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Pep Band C

Course No: 9818
Subject: Performing Arts
Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Course Length: Semester
Course Type: Elective
UC/CSU Subject Approval: F
Prerequisite: Participation in middle school band or orchestra program, or private lessons for at least six months
Criteria for Enrollment: Enrollment is via roster submitted by instructor. Students should not list this course on their Schedule Request Forms but instead email the teacher directly to request enrollment.

Important Arts Department Information

This course is open to all wind, brass, and percussion students.  It will include a variety of styles and difficulties of concert band and pep band music.  A cornerstone of this ensemble will be developing technical proficiency on each student’s instrument, as well as establishing a strong level of ensemble cohesion.  Music of all historical periods (including 20th century and popular music), various cultures, and multiple geographic areas will be studied for performance.  Students will participate in a two-week band camp during August (mandatory) to prepare for football season performances.  In rehearsal, students will be graded daily on their preparedness and involvement.  Additionally, periodic playing tests will be given to assess progress and these are also graded with a rubric that reflects the core concepts of intonation, proper fingerings/positions/sticking, correct rhythms, and overall musicianship.

This course is offered during 0 period. (8:00-8:45 am, Tue, Thu during fall semester ONLY) Meets 2 mornings per week, plus:

    • 8 home football & volleyball games (and playoffs, if applicable) for the FALL semester

First Semester Taken:  Pep Band A (6538)

Second Semester Taken:  Pep Band B (6539)

Subsequent Semesters Taken:  Pep Band C (9818)

Photography 1A

Course No: 6160
Subject: Fine Arts
Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Course Length: Semester
Course Type: Elective
UC/CSU Subject Approval: F
Prerequisite: None
Criteria for Enrollment: Students will need a 35 mm camera, an SLR and DSLR cameras. If they do not have these at home, they may borrow them from the school.
Fulfillments: One semester of Fine Arts graduation requirement

Important Arts Department Information

The Photography 1A class provides a comprehensive study of photography as an art form.   The course will expose the student to fundamental issues unique to the medium through the study of the history of photography.  The students will experience a variety of approaches to the medium of black and white photography beginning with photograms and also including pinhole photography and 35mm cameras.  Students will create their own photograms, use pinhole cameras to get negatives and make positive images, learn how to process black and white film and enlarge.  Portrait photography is a major aspect of the Photography 1A program and the work of portrait photographers such as Arnold Newman, Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Annie Leibovitz, Yousuf Karsh will be presented in class.  At the end of the semester, students will work on a final project on a portrait or self-portrait.

Photography 1B

Course No: 6165
Subject: Fine Arts
Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Course Length: Semester
Course Type: Elective
UC/CSU Subject Approval: F
Prerequisite: None
Criteria for Enrollment: Students should have a 35 mm SLR and DSLR cameras. If they do not have these at home, they may borrow them from the school.
Fulfillments: Fulfills one semester of Fine Arts graduation requirement

Important Arts Department Information

The Photography 1B class will build on skills learned in Photography 1A.  In addition, students will learn basic studio lighting and more advanced darkroom techniques to obtain better results when printing in black and white.  Still life is a major aspect of the program and images from the following artists will be presented: Edward Weston, Renger-Patzsch, Minor White and Aaron Siskind.  At the end the semester, students will do research on the biography and style of a photographer who has made important aesthetic advances in history.  The final project will consist of creating still life images with thematic unity.

Physical Education 210: Weight Training and Fitness

Course No: 7210
Subject: PE/Wellness
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Course Length: Semester
Course Type: Elective
UC/CSU Subject Approval: G
Prerequisite: Wellness-9
Criteria for Enrollment: None

Important PE/Wellness Department Information

PE 210 is a weight lifting and fitness class which introduces resistance training as a lifelong fitness choice.  Through safe lifting technique, appropriate progression and repetition, students will learn more about their bodies and how weight training can support their fitness goals.  This class is centered on the development of Muscular Strength and Muscle Endurance and is appropriate for students new to weight lifting, as well as in and out of season athletes.  In addition to our program, each student must complete a Standard First Aid & CPR (or an equivalent) course during the semester enrolled.  We will offer the CPR/SFA course pending staff availability and enrollment.

*UC/CSU Subject G Approval pending

**This class will be offered pending staffing availability and adequate enrollment.

Physical Education 315: Foundation in Kinesiology 1

Course No: 7315
Subject: PE/Wellness
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Course Length: Semester
Course Type: Elective
UC/CSU Subject Approval: G
Prerequisite: Wellness-9 or Instructor Approval
Criteria for Enrollment: None

Important PE/Wellness Department Information

Foundations of Kinesiology is a course that introduces students to the field of Kinesiology and its overall relationship with exercise science, sports performance, and sports psychology.  This UC/CSU approved College Prep Elective (“G”) course will be taught in two one-semester courses allowing maximum flexibility in scheduling.  Students do not have to take Foundations of Kinesiology 1 to take Foundations of Kinesiology 2.

While each course will share common threads in training, nutrition, sports, psychology, and basic human anatomy, each course offers a slightly different approach to discovering the keys that improve performance.  Both courses will involve some physical activity.

Foundations of Kinesiology 1 will concentrate on “how” the body moves by investigating human movement and understanding the benefits of kinesiology.  Foundations 1 will explore the purpose of exercise and sports nutrition.

*This class will be offered pending staffing availability and adequate enrollment.

Physical Education 316: Foundations in Kinesiology 2

Course No: 7316
Subject: PE/Wellness
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Course Length: Semester
Course Type: Elective
UC/CSU Subject Approval: G
Prerequisite: Wellness-9 or Instructor Approval
Criteria for Enrollment: None

Important PE/Wellness Department Information

Foundations of Kinesiology is a course that introduces students to the field of Kinesiology and its overall relationship with exercise science, sports performance, and sports psychology.  This UC/CSU approved College Prep Elective (“G”) course will be taught in two one-semester courses allowing maximum flexibility in scheduling.  Students do not have to take Foundations of Kinesiology 1 to take Foundations of Kinesiology 2.

While each course will share common threads in training, nutrition, sports, psychology, and basic human anatomy, each course offers a slightly different approach to discovering the keys that improve performance.  Both courses will involve some physical activity.

Foundations of Kinesiology 2 will concentrate on “why” the body moves by understanding the relationship between fitness principles of exercise and how to improve sports performance.  Foundations 2 will also introduce to students the vocations/careers associated with the field of Kinesiology.

*This class will be offered pending staffing availability and adequate enrollment.

Physical Education 615: Sports Medicine 1 Prevention & Care of Athletic Injuries

Course No: 7615
Subject: PE/Wellness, Science
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Course Length: Semester
Course Type: Elective
UC/CSU Subject Approval: D
Prerequisite: Wellness-9 or Instructor Approval

Important PE/Wellness Department Information

This course prepares students to become student trainers.  This is a lecture, reading, and activity course.  In Sports Medicine 1, students will learn the fundamentals of anatomy, prevention, care, treatment, taping, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Students are exposed to a variety of situations/scenarios aimed at achieving a basic knowledge of sports medicine through various “hands-on” activities.  Students are educated and evaluated on their performance through active participation, homework assignments, tests/quizzes, taping, and game day evaluation.

*This class will require 1-2 hours a week of practical work in the Training Room after school.

**This class will be offered pending staffing availability and adequate enrollment.

Physical Education 815: Yoga Fitness

Course No: 7815
Subject: PE/Wellness
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Course Length: Semester
Course Type: Elective
Prerequisite: Wellness-9 or Instructor Approval
Criteria for Enrollment: None

Important PE/Wellness Department Information

Through movement and in stillness, seeking balance and leaning outside the comfort zone, the PE 815 student has the unique opportunity to focus on personal performance and to build sustainable habits toward becoming the best version of themselves on and off the mat, be it for athletics, performing arts, academics, or for your personal life …. Do you have space in your schedule to focus on yourSelf?

*This class will be offered pending staffing availability and adequate enrollment.

Physics

Course No: 3041
Subject: Science
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Course Length: Year
Course Type: Elective
UC/CSU Subject Approval: D
Prerequisite: Biology, Chemistry, Algebra 1
Criteria for Enrollment: Science GPA 2.0 or higher
Fulfillments: One of two years of science; UC approved laboratory science course

Important Science Department Information

Physics (Physical Science) is the scientific study of the most fundamental laws of nature. This course aims to further develop students’ appreciation for and competence in the scientific method.  This course also aims to develop students’ conceptual and quantitative understanding of physical principles. Students perform experiments to develop proficiency in laboratory technique in applying physical principles to the analysis of experimental data. Units of study in this course include motion, Newton’s Laws, collisions, energy, thermodynamics, waves, sound, light, fundamental particles of nature, radioactivity, quantum mechanics, and electricity and magnetism.

Physics Honors

Course No: 3044
Subject: Science
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Course Length: Year
Course Type: AP/Honors, Elective
UC/CSU Subject Approval: D
Prerequisite: Biology and Chemistry
Criteria for Enrollment: Science GPA 3.3 or higher and Overall GPA of 3.3 or higher and previous or concurrent enrollment in Precalculus Accelerated or Precalculus Honors
Fulfillments: One of two years of science; UC approved laboratory science course

Important Science Department Information

The (Physical Science) honors course differs from the non-honors course in that each topic is covered in more detail, at a faster pace, and with greater mathematical rigor.

 

*Class receives honors weighting in SI weighted GPA and UC/CSU GPA calculations