Description: This course continues the first semester’s study of the Java programming language. The use of inheritance, recursion, and linear data structures will be emphasized this semester. Several lab projects will be studied and collaboration will be used to create a final project. The content material and topics follow the current expectations of the College Board; successful completion of both semesters help prepare students for the Advanced Placement Computer Science A Exam. The same textbook is also used for the first semester. Plus, an additional study guide must be purchased in order to help prepare for the AP Exam.

Required Materials

• Java Illuminated (ISBN# 978-1-284-14099-6)

Prerequisites: None

Description: This course provides students with the tools to begin a lifelong career-planning process, which is needed in today’s global workplace. Students will explore their interests, skills, values, and strengths which will help them identify possible career goals. They will explore career opportunities and learn about various careers that may interest them. Topics include job searching, completing job and college applications, writing a résumé, preparing for an interview, goal setting, and decision making. They will complete activities and exercises that will help them get to know themselves better as they develop their career goals.

Prerequisites: None

Description: Computing Literacy will guide the student through the vast array of cloud applications relevant to boosting a student's academic success. Skills and knowledge in digital citizenship, along with safe and responsible practices in online computing and social media environments, are developed.

Prerequisites: None

Description: This course examines the guidelines for healthy eating, evaluating the nutritional value of foods, meal planning and budgeting. Additional topics include meal preparation, serving food, and safe food handling techniques.

Prerequisites: None

Description: Welcome to Introduction to Programming! This course introduces the fundamental concepts of procedural programming. Topics include data types, control structures, functions, arrays, files, and the mechanics of running, testing, and debugging. Python is used as the programming language.

Prerequisites: None

Description: Marketing is the process involved in selling something--a product, a service, even an idea. This course provides an introductory study of the processes, procedures, strategies, and tactics utilized in performing marketing functions. Topics include an introduction to marketing functions and marketing concepts, interpersonal and communication skills, salesmanship, and marketing careers. The basic concepts of marketing will be applied to develop video and print advertising, as well as write a marketing plan and prepare a set of digital slides to present it.

Prerequisites: None

Description: Welcome to Personal Development and Character Education. Personal development is an individual event, and different factors affect different individuals in different ways. This course covers topics that have an effect on everyone's personal development. These topics are personality, character and values, behavior, responsibility, goals, self-esteem, self-compassion, peer pressure, motivation, choices, and determination. Even though we will look at a single topic in each lesson, personal development is not compartmentalized. You cannot focus on one area of personal development without affecting other areas. For example, your values affect your goals, choices, and motivation. While studying an individual topic you must keep in mind that you need to look at your total self and realize that all of the "ingredients" of personal development are important and interrelated. Personal development is ongoing. It begins when you are very young and continues throughout your life. No matter what your current situation is, you can make positive changes. By enrolling in this course, you have made a decision to invest time and effort in your education and in your personal development. Congratulations on taking this step. Best wishes on your journey!

Prerequisites: None

Description: When you think of finance, you probably think of “money”. In reality, there is a limited supply of money. So, you have to decide how to use your money in order to reach a satisfactory standard of living and establish financial stability. In this course, you will examine how to apply for a job, obtain and record earnings, prepare a budget, analyze financial services, use consumer credit wisely, purchase various types of insurances, examine different types of consumer loans, make wise consumer decisions, and plan for retirement. This course fulfills the personal finance course requirements set by the State of Missouri.

Prerequisites: None