Partner with local, regional, national, and international businesses to produce marketing plans, advertising and promotional plans, customer research, social media plans, event management, and strategic plans.
Academics
Course Description
Partner with local, regional, national, and international businesses to produce marketing plans, advertising and promotional plans, customer research, social media plans, event management, and strategic plans.
This course provides in-depth instruction in competitive speech and debate. The course will explore various debate formats and individual speech events, including public forum, extemporaneous speaking, parliamentary debate, and Lincoln-Douglas debate. Students will develop and refine their skills in argumentation, research, public speaking, and debate strategies. Students are expected to construct logical arguments, debate respectfully, and communicate persuasively. Participation in at least 2 debate tournaments each semester is expected.
This course surveys history from ancient times through the modern period from a world perspective. Students are introduced to the ancient river civilizations, the Empires of Greece and Rome, and medieval life. The course continues with the development of European monarchies and their evolution into modern nations. Finally, students will investigate causes and results of twentieth century global events/conflicts. Emphasis is placed on emergence of new nations and the potential of today’s society.
Students continue a high level understanding of biology through inquiry-based investigations as they explore the following topics: evolution, cellular processes, energy and communication, genetics, information transfer, ecology, and interactions.