Credits: .5 / Grade: 9-12
Prerequisites/Requirements: Teacher/Staff approval

The AVID Elective is open to students in ninth, tenth and eleventh-grade. Students apply for acceptance into this course the spring before their ninth or tenth-grade year. The AVID Elective student is a motivated student who would benefit from additional academic support to enable them to successfully complete rigorous course-work at SHS. In addition, AVID students are guided through the college exploration and application process and provided exposure to a wide array of college and career opportunities.

Credits: .5 / Grade: 9-12

Leadership is designed to help students develop skills in planning and carrying out student events at SHS. ASB and class officers are strongly encouraged to take the class, but it is open to all students who have the desire and self discipline to work on student driven projects. The school activities planned in class will include dances, assemblies, fundraisers, and service projects. Students will work on goal setting, time management, problem solving, building consensus, communication, and many other skills essential to an effective leader. In addition to project planning, students will do class presentations, readings about leadership, research, and public speaking.

Credits: 1 / Grade: 10-12
Prerequisites/Requirements: Teacher approval

This course produces the school’s yearbook. Students participate in full staff planning sessions, conduct interviews, write copy, sell advertising and prepare page layouts. The staff must be able to meet deadlines, work under pressure, and act as responsible group members. A background in photography will be helpful, as will the ability to interview people and write clearly. Word processing and editing skills are strongly recommended. Application/interview may be required.

Credits: .5 / Grade: 10-12
Prerequisites/Requirements: Teacher/Staff approval

Aides will be needed in the library, office(s), classrooms, and as tutors. If you are interested in any of these areas, you will need to receive approval from the appropriate staff person in charge of that area. A student may only be an aide for a total of two trimesters for credit during their four years at SHS. The class is pass/no pass only.

Credits: .5 / Grade: 10-12
Prerequisites/Requirements: Teacher/Staff approval

The purpose of School-to-Career is to integrate relevant work experience into the academic process and create broad opportunities for all students, whether college-bound or workforce-bound. Each student is bound by a contract, and works with a business partner toward accomplishing specific learning goals.

Signing up for programs through School-to-Career:
If you are interested in one of our programs see your School-to-Career Counselor to sign up. Many STC programs are independent study courses and require students to be organized and proactive. Some of the programs are offered at certain times of the year, some can be started at your own request (paid work
experience, internships, job shadows), and others are started when a business posts an opening with the School-to-Career coordinator. Students must provide their own transportation to STC programs.

The following are variations of School-to-Career opportunities:

• Paid Work Experience Training hours:
  120 hrs= .5 credit
  Designed to link education and work experience, this takes place at work site. Employment will be procured by the student. In order to be awarded credit through Work Experience, students
  will be expected to complete a student workbook, document work hours, and complete periodic evaluations. This class will be graded as a P/NP
• Unpaid Internship/ Mentorships
  Training hours: Varies; Credit: .5
  Designed to align with the student’s career interest area in order to provide a broader understanding in this career area. To receive credit, students will be expected to complete weekly production reports, compile internship hours, keep a journal of work duties and activities, type a reflective paper and complete an evaluation on the career related learning experience. This class will be graded as P/NP.

Credits: .5 / Grade: 10-12
Prerequisites/Requirements: Teacher/Counselor approval

Students may be able to arrange with the counseling department or with a teacher to do coursework independently. The teacher acts as the supervisor for the course and all goals and objectives of the course must be written by the teacher and approved by a counselor. Unless otherwise arranged, the course will be a letter graded course, A-F. The purpose of independent study is to allow a student the opportunity to take a course that would not be available otherwise. Independent study cannot be used to supplement athletic training.