Current Events

Current Events
Grade Level: 11,12
Course Length: 1 Semester
Credit: 1/2
Prerequisite: None
Course Description: This course is designed to examine major news and issues of the day. The course will focus on local, national, and international events making headlines, and will utilize a variety of media to obtain different perspectives on those topics. The course is intended to teach students awareness of how news stories may directly or indirectly affect their lives, and to encourage them to become more informed young citizens as they prepare to take on the responsibilities of adulthood. This class is designed to be paired with Economics.