If You Need an Extra Class to Take, Read Here!

If you are struggling with choosing an extra class to take, here are some suggestions from experienced upperclassmen!

 

Creative Writing

  • Mr.Davis
  • Write poems, short stories, creative nonfiction, and scripts
  • Share and get responses on your work in writing groups

Business Management 

  • Mr. Dillingham or Mrs. Whittinghill
  • Learn the steps to starting a business
  • Learn about stocks, bonds, and mutual funds
  • Learn about entrepreneurship
  • Involved lots of group work

FACS Essentials  

  • Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. Duncan, or Mrs. Blankenship
  • Learn basic understanding of teen health
  • Kitchen lab safety and health
  • Learn basics of sewing/stitching
  • Career options and pathways

Relationships

  • Mrs. Jenkins
  • Learning about family, peer, and spouse relationships

Principles of Agriculture – Science and Technology

  • Mr. Tipton
  • Learn about basic FFA procedures
  • Learn the basics of planting crops as well as plant parts
  • Learn the parts of various animals (interior and exterior)

Accounting

  • Mrs. Whittinghill
  • Learn about assets, liabilities, owners equity, etc.
  • Learn accounting cycle
  • Budgeting seminar

Foods and Nutrition

  • Mrs. Blankenship
  • Digestive System
  • Cook different meals
  • Learn many recipes
  • Learn about the makeup of different foods

Journalism

  • Mr. Davis
  • Write stories for The Daily Chomp website
  • Edit your peers stories
  • Take pictures and interview people

Art

  • Mrs. Soule
  • Paint, watercolor, draw, use clay, etc.
  • Learn about how to use different art techniques in your pieces
  • Learn about different artists

Early Lifespan Development

  • Mrs. Duncan or Mrs. Blankenship
  • Learn about the development of children in detail up to the age of 12
  • Take home the crying baby
  • Lots of group work
  • Learn about jobs dealing with children

Yearbook

  • Mrs. Ortiz
  • A part of making your yearbook
  • Photography, writing stories, interviewing
  • Editor of different sections