Why is theatre important to our culture and society? How can theatre be used as a tool to better understand other cultures both past and present? This course will use those broad questions as a basis to explore the basic elements of theatrical productions, technical theatre, dramatic structure, and the development of theatre throughout history. Students will have the option to receive college art credit from Central Washington University upon successful completion of the course. This class will be writing intensive and participation in class in crucial to be successful.

Part of the General Education department at Eastlake High School.

Part of the General Education department at Eastlake High School.

Music Technology will provide hands on learning through the use of up-to-date software and computer lab that will help students create compositions. Students will learn basics of music theory and music/ song writing. Team work and research will be emphasized. At the higher levels of this class, recording equipment will be available to record and reproduce student’s work.

This is an auditioned ensemble comprised of a select group of musicians, usually juniors and seniors. Auditions take place in the spring of the previous school year. Focus will be placed on advanced skill development as well as advanced musical concepts and ensemble playing. Music studied will come from a variety of genres and musical periods. Members of Wind Ensemble are part of the Eastlake Marching Band. Students will perform at all home football games and a select number of basketball games. Students are expected to maintain a practice routine outside of class. This course may be repeated for credit. Members of this group are eligible to audition for Jazz Band.

Auditions are held in the fall of each year. Jazz Band members must be enrolled and participate fully in the concert band or orchestra program (Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Orchestra) or by director’s permission. Music is focused on all styles and periods of jazz music as well as improvisation. A high level of commitment is expected, including regular individual practice and attendance at all performances. Evening performances occur throughout the year as well as trips to festivals and clinics. This course may be repeated for credit.

Students will have opportunities to learn, improve and analyze their cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, and flexibility. In this one semester course, each learning opportunity will be through a variety of fitness activities, which may include: cardio walking, yoga, low impact activities, meditation, and mental health and stress relief. Students develop the foundation in becoming physically literate individuals who have the knowledge, skills and confidence to enjoy a lifetime of healthful physical activity and wellness.

This honors alternative course contains the same standards as the Biology in the Earth System course while extending on depth of knowledge for some standards and covering others at a faster pace. This year-long college-prep course is designed to help students understand the principles of life science with connections to Earth science. Students will use science and engineering practices and crosscutting concepts to investigate living systems at various scales. Specific topics include structure and function, growth and development of organisms, and matter and energy flow in organisms. Students will also explore cycles of matter and energy in ecosystems as well as ecosystem dynamics, functioning, and resilience and social interactions and group behavior. Students will investigate inheritance and variation of traits, evidence of common ancestry and diversity, natural selection, adaptation, biodiversity, Earth and human activity, and biogeology.

This year-long college-prep course is designed to help students understand the principles of chemistry in the context of Earth science phenomena. Students will use science and engineering practices and crosscutting concepts to investigate chemical processes within Earth systems. Specific topics include structure and properties of matter, chemical reactions, and chemical processes in everyday life. Students will also explore conservation of energy and energy transfer. Students will investigate the history of planet earth as well as earth materials and systems, including natural resources, natural hazards, the role of water in Earth’s surface processes, and climate.

This honors alternative course contains the same standards as the Chemistry in the Earth System course while extending on depth of knowledge for some standards and covering others at a faster pace. This year-long college-prep course is designed to help students understand the principles of chemistry in the context of Earth science phenomena. Students will use science and engineering practices and crosscutting concepts to investigate chemical processes within Earth systems. Specific topics include structure and properties of matter, chemical reactions, and chemical processes in everyday life. Students will also explore conservation of energy and energy transfer. Students will investigate the history of planet earth as well as earth materials and systems, including natural resources, natural hazards, the role of water in Earth’s surface processes, and climate.

This year-long college-prep course is designed to help students understand the physics, a fundamental science in our everyday lives, in the context of Earth and Space. Students will explore measurement, motion, forces, momentum, energy, electricity, and waves on Earth, in the solar system, and in the universe. Students will use science and engineering practices and crosscutting concepts to investigate physical processes within these macroscopic systems. Students in this course will develop proportional, trigonometric, and algebraic thinking while developing their problem-solving abilities.

AP Physics 1 is an algebra-based, introductory college-level physics course. Students cultivate their understanding of physics by developing models of physical phenomena through inquiry-based investigations. Students build their understanding of physical models as they explore and solve problems in these content areas: kinematics, forces and translational dynamics, work/energy/power, linear momentum, torque and rotational dynamics, energy and momentum of rotating systems, oscillations, and fluids.