Digitools & Careers

DIGITAL COMMUNICATION TOOLS is a 90-hour exploratory course designed to introduce students to project-based curriculum using specific skills and tools necessary for today’s world and the world of the future. Communication is the theme throughout this course and is integrated throughout. Using various technologies and inputting tools gives students the ability to effectively communicate in various media. All of these tools will continue to be used in future learning experiences at Bridgeport High School.

The student goals of the Digital Communication Tools course are to:

Demonstrate proper file management techniques and computer fundamentals.

Touch type with 95% accuracy over 25 wpm.

Demonstrate communication skills through the use of appropriate tools and formats for expression and/or transferring of information or ideas.

Research/retrieve on the internet and understand rules and laws pertaining to plagiarism and ethics while adhering to district Acceptable Use Policy.

Create business documents such as memos, letters, reports, tables, and announcements.

Exhibit proofreading and editing skills.

CAREER EXPLORATION will allow for the investigation of two questions: "Who Am I" and "Where do I want to go?"

In the "Who Am I" section of the course students will study their own personal traits like: learning styles, conflict resolution styles, multiple intelligence's, time management, and personality types.

In the "Where do I want to go" portion of the class students will research careers they may be curious about. They will find specific information on careers including: education required, job availability outlook, and salary. Most of the research will be done online in class.

The student goals of the Career Exploration course are to:

o Demonstrate an understanding of personality traits.
o Demonstrate the ability to research careers, including educational requirements, job availability, outlook, and salary.
o Demonstrate the ability to prepare a useable resume, complete a job application and prepare for interviews.

Web Page Design

Web Page Design is a yearlong, project-based curriculum that teaches the professional Web design and development process using Macromedia Web tools.

Micros

The Office User Specialist course is conducted in a manner that meets the standards for vocational education as defined by the Office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The course conforms to the Washington State Plan for Vocational education as approved by the Office of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board for Washington State.

Students in this class may become eligible for dual credit through Wenatchee Valley College.

COURSE MISSION

The mission of the Office User Specialist course is to develop and apply computer skills to business problems and operations.

COURSE GOALS

The goals of the Micro-computer Applications course are to:

Utilize current technology and information processing input concepts for personal and business applications.
o Word
o Excel
o PowerPoint
o Internet
o E-mail
Utilize current technology to integrate careers into project-based curriculum.
Demonstrate knowledge of and respect for computer ethics and standards of behavior.
Demonstrate the ability to practice safety guidelines and procedures in the classroom and whenever working at a keyboard.

Accounting

The Accounting I course is conducted in a manner that meets the standards for vocational education as defined by the Office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The course conforms to the Washington State Plan for Vocational education as approved by the Office of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board for Washington State.

Students in this class are eligible for dual credit through Wenatchee Valley College.

COURSE MISSION

The mission of the Accounting I course is to develop skills in preparation for the further study of accounting or for the application of basic accounting principles to entrepreneurial ventures or small business ownership.

COURSE GOALS

The goals of the Accounting I course are to:

Understand and apply basic procedures in the accounting cycle.

Understand and apply the accounting process according to generally accepted accounting principles to:
o Assets
o Liabilities
o Owner’s Equity

Understand, prepare, interpret, and analyze financial statements.

Apply appropriate accounting principles to various forms of ownership, payroll and income taxation systems.

Use automated accounting procedures to apply basic accounting principles.

Research careers and apply skills needed for initial and continued employment in the accounting world.

Production Typing

Students may enroll in Production Typing on an individualized basis with instructor approval. Students enrolled in Production Typing work on individual production projects for teachers, community members, and business people.

Building Construction

Students learn about the construction of buildings of ground level and up. They design and build a model home, followed by second semester desiging and building sheds.

Introduction to Agricluture

Students learn basic plant science skills, soil science and plant nutrition, hands on activities growing plants propagating plants from cuttings and also graphting plants.

Woods

Students build projects out of wood, learn basic shop skills and how to use the shop tools and equipment.

Metals

Students learn to weld, using arc welding, oxy-actylene, wire feed, and TIG. When students finish learning skills they design and build their own projects.

Agricultural Mechanics

Students learn the principles and theories of engine operation, they then tear down, inspect and repair an engine. Once they are finished they are free to work on projects of their own.

Pacific Northwest History

A variety of issues are explored during this one semester course. It begins with a study of the geologic history of the region and provides a foundation for understanding present day geography and environmental concerns. The human histry of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and parts of Canada is a major focus during fall semester. Students learn about 5 migrational flows of people into the region from Native Americans to settlers of the 1800"s. The influence and impact of each group is studied.

American Studies

This course is designed to integrate U.S. History and Language Arts. It will give the students a background in American history and some of the major pieces of writing that have shaped our history. Students will study key events and analyze each event from a political, economic, social, cultural, religious, and geographical perspective. They will also become familiar with Primary and Secondary sources, major historians, influential authors, and various types of history ( narrative, economic, oral, social, etc.,) The course is also designed to enhance their research and writing skills.

World History

This course is a general survey of U.S. History from 1607 to the present. It analyzes historical events from a political, economic, social, cultrual, religious, and geographic perspective.

United States History

This course is a general survey of U.S. Histroy from 1607 to the present. It analyzes historical events from a political, economic, social, cultural, religious, and geographic perspective.

Advanced Placement United States History

This course wil prepare the students for the AP U.S. History test in the spring. It will require the students to read their text, read outside articles, outline, analyze history using "Cubic History", research, write essays, analyze and write DBQ's, use the 5 W's of writing, and take practice AP exams. It will develop their analytical, writing, reading, and critical thinking skills through a variety of activities and projects.

Current World Problems

First semester focuses on pertinent world events through the study of World History and Geography. Second semester, the primary focus is on how world events affect the United States, and on a senior research paper.

Honors English 9

This course is designed to enhance the students reading and writing skills through a variety of activities. They will be challenged to read independently ( Short Stories, Novels, Plays, and Poems) and write poetry, persuasive papers, expository papers as well as narratives. They will develop research skills ( using the library, internet, etc..) and study grammar using it effectively in their writing and speaking.

English 9 Concepts

In this course students work on free writing and journalism as well as techniques of grammar.

English 9

The first semester will include development of skills in vocabulary,spelling, grammar, and writing. Stress will be placed upon sentence combining, rearranging, subtracting, and expanding. The students will learn to write effectively to express ideas and thoughts, and to relay information in numerous forms. Some time will be spent on improving personal and peer editing skills.

The second semester will be of literary emphasis. The students will read myths and folktales and will develop the ability to interpret and discuss different values and morals. The students also read short storie, poetry, and novels. Students will be asked to write several multi-paragraph papers during this semester.

College English 11 & 12 

College Preperation English 11 & 12 

Students will develop skills in writing, vocabulary, speech, grammar, and literature. Students will also
work on developing skills in writing and expressing ideas. along with regular course work, students will
be required to complete a number of author comparison papers and novel comparison papers. Over the
two years students will explore American literature English literature. Students will research American
history events and current world problems to culminate in research papers!

English 10 

In this class students develop skills in vocabulary, spelling, grammar, writing and literature. 
Students will write papers for different audiences based on printed materials, literature, 
and current issues. Throughout the course students will survey the works of a number of authors 
ranging through poetry, short stories, and novels.

English 11

Students will develop skills in listening, understanding, and taking notes. The class will also build on 
writing, vocabulary, speech, grammar and literature skills. Students will write papers for different 
audiences and will survey the works of a number of authors in American literature through poetry, short
stories, and novels. 

English 12

Students will enhance skills in vocabulary, spelling, writing, speaking, grammar, and literature. 
This class will read a wide range of literature by British authors, and several different types of writing 
assignments will be given ranging from literature analysis to a major research paper. 

AP Psychology

The course objectives for this course are to:
- understand how much of "mans's" behavior is learned.
- understand how "man's" behavior affects his relationship with others.
- understand the different schools of psychology.
- understand the importance of environment to that of behavior.
- understand memory and the way in which learning takes place.
- describe the relationship between psychology and the other sciences.
- describe specific influences on social development.
- discuss some of the aspects of physical development and understand how such development affects personality.

Over the course of this class there will be various activities designed to meet these objectives. Each student will be required to keep a notebook that will be turned in weekly. The notebook will include articles and personal responses concerning issues related to psychology and behavior.

Art Elective (Basic Cartooning)

Cartooning is an effective form of communication that is used virtually everywhere. Students will learn the basic rules of perspective; study the way images can generate meaning; learn a variety of inking and coloring skills; and explore the role of cartoons and cartoonists throughout history. With patience and lots of practice, students will create unique characters of their own and put them into short comic strips.

Art I & Art II

This class is set up to give an introduction to varieties of drawing and art-making media, related terms and concepts. Students will also work with basic art history and a more in-depth look at media, artists, and personal development. With patience and effort, anyone can learn to create good art. Throughout the next 18 weeks of the semester, students will have the opportunity to explore many 2-D and 3-D media.

Photography

This class explores traditional photography; pinhole photography; technical print-making; issues of composition; the history of photography; form and content; digital photography, and finally the digital dark room. A lot of the pictures that the students take during photography will be used for the yearbook.

Yearbook

Fitness and Health 9

The Purpose of Physical Education is to give each of the students life long skills that they will use thoughout their life to achieve a longer and healthier lifestyle.

Everystudent is expected to dress down daily and participate to the best of their ability.
Units expected to be completed through the year are:

FITNESS

-Soccer
-Football
-Gatorball
-Basketball
-Pickle Ball
-Volleyball
-Bowling
-Freesbie
-Golf
-Softball
-Multiple Tag
-Wall Climbing

HEALTH

-Health reports on human diseases
-Alcoholism/resources/resorts
-Eating Disorders
-Sex Education - HIV/STD's/ relationships/peer pressure
-Racism/racial slurs
-Muscle and Skeletal System
-Eyes, Skin, Ears, Nose
-Brain/ how it works/thought process
-Conditioning
-Sanchez Workout
-Food Safety
-Basic First Aid/CPR

Fitness and Health 10

The students in Fitness and Health 9 & 10 participate and learn the same techniques. The difference between the two classes is that Fitness and Health 10 is more advanced and detailed than Fitness and Health 9.

Algebra I

Algebra I is the introduction of variables, constants, expressions and equations. The topics that are covered in this class through out the year are : solving equations, simplifying expressions, understanding order of operations, using properties (field axioms)arithmetic operations with positive and negative numbers, polynomials, factoring, graphing (linear and quadratic equations) working with radicals and expanding arithmetic knowledge. An emphasis on problem soving is given (an alignment with the WASL test). The class is based on the next math initiative, new learning, connected knowledge, conceptual knowlegde, multiple representations and focusing on process.

Algebra II

Students will review the basic principles of Algebra, learn and deal with relations and functions, equations involving one and two variables, factoring, rational expressions, and radical irrational numbers. The course also includes the study of quadratic equations, equations having more than to variables, quadractic relations and their systems, and an introduction to trigonometry.

Geometry

The main purpose of this class are to familiar students with geometric terms and figures, and to use geometry and algebra for problem solving. Students will learn such topics as geometric terminology, different types of polygons and circles, areas, volumes, and coordinate geometry.

Trigonometry

Thiscourse consists of the study of analytical geometry, right triangle and circular trigonometry. Oblique triangles and trigonomtric identitites will also be covered. In addition, students will study logarithms and their applications, the basic ideas of probability and statistics, conic sections, and sequences and series.

Analytic Geometry

This class is a one semester course and it is taught in the first semester. The units that students learn through out the semester are:
-Functions
-Linear equations
-Graphing
-Polynomial functions

Discrete Math

The topics that the students learn throughout this course are: sequences, series, probability and statistics.

Calculus

The topics that will be covered during this course are functions, limits of functions, derivatives, and curve sketching.

General Science

Through out the school year the general science class will cover: life science, physical science and Earth science. It is a tool to ensure that no child is left behind. It was made to target the concept learning that students must demonstrate in order to succeed in the English language grade level settings. Students who have recently arrived in the United States and bring a high level of academic preparation in their first language may preview the content, learn unfamiliar vocabulary, and read the lesson summaries before each lesson is taught. Students who have little schooling in their first language may listen to learning objectives, vocabulary terms and summaries as they are read by a bilingual teacher or a para-professional.

Physical Science

This course is designed to give students an introduction to concepts of both chemistry and physics. The class will be broken down into five units:
1. Forces, motion, and energy
2. Particles of matter
3. Interactions of matter
4. Heat
5. Electricity

Unit 1 is an introduciton. Here they will study forces, simple machines, Newton's Laws of motion, and some more things crammed in between. Units 2 and 3 deal with some basic chemistry including atomic structure, compounds, reactions, and periodic table. Unit 4 is a discussion of heat/t and energy and heating and cooling systems. Unit 5 is an introduction to electricity and its basic ideas (Ohm's Law, static electricity, circuits, etc.) A sixth unit on waves may be studied if time allows. labs, activities, and demonstrations will also be done during class.

Biology

This course is designed to help students understand living things and how the world around those living things operates. The class is broken into the following units:
1. Principles of cell biology
2. Genetics
3. Evolution/Diversity
4. Ecology

Unit 1 deals with the basics of life, cellular make-up, both chemically and structurally, energy, and cell reproduction. Heredity and gene expression will be covered in Unit 2. Unit 3 has to do with the theory of evolution and an interview of the diversity of life. Unit 4 will deal with populations, ecosystems, and the human impact on the environment. Labs, activities, and demonstrations will also be done during class.

Chemistry

Chemistry is an in depth look at matter beyond 9th grade physical science. This course is designed to be an introduction to a college course. Students will study how matter interacts and it's relationships to the periodic table and it's phases.

Agricultural Science

Students learn about animal systems including digestion, resporitory, nervous, reproduction, and many others. Students should come out of the class with an understanding of how animals live and grow and a better understanding of how their own body works.

Resource

Helping students with the completion of their assignments.

Mariachi

Middle school mariachi is an introductory class for students interested in learning to play instruments used in mariachi. Basic music skills are introduced; including notation, idiomatic skills for each instrument and performance of one or more Mariachi numbers.

High school mariachi is the extension of the middle school mariachi program and allows those students interested in improving their skills to build an understanding of the various styles necessary to play in a mariachi. Typically the class will attend the Mariachi Festival in Wenatchee in March.

Band

High school band is the showcase of the Band program. Our students have competed in regional festivals with excellent results- including bringing home a Superior rating at last year's contest in Wenatchee. Literature is chosen to push the students into a better understanding of musical concepts and to further develop individual skills. Further opportunities are available for students interested and willing to compete at local, regional and state levels.

Middle school band is the bridge between the elementary program and the high school band. Here we develop skills necessary to meet the demands of playing at the High School level. Music is chosen to build confidence in more difficult rhythms, harmonies and range as well as to extend the individuals understanding and appreciation of multiple styles. Middle school band has performed concerts here and at festivals both local and regional. Individual opportunites are available to those students with the desire and ability to compete.

AP Music Theory

AP Theory is a college level Music Theory course that covers the first year theory requirements for most college music students. Topics discussed range from realization of figured bass to analysis and sight singing and dictation. The AP exam is given in May and is the final exam for the course.

English as Second Language 7- 12

Students learn to read, write, speak and understand English.

Spanish I 

The first year of Spanish will include promoting linguistic ability. The major goal is to learn vocabulary and
structures. Stress will be placed on correctness of grammar, vocabulary and on accuracy of 
pronunciation.Manipulative, structured excercises are used where necessary. The practice of linguistic 
forms may or may not be part of a language in a situational context by giving and getting information. 
Stress will be on achieving communication, verbally and nonverbally, expressions and gestures. Real 
communication needs are emphasized, including experessions of students' own feeling. Practice is
through simulation of authentic everyday language-use situations. 

Spanish II 

Students who have successfully completed Spanish I can take this course to further enhance their 
Spanish speaking abilities. This course consists of advancing the further understanding of the topics
covered in Spanish I. Students will practice vocabulary, communication skills, and pronunciation.
They will converse a lot in Spanish to help further their understanding of the language.