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