Grade 9
In Ethnic Studies: Mexican American Studies, an elective course, students learn about the history and cultural contributions of Mexican Americans. Students explore history and culture from an interdisciplinary perspective. The course emphasizes events in the 20th and 21st centuries, but students will also engage with events prior to the 20th century.
This course introduces students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth’s surface. Students employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine socioeconomic organization and its environmental consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their research and applications. This course…
Focusing on concepts and skills with maximum value for high school, college, careers, and civic life, Pre-AP World History and Geography is built around three enduring ideas: history is an interrelated story of the world, history and geography are inherently dynamic, historians and geographers are investigators. Pre-AP World History and Geography is designed as a…
Advanced World History Studies is a survey of the history of humankind. The major emphasis is on the study of significant people, events, and issues from the earliest times to the present. Traditional historical points of reference in world history are identified as students analyze important events and issues in western civilization as well as…
This is a 3-part course involving History, Leadership and Wellness designed to acquaint students with the historical development of flight, principles of military leadership, and physical fitness. Students review the development of flight from ancient legends to space flight. The leadership training relates directly to the academic subject matter with time management, study habits, basic…
This class provides an opportunity for students to take leadership positions in the planning of school and community activities. The students must apply and be selected by the sponsor and principal.
The 9th grade AVID Elective aids students’ transition into, through, and beyond high school. It promotes early college awareness by guiding students to explore colleges based on academic, financial, and social fit. The course emphasizes goal setting, fostering motivation and strategic planning. Students will study how authors use symbols to show deeper meanings in both…
In Algebra I, students will build on the knowledge and skills for mathematics in Grades 6-8, which provide a foundation in linear relationships, number and operations, and proportionality. Students will study linear, quadratic, and exponential functions and their related transformations, equations, and associated solutions. Students will connect functions and their associated solutions in both mathematical…
In Pre-AP Algebra I, students develop a deep understanding of linear relationships emphasizing patterns of change, multiple representations of functions and equations, modeling real world scenarios with functions, and methods for finding and representing solutions of equations and inequalities. Taken together, these ideas provide powerful conceptual tools that students can use to make sense of…
Pre-AP Geometry with Statistics provides students with a conceptual bridge between algebra and geometry that deepens their understanding of mathematics. The course includes a unit of statistics and probability to support students’ understanding of concepts essential to quantitative literacy. Throughout the course, students solve problems across the domains of algebra, geometry, and statistics. The Pre-AP mathematics…