colleges. AP Capstone is built on the foundation of two AP® courses — AP Seminar and AP Research — and is designed to complement and enhance the in-depth, disci- pline-specific study experienced in other AP courses.

In AP Seminar, students investigate real-world issues from multiple perspectives, gathering and analyzing information from various sources in order to develop credible and valid evi- dence-based arguments. In AP Research students cultivate the skills and discipline necessary to conduct independent research in order to produce and defend a scholarly academic thesis. AP Seminar is a prerequisite for AP Research. Students may not take AP Research without complet- ing AP Seminar and all the required assessment components as they will not have developed the skill necessary to be successful in AP Research.

The AP Capstone program aims to empower students by: • Engaging them with rigorous college-level curricula focused on the skills necessary for successful college completion; • Extending their abilities to synthesize information from multiple perspectives and apply skills in new situations and cross-curricular contexts; • Enabling them to collect and analyze information with accuracy and precision; • Cultivating their abilities to craft, communicate, and defend evidence-based arguments; and • Providing opportunities for them to practice disciplined and scholarly research skills while exploring relevant topics that appeal to their interests and curiosity.

AP Capstone Courses 3725 Research Methods reading, research and writing skills developed Prerequisite: AP Seminar in AP Seminar, and write a 5,000 word individ- (Summer Course) Research Methods is pre- ual research paper, similar to a senior thesis 3720AP AP Seminar requisite course to AP Research. Research and representing an original line of inquiry. (Advanced Placement) $$ Methods is a summer class that will be taught Students must pay exam fee, which was $142 Initial course in the Capstone diploma program. in a blended format, both online and in in 2018-19. Prerequisite: Departmental approval. AP Semi- person. The class will introduce students to nar is the first of two required courses in the AP research, including how to choose a research Capstone sequence, and also serves as the soph- topic, identify a research problem, find reli- omore English credit for eligible students. able sources related to the problem, design In AP Seminar students tackle a wide vari- data collection instruments, and conduct ety of literary, philosophical, historical and original ethical research. By the end of the current events readings, and write multiple class, students will create a proposal for an essays analyzing the argumentation in these original study that could be used for the final readings and synthesizing sources into origi- AP Capstone course, AP Research. This course nal argumentative essays. Students also write requires a commitment to complete assign- three research papers and make three video- ments and attend regular meetings during the taped oral presentations; the last two of each summer months. It also requires students to are uploaded to the College Board and serve have reliable internet access during the sum- as part of the student’s AP score. Students are mer months. admitted to the course by invitation based on Accuplacer scores and with the permission of the instructors. Students must also com- 3730AP AP Research (Advanced plete a mandatory writing prompt to demon- Placement) $$ strate their proficiency in required course Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Students skills along with readiness and commitment. and parents are required to sign an expectation Because this demanding course requires contract. students to complete long-term projects and AP Research is the second component in the meet multiple deadlines, students should AP Capstone sequence. To enroll, students consider carefully whether they are willing must have taken AP Seminar and received a and able to meet these commitments. Stu- score of 3 or higher from the College Board. dents must pay exam fee, which was $142 in Additionally, students must have received 2018-19 a score of 3 or higher on two or more AP exams. In AP Research students build on the 2 2019-2020 Course Guide Juan Diego Catholic High School

Students are required to complete one year of Religious Studies for 100 Religious Studies each year enrolled at Juan Diego Catholic High School.

by him through the Holy Spirit. The students will Challenges students to (1) explore and clarify their Freshman come to know that the Church is the living Body of values; (2) critically read works of philosophy, Christ today. This Body has both divine and human literature, religion, and history toward under- 1131 Freshman Theology I elements. In this course, students will learn not so standing the basis of their ethical views; and (3) This course is an introduction to what it means to much about events in the life of the Church, but read, study, research, discuss, and write about be a Juan Diego student as well as an introductory about the sacred nature of the Church. difficult ethical issues. Focuses on issues of good investigation of the revelation of Jesus Christ as vs. evil, justice vs. injustice, equality vs. inequality, found in Sacred Scripture. The purpose of this and the necessity of defining and examining course is to give students a general knowledge Junior happiness and values. Engages students in serious and appreciation of the Bible. Through their study, reflection on issues of ethics and values as they they will come to encounter the living Word of God, 1331 Junior Theology I: Sacraments as relate to the students’ own lives. Jesus Christ. Students will learn about the Bible, as Privileged Encounters with Jesus Christ authored by God through inspiration, and its value 1464C Western Religions to people throughout the world. Students new to The purpose of this course is to help students reading scripture will learn how to read the Bible understand that they can encounter Christ today (Concurrent) $$ and become familiar with the major sections of the in a full and real way through the sacraments, and Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Fees: Students Bible. Alongside scripture study, students will be especially through the Eucharist. Students will pay for textbooks and the concurrent college tuition working with the “Principles and Choices” program examine each of the sacraments in detail so as to fee. They must also pay a one-time fee for enrolling where the text Identity and Values will challenge learn how they may encounter Christ throughout in Utah Valley University, which awards the college how they define happiness, success and love. This life. credits. program addresses various spiritual, social, and For students majoring in humanities related emotional developmental issues that challenge 1332 Junior Theology II: Life in Jesus disciplines and other students interested in the and confront adolescents today. Topics presented academic study of religion. Presents the comp- Christ arative study of the history, ritual, “theology,” and and discussed are rooted in Gospel values and The purpose of this course is to help students virtues, using Jesus’ greatest commandment as ethical beliefs of the major western religions understand that it is only through Christ that they including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Zoroast- the foundation for the development of both a can fully live out God’s plan for their lives. Students character and conscience that demonstrates who rianism, Baha’i, and nontraditional religious be- are to learn the moral concepts and precepts that lief in the western world. Explores similarities and Jesus calls us to be. govern the lives of Christ’s disciples. differences between them by examining the primary sources and sacred texts along with the 1132 Freshman Theology II unique beliefs and practices of each tradition. This course introduces students to the mystery Senior Electives of Jesus Christ, the living Word of God, the 1462 Peer Ministry Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. Students Application, recommendations and interview will understand that Jesus Christ is the ultimate 1411 Social Justice process are required. Students chosen for this revelation to us from God. Particular attention is Students study the principles of Catholic social course will fulfill their service requirement. Class on the Gospels, where students may grow to know teaching and their applications to contemporary content will include the developing and deepening and love Jesus Christ more personally. In learning justice issues such as hunger, war and of one’s personal spirituality and prayer life; skills about who Jesus is, the students will also learn peacemaking, workers and worker rights, ecological training in interpersonal relationships and group who He calls them to be. “Principles and Choices” problems and economic systems. The course process; vocational discernment and the call to will continue to explore the spiritual, social, and stresses magisterial teaching drawn from the discipleship; and practical ways to become agents emotional developmental issues that challenge and Catechism of the Catholic Church, Papal encyclicals, of change in promoting a just society. Students will confront adolescents today. Council documents, and pastoral statements from receive training for assuming leadership roles in the USCCB. Students critique contemporary values the liturgical and ministerial life of the school; as Sophomore and discuss moral choices in light of the Gospel well as, assisting new students in their transition to message and Church teachings. high school. 1231 Sophomore Theology I: The Mission of Jesus Christ (The Paschal 1453 Ecumenical and Interreligious Issues 1463 Human Rights Mystery) Application, recommendations and interview process The purpose of this course is to help students The purpose of this course is to help students are required. understand the manner in which the Catholic understand all that God has done for us through Students study principles of Catholic social Church relates to non-Catholic Christians as well his Son, Jesus Christ. Through this course of teaching and their applications to contemporary as to other religions of the world. The course is study, students will learn that for all eternity, God justice issues such as discrimination, inequality, intended to help students recognize the ways in has planned for us to share eternal happiness human rights, economic justice, hunger issues, which important spiritual truths can also be found with him, which is accomplished through the global poverty, immigration, health issues, migrant in non-Catholic Christian churches and ecclesial redemption Christ won for us. Students will learn workers, stewardship, dignity for all people. The communities as well as in non-Christian religions. that they share in this redemption only in and course stresses magisterial teaching drawn from It is also intended to help them recognize the ways through Jesus Christ. They will also be introduced the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Papal in which other systems of belief and practice differ to what it means to be a disciple of Christ and what encyclicals, Council documents, and pastoral from the Catholic faith. life as a disciple entails. statements from the USCCB. Students critique contemporary values and discuss moral choices in 1232 Sophomore Theology II: Jesus light of the Gospel message and Church teachings. Christ’s Mission Continues in the Church 1454C Ethics and Values Students will receive training for assuming The purpose of this course is to help the students (Concurrent) $$ leadership roles in promoting a just society Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Fees: Students understand that in and through the Church they through work in the Human Rights International pay for textbooks and the concurrent college tuition encounter the living Jesus Christ. They will be Club and social justice life of the school. introduced to the fact that the Church was founded fee. They must also pay a one-time fee for enrolling by Christ through the Apostles and is sustained in Utah Valley University, which awards the college credits. 3 2019-2020 Course Guide Juan Diego Catholic High School 200 Mathematics learned in Algebra I. Proficiency in solving word problems is also stressed. Since proficiency with signed numbers, fractions, decimals, and percents are fundamental to success in high school mathematics classes, students are regularly assessed on these skills as well as on the course material.

2220H Algebra II (Honors) Prerequisites: Algebra I and Geometry This is an accelerated course in Algebra designed for students who intend to take Calculus while in high school. Algebra II explores more complex algebra problems, including solving and graphing linear, quadratic, exponential, rational, and logarithmic functions. The Honors level Students are required to earn four (4) Algebra II course will cover material at an credits in mathematics for graduation. accelerated rate. Emphasis will be placed on All math placement is based on grade 212 Algebra I (Academic) solving more challenging problems to better history, test scores, and teacher Students in this course may or may not have prepare students for higher math. recommendation. Most freshmen enroll in had an algebra course in an earlier grade, some level of Algebra I. However, incoming but are expected to have mastered the 231 Geometry (Academic) freshmen who have mastered Algebra arithmetic skills necessary for success in high Prerequisite: Algebra I I and demonstrate proficiency through school-level mathematics. Since proficiency This course follows the Saxon Geometry both the educational assessment exam with signed numbers, fractions, decimals, text. The investigation of two-dimensional and the qualifying exams may begin and percents are fundamental to success in geometric figures (triangles, polygons, circles, high school work in Geometry (Honors), ensuing high school mathematics classes, etc.) leads students to the study of three- Algebra II (Honors), or higher. Academic students are regularly assessed on these dimensional objects such as cones, cylinders, courses above Algebra I are NOT offered to skills as well as on the course material. This and prisms. This course includes a thorough freshmen. ALEKS, a web-based software course follows the Saxon Algebra 1 text. study of plane geometry, including its program, is a required component of Topics include properties of the real number formation, language and applications. Since most math classes. TI-84 (or equivalent) system, solving one-variable linear equations proficiency with signed numbers, fractions, graphing calculators are required for and inequalities, solving one variable, decimals, and percents are fundamental to coursework in Algebra II and above. All applying properties of exponents, simplifying success in high school mathematics classes, Advanced Placement (AP) math classes rational expressions, graphing linear students are regularly assessed on these require students and parents to sign an equations in two variables, and simplifying skills as well as on the course material. expectation contract. There is also a fee radical expressions.The successful student in ($94 in 2018-19) for the required end- this course is willing to practice each concept of-year AP exam. College credit may be thoroughly, and understands that the 2310H Geometry (Honors) earned with an appropriate score on the concepts in this course are the foundation of Prerequisite: Algebra I (Honors) exam. high school and college mathematics. This course is designed for the above average math student who can handle a 2000 Math 1 2141H Enriched Algebra I (Honors) faster paced course as well as an in-depth (Semester Course) This course follows the College Board’s study of the topics. This is a student who has mastered Algebra I and who is interested in This freshman required course reinforces Pre-AP Algebra I framework. Topics include properties of the real number system, linear the Calculus track in high school. The course existing arithmetic, algebra and geometry will cover standard geometry topics in 2 skills and explores concepts students will and quadratic equations and inequalities, functions, systems of linear equations and and 3 dimensions. Students will also make need to master in order to further their study extensive use of deductive and inductive of mathematics. inequalities, properties of exponents, and exponential growth and decay. Emphasis is reasoning in discovering and proving geometric theorems, as well as in problem 2112 Foundations HS Math on developing conceptual understanding and interpreting solutions in the context of a solving. The course will also include a more This course is for students who need to problem situation. thorough introduction to analytic geometry shore up their arithmetic and pre-algebra and plane trigonometry than is covered in the skills before taking Algebra I. The class will 222 Algebra II (Academic) academic geometry course. Since proficiency include intense study and drill of arithmetic with signed numbers, fractions, decimals, concepts, including operations on integers, Prerequisites: Algebra I and Geometry and percents are fundamental to success in fractions, and decimals; a thorough treatment This course is geared toward Juniors and high school mathematics classes, students of percent; arithmetic word problems; and Seniors completing the standard college are regularly assessed on these skills as well pre-algebra concepts to prepare for Algebra preparatory sequence of Algebra I, Geometry, as on the course material. I. ALEKS, a web-based software program, is a and Algebra II. Students will review and required component of this class. deepen their understanding of concepts 4 2019-2020 Course Guide Juan Diego Catholic High School

and Experimentation, Anticipating Patterns, are illuminated by drawing from multiple 2331H College Algebra and disciplines and perspectives. Topics will Trigonometry (Honors) and Statistical Inference. The emphasis will be on clearly defining the questions to change based on interest and faculty Prerequisites: Algebra I and Geometry be investigated, gathering and organizing involvement, but may include Differential This is an intensive course designed for data, producing informative graphical Equations, Linear Algebra, Nuclear and students who completed Geometry (Honors) and numerical summaries, modeling Kinetic Chemistry, Electrical Circuits, with a B average or better, and intend to relationships, making decisions while Population Modeling, Statistical Analysis take Calculus while in high school. College accounting for uncertainty in the data, and and more. The course will familiarize Algebra and Trig is a combined Algebra clearly communicating results in the context students with the concepts that commonly II and Precalculus course. Topics include of the study. This course contains a summer confound, so when they encounter them algebraic and graphical analysis of complex component that is completed online with our in the university setting they are primed to numbers, quadratic, polynomial, rational, Moodle virtual classroom. succeed. and radical functions, analytic geometry and conic sections, exponential and logarithmic 242AP AP Calculus AB (Advanced 2450AP AP Calculus BC (Advanced functions, and trigonometry. Placement) $$ Placement) $$ Prerequisite: Precalculus (Honors) or College Prerequisite: AP Calculus AB or Departmental Algebra and Trig (Honors) approval. Math Electives AP Calculus AB is a course in single-variable The material covered in AP Calculus BC is calculus that includes techniques and equivalent to that of Calculus I and Calculus 2332 Math Fundamentals applications of the derivative, techniques II at a university. In addition to all of the This seniors-only course is required for and applications of the definite integral, and material covered in the AP Calculus AB students who have completed Algebra II the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. It is course (noted above), this course includes Academic. Math Fundamentals will review equivalent to at least a semester of calculus differentiation of polar, parametric, and various topics from Algebra I, Geometry, and at most colleges and universities, and to vector valued functions, as well as some Algebra II, and will include work on Arithmetic perhaps a year of calculus at some. Algebraic, advanced integration techniques, including proficiency as well. numerical, and graphical representations are integration by parts and partial fractions. emphasized throughout the course. Students Beyond these add-ons to AB topics, a great 2339 College Math Preview must have a willingness to work both in and deal of time is spent on sequences and Prerequisite: Algebra II (Honors) out of class, a willingness to collaborate with series, a major component of BC Calculus. Because of the accelerated pace and rigor of This seniors-only course is the culmination classmates to foster mutual understanding, this class, students who enroll in this course of Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II. and a sincere desire to do well on the AP must be willing to spend extra time in While reviewing various concepts, students examination. study, participate in study groups, and/or to will study applied topics that often appear schedule meeting times with the instructor in college level math classes. These 244H Adv Topics Applied in order to meet the challenges this course topics include: logic, organizing data and Math affords. introductory statistics, probability, financial Advanced Topics in Math and Science formulas, triangle trigonometry, and other introduces an array of subjects. It emphasizes ideas as time permits. mathematical modeling and understanding that goes beyond high school calculus and is 2410H Precalculus (Honors) for students who intend to major or minor Prerequisites: Algebra II (Honors) in math or the sciences once they have left Juan Diego. Cross-curricular connections This course covers the final advanced algebra topics, trigonometry, and the preliminary calculus topics of sequences and series, mathematical induction, probability, and limits and derivatives of basic functions. The majority of the material is presented and applied in both an algebraic and graphing/ data analysis approach. This is an upper- level elective math course at Juan Diego, the successful student in this course will be able to use the textbook examples as well as class examples to aid learning. The successful student will also be willing to use the class time effectively for both lectures/ presentations and independent/group practice problems.

2350AP AP Statistics (Advanced Placement) $$ Prerequisite: Algebra II (Honors) AP Statistics covers the topics of a modern introduction to statistics course. The topics are studied within the framework of four major categories: Exploring data, Sampling 5 2019-2020 Course Guide Juan Diego Catholic High School 300 Science

Students must complete three years of science studies. Freshman students, if qualified, may enter into Earth Science (Honors) or Biology (Honors) during their first year. Some courses in this discipline may be a “blended” course that combines online activities, provided by our Moodle virtual classroom servers and weekly teacher directed classroom instruction. Blended online course offerings are taught in conjunction with the State Online Program and the Canyons School District. There are no fees for these courses.

3110 Earth Science (Academic) This science course will introduce students to topics in many different disciplines of earth science including composition of the earth, surface processes on earth, the atmosphere and the oceans, geologic time, resources and the environment, and the solar system. Fundamental knowledge such as use of the scientific method, critical thinking skills, and laboratory skills will be emphasized.

3120H Earth Science (Honors) Prerequisite: Departmental approval Academy of Sciences This science course will introduce students to topics in many different disciplines of earth Juan Diego students may obtain a special Academy of Sciences designation science including composition of the earth, on their student transcripts. Students may enter the Academy of Sciences surface processes on earth, the atmosphere track in either their freshman or sophomore year, and complete the follow- and the oceans, geologic time, resources and the environment, and the solar system. ing requirements to receive the Academy of Sciences honor: Fundamental knowledge such as use of the scientific method and critical thinking • Science Academy Independent Research: Students must complete a skills will be emphasized. Students will be professional research project and present their research at a recognized science introduced to laboratory activities in this competition such as the Intel Science and Engineering Fairs, Junior Science and course, which will include in-depth written laboratory reports. Honors Earth Science is Humanities Symposium, Google Fair, or Siemens Competition. distinct from Academic Earth Science in terms of a faster pace of study and a more rigorous • Coursework: Students must take at least three AP-level courses in the STEM approach to material. fields. These courses may be a combination of Science, Mathematics, and Tech- nology. JDCHS currently offers 7 AP Science courses, 3 AP Mathematics courses, 321 Biology (Academic) and 1 AP Technology course. Prerequisite: Earth Science This course examines the nature of life and • Service and Extracurricular Activities: Students must demonstrate inter- explains the basic properties and activities of est and commitment to science outside of the classroom. The JD Science depart- living organisms. Topics covered include cell ment provides monthly Academy of Sciences activities, such as judging elemen- biology, genetics, evolution, and ecology of living things. Laboratory investigations and tary science fairs, attending community science events, or engaging with school dissections are included. This course also STEM clubs. includes the writing of research papers. Students wishing to receive Academy of Sciences designation on their transcripts 322H Biology (Honors) must obtain faculty signatures for all of the above requirements by the end of the Prerequisite: Departmental approval fall semester of their senior year. At the Academic Awards ceremony of their Senior This course encompasses the basic year, students meeting the Academy requirements will receive recognition in the underlying principles of biology including an form of a JDCHS Science Academy lab coat. in depth study of the nature of science, the characteristics of life, cell biology, genetics, molecular biology, zoology and evolution. 6 2019-2020 Course Guide Juan Diego Catholic High School

Laboratory experiences such as dissection for the advanced placement examination. design and conduct inquiry-based laboratory are an integral part of this course. Computer Classroom work and laboratory activities investigations to solve problems through activities, group and individual work, oral and will follow the general outline specified by firsthand observations, data collection, written activities and class discussion are the College Board in its biology description analysis and interpretation, and develop incorporated into this course. booklet. critical thinking skills through applying algebraic methods to formulate physical 331 Chemistry (Academic) 341 Physics (Academic) principles and solve complex physical Prerequisites: Algebra I and Biology Prerequisites: Chemistry problems. This course covers the basic principles of Students will explore the concepts of physics 3420AP AP Physics C (Advanced chemistry. The concepts covered include in a format that continues the development Placement) $$ matter and energy, atomic structure, periodic of problem solving skills. The skills, tools, and table relationships, scientific measurement, processes used in the field of physics will Semester 1-Mechanics, Semester 2-Electricity & Magnetism Prerequisites: Completion of chemical reactions, reaction stoichiometry, be emphasized. The focus will be on three Calculus and departmental approval. Students states of matter and the laws governing main topics: matter, motion and energy. A and parents are required to sign an expectation them, bonding principles, acid base theory student planning to attend college will benefit contract. There is a fee for the required end of and pH, reaction rates and equilibrium, from the emphasis the course provides in year AP exam and a $15 lab fee. College credit oxidation reduction and electrochemistry, the application of mathematical concepts. may be earned with an appropriate score on the and an introduction to organic chemistry. Laboratory work will give students a chance exam. Critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, to put their knowledge into action. Physics C is a calculus-based physics course and laboratory techniques will be developed. that is typically required of science and 3411AP AP Physics 1 (Advanced engineering majors in college. It assumes 333H Chemistry (Honors) Placement) $$ prior knowledge of both physics and calculus. Prerequisites: Enrolled in or completed Algebra Prerequisites: Completion of Algebra II and Semester one topics include motion, forces, II, Biology, and departmental approval Departmental approval. Students and parents energy, rotation, oscillations and gravitation. This course is for those students who will are required to sign an expectation contract. Semester two topics include electrostatics, pursue vocations in the sciences, medicine, There is a fee for the required end of year AP electric circuits, magnetic fields and exam and a $15 lab fee. College credit may be electromagnetism. Students will develop nursing, or related fields. Principles, concepts earned with an appropriate score on the exam. and quantitative thinking are emphasized. a deep understanding of foundational The course covers atomic theory, gases, AP Physics 1 is the equivalent to a first- principles of physics by applying these equilibrium, and other principles of semester college course in algebra-based principles to complex physical situations that chemistry. Emphasis is on mathematics. physics. The course covers Newtonian combine multiple aspects of physics rather Quantitative lab work is included. mechanics (including rotational dynamics); than present concepts in isolation. They will work, energy, and power; and mechanical design and conduct inquiry-based laboratory waves and sound. It will also introduce 332AP AP Chemistry (Advanced investigations to solve problems through Placement) $$ electrostatics and electric circuits. firsthand observations, data collection, Students will develop an understanding of analysis and interpretation and develop Prerequisites: Algebra II, Chemistry, and foundational principles of physics by applying departmental approval. Students and parents critical thinking skills through applying are required to sign an expectation contract. these principles to physical situations that methods of differential and integral calculus There is a fee for the required end of year AP combine multiple aspects of physics rather to formulate physical principles and solve exam and a $15 lab fee. College credit may be than present concepts in isolation. They will complex physical problems. earned with an appropriate score on the exam. This course is equivalent to the first year of inorganic college chemistry taught over an academic year. This course covers in greater depth and quantitative reasoning the concepts introduced in Chemistry. Classroom work and laboratory activities will follow the general outline specified by the College Board in its chemistry description booklet. This is a full year course including laboratory work commensurate with the course curriculum.

333AP AP Biology (Advanced Placement) $$ Prerequisites: Enrolled in or completed Chemistry and departmental approval, Students are not required to purchase textbooks. Students and parents are required to sign an expectation contract. There is a fee for the required end-of-year AP exam and a $15 lab fee. College credit may be earned with an appropriate score on the exam. This course encompasses the basic principles of biology at the college freshman level in its scope and sequence taught over an eight month period, followed by preparation 7 2019-2020 Course Guide Juan Diego Catholic High School 3421AP AP Physics 2 (Advanced Placement) $$ Prerequisites: Completion of AP Physics 1 and Departmental Approval. Students and parents are required to sign an expectation contract. There is a fee for the required end-of-year AP exam and a $15 lab fee. College credit may be earned with an appropriate score on the exam. AP Physics 2 is the equivalent of a second semester college course in algebra- based physics. The course develops a deep understanding of the foundational principles of physics in classical mechanics and modern physics through the study of fluid statics and dynamics; thermodynamics with kinetic theory; PV diagrams and probability; electrostatics; electrical circuits with capacitors; magnetic fields; electromagnetism; physical and geometric optics; and quantum, atomic, and nuclear physics. Students will design and conduct inquiry-based laboratory investigations to solve problems through first hand experience, and develop critical thinking skills by applying algebraic methods to solve complex physics problems.

3550AP AP Environmental Science they operate. Outdoor laboratory work and (Advanced Placement) $$ 3651 Astronomy $$ Prerequisites: Algebra I, enrollment in or a research paper will be part of the required completed Biology, and departmental approval. course work. Some of the outdoor laboratory (Semester Course open to Juniors and Students and parents are required to sign an work may take place either after school, or Seniors) expectation contract. There is a fee for the over weekends. Prerequisite: Earth Science. required end-of-year AP exam and a $15 lab In this course students will explore properties fee. College credit may be earned with an 361 Anatomy and Physiology $$ of the sun, stars, galaxies, interstellar appropriate score on the exam. Prerequisite: Enrolled in or completed Chemistry. material and cosmological models of the This interdisciplinary course will be This course has a $15 lab fee. universe. Students will learn to understand equivalent to a one semester college course This course is designed to give students the language of astronomy, understand in Environmental Science and will include information, principles and experiences and use specific theories, laws, and models a variety of labs, field trips, and debates that are central to the understanding of useful in astronomy, and graph, analyze, of environmental issues. It will require anatomical and physiological science. It will and interpret various types of astronomical the practice of critical thinking skills to provide an opportunity through dissection, data. Laboratory activities will include understand the interconnectedness of class assignments and labs for a better real and virtual astronomical viewing and natural systems, identify and properly understanding of human anatomy and experiments. analyze current environmental challenges, physiology. The major concepts will be the and design and examine solutions. The structure and function of the major organ 3700 Academy of Sciences course will build on many of the concepts systems, homeostasis, and regulation and Independent Research already learned in Freshman Earth Science control as they relate to human function. Students with an interest in pursuing rigorous related to air, water, geology, and human Overall, students will continue their study in the sciences should consider sustainability, and will integrate some development of a foundation for continued working towards an Academy of Sciences Biology, Algebra and basic Chemistry growth in the biological sciences. designation on their JDCHS transcript. Finally, the material in this course will To earn the designation, students must prepare students to take and pass the AP complete an Independent Research project, Environmental Science exam. 362 Zoology $$ (Semester course, open to Juniors and Seniors) compete at a nationally recognized science Prerequisites: Enrolled in or completed research competition, pass 3 AP courses in Chemistry AND Biology. This course has a $15 science and math, and participate in science Science Electives lab fee. extracurriculars and service projects. There Zoology is an elective science course are many options available for interested 3531 Ecology $$ (Semester course) involving a survey of animal life on Earth. students to become involved. Please see your Prerequisites: Earth Systems AND Biology, Topics in this course include animal evolution science teacher for more information. completed or concurrent enrollment. This course and adaptations, animal systematics, animal has a $15 lab fee. anatomy, animal behavior and animal Ecology is the study of interactions among interdependence and ecology. Activities in organisms and between organisms and this course include lectures and group work their environment. This course will cover as well as lab experiments and dissections. the general principles of ecology and study specific examples of ecosystems and how 8 2019-2020 Course Guide Juan Diego Catholic High School 400 English The chief task of the English department essays, essay examinations, formal essays, will be (1) to make the study of language Sophomore and research and special projects. Students a vital part of the complete education of will also be required to compile and prepare a each student and (2) to introduce students 4221 Elements of Literature formal resumé. to the study of the art of literature. (Academic) Crucial to the curriculum will be an This class is a language- and literature-based 4430AP AP English Language and extensive course of study in literature as course designed to reinforce students’ skills Composition (Advanced Placement) an expression of individual thought and in writing through the study of grammar, $$ a reflector of cultural change through usage, and mechanics, along with the Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Students writing. Students are required to complete development of critical thinking skills through will be required to purchase textbooks. Students four years of English. Students will be writing, class discussions, thesis paragraphs, and parents are required to sign an expectation expected to bring an electronic device. essays, and a formal research paper. In the contract. There is a fee for the required end-of- study of literature, students will be exposed year AP exam. College credit may be earned with an appropriate score on the exam. Some courses in this discipline may be a to many different cultures through various “blended” course that combines online readings of poetry, drama, fiction, folklore, An AP course in English Language and activities, provided by our Moodle virtual and essays. Composition engages students in becoming classroom servers and weekly teacher skilled readers of prose written in a variety directed classroom instruction. Blended 4221H Elements of Literature (Honors) of periods, disciplines, and rhetorical online course offerings are taught in Prerequisite: Departmental approval contexts, and in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes. Both conjunction with the State Online Program Sophomore literature is a literature-based their writing and their reading should make and the Canyons School District. There are honors course designed to promote the students aware of the interactions among no fees for this course. critical analysis of literature from a variety of a writer’s purposes, audience expectations, genres and eras. It encompasses world myths and subjects as well as the way generic and legends, Greek tragedy, Shakespearean conventions and the resources of Freshman tragedy, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Students will also develop vocabulary, critical language contribute to effectiveness in writing. Summer work is required. 410 Grammar and Composition thinking, and grammar skills through class discussions, essays, and a formal research This course will consist of extensive study in paper. Students are expected to progress at the areas of grammar, usage, and mechanics. an accelerated pace. Senior Students will be taught to analyze, interpret, and write logically by developing the 445 Survey of British Literature basic writing skills of sentence structure, Junior (Academic) development and organization of paragraphs, British Literature is a course in the reading and revision using the MLA guidelines. 431 American Literature (Academic) and critical analysis of literature. It Students will be introduced to the areas of The critical analysis of literature will be encompasses the poetry, drama, fiction, and analytical and critical writing. In addition, nonfiction of Great Britain from the Anglo- students will use critical thinking, reasoning, further developed in this literature-based course through the continued study of Saxon Period through the Modern Era. The and inference skills during class discussions critical analysis of literature takes the form of of various works of literature. vocabulary and grammar skills as well as class discussion and various composition class discussion and composition, primarily formats. This survey course encompasses through in-class essays, examinations, the poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction of and formal essays. Grammar, usage, and 4133 Learning 360 the United States from the Early Settlement mechanics will be reviewed as applied to through the Contemporary Era. Students will the writing. Students will also be required to also be required to compile and prepare a compile and/or update a formal resumé. 4140 H Adv English Honors formal resumé. 445H Survey of British Literature Advanced English Honors develops in (Honors) students abilities to think critically and 431H American Literature (Honors) Prerequisite: Departmental approval creatively, to research and explore, to pose Prerequisite: Departmental approval, Summer solutions and develop arguments, and to reading required. British Literature is a literature based course, collaborate and communicate using a range This is a literature-based course in the in which critical thinking will play a primary of media. Real-world issues are seen through reading and critical analysis of literature in role. The critical analysis of literature takes a cross-curricular lens from multiple points of a more extensive and critical manner, with the form of class discussion and composition, view, for the understanding of complex issues increased emphasis on writing. Students primarily through in-class essays, essay and the students’ place in them. The course study an extensive reading list designed examinations, and formal essay writing. The will focus on reading, and written and spoken to reflect college-level requirements. The course offers a survey of poetry, drama, communication. Students study foundational course encompasses the poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction of Great Britain texts of philosophy and literature, fiction, and nonfiction of the United States from the Anglo-Saxon Period through the contemporary research and articles; listen from the Native American period through Contemporary Era. Students will also be to and watch speeches, broadcasts, and the Contemporary Era. The critical analysis of required to compile and/or update a formal personal accounts; view and understand art. literature takes the form of class discussion resumé. and composition primarily through in-class 9 2019-2020 Course Guide Juan Diego Catholic High School 441AP AP English Literature 4500 Intro to Journalism and contemporary up-and-coming ones. (Advanced Placement) $$ Intro to Journalism is a semester-long These works will then help us discuss craft Prerequisite: Departmental approval, Summer course; its goal is to provide students in our own work during intensive workshop Reading required. Students and parents are with a background in modern journalism, sessions that will lead towards submission for required to sign an expectation contract. and prepare them for continued work in publication. The students in this class will also There is a fee for the required end-of-year AP TV Production, Multimedia Newspaper, make up the editorial board of our literary exam. College credit may be earned with an magazine Tepeyac and will work towards its appropriate score on the exam. and Multimedia Yearbook classes. In one semester, students will learn basics of publication by the end of the semester. This This is a college level, literature-based journalism, how to write newspaper articles, will be a course to help establish a foundation course in the reading, critical analysis, and create broadcast clips, photojournalism, as for the long writing career ahead of you! evaluation of literature from a variety of well as fundamentals of design and layout. genres and eras. This course is designed They will work extensively with Adobe 4533 Film as Literature to improve students’ critical thinking, products, including InDesign and Photoshop, (Semester Course, open to Juniors and Seniors) interpretive skills, and writing skills while as well as an array of other journalism- This class explores the complex interplay preparing them for the AP English Literature oriented software, including Final Cut Pro and Composition exam in May. Students will between film and literature. Film as X, Google Tools, website design software, Literature covers the influence of study significant works of literature, complete and others. This class is a prerequisite timed, in-class essays, out-of-class essays, literature on film, the history of film, for any upper-level journalism classes and narrative devices common to both a research paper, study literary terms and (TV Production, Multimedia Newspaper, techniques, and participate in whole-class genres. Students will read short stories, Multimedia Yearbook), as well as satisfies a plays, and novels and analyze their and small-group discussions. Students will computer tech credit. also be required to compile and/or update a transition to film. This course will also formal resumé. include nonfiction in examining essays, 4525 Multimedia Newspaper reviews, and documentaries. This will 4420H Shakespeare (Honors) 4526 Multimedia Newspaper II be a blended learning course with instruction and assignments both in the Prerequisite: Department and Instructor 4527 Multimedia Newspaper III classroom and online. approval, Summer Reading required 4528 Multimedia Newspaper IV This course will explore Shakespeare’s 4540 Facilitate High School Success life, his contributions to the theatre, and Open to Freshmen, Sophomores, his development of tragedy, comedy, and Juniors and Seniors) Prerequisite: This course is an immersion course for history. In addition the course will consider Intro to Journalism and instructor approval, international students that will focus on Students will earn computer credit. Shakespeare’s sonnets, his classical sources, the fundamental skills necessary for high and the history and culture of Renaissance Multimedia Newspaper is responsible for school success. These skills include: time England. Classwork will involve reading, writing articles and producing content for management, test taking and research performing, viewing, and analyzing the Speaking Eagle (speakingeagle.com), skills, utilizing campus resources, effective Shakespeare’s plays. Along with daily the official student publication of Juan reading, how to speak to teachers, note classwork, students will compose periodic Diego Catholic High School. Students will taking, and other learning skills. Additional essays and complete a college level research also help produce the print publication 99 course content includes goal setting, values, project to culminate the class. Magazine. Students enrolled in the class will critical thinking, diversity awareness, and the plan, produce, edit, and execute all phases skills necessary to take the TOEFL (listening, of production of each of these publications. speaking, reading comprehension, and English Electives Students interested in Multimedia Newspaper writing). should have a strong writing background, work ethic, and desire to enlighten the Juan 460 Yearbook I 451C Introduction to College Writing Diego community through quality journalism. 1010 (Concurrent) $$ Students will work extensively with online 4610 Multimedia Yearbook II (Seniors only) Prerequisite: Students must pass web design, Adobe Photoshop and InDesign, 4611 Multimedia Yearbook III the Accuplacer test or show equivalent SAT and Google Tools. The class will also enter or ACT scores to determine eligibility for this publications in local and national-level 4612 Multimedia Yearbook IV course. Students will earn college credit through competitions. (This class is open to all students) Prerequisite: Salt Lake Community College by receiving a Intro to Journalism and instructor approval. passing grade in the course. Fees: Students pay Multimedia Yearbook is tasked with for textbooks and concurrent college tuition fee. 4530 Creative Writing producing Juan Diego’s yearbook, “Tilma.” College Writing is a college level reading (Semester Course, open to Sophomores, Juniors Student work will be focused on photography, and writing course. The course emphasizes and Seniors) graphic and layout design, and fundraising, rhetoric and rhetorical strategies used Do you fancy yourself a writer? Do you write as well as interviewing and headline writing. in different genres of writing. During the poems, short stories, or creative non-fiction Students will ultimately plan, produce, and semester, students will learn to think essays in your spare time? Then this is the edit all aspects of the yearbook. Students analytically about a topic. Students will class for you! This is a semester-long elective enrolled in Multimedia Yearbook will need a learn to develop their own “voice,” and class in which we will study how to write, keen photographic eye, a strong work ethic, communicate effectively in well-developed read, and critique like creative writers. We will and a desire to have their efforts form the writing. Students will learn to write effectively study three genres in creative writing: poetry, legacy of Juan Diego through its yearbook for using invention, drafting, revision, editing, fiction, and creative non-fiction. Within years to come. Students will work extensively peer-feedback, and self-assessment, to be each genre we will look at how the literary with graphics and layout software, such as better prepared for college. elements of image, voice, character, setting, Adobe Photoshop and InDesign. The class will and story are used. Our primary text will also enter publications in local and national be a reader made for this course, which will competitions. include work from older more familiar writers 10 2019-2020 Course Guide Juan Diego Catholic High School 500 Social Studies Baroque period, Absolutism and Constitu- study. Emphasis is placed on strengthening Students must complete four years of historical thinking skills such as chronological social studies. Some courses in this dis- tionalism, Revolution Age, Enlightenment, Age of Napoleon, Nation-States and Imperialism, reasoning, comparison, contextualization, cipline may be a “blended” course that argumentation, interpretation, and synthe- combines online activities, provided by World War I, World War II and the Cold War through the present. sis, all of which better prepare students for our Moodle virtual classroom servers and success in the twenty-first century. The course weekly teacher directed classroom instruc- culminates with the national AP World History tion. Blended online course offerings are 521H Western Civilization (Honors) Prerequisite: Departmental approval examination in May. In 2017-18, the fee for taught in conjunction with the State Online the APWH exam was $94. Program and the Canyons School District. The Sophomore honors course completes There are no fees for this course. the study of western civilizations that was begun during the freshman year. Stu- Junior dents will study European history from Freshman the Renaissance through the post-Second 531 US History (Academic) World War period including political, eco- This year-long course covers the period nomic, and cultural developments such as 511 Geography/Ancient Civilizations of American history from the Spanish and scientific thought, the Enlightenment, the French colonization to the present day. The (Academic) French and Industrial Revolutions, Na- This is a year-long course that teaches course is designed to develop and strengthen tionalism, Imperialism, the Russian Rev- the following skills: identification and de- world geography and ancient civilizations olution, and the First and Second World simultaneously. The geography of a given scription of historical phenomena, analysis Wars. College level study skills that are and interpretation of historical phenomena, region plays a major role in how its civili- utilized in the honors course for Fresh- zations will develop; therefore the geog- and comparison and contrasting of historical men will continue as a focus in the Sopho- phenomena. The subject matter of the course raphy and history are taught side by side. more course. Beginning with pre-history and ending at is drawn from the following topics: political the Renaissance, this course will acquaint institutions and behavior, public policy, social 522AP AP European History developments, economic developments, cul- students with the great civilizations of the (Advanced Placement) $$ ancient world and medieval world. Em- tural and intellectual developments, diploma- Prerequisite: Departmental approval, Students cy and international relations. phasis will be placed on improving read- will be required to purchase textbooks. Students ing and writing skills through the use of and parents are required to sign an expectation contract. There is a fee for the required end-of- 531H US History (Honors) primary sources, secondary sources, and Prerequisite: Departmental approval current events. year AP exam. College credit may be earned with an appropriate score on the exam. This course covers the period of American his- 511H Geography/Ancient Civiliza- This course begins with an overview of the tory from Spanish and French Colonization to Middle Ages then continues with an in-depth the present. The subject matter of the course tions (Honors) is drawn from the following topics: political Prerequisite: Departmental approval based on study of events ranging from the Renaissance MAP and Lexile assessments. through the Cold War. The goal of the course institutions and behavior, public policy, social This is a year-long course that analyzes global is to prepare students for the national Ad- developments, economic developments, cul- geography and history spanning approxi- vanced Placement examination in European tural and intellectual developments, diploma- mately 8,000 BCE to 1200 CE. Course content History. cy and international relations. includes major emphasis on religious, cul- 531AP AP US History tural, environmental, and political aspects 5321AP AP World History of Afro-Eurasia, Oceania, and the Americas. (Advanced Placement) $$ (Advanced Placement) $$ Students will reason, analyze evidence, and Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Students Prerequisite: Departmental approval, Students will be required to purchase textbooks. Students develop arguments. This course utilizes and parents are required to sign an expectation contract. Class is limited to those students enter- and parents are required to sign an expectation diverse primary documents as well as mul- contract. There is a fee for the required end-of- tiple secondary sources. The utilization of a ing the AP Capstone program and are concur- rently enrolled in AP Seminar. year AP exam. College credit may be earned with variety of secondary sources allows students AP World History is a college-level year-long an appropriate score on the exam. multiple perspectives to better interpret the world history class that analyzes global pat- This year-long course is designed to follow the past. Emphasis is placed on strengthening terns of historical development and exchange Advanced Placement curriculum, culminating historical thinking skills such as chronological from approximately 8000 B.C.E. to the pres- with students taking the AP exam at the end reasoning, comparison, contextualization, ar- ent. This course begins with an introduction of the school year. This course covers the pe- gumentation, interpretation, and synthesis, all from the ancient world and includes major riod of American history from the Spanish and of which better prepare students for success emphasis on the religious, cultural, environ- French colonization to the present day. The in future AP courses. This class will follow the mental, and political aspects of Europe, Asia, course is designed to develop and strengthen Pre-AP World History and Geography curricu- Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. This course the following skills: identification and de- lum. utilizes diverse primary documents as well as scription of historical phenomena, analysis multiple secondary sources. Utilizing a variety and interpretation of historical phenomena, Sophomore of secondary sources allows students multiple and comparison and contrasting of historical phenomena. The subject matter of the course 521 Western Civilization (Academic) perspectives to better interpret the past. The course will investigate five specific themes: -en is drawn from the following topics: political In this course, the student will continue the vironment, culture, state-building, economic institutions and behavior, public policy, social study of Western civilizations begun in their systems, and social structures. These themes developments, economic developments, cul- freshman year. Students will study the Renais- allow students to track historical change and tural and intellectual developments, diploma- sance, Reformation, Age of Religious Wars, continuity within and across six periods of cy and international relations. 11 2019-2020 Course Guide Juan Diego Catholic High School Senior 543AP AP Gov/Politics: US is feasible, students will concentrate on the (Advanced Placement) $$ events in which they plan to compete during 541 United States Government Prerequisite: Departmental approval. the school year. Students and parents are required to sign an expectation contract. There is a fee for 571AP AP Art History (Advanced the required end-of-year AP exam. College credit This course will focus on the development and Placement) $$ may be earned with an appropriate score on the Prerequisite: Departmental approval, Students function of the United States government. The exam. Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches will be required to purchase textbooks. Students This course is the study of federal, state and and parents are required to sign an expectation of government will be studied in great detail. local governments designed to give a critical contract. There is a fee for the required end-of- Current events and politics will be applied to perspective on government and politics in the year AP exam. College credit may be earned with the curriculum throughout the semester. In United States. We will study general concepts an appropriate score on the exam. addition, students will study the rights and and analyze specific case studies that help in- This course is designed to provide students responsibilities of citizenship. terpret government and politics. Students will with a college level introduction to the glob- become familiar with the various institutions, al history of fine arts, with a focus on art’s 541C United States Government and groups, beliefs and ideas that comprise the personal, social and cultural meaning and on Politics (Concurrent) $$ American political reality. Students enrolled in cross-cultural exchanges that have enriched Prerequisite: Departmental approval. this class are required to enroll in the spring the artistic tradition. The course will provide Fees: Students pay for textbooks and semester AP Comparative Government and students with knowledge and understanding the concurrent college tuition fee. They must also of architecture, sculpture, painting, and other pay a one-time fee for enrolling in Utah Valley Politics. University, which awards the college credits. art forms from diverse historical and geo- Finally, students will be required to purchase a 545AP AP Comparative Govern- graphic contexts. Students will learn to look subscription to Newsweek at the classroom rate. ment/Politics (Advanced Placement) at art critically, identifying not only how artists This course will cover the Constitution, civil $$ employ different styles and techniques but liberties and civil rights, the three branches of Prerequisite: Departmental approval. also how art embodies and supports different government, and the role that political parties, Students and parents are required to religious traditions, upholds or challenges interest groups and ideology play in shaping sign an expectation contract. There is a fee for political authorities, and reflects changing governmental roles and policies. Students the required end-of-year AP exam. College credit views of nature and human space. The course will also discuss how these broader principles may be earned with an appropriate score on the culminates with students taking the AP Art exam. play out in current policy disputes. In addition History exam in May. Freshmen may use this This course is a college freshman survey to completing the textbook and non-text- full year course to meet their semester geog- course that provides students a conceptual book readings, students will be required to raphy requirement for graduation. knowledge of global studies by evaluating six write three substantial essays and a short world political systems: Great Britain, Russia, research paper. If they successfully complete 581 Psychology China, Mexico, Iran and Nigeria. Students will this course, they will earn three credits trans- (Semester course, open to Juniors and Seniors) explore the vast diversity of political struc- ferable to any Utah college or university and This course will provide students with com- tures and practices, and how these various many universities around the country. prehensive introduction to the field of psy- societies fit into the global realm. Students chology. The course introduces students to enrolled in this class are required to enroll in 5422 Personal Finance the study of the individual. It emphasizes the the fall semester AP Gov/Politics: US. manner in which the individual can apply var- This course is designed to provide ious psychological theories and concepts to students with basic knowledge (and better understand self, personal motives, and some in-depth information) of the econom- Social Studies Electives relationships with other people. ics systems at work in the U.S. This class will focus primarily upon personal finance issues 550 Introduction to Speech and De- to demonstrate economic processes at work. bate $$ 583AP AP Psychology (Advanced Topics covered are basic laws of economics, All students will be required to pay Placement) $$ the stock market, retirement planning, tax- the $80 debate team fee. (Open to Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors) Prerequisite: Departmental Approval, Students ation, credit/credit cards, checking/checking Above all, students will learn how to research, write and argue a debate case. The semester will be required to purchase their textbook. accounts, budgeting and saving accounts. Students and parents are required to sign an ex- will be largely devoted to introductory debate; pectation contract. There is a fee for the required 542C Economics (Concurrent) $$ however students will be introduced to other end-of-year AP exam. College credit may be Prerequisite: Departmental approval. competitive speech events, including student earned with an appropriate score on the exam. Fees: Students pay for textbooks and congress, extemporaneous speaking, and This year-long course is intended to introduce the concurrent college tuition fee. They must also oratory. All students will be expected to par- students to the systematic and scientific study pay a one-time fee of $35 for enrolling. ticipate in at least two competitive speech and of behavior and mental processes and stu- This course covers the basic concepts of mi- debate tournaments (as novices.) dents will increase their understanding of psy- croeconomics and macroeconomics: supply chology, its methods, theory and research. AP and demand, pricing and production deci- 551 Competitive Speech and Debate Psychology is a survey course, so students will sions, labor economics, government interven- $$ or focus on bits of information from many differ- tion, the business cycle, and money and bank- ent areas in psychology. Primarily, the course ing. Although the course does not involve any All students will be required to pay the $80 de- will explore the psychological facts, principles math beyond Algebra I, students should be bate team fee. and phenomena associated with each of the reasonably comfortable with such mathemati- This course is designed for students who have major subfields of psychology (consciousness, cal concepts as interpreting coordinate graphs already had some experience with compet- learning, personality, cognition, etc.). Summer and calculating percent change. In addition to itivespeech and debate and hope to hone the required college coursework, students will their skills. Much of the class will be devoted work is required. be introduced to the basic elements of per- to researching and writing debate cases and sonal finance. to conducting practice debates. As much as 12 2019-2020 Course Guide Juan Diego Catholic High School 600 World Languages ent perfect, progressive verb tenses, direct in this class through UVU will earn 4 college In order to satisfy the JDCHS World Lan- and indirect object pronouns, comparisons, credits. There is a $35 admission fee to UVU, a guage requirement for graduation, a the imperative, and the present subjunctive. $5 participation fee and $5 per credit hour fee student must successfully complete two Activities may include dialogues, readings, ($20). The concurrent enrollment option also different levels (year-long courses) of the journal entries, audio activities, questions, ex- requires parental permission to enroll at UVU. same world language. ercises, projects, tests, games, music, dance, movies, food, oral presentations, and cultural 642AP AP Spanish (Advanced Place- 612 Spanish I celebrations. ment) $$ Students will begin their exploration of Prerequisite: Departmental approval, Students Spanish through speaking, reading, writing, 624 Spanish for Native Speakers will be required to purchase textbooks. Students listening, and the study of culture. Themes Prerequisite: Personal interview with Sr. Galvez. and parents are required to sign an expectation typically include greetings, numbers, time, The Spanish for Native Speakers class is contract. There is a fee for the required end-of- dates, weather, school, family, sports, food, designed for students who speak Spanish as year AP exam. College credit may be earned with an appropriate score on the exam. health, and travel, as well as culture of Latin their first language and wish to improve their American countries. Grammatical concepts literacy skills in Spanish. The class will enable Students will explore previously acquired may include nouns, adjectives, present tense students to develop, maintain, and enhance terminology and grammatical concepts, while of common regular verbs, present tense of proficiency in Spanish by providing them the continuing their advancement in the intri- common stem-changing verbs, present tense opportunity to listen, speak, read, and write in cacies of the language through exposure to of common irregular verbs, preterite tense of a variety of contexts for a variety of audiences literature, history, art, and music. Activities common regular and irregular verbs. Activities including the family, school, and the other may include dialogues, readings, questions, may include dialogues, readings, questions, Spanish speaking countries. The course will exercises, projects, tests and oral presenta- exercises, projects, tests, and oral presenta- allow students to explore the nature of their tions. Students will prepare for the AP Spanish tions. own Spanish dialect as well as standard Span- language exam. ish and the variations in culture and language 611 French I 622 Spanish II throughout the Spanish speaking world. Prerequisite: Passing grade in Spanish I or equiv- This course will count as part of the 2 credit This is a one-year course devoted to the in- alent high school program. Freshmen can enroll foreign language requirement for graduation. troduction and study of the French language with a passing grade (75% minimum) on the This class is strongly recommended for those and culture. Students will learn basic conver- qualifying exam. sational and listening skills in French, as well Students will continue their exploration of students who speak the Spanish language at home. as be introduced to foundational grammar, Spanish through speaking, reading, writing, build a basic vocabulary and gain familiarity listening and the study of culture. Themes with reading, writing and speaking in French. include sports and health, clothing and shop- 632 Spanish III Prerequisite: Qualifying exam for native speakers Upon completion of this course, students will ping, travel and vacation activities, food and and students who wish to challenge this course. be able to engage in basic conversations in cooking, legends and stories, family relation- A minimum grade of 80% is required on the French regarding introductions, dates, time, ships and talking about the environment. exam. weather, eating, school, their families, simple Grammatical concepts may include reflexive Students will continue their exploration of biographical information and health; count verbs, the present tense, the past tense (pret- Spanish through speaking, reading, writing, easily from 0-100 using ordinal numbers erite and imperfect), possessives, the future listening and the study of culture. Previously and show proficiency in cardinal numbers 1 tense, progressive tenses, direct and indirect acquired grammatical structures and termi- through 20; conjugate regular present tense object pronouns, and comparisons. Activities nology will be reviewed and reinforced. Read- verbs and most common present tense irreg- may include dialogues, journal entries, au- ings on various topics (art, television, com- ular verbs; be familiar with the use and con- dio activities, readings, questions, exercises, munication, violence control, voluntary work, jugation of the near future tense and simple projects, tests, music, games, movies, cultural etc) will comprise units designed to increase past tense verbs; and will begin developing celebrations, and oral presentations. proficiency in the language, and provide a cul- critical thinking, reading and writing skills in tural insight. A major emphasis will be placed French. 622H Spanish II (Honors) on speaking in Spanish. Activities may include: Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Freshmen dialogues, readings, questions, exercises, proj- 621 French II can enroll with a passing grade (85% minimum) ects, tests, and oral presentations. Prerequisite: Passing grade in French I or equiv- on the qualifying exam. An ability to work at a alent high school program. Freshmen can enroll faster pace, as well as coursework and reading with a passing grade (75% minimum) on the are typically required for this course. This course 642C Spanish IV (Concurrent) $$ Prerequisite: completion of Spanish 3 and/or qualifying exam. is designed for those students who are able to Students will continue their exploration of progress more rapidly. departmental approval. This course offers the student an opportunity French through speaking, reading, writing, Students will continue their exploration of listening, and the study of culture. Themes Spanish through speaking, reading, writing, to continue developing their ability to speak, read and write in Spanish while earning col- typically include religion, friends, family, lei- listening, and the study of culture. Themes sure activities, celebrations, food and cooking, include sports and health, clothing and lege credit. Previously acquired terminology and grammatical concepts will be reinforced school, technology, daily routine, childhood shopping, travel and vacation activities, food activities, country life, camping, nature, and and cooking, legends and stories, family through exposure to literature, history, poli- tics, film and music. Activities will include con- health, as well as Francophone cultures relationships and talking about the environ- around the world. Grammatical concepts may ment. Grammatical concepts may include the versation and discussions in Spanish, authen- tic reading materials, projects, current events, include revision of grammatical structures, present tense, reflexive verbs, the past tense use of object pronouns, negations, compari- (preterite and imperfect), the future, the pres- and assessments. Each student that enrolls 13 2019-2020 Course Guide Juan Diego Catholic High School sons, superlative, reflexive and non-reflexive their proficiency in each of the three modes verbs in various tenses including the present, in the Intermediate to Pre-Advanced range as present perfect, imperfect, future, conditional described in the ACTFL Performance Guide- and subjunctive tenses. Activities may include lines for K–12 Learners. The AP French Lan- dialogues, readings, questions, exercises, proj- guage and Culture course takes a holistic ap- ects, tests and oral presentations. Students proach to language proficiency and recognizes must bring to class their own electronic device the complex interrelatedness of comprehen- that supports Flash in order to access the on- sion and comprehensibility, vocabulary usage, line French course Bien dit!. It is required that language control, communication strategies, many homework assignments be submitted and cultural awareness. Students should learn online. Therefore, reliable internet access at language structures in context and use them home is imperative. to convey meaning. This course strives to pro- mote both fluency and accuracy in language 631 French III use and not to overemphasize grammatical This is a one-year course that will prepare accuracy at the expense of communication. In students for AP French Language and Culture. order to best facilitate the study of language It will use an AP College Board approved text and culture, the course is taught in the target and syllabus and follow a rigorous course of language. instruction devoted to the review and contin- ® ued in-depth study of the French language and culture. Students will continue to learn and practice more complex conversational and listening skills in French, as well as review and practice more advanced grammar, build a larger French vocabulary and practice and Academy of Fine Arts reinforce their skills in reading, writing and speaking French. Upon completion of this Juan Diego students may obtain a special Academy of Fine Arts designation on their student course, students will be able to: understand transcripts. The Academy of Fine Arts provides four areas of focus: Music, Visual Art, Dance, and and engage in more complex conversations in Theatre. Each student will be assigned a mentor, based on their area of focus, to guide them French regarding traveling, French books and through the process of completion. Students may enter the Academy of Fine Arts in either their magazines, French customs, culture in various freshman or sophomore year, and complete the following requirements to receive the Academy French-speaking countries and French histo- of Fine Arts designation: ry; be familiar with the use and conjugation of the future tense verbs; review conjugation • Coursework: Students will complete one of three Fine Arts AP Courses (AP Music of regular and irregular present/past tense verbs; be familiar with the use and conjuga- Theory, AP Art History, AP Studio Art) and 2 or more years of advanced fine arts classes or tion of subjunctive, conditional, and literary ensembles to be selected from the following: Advanced Art, Advanced Ceramics, Sculpture, tenses of regular and irregular verbs; be com- Advanced Dance, Dance Company, Advanced Theatre, Wind Symphony, Advanced Percus- fortable using more questions and idiomatic sion, Orchestra, and Concert Choir. Students will also complete courses of study for each expressions; and practice using critical think- specific area of focus. ing, reading and writing skills in French. • Extracurricular Participation: Students will complete the equivalent of three years 641 French IV of active participation in Fine Arts extracurricular activities. These activities may include Prerequisite: Departmental approval theatre productions, art shows, dance concerts, and musical performances. Students will reinforce and explore previ- ously acquired terminology and grammatical concepts, while continuing their advancement • Participation in an accredited Fine Arts Festival: Students will qualify for and in the intricacies of the language, through participate in one or more of the following as directed by the department mentor: Region/ exposure to literature, history, art and music. State solo and ensemble, All-state Band/Orchestra/Choir, Region/State Theatre, Utah Shake- Activities may include dialogues, readings, speare Competition, University Dance Workshop, All-state Art Show. questions, exercises, projects, tests and oral presentations. • Service: As a part of their required JDCHS service hours, the student will perform ser- vice related to the arts including but not limited to: tutoring, solo performance, and vol- 643AP AP French Language and Cul- unteer work within the community. All service work must be approved by the department ture (Advanced Placement) $$ mentor. Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Students and parents are required to sign an expectation • Academy of Fine Arts Final Project: Students will prepare and create a cumula- contract. There is a fee for the required end-of- year AP exam. College credit may be earned with tive final project in coordination with their department mentor. As outlined by their mentor an appropriate score on the exam. the project could include one of the following: solo music recital, dance recital/choreogra- This one year course will emphasize the three phy, character thesis role, theatre technical design, student-directed one-act, or art show. modes of communication (Interpersonal, Each final project will be supported by in-depth research to be presented to a committee. Interpretive, and Presentational) defined in the Standards for Foreign Language Learning Students wishing to receive Academy of Fine Arts designation on their transcripts must in the 21st Century. This course will provide obtain faculty signatures for all of the above requirements by the end of the fall semester students with opportunities to demonstrate of their senior year. 14 2019-2020 Course Guide Juan Diego Catholic High School 700 Physical Education The following courses fulfill one semester 771 Weight Training I/II (Coed) of the physical education requirement. All This is a beginning course for students who students are required to take one semes- want to be involved in a strength-training pro- ter of Health. All students must complete gram. Students will be taught the fundamen- one and a half years of physical education. tals of how to lift weights, as well as proper Some courses in this discipline may be a techniques that are used in each lift with a “blended” course that combines online focus on our core lifts. This class is a prerequi- activities, provided by our Moodle virtu- site for any student wanting to advance into al classroom servers and weekly teacher Weight Training III/IV. directed classroom instruction. Blend- ed online course offerings are taught in 772 Weight Training III/IV (Coed) conjunction with the State Online Program Prerequisites: Must be approved by Mr. Gee. and the Canyons School District. There are This course is a continuation of the strength no fees for this course. programs offered in previous courses. The emphasis will be on increased muscular Freshmen strength and endurance while preparing the athlete for athletic competition. Students who 721 Physical Education (Co-Ed) have at least one year of experience in the (Semester course, only offered as a summer entry-level program or have departmental online course) approval will be welcome in this class. This For a listing of all Soaring Eagle This course focuses on the fundamental com- program is geared toward the student-athlete ponents and principles of fitness. The course who wants to improve strength through a sports and coaches please visit examines safety guidelines, proper technique, higher level of intensity. and exercise principles such as the FITT. Stu- www.jdchs.org dents will assess their current level of fitness in relation to the five components of physical 773 Girls Fitness and Strength fitness: flexibility, cardiovascular health, mus- Training cular strength, muscular endurance, and body This course builds upon the strength pro- composition. Students will also learn strate- grams offered previously. The emphasis is on gies to help them begin, design, and maintain increased muscular strength and endurance, an exercise program to keep them fit for life. preparing the athlete for competition. This program is geared toward the student-athlete 733 Health who wants to improve strength through a (Semester course, required course for all Fresh- higher level of intensity. men) This course is designed to develop intelligent, 7752 Advanced Weights self-directed behaviors that lead to good Prerequisite: Must have taken at least Weights I/II personal health through the study of physical, and Instructor approval. mental, social, spiritual and emotional aspects This course is a continuation of the strength of health. Students will learn healthy attitudes programs offered in previous courses. The and behaviors, esteem, communication, pre- emphasis will be on increased muscular ventative measures in disease, body systems, strength and endurance for serious compet- substance abuse, exercise and nutrition. itors. Students who have at least one year of experience in the entry-level program or have departmental approval will be welcome in Physical Education this class. This program is geared toward the serious student-athlete who wants to improve Electives strength through a higher level of intensity. The following courses may be taken for either a semester or a full year. Sports Participation Credit Statement 731 Lifetime Sports & Fitness (Co-ed) In accordance with the Utah State Secondary This physical education course is designed School Core Curriculum, students may be to introduce the students to the four funda- granted a one-time maximum 0.5 PE credit mental concepts of physical fitness: muscular for “Individualized Lifetime Activity” in lieu of strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and a semester of PE. Students who participate in cardiovascular fitness. Students will be intro- 2 full seasons of one or more sports may re- duced to lifetime sports and the rules associ- ceive a 0.5 credit. Approval must be obtained ated with those sports. Students will benefit from the Athletic Director. from lifetime fitness by learning about the importance of leading a fit life.

15 2019-2020 Course Guide Juan Diego Catholic High School 800 Fine Arts All students must complete one year of a performing ensemble that participates in four part harmony, and dictate moderate- fine arts. concerts and festivals throughout the year ly-easy full length songs. and focuses on all areas of concert and world percussion. This is a year long course. 8600 String Orchestra Music (Open to all students, with instructor approval) 8500 Wind Symphony 857 Beginning Acoustic Guitar During the school year, students will study (Open to all students, with instructor approval) This one year course is designed for students and perform a variety of musical styles The band performs at concerts, festivals, with no previous guitar experience. A brief ranging from Baroque Chamber Music to school events, and public performances which history of the guitar along with a study of its Celtic jigs. Students will learn how to create could occur after school hours. Students learn respective musical styles/genres including music both as an ensemble and as a soloist. to play in group settings and develop skills for classical, blues, jazz, rock, and pop music will These skills will be implemented at the Large blending, creativity, and balance while per- be covered. Areas of concentration include: Orchestra Festival and the Solo & Ensemble forming a variety of musical styles. correct posture, note reading, aural skills, Festival which takes place during the second flat-picking, self-accompanied singing, rhyth- semester. The orchestra is a contributor to 8511 Marching Band $$ mic patterns, chord study, and finger-picking the Juan Diego community and will perform for school and community related events both This course is designed to give styles. students the opportunity to par- during the day, and in the evening. ticipate in a corps style marching band. The 8570 Advanced Percussion marching band consists of the following Prerequisite: Director approval 862 Concert Choir sections: Drum Majors, Horn Line, Drum- The Advanced Percussion Ensemble is the Concert Choir is a non-auditioned ensemble line, Front Ensemble, and Color Guard. The premier percussion group at Juan Diego Cath- that prides itself in a variety of styles: Classi- marching band is a fun, exciting, high-profile, olic High School and focuses on performing cal choral literature, modern day Pop tunes, competitive group with an extensive rehearsal world and concert percussion music at a high gospel, and worldly folk tunes. This ensemble and performance schedule. We perform at level of proficiency. Emphasis is placed on performs regularly in public, often occurring all home football games, parades, and a few reading and performing all types of literature after school hours, and frequently at school competitions. This class is open to all students and all instruments and styles of percussion. liturgies. Students will learn how to sing har- grade 9-12, pending audition or instructor This group performs and competes in region mony by developing their aural skills. They will approval. Rehearsals and competitions will and state festivals as a percussion ensemble also practice performance skills including tone take place outside of the school day. This is a as well as a part of the concert band. production, note and rhythm reading, into- 0 (PM) hour course. Juniors and Seniors may nation, harmonic movement, music history, earn .5 PE credits by participating in two full 8591 Music Appreciation sound balance, and presentation. semesters. (Semester course, open to all students) This one-semester course is for the student 858-AP AP Music Theory (Advanced 853 Jazz Band who does not necessarily read music or play Placement) $$ (Open to all students with Director approval and an instrument, but would like to learn more Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Students audition) about the music they listen to and about mu- and parents are required to sign an expectation contract. There is a fee for the required end-of- This is an advanced music ensemble open to sic they have never heard before. Emphasis is on learning to listen to music and the role year AP exam. College credit may be earned with auditioned students on rhythm section (piano, an appropriate score on the exam. music plays in history and culture. How music bass, percussion and guitar) and wind (wood- AP Music Theory is designed to prepare is made, its development, and technology wind and brass) instruments. Students will students for passing the Advanced Placement and music will also be covered using several study various jazz forms such as swing, Latin Music test. Emphasis is placed on integrating hands-on activities. and rock. This ensemble requires musicians course work with ensemble classes to help to already have an intermediate degree of 8611 Songwriting I students better understand and appreciate proficiency in reading rhythms, producing the music they learn. Coursework will em- Completion of this course makes good tone and maintaining fundamental phasize, but is not limited to, written music musicianship. Students will perform outside one eligible for Songwriting II. Song- writing I is a non-performance music class theory, listening skills, music dictation, sight of school hours at concerts, jazz festivals singing, and music history. Students will also and other community events throughout the that requires no prior knowledge concerning anything musical. Our goal is to understand compose short pieces of music as well as ana- year. All woodwind and brass players must be lyze the music of great composers. concurrently enrolled in the Wind Symphony the basics of how the musical side of songs while rhythm section players must be enrolled are composed. By the end of this class, students will be able to write a simple and 8670 Steel Band in the Percussion Class. The ensemble meets (Open to all students with instructor in the morning during 0 period at 7:00 a.m. original full-length song. approval) The JDCHS Steel Band is a performing en- 856 Beginning/Inter. Percussion 8612 Songwriting II semble that focuses on creating, serving, and (Open to all students, with instructor approval) Prerequisite: Songwriting I and depart- working together to uplift both our audiences mental approval This course serves as a prerequisite and each other. Students learn to play one of Completion of this course makes one eligible to the advanced percussion ensem- the several different steel drums for the year. for study in AP Music Theory. Songwriting II ble but it is also available to any students who The music learned ranges from traditional focuses on longer and more complex song are interested in learning percussion for the Calypso and Soca music to Reggae, Rock, forms. Focuses include dictation, chord analy- first time. The purpose is to provide students and even Classical. This group participates sis, and composition. By course end, students with a well rounded view of percussion as in concerts throughout the year as well as will be able to finish musical phrases, arrange both performers and as an audience. It is community events. Every February, Juan Diego 16 2019-2020 Course Guide Juan Diego Catholic High School also hosts the Utah State Steel Drum Festival, 873 Ballroom Dance at which the group plays a central role. While (Semester or full year course, open to all stu- Theater Arts no steel drum experience is necessary, some dents) musical experience is preferred. The ensem- This course is open to young men and wom- 886 Technical Theater en who would like to experience dance on a (Semester or full year course, open to all stu- ble meets in the morning during 0 period at dents) 7:00 a.m., every other day. more casual level and improve physical coor- Prerequisite: Departmental approval. dination. Students will learn various Ballroom This course provides students with hands-on Dance and Latin partner dances such as the swing, practical backstage experience of the com- waltz, samba, foxtrot, tango, and cha cha cha. plex workings of a theatre production. Basic No previous dance experience is required. learning of the essentials of theatre: sound, Dance classes may fulfill a PE or Fine Arts This fun, energetic, and unique course is a Requirements, but not both. lighting, stage managing, and scenery con- wonderful way to meet fellow students in a struction. Students must be willing to work 871 Beginning Dance relaxed environment. Students enrolled in the after school and some weekends depending (Semester or full year course, open to all stu- Fall semester will have a performance oppor- on the production schedule. dents) tunity at the end of the semester. Students Welcome to the world of movement and cre- enrolled in the Spring semester will perform 8861 Advanced Technical Theatre ative expression. This course is for students in the Spring Dance Department Concert in Prerequisite: Technical Theatre and instructor who have had none to very little dance expe- April. approval rience. The goal of this course is to provide This course is a continuation of Juan Diego’s students with fundamental instruction in 874 Dance Company Technical Theatre course. It is for students dance technique, composition, and criticism. (Open to all students) who have had prior technical theatre train- Prerequisite: Formal audition in the ing. Students in this course will make up Juan In order to accomplish this, different forms previous spring. Diego’s Stage Crew. This group will be respon- of dance will be studied. Students will learn Dance Company is Juan Diego’s fine arts sible for the running of all stage activities in the basic technique for ballet, jazz, hip hop, performing dance group. Dance Company the auditorium and Little Theatre. At times and modern dance. Students will develop members need to be proficient in jazz, ballet, an after school time commitment is required. their creative abilities through improvisation, contemporary, hip hop, and modern dance. Course may be repeated. choreography, and small and large group Students dancing ability must be at the high- compositional studies. Beginning dancers est level because of the complex material that will perform in the Spring Dance Department is developed in class. Dance Company stu- 887 Beginning Drama (Semester or full year course) Concert in April. dents are required to choreograph numerous This course will help the student develop an pieces, perform at school activities, attend appreciation and broad understanding for 872 Intermediate Dance outside rehearsals, and participate in a com- (Open to all students) the theatre and the art of acting. Students will munity project. Company members are also Prerequisite: Departmental approval learn basic acting skills through class partici- required to attend a three day summer dance This course provides further instruction in pation in monologue work, scene work, and camp. The aspects of performance quality, dance technique, composition, and criticism improvisations. Students will learn basic the- choreography, and creative expression are at an intermediate level. Previous dance ex- atre terms and history. Students learn respect continually stressed in this class. Dance Com- perience is required for this course. Students for fellow students in the development of pany performs in the Dance Company Concert will continue learning ballet, jazz, hip hop, their creative potential. Some written assign- in late April. and modern dance technique. Students will ments and theatre attendance required. increase their knowledge of body alignment, spinal articulation, and choreographic skills. Students will develop their creative abilities through improvisation, choreography, and small and large group compositional stud- ies. Intermediate dancers will perform in the Spring Dance Department Concert in April. 876 Advanced Dance (Open to all students) Prerequisite: Departmental approval This course is designed to refine the dancers movement and performance technique to its ultimate level. Several years of previous dance experience is required for this course. Stu- dents will increase their knowledge in ballet, jazz, hip hop, and modern dance technique. Students will be challenged to master increas- ingly complex material that builds under- standing and facility with rhythmic phrasing, qualitative expression, spatial clarity, and body connectivity. Students will work in small and large groups to develop their choreo- graphic skills. Intermediate dancers will per- form in the Spring Dance Department Concert Interested in the Academy of Fine Arts? in April. Learn more about the requirements on page 14 17 2019-2020 Course Guide Juan Diego Catholic High School 8883 Advanced Drama 8950 Art Foundations II $$ 896 Advanced Ceramics $$ (Semester or full year course) Prerequisite: Art Foundation I or Prerequisites: Intermediate Ceramics and de- Prerequisite: Departmental approval departmental approval, $25 fee per semester. partmental approval, $30 fee per semester plus This course builds upon the skills and tech- Students willprovide their own materials. cost of clay. niques developed in beginning drama through This course is meant for students with a This course includes the use of mixed media focused approaches to character creation and demonstrated commitment to the field of art. with intense emphasis on sculptural work, acting styles across diverse theatrical forms. Observational drawing skills are the starting and experimentation with glazing. We will also Students learn to enhance actor’s skills such point toward more studio art techniques, explore carving, casting, mold making and as: concentration, focus, observation, relax- including painting and printmaking. Painting foundry study. ation, ensemble work, and physical and vocal includes both acrylics and watercolor. Print- awareness. Students may participate in region making includes silkscreening, mono-print and state competitions. Some written assign- and block relief printing. ments and theatre attendance required. Stu- dents must be willing to work after school and some weekends depending on the production schedule. Visual Arts 8910 Art Foundations I $$ (Full year or semester course) No prior art expe- rience necessary, $20 fee per semester In this course visual art is introduced to include basic concepts of drawing and illustra- tion. This is a practical introduction to drawing that is basic to most art courses. Techniques will be concerned with primary drawing media from pencils through pastels. This course em- 897 Advanced Art $$ phasizes practical use of value, form, line, and Prerequisites: Art Foundations II and departmen- texture. Much of the work produced will be tal approval, $25 fee per semester. Students will provide their own materials. based on traditional Catholic art, still life and the human body - including the art found on This course explores advanced techniques in the Skaggs Catholic Center Campus. Students painting and drawing. Drawing media ex- should expect homework assignments, quiz- plored; color, ink, wood cut. Painting media zes, final term papers, and exams. include watercolor, acrylics, and oil painting. 892 Ceramics $$ 898AP AP Studio Art: 2-D Design (Ad- (Full year or semester course) vanced Placement) $$ No prior art experience necessary, $25 fee per Prerequisites: Art Foundations II and approval of the teacher. An art supply fee of $25 per se- semester. 8955 Painting $$ This course is an introduction to ceramics mester is required. Students and parents are (Open to all students) required to sign an expectation contract. There that will explore the creation of 3D forms and Painting is a visual art course where stu- is a fee for the required end-of-year AP exam. pottery from clay. Projects will emphasize dents will explore and experience a variety College credit may be earned with an appropri- critical thinking and introduce students to the of painting techniques, media, and historical ate score on the exam. elements and principles of art as they relate approaches to art. Painting is a problem-solv- The AP Studio Art portfolios are designed for to three dimensional design concepts. This ing course dealing with form, color, line, and students who are seriously interested in the course will develop art related technology texture (figurative and abstract). Through the practical experience of art. AP Studio Art is not skill, art criticism, art history, and aesthet- use of the world outside the classroom, mod- based on a written exam; instead, students ics. Course will focus on ceramics as form of els, drawings, photographs, and imagination, submit portfolios for evaluation at the end of expression that can be both functional and students interpret and express the painter’s the school year. The AP Studio Art Program sculptural. world in a variety of materials including acrylic consists of three portfolios—2-D Design, 3-D and tempera paint, watercolor, ink, paper and Design (not currently offered at JDCHS), and 894 Intermediate Ceramics $$ canvas, as well as a variety of experimental Drawing (not currently offered at JDCHS)—cor- Prerequisites: 892 Ceramics and Departmental media. This course will provide a foundation responding to the most common college foun- approval, $30 fee per year plus the cost of clay. in visual arts concepts with an emphasis on dation courses. This portfolio is intended to This course is a continuation of wheel thrown cultivation of creativity and the art-making address two-dimensional (2-D) design issues. pottery with a greater emphasis on studio process and self-discovery; developing the Design involves purposeful decision making production, and skill set. Projects will empha- student’s individual and unique artistic voice; about how to use the elements and principles size combining wheel thrown methods and and the elements of art and principles of de- of art in an integrative way. For this portfolio, hand building technique to create truly spec- sign. This course provides an introduction to students are asked to demonstrate mastery of tacular works of art. Students will also explore mural painting. Topics that will be discussed 2-D design through any two-dimensional me- mixed media, slip casting, mold making, and include: dealing with the public and clients, dium or process, including, but not limited to, glaze experimentation. Students will also be the concept of durability versus mural art as graphic design, digital imaging, photography, encouraged to produce, market, and sell their a temporary commodity, and the implications collage, fabric design, weaving, illustration, works of art to raise money for charity. This of a large image in a public place. painting, and printmaking. Video clips, DVDs, course may also include studio production, art CDs, and three-dimensional works may not be history, and guest artist currently working in submitted. the field of ceramics. 18 2019-2020 Course Guide Juan Diego Catholic High School 900 Technology & TV Production

network topologies, network cabling, serv- er based networks, client server networks, routers, and both standard and POE switches. Network operating systems will be evaluated in relation to the software and peripherals that transfer information from one computer to another. Emphasis will be placed on both the TCP/IP models as well as multiple proto- cols for subnetting larger networks. 9623 Robotics (Open to all students. This is a 0 hour after school course) Prerequisite: Computer Basics or Departmental approval. This course uses a lab-based approach to in- troduce basic robotics concepts. The class will work as a team to design fabricate and test- drive a one-of-a- kind fully functional robot which will be entered into the annual Utah Re- gional FIRST Robotics Competition held each March at the Maverick Center. This competi- tion is comprised of over 40 robotics teams All students are required to complete a semes- with about two-thirds of the teams from Utah ter of Computer Science. Students may take modeling using Maya and After Effects soft- high school and one-third of the teams from any of the higher level courses to complete this ware. Students will create a comprehensive various western states high schools. This requirement. professional level digital portfolio. course provided opportunity to participate in one of the most prestigious STEM Technology 9510 Computer Basics and Emerging competitions held in the United States. Technology Technologies 9492 Digital Media and Video Game (Open to all students) 9610AP AP Computer Science A This course is an introduction to the histo- (Advanced Placement) $$ Design ry, development, and future applications of (Open to Juniors and Seniors) Prerequisite: (Semester course, open to all students) digital computers. Students create multimedia Network Essentials or departmental approval. This course covers topics that utilize contem- presentations, work with a variety of commer- Students and parents are required to sign an ex- porary methods for digitally designing multi- cial applications, design web pages, create pectation contract. There is a fee for the required media, video games and simulations. Students graphical computer programs, gain Internet end-of-year AP exam. College credit may be will learn how to research, conceptualize and research skills, and acquire conceptual under- earned with an appropriate score on the exam. create multimedia design and prepare it for standing of computer hardware and Internet This Java-based course covers the fundamen- various end products including print, web and architecture. tals of computer science taught in the first-se- video game production. Various design soft- mester introductory college course. Students ware such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign 952 Computer Website Design will learn to design, write, analyze, and and GameSalad will be utilized. Students will (Open to all students) document programs and subprograms. The have the opportunity to apply and demon- This intermediate course details mandatory AP Exam in May will emphasize strate proficiency in concepts learned in class the fundamentals of web design, photo programming in Java, programming method- by engaging in projects and activities assigned manipulation and image compression tech- ology (including recursion), and procedural to give them experience in using various niques. Students will learn to hand tag using abstraction. It also includes algorithms, data forms of media with emphasis on the design Hypertext Markup Language prior to the use structures, and data abstraction. and creation of video games and simulations. of Dreamweaver editing software. Students design and prepare multiple section websites 9495 Advanced Digital Multimedia incorporating image maps, cascading style Photography Prerequisite: Digital Media and Video Game Design or departmental approval sheets and JavaScript. Students will produce websites containing textual, graphic, audio 8994 Digital Photography $$ This course is designed to allow students to (Semester course, open to all students) develop proficiency in the areas of 2D and 3D and video components. Students will prepare website based reports and presentations. Students will learn and explore the theo- computer graphics, animation, digital video ry, practice, and aesthetics of shooting and game production and digital audio creation. printing digital photographic materials. Using This course also deals with visual and con- 9530 Network Essentials (Open to Juniors and Seniors) Prerequisite: digital media and new technology as a means ceptual skills needed to produce effective Computer Basics and Emerging Technologies, OR for creative expression and investigation in images, and to develop effective presentation Website Design, OR Advanced Digital Media and photography will also be a main concern in skills. Content will include the creation of 2D Video Game Design or Departmental approval. this course. This course covers the fundamen- animations using Photoshop and Illustrator The course investigates the models that are tals of digital photography and photo editing. software, custom audio tracks using Garage- appropriate for various educational and Students will learn how to take better, more Band and digital editing using iMovie editing business environments. Topics covered will creative photographs regardless of the equip- software. The course will also introduce 3D include: network, network operating systems, ment available to them. 19 2019-2020 Course Guide Juan Diego Catholic High School tests or quizzes and otherwise continue their to align schedules with the teacher at the Television academic progress toward graduation. Stu- beginning of the new semester. TA’s may be dents must have counselor approval to take assigned to another teacher depending on 962 Television Production I this elective. It will be scheduled into the teacher needs. Only one TA period per semes- 9630 Television Production II student’s open period and is graded pass/fail. ter is allowed. Students will need to choose 9631 Television Production III Students cannot have both a TA period and a between TA and Learning Center - both may 9632 Television Production IV Learning Center period. not be scheduled in the same semester for an individual student. Open to all students, Computer Science credit 0221 College Success Prep Prerequisite: Intro to Journalism and instructor (This is a SENIOR ONLY elective) 0223 Teacher Intern (TI) approval This course is designed to provide senior (Full year or semester course, SENIOR ONLY) Television Production is responsible for pro- students an opportunity to learn practical Prerequisite: REQUIRED applications may be ob- ducing content for Speaking Eagle TV (vimeo. academic and life skills that will prepare them tained in the Spring of the student’s Junior year. com/speakingeagletv), Juan Diego’s student for college and life as an adult. Upon success- Limited in placement. broadcast publication. The publication will be ful completion of this course, students will be Senior students must have a specific interest broadcast to the student body on a regular able to: Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and in pursuing education in college and a career basis, and also on the internet for wider dis- strategies related to studying, organizational in teaching. Teacher Intern provides a se- play. The aims of Speaking Eagle TV are both skills, and stress management. Demonstrate nior student with the opportunity to observe sound journalism and entertainment. In the the ability to find academic, mental and emo- elementary, middle or high school classroom class, students will film, interview, edit, and tional health resources on college campuses. instruction and the opportunity to assist an revise content to produce content worthy of Understand how to work through conflict experienced teacher. Interns must have prior sharing with the entire student body. Stu- with peers, supervisors, and professors. Apply approval from both the JDCHS and SJB Ad- dents will work extensively with high quality principles for financial success. Show profi- ministrations. Applications are NOT accepted sound and video recording equipment, as well ciency in how to communicate by telephone during the senior year. as Final Cut Pro X and Vimeo to produce and and email. Demonstrate an ability to create publish clips. The class will enter publications personal standards and principles that en- 0224 Student Government in local and national competitions as well. hance character development. 0229 SBO Government (SENIOR ONLY elective) Senior Electives 0222 Teacher Aide (TA) Elected members of the Student Government (SENIOR ONLY elective) do more than just represent the student body 1150 Learning Center Students taking TA will assist a teacher with to faculty and administration. This class is (Learning Center is a Junior and Senior elective tasks and errands. This is NOT a “free” or responsible for shaping much of the student only) “study” period. Seniors should expect to work experience at Juan Diego Catholic High School. It is designed to give academically motivated during this period. Teacher approval and sig- This highly active and visible organization juniors and seniors the opportunity to begin nature is required prior to registering for this serves the entire student body by sponsor- assigned homework, research information class. TA’s are scheduled during the student’s ing and organizing activities that range from for projects or assignments, make up missed remaining open period and will be expected service projects, to semi-formal and formal dances. Student Government works closely with other student clubs and the administra- 2019-20 Calendar Overview tors in support of a number of school spirit activities and resources. Monday August 19 First Day of School Monday September 2 Labor Day – No School Wednesday September 18 First Quarter Mid Term 0226 Retail Intern - Saint Paul’s Place Wednesday October 16 PSAT Test Day Store Retail Intern Thursday October 17 Last Day of First Quarter (SENIOR ONLY elective) Friday October 18 Fall Break – No School Juan Diego Catholic High School retail interns Friday November 8 Professional Educators Day – No School learn retail management and marketing Wednesday November 20 Second Quarter Mid Term through the support of Saint Paul’s Place Thurs, Fri November 28, 29 Thanksgiving Holiday – No School managerial team. Senior high school student Wednesday December 11 Saint Juan Diego Feast Day interns will service customers, experience Friday December 20 Last School Day of First Semester buying, purchasing, inventory management Mon-Fri Dec 23 - Jan 3 Christmas Break and marketing. Interns learn and complete Monday January 6 First Day of Second Semester visual merchandising and display projects. As- Monday January 20 Martin Luther King Day – No School signments throughout the year include creat- ing marketing strategies, tracking its progress Wednesday February 5 Third Quarter Mid Term and reporting results. JDCHS senior students Monday February 17 Presidents’ Day – No School apply by application and interview process. Wednesday February 26 Ash Wednesday Employment and volunteer opportunities may Thursday March 12 Last Day of Third Quarter be available throughout the school year. Friday March 13 Professional Educators Day – No School Monday March 16 First Day of Fourth Quarter Friday-Friday April 10 - 17 Easter Break – No School Monday April 20 School Resumes after Easter Break Wednesday April 29 Fourth Quarter Mid Term Tuesday May 19 Baccalaureate Mass, Cathedral of the Madeleine Saturday May 23 Commencement, JDCHS Friday May 29 Last Day of School 20