Departments
Career and Technology Education (CTE)
The CATE department offers a wide range of career focused courses giving students the opportunity to explore career interests and learn skills that they will put to use when they enter the work force. Options in the program range from construction and law to early childhood education and graphic design.
Penney Bell
CTE Department Chair
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English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR)
The ELAR department offers courses to prepare students for professions such as advertising copywriter, business administrator, editor, film, columnist, lawyer, teacher, and industry/business writer. Courses focus on developing student skills by exposing them to analytical, expository, and persuasive writing, academic and professional communication, and critical reading.
Kaitlyn Christian
ELAR Instructional Coach
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Languages Other Than English (LOTE)
The LOTE department offers courses to prepare students for professions such as airline personnel, armed forces, foreign office/service, communications, import/export, interpreter, sales industry, international banking, missionary, teacher, and tour Guide. Courses focus developing fluency in languages such as American Sign Language, French, Spanish, German, and Latin.
Maria Lucy Moon
LOTE Department Chair
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Mathematics
The Mathematics department offers courses to prepare students for professions such as accounting, actuary, architect, banker, data processor, engineer, financial analyst, researcher, systems analyst, teacher, and investor. The range of courses include applied mathematics, calculus, computer science, and statistics.
Rianna Turner
Mathematics Instructional Coach
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Science
The Science department offers courses to prepare students for professions such as biologist, medical professional, mining, game management, lab technician, chemist, microbiologist, physicist, forestry, researcher, teacher, pharmacist, forensics, and meteorologist. The range of courses include biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, and environmental sciences.
Heather Matkoff
Science Instructional Coach
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Social Studies
The Social Studies department offers courses to prepare students for professions such as anthropologist, armed forces, foreign service, historian, writer, psychologist, sociologist, archaeologist, teacher, politician/political analyst, and welfare programs. The range of courses include world geography, world history, US history, and economics.
Erica Ranel
Social Studies Instructional Coach
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Special Education (SPED)
The SPED department offers support for students with learning disabilities. The program serves a wide spectrum of students. Services provided range from basic support with study skills and organization to skills needed to live independently.
Judith Laseak & Natalie Walker
SPED Department Chair
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