Curricular Strands

Accounting & Management

Digital Media

Information Technology

Marketing

Accounting & Management

Introduction to Business

9th - 10th

1/2 CTE Credit (one semester)

This project-based introductory course will provide a solid foundation in business principles and prepare you for future PCH business courses! Create and sell products, produce advertisements, deliver presentations, and much more! The experiences students gain in this course will help them to succeed in future personal and business endeavors.

Microsoft Office

1 Business Class required

10th - 12th

1/2 CTE Credit (one semester)

Learn advanced skills in the Microsoft Office Suite. Skills learned in this course will be useful for students while furthering their education and in their future career. Students will learn ways to enhance documents in Word, develop professional spreadsheets and charts in Excel, create high quality presentations in PowerPoint, and design useful databases in Access.

Accounting 1

10th - 12th

1 CTE credit (one year)

Students interested in learning how businesses operate, students interested in accounting can all benefit from taking Accounting I. Students will learn financial accounting concepts including the accounting equation, the accounting cycle, entering transactions, posting to ledgers, preparing financial statements and payroll systems.

Honors Accounting 2

11th - 12th

1 CTE credit (one year)

Prerequisite: Accounting 1
Dual Credit Available

Apply knowledge from Accounting I by mastering advanced accounting activities and concepts. The topics included are departmentalized accounting, inventory planning, depreciation, notes, accrued expenses and revenues, stocks, bonds, and dividends. Accounting II provides the foundation of skills and knowledge with which to pursue study in college or enter the work world.

Honors Accounting 3

12th
1 CTE credit (one year)

Prerequisite: Accounting 2
Dual Credit

In Honors Accounting III, Students will learn how to gather and provide data for making financial decisions. This year-long course builds on students’ previous financial accounting knowledge and covers managerial accounting concepts. Concepts in this course include budget planning, financial statement analysis, cost accounting, partnerships, governmental accounting, and non-profit accounting.

Business Management

11th - 12th

1/2 CTE Credit (one semester)

This course provides an overall perspective of business operations and management. Students learn first hand by partnering with industry professionals! This is an excellent college preparatory course for the business-oriented student. Click to learn more!

Digital Media

Intro to Computer Technologies

9th - 12th

1/2 CTE Credit (one semester)

This course will allow students to gain skill in the use of many different technology applications and tools, and give them an opportunity to be creative by applying those skills to class projects. Learn basic video editing, graphic design, animation, web design, video editing, and more!

Branding & Design Concepts

10th - 12th

1/2 CTE Credit (one semester)

Prerequisite: ITB or MKT1

Students will build an understanding of the role of design in marketing, promoting and advertising a brand. Focus is placed on the impact of visual communication. Students will produce logo designs, select brand assets, create a visual identity system, and publish a brand style guide for a real world client.

Digital Animation

10th - 12th

1/2 CTE Credit (one semester)

Use Animate CC to create your own original vector graphics and animations! Use the toolbar and graphic tablet to draw animations, combine them with text, and then watch as they are played on the video board! Click to see student examples.

Web Design

10th -12th

1/2 CTE Credit (one semester)

ICT or ICS recommended prior to this class.

Students will design and create websites using HTML, CSS, and some Javascript. Use graphic design and coding skills to design websites that look professional, incorporate the latest web trends, and communicate and function effectively. Click to see student work.

Multimedia

10th-12th

1/2 CTE Credit (one semester)

Use creative production skills to storyboard, film, and edit videos! This course is project-based and includes a variety of video production projects including music videos, commercials, how-to videos, sports profiles, and more. Learn to apply different angles, shots, and effects! Click to check out some student videos.

Advanced Digital Media Lab

10th - 12th

1/2 CTE Credit (one semester)

Prerequisite required

Want to continue your learning in the digital media strand? After the completion of Branding & Design Concepts, Digital Animation, Multimedia, OR Web Design, you may take this class. Students will engage in self-directed, personalized production activities as they work individually and in teams to create digital media products of their choosing. Students will have the opportunity to develop project management, collaboration, and client interaction skills. This hands-on learning experience will allow students to take their passion for digital media to the next level. This course may be taken for multiple semesters.

Information Technology

Intro to Computer Technologies

9th - 12th

1/2 CTE Credit (one semester)

Web Design

10th -12th

1/2 CTE Credit (one semester)

Introduction to Computer Science

10th- 12th

1/2 Credit

This course is designed to provide students with a solid introduction to programming language. The course will provide students with a base of fundamentals in software development. Emphasis is placed on the development of problem solving algorithms and logic. This course is a prerequisite to the AP Computer Science course.

App Design and Development

10th- 12th
1/2 Credit
Prerequisite: Intro to Comp Sci and
Web Design

AP Computer Science Principles

10th- 12th
1 CTE Credit (one year)
Prerequisite: ICT Recommended

This course helps students prepare for success in computing majors and careers as well as a broad range of other fields and interests. Along with the fundamentals of computing, they’ll build skills in: creative problem solving, big data analysis, and programming while studying the global impacts of computing, internet structures and important cyber security issues.

AP Computer Science A

10th- 12th

1 CTE Credit (one year)

Prerequisite: ICS or AP Principles

The major emphasis of this course is on programming methodology, algorithms, data structures, and object oriented programming. This course prepares students to take the College Board Advanced Placement Computer Science A examination. A weighted grade is given. Click to Learn More!

Marketing

Introduction to Business

9th - 10th

1/2 CTE Credit (one semester)

This project-based course will provide a solid foundation in business principles! Create and sell products, produce advertisements, deliver presentations, and much more! The experiences students gain in this course will help them to succeed in future personal and business endeavors.