Non-Departmental Curriculum

AP Business with Personal Finance is an introductory college-level business and personal finance course.  Through case studies and project-based learning, students will survey various business disciplines including marketing, finance, accounting, management and entrepreneurship.  Students will also learn basic tenets of personal finance and develop situational financial plans.  This course is recommended for  juniors and seniors considering majoring in business in college and who are ready to commit significant time and effort.  Students will actively participate in class, complete regular homework assignments and complete multi-week projects that require independent thinking.

Prerequisite: Consent of Academic Advisor & Academic Dean.

Prerequisites: None.  This course is available to all students (grades 9, 10, 11, or 12).
Meeting time: Zero-period (before school).
Grading: Pass/Fail. 

Yearbook is an entirely student-driven, yearlong commitment to recording the history and events of the year. Each student will be introduced to basic design principles, learning how to execute, with continuity, a visual and verbal brand specific to the year's theme. You will have the opportunity to take photos, conduct interviews, and design layouts, dedicating your focus to the area which interests you most. The class is highly collaborative and you will develop your skills at working in groups. As a class with real-world "deliverables", you will learn to manage and meet deadlines, ensuring an on time delivery to the school community, and you will learn to collaborate with others, completing not just your own piece of the book, but also developing the initiative to step up and help where help is needed. 

Yearbook is an excellent foundation for any student interested in graphic design, marketing, photography, and publishing. You will use eDesign (modeled after Adobe InDesign) as well as Adobe Express, providing you with an introduction to industry standard tools.