There is a wide variety of core classes and electives that you can take at the high school for each different subject, but which ones should you take each year when choosing your schedule for the next year? Hopefully this article will help you to decide the electives you can take each year.
As previously mentioned, there are a variety of subjects and electives that go along with each subject offered at the high school. The English department offers electives such as journalism, creative writing, and public speaking. The science department offers electives such as astrophysics, human anatomy, bioethics, etc.. The social studies department offers electives such as anthropology, psychology, and law and justice. These are just some examples of electives that are offered for some subjects, however there are a lot more that are offered.
When asked what class he would like to see the high school offer in the future, visual arts teacher Bradley Godshall replied with, “Photography maybe. I would like to have an advanced or upper independent choice class like woodworking where the students already have a plan and I can help them build it. I think that would be pretty cool.”
For each subject, there are classes that are called core classes, which are required for you to take unlike electives. There are also four levels of a core class that you can choose from based on your educational pathway. The levels are conceptual, academic, honors, and AP(advanced placement). The electives that are offered to students tend to relate back to the core classes based on what the class material is. For example, creative writing teaches you different styles of writing that relate back to your current English class.
“I would say it depends on your situation and personal life and what you would want to major in college or what you want your profession to be,” said senior Isaiah Checo, when asked which classes he would recommend for freshmen to take.
Among all elective classes offered, there are of course some that are more popular than others. Based on the sizes of some of the classes this year, some of the most popular classes are Cooking, Intro to Psychology and AP Psychology, Drawing and Painting, and Spanish.
When asked what her favorite class was and why, junior Sienna Mallett replied with, “Creative writing. I love the classroom and work dynamic with Ms. Miller. She made the writing process more creative and free.”
When choosing a schedule for each year in high school, it’s best to take all these factors into consideration. It’s also important to remember you may not get into a class of desire. If a class is more popular, the availability of that class may lower due to the amount of students already in that class. Another thing to remember is to choose classes that are attuned to your interests so that the class doesn’t feel uncomfortable or boring.
