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Evant, TX 76525
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Please note that each of these courses may not be offered every year.  Due to variations in class sizes, some classes may not make from year to year.  However, every effort will be made to offer as many classes as possible.  if you have any questions concerning any of these courses, please contact Dr. Sid Pruitt or Londa McKandless at the high school (254) 471-5536

English

English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 7     
Prerequisite - Enrolled in 7^th grade

Students refine and master previously learned knowledge and skills in increasingly complex presentations, reading selections, and written compositions.  Students analyze and evaluate spoken messages, read widely in classic and contemporary selections, and produce written compositions using data from various sources.

English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 8     
Prerequisite - Enrolled in 8^th grade

Focus is on identifying various literary forms, selecting and using different forms of writing, use of citations and formats in research papers, and presentations that are strengthened by visuals and media.

English I     
Credit - 1     Prerequisite - 9^th grade standing

This is the freshman level English course.  Students focus on practicing all forms of writing.  An emphasis is placed on organizing logical arguments with related definitions and supporting evidence.  English I students read extensively from world literature selections.

English II    
 Credit - 1     Prerequisite - 10^th grade standing

This is the sophomore level English course.  This course emphasizes persuasive forms of writing.  Students continue to focus on world literature.

English III    
Credit - 1     Prerequisite - 11^th grade standing

The junior level English course emphasizes business forms writing.  In this course, students read extensively from American literature.

English IV    
 Credit - 1     Prerequisite - 12^th grade standing

The senior English course emphasizes writing in a variety of forms.  Students are expected to write in business, personal, literary, and persuasive forms.  English IV students read extensively from British literature.

Public Speaking I    
 Credit - ½     Prerequisite - None

Students will gain skills in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and thinking and will examine areas such as invention, organization, style, memory, and delivery.

Mathematics

Mathematics, Grade 7   
  Prerequisite - 7^th grade standing

This course focuses on using proportional relationships in number, geometry, measurement, and probability, applying addition, subtraction, multi9plications, and division of decimals, fractions, and integers, and using statistical measures to describe data.

Algebra I     
Credit - 1     Prerequisite - 8^th grade standing

This course is offered at the 8^th grade level and for grades 9-12.  Students successfully completing this course in the 8^th grade will receive high school credit.  This course concentrates on the foundations of algebra covering such skills as solving equations, graphing, functions, quadratic equations, and problem solving.

Geometry   
  Credit - 1 Prerequisite - 9^th grade standing

Geometry is the second course in the high school math program.  Although geometry can be successfully completed without algebra, it is highly recommended that the student successfully complete Algebra I before enrolling in geometry.  The course concentrates on geometric thinking and spatial reasoning, geometric figures and their properties, problem solving using geometry, and the relationship between geometry and other disciplines.

Algebra II    
 Credit - 1     Prerequisite - Algebra I

Algebra II is the third course in the high school program.  Algebra II focuses on algebraic thinking and symbolic reasoning, functions, equations, and their relationships, the relationship between algebra and geometry, and using algebra for problem solving.

Precalculus    
 Credit - 1     Prerequisites - Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II

Precalculus will be offered every other year.  This course is designed for juniors and seniors to gain experience in the prerequisite skills necessary for successful completion of college mathematics.  This course is recommended for students in grades 11 and 12.

Calculus

Mathematical Models  
   Credit - 1     Prerequisites - Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II

Mathematical models will be alternated with precalculus.  Students will use mathematical methods to model and solve real-life, applied problems involving money, data, chance, patterns, music, design, and science.  Models from algebra, geometry, probability, and statistics are all included in this course.  This course is recommended for students in grades 11 and 12.

Science

Science, Grade 7   
  Prerequisites - 7^th grade standing

Students will conduct field and laboratory investigations using scientific methods, critical thinking, problem solving, and use tools such as weather instruments and calculators to collect and analyze information.

Science, Grade 8   
  Prerequisites - 8^th grade standing

The concepts that began in the 7^th grade are extended in the 8^th grade.  Students study the physical and natural systems that make up the earth and the universe.  In addition, computers are used to aid students in the examination and treatment of information and data.

Integrated Physics and Chemistry     
Credit - 1     Prerequisites - 9^th grade standing

This course integrates the disciplines of physics and chemistry in the following topics:  motion, waves, energy transformation, properties of matter, changes in matter, and solution chemistry.  This course is designed for students in grade 9.  

Biology  
   Credit - 1     Prerequisites - 10^th grade standing

This course investigates:  structures and functions of cells and viruses; growth and development of organisms; cells, tissues, and organs; nucleic acids and genetics; biological evolution; taxonomy; metabolism and energy transfers in living organisms; living systems; ecosystems; and plants and the environment.

Environmental Systems     
Credit- 1     Prerequisites - One unit of high school science

Environmental systems offer students a chance to investigate and study habitats, ecosystems, resources and environmental systems, population and ecosystems, and changes in the environment.  This course is recommended for students in grades 10, 11, or 12.

Chemistry     
Credit - 1     Prerequisites - IPC, Algebra I, completion or enrollment in 2nd year of math

Chemistry is an advanced science class.  Students will study topics that include:  characteristics of matter; energy transformations during physical and chemical changes; atomic structure; periodic table of elements; behavior of gases; bonding; nuclear fusion and fission; chemical equations; properties of solutions; acids and bases; and chemical reactions.  This course is recommended for students in grades 11 and 12.

Physics    
Credit - 1     Prerequisites - IPC, Algebra I, completion or enrollment in 2nd year of math

Physics is an advanced science class. Students will study topics that include:  laws of motion; changes within physical systems; force; thermodynamics; waves; and quantum physics.

Anatomy and Physiology   
  Credit - 1     Prerequisites - Biology, Chemistry, Consent of instructor

Anatomy and physiology is an advanced science class.  Students will study topics that include:  organs, systems of the human body, cells, tissues, and other related topics.

Social Studies

Social Studies, Grade 7  
   Prerequisites - 7^th grade standing

the 7th grade social studies course is a study of Texas history from early times to the present.  

Social Studies, grade 8   
  Prerequisites - 8^th grade standing

In grade 8, students study the history of the United States from the early colonial period through Reconstruction.

United States History   
  Credit - 1     Prerequisites - None

Second part of a two years study of U.S. history.  Students study the history of the U.S. since Reconstruction to the present.

World History   
  Credit - 1     Prerequisites - None

This course offers students an overview of the entire history of humankind.  The major emphasis is on the study of significant people, events, and issues from the earliest times to the present.

World Geography
     Credit - 1     Prerequisite - None

In this course, students examine people, places, and environments at local, regional, national, and international scales from the different perspectives of geography.  A significant portion of the course centers around the physical processes that shape patterns in the physical environment.

Government 
    Credit - ½    Prerequisite - 12^th grade standing

Government focuses on the principles and beliefs upon which the United States was founded and on the structure, functions, and powers of the government at the national, state, and local levels.

Economics     
Credit - ½     Prerequisites - 12^th grade standing

This course focuses on the basic principles concerning production, consumption, and distribution of goods and services in the U.S. and a comparison with those in other countries around the world.

Languages Other Than English

Spanish I    
Credit - 1     Prerequisites - None

Students develop the ability to perform the tasks of the novice language learner.  Students should:  understand short phrases and respond orally; produce learned words, phrases, and sentences when speaking and writing; detect main ideas in familiar material when listening and reading; make lists, copy accurately, and write from dictation; recognize the importance in communication to know about the culture; and recognize the importance of acquiring accuracy of expression by knowing the components of language, including grammar.

Spanish II 
    Credit - 1     Prerequisites - Spanish I

Students will extend the components listed under Spanish I.

Spanish III    
 Credit - 1     Prerequisites - Spanish I, Spanish II

The intermediate language learner, when dealing with everyday topics, should;  participate in simple face-to-face communication; create statements and question to communicate independently when speaking and writing; understand main ideas and some details of material on familiar topics when listening and reading; meet limited practical and social writing needs; use knowledge of the culture in the development of communication skills.

Spanish IV

Health and Physical Education

Health I    
Credit - ½    Prerequisites - none

In this course, students develop skills that will make them health-literate adults.  Students gain a deeper understanding of the knowledge and behaviors they use to safeguard their health, particularly pertaining to health risks.

Physical Education, Grade 7   
 Prerequisites - 7^th grade standing

instruction in this course is directed toward encouraging the incorporation of physical activity into a daily routine and less toward fundamental skill development.

Physical Education, Grade 8    
Prerequisites - 8^th grade standing

Instruction in this course in directed toward understanding the need to remain physically active throughout life by participating in enjoyable lifetime activities.

Junior High Athletics   
  Credit - 1     Prerequisites - Eligibility standards

Students may choose to participate in athletics to gain physical education credit.  The sports offered at the junior high level include:
Boys - football, basketball, cross-country, track, and tennis
Girls -  basketball, cross-country, track, and tennis

Foundations of Personal Fitness 
    Credit - ½    Prerequisites - None

The basic purpose of this course is to motivate students to strive for lifetime physical fitness with an emphasis on the health-related components of physical fitness.

Aerobic Activities   
  Credit - ½    Prerequisites - Foundations of Personal Fitness

Students are exposed to a variety of activities that promote health-related fitness.  A major expectation of this course is for the student to design a personal fitness program that uses aerobic activities as a foundation.

Individual Sports    
Credit - ½   Prerequisites =-Foundations of Personal Fitness

Students are expected to participate in wide range of individual sports that can be pursued for a lifetime.

Team Sports    
 Credit -½     Prerequisites - Foundations of Personal Fitness

Students are expected to develop health-related fitness and an appreciation for team work and fair play.

High School Athletics   
  Credit - ½    Prerequisites - Eligibility standards

Students may substitute high school athletics for physical education.  The athletics sports offered at the high school level include:
Boys - football, cross-country basketball, track golf, tennis, power-lifting, and baseball
Girls - volleyball, cross-country, basketball, track, golf, tennis, power-lifting, and softball

Fine Arts

Technology Education

Computer Applications 
    Credit - 1     Prerequisites - None

In addition to gaining general academic and technical knowledge and skills, students gain an understanding of career opportunities available in technology and what employers require to gain and maintain employment in these careers.

Technology Applications

Technology Applications, Grade 7     
Prerequisites - 7^th grade standing

Students learn to make informed decisions about technologies and their applications.

Desktop Publishing  
   Credit - 1     Prerequisite - None

Students use desktop publishing software to learn foundational skills, acquire information, work to solve problems, and learn forms of communications.

Web Mastering  
   Credit - 1     Prerequisite - General knowledge of computers and the Internet

Students explore the Internet and World Wide Web to learn foundational skills, acquire information, work to solve problems, and learn forms of communications.

Business Education

Introduction to Keyboarding, Grade 7 
    Prerequisite - 7^th grade standing

Students apply technical skills to address business applications of emerging technologies.

Introduction to Record Keeping, Grade 8
     Prerequisite - 8^th grade standing

Students develop a foundation in the economical, financial, technological, international, social, and ethical aspects of business to become competent consumers, employees, and entrepreneurs.

Business Communications   
  Credit - ½ - 1     Prerequisite - Keyboarding skills

Students apply technical skills to address business applications of emerging technologies.  Students enhance reading, writing, computing, communications, and reasoning skills and apply them to the business environment.

Introduction to Business   
  Credit - ½ - 1     Prerequisites - None

Students develop a foundation in the economical, financial, technological, international, social, and ethical aspects of business to become competent consumers, employees, and entrepreneurs.

Record Keeping  
 Credit - ½ - 1     Prerequisites - None

Students extend the concepts learned in 8th grade record keeping.  Course focuses on rights and responsibilities of consumer credit, an understanding of personal financial management, and applying mathematical processes to solve business problems.

Accounting I    
Credit - ½ - 1     Prerequisite - None

Introduces the concepts, skills, and knowledge associated with a beginning accounting class.

Business Law    
 Credit - ½ - 1     Prerequisite - 11^th and 12^th grades, consent of instructor

Course explores the issues of consumer rights, personal financial management, and employee rights from the legal perspective.

Agricultural Science

Introduction to World Agricultural Science and Technology   
  Credit - ½     Prerequisite - None

Students gain knowledge and skills related to agricultural/agribusiness and the workplace, and to develop knowledge and skills regarding career opportunities, entry requirements, and industry expectations.

Applied Agriculture
Credit - ½     Prerequisite - None

Students gain knowledge and skills related to agricultural/agribusiness and the workplace, and to develop knowledge and skills regarding career opportunities, entry requirements, and industry expectations.

Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics    
 Credit - ½    Prerequisite - None

Students learn basic skills in different types of constructions.

Home Maintenance and Improvement   
  Credit - ½     Prerequisite - None

Students learn basic home repair and improvement skills and identify the tools and equipment necessary to carry out such projects.

Plant and Animal Production     
Credit - ½     Prerequisite - None

Students explore the interaction of plants and animals in the environment and learn the characteristics of both.

Introduction to Horticultural Science     
Credit - ½    prerequisite - None

Students learn the fundamental aspects of horticultural plants and the problems and procedures associated with these plants.

Range Management and Ecology    
 Credit - ½     Prerequisite - None

Students explore and learn the characteristics of rangeland and the ecosystem associated with rangelands.

Fruit, nut, and Vegetable Production   
  Credit - ½     Prerequisite - None

Students learn the characteristics of producing various fruits, nuts, and vegetables.

Agricultural Structures Technology  
   Credit - ½     Prerequisite - None

Students learn basic skills in planning and constructing agricultural structures.

Agricultural Metal Fabrication Technology  
  Credit - ½  Prerequisite - None

Students learn skills associated with working with various types of metals.

Animal Science  
  Credit - ½    Prerequisite - None

Students explore the production of domesticated animals.

Equine Science    
Credit - ½   Prerequisite - None

Students gain knowledge in the production and selection of horses.