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| | AUTO I (VEA)
Course Requirement: Grades 9-12.
Length: Year class.
Course content: The course is designed so the student can become a better automobile consumer by learning about service and repair of different automotive systems. Students will develop basic automotive service skills through lecture and practical laboratory assignments. Successful completion of this course leads to Auto II and/or Advanced Auto. | |
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| | AUTO II (ROP)
Course Requirement: Grades 10-12
Prerequisite: Completion of Auto I with a “B” grade or
better and the permission of the instructor.
Length: Year class.
Course content: This class deals with automobile engine rebuilding and repairing, using both theory and practical application. The Doctor of Motors certificate is conferred when the course is successfully completed. | |
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| | AUTO/ BODY REPAIR (ROP)
Course Requirement: Grades 11-12
Prerequisite: Completion of Auto I with a “B” grade or
better, or permission of the instructor.
Length: Year class.
Course content: This course will provide the student with the necessary entry-level skills needed in the auto body repair industry. The course will include classroom lecture along with hands-on practical study. Area's covered will include shop safety, career goals/job seeking skills, body parts removal and replacement, basic dent removal and repair, basic auto body refinishing, basic welding skills and paint refinishing, basic welding skills and paint detailing. At the conclusion of this course the student will have the knowledge and practical experience to enter the automotive refinishing job's market | |
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| | GRAPHIC ARTS (ROP)
Course Requirement: Grades 11-12.
Length: Year/semester class. Can be
taken for a total of two years
with permission of instructor.
Course content: We live in an information society; in fact, more than 60% of all jobs are now information related.
These workers create, process, and/or distribute information. The graphic arts class can be the introduction to these fields. Even college-bound students can benefit as the skills acquired in the course can possibly lead to part-time employment while attending college. This class is an introduction to the processes and materials of graphic communication technology (printing). Students will develop skills in the areas of art layout and paste-up, photocomposition, plate making, offset reproduction, desktop publishing, and bindery and distribution. An attempt is made to give second year students on-the-job experiences outside the classroom setting. Successful completion leads to possible entry level positions in the printing industry or advanced training in printing technology. Students in graphic arts have an opportunity to design/print their own graduation announcements. | |
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| | CONSTRUCTION & WOODWORKING I (VEA / ROP)
Course Requirement: Grades 9-12
Length: Year Class
Course Content: Students will receive an introduction to the basic safety practices on building construction sites and in woodworking shops. They will learn to identify and use the hand and power tools required in a wide range of construction and wood shop projects. They will also begin reading and understanding the working drawings for various construction and shop projects and begin to work with math concepts related to construction and woodworking. Further, students will begin an examination of a career in the construction industry. Good work ethics will be a fundamental requirement. Finally, all students will be required to complete at least two assigned woodworking projects and to participate in various construction projects throughout the school year. Successful completion of this course with a “C” or better will be a prerequisite to Construction and Woodworking 2. | |
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| | CONSTRUCTION/ 2 (ROP)
Course Requirement: Grades 10-12
Prerequisite: “C” or better in Building Construction and
Woodworking 1 or teacher approval
Length: Year Class
Course Content: Students will review the basic safety practices and tool usage covered in Building Construction
and Woodworking 1. Students will expand their understanding about a career in the construction industry and will be exposed to some on-the-job training. Good work ethics will continue to be a fundamental requirement. Further, all students will be required to complete at least two construction or woodworking projects of their choice and to participate in the various construction projects throughout the school year. They will also develop a more advanced understanding of construction drawings, math in the work place, and the process of estimating the cost of a project. Successful completion of this course with a "C" or better will be a prerequisite to Construction and Woodworking 3. | |
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| | CONSTRUCTION AND WOODWORKING 3 (ROP)
Course Requirement: Grades 11-12
Prerequisite: "C" or better in Building Construction and
Woodworking 2 or teacher approval
Length: Year Class
Course content: This course is designed for students who want to strengthen their building construction and woodworking skills to an employable level. The year will begin with a refresher unit on the basic safety practices covered in Building Construction and Woodworking 1 and 2. Students will continue to expand their understanding of a career in the construction industry and will be required to spend time doing on-the-job training. Students understand and implement most aspects of working drawings, and some mechanical drawing will be required. Further, they will be required to make detailed material lists and cost estimates from a set of drawings and will have a strong understanding of math concepts as they relate to work on a construction job and/or in a cabinet shop. Students will be required to demonstrate the habits and ethics that will be required of them in the work place, and finally, they will be required to complete at least one complex project of their own which must demonstrate all the employable skills listed above. | |
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| | PUBLICATIONS (Yearbook) (ROP)
Course Requirement: Upper division students with a “B” grade of
better in one of the following classes: Graphic Arts,
Desktop Publishing, Journalism, English or approval
of the instructor. All prospective students fill out
an application form. Students are then notified of their
acceptance. .
Length: Year class that can be repeated for credit.
Course content: Students plan, prepare, and produce the El Trojan. Activities include preparation of thumbnail and rough sketches of page layouts, arrangement for photographs, paste-up, copy writing, desktop publishing and participation in money-raising projects such as student book and ad sales. Students are also expected to research page topics, interview participants, and write interesting copy. Writing skills are crucial to having good copy in the finished publication. Also helpful are knowledge and interest in photography. Extra time outside of class time is required to complete all assignments and is used in the calculation of grades. | |
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| | | Name | Email | Phone Ext | | Travis Moore | travis.moore@orlandusd.net | 240 | | Mike McGee | mmcgee@orlandusd.net | 241 | | Miranda Coughlin | miranda.coughlin@orlandusd.net | 205 | | | | |
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