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SECTION II

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

This section of the HHS Curriculum Guide provides descriptions for each course offered at the high school as well as
through the Six District Educational Compact. Information contained in this section is updated each year—the
version posted on the school website is the most current (www.hudson.k12.oh.us). For more information on any
Six-District program, visit www.sixdistrict.com or see the Compact Career Catalog 2017-18. It’s important to stay
abreast of changes that occur each year so that you and your parents can make the best decisions possible in
planning your high school educational career.

Please pay attention to graduation requirements, prerequisites, credits and grades eligible for each course—that
information is provided under the course title. In our schedule you have the opportunity to take seven classes.
Students are required to take at least six classes; seniors have the option of taking five but must pay attention to
athletic/extracurricular eligibility. We encourage students to take advantage of the many options and choices
offered here at HHS; we have a comprehensive program with a wide range of coursework that will afford you many
opportunities that can lead to a very rewarding high school experience.

Good planning up front in the scheduling process will help us in our efforts to offer the courses you choose. Be sure
to include parents and guidance counselors in the process. Once the master schedule is finalized, it becomes very
difficult to make changes later; students are held to their choices once the course verification forms are signed off
by parents. For 2017-18, pay particular attention to the following changes:

 Graduation requirements for the class of 2018 are new/different than those for previous graduating
classes. Please review this section to become familiar with the viable pathways to earning a diploma.

 PEER COLLABORATION continues to be a popular option that’s making a positive difference at HHS—it’s an
elective that puts students in the role of Peer Collaborators to support other students in various school
environments. The course description is found in the Family & Consumer Sciences department.

 Advanced Placement (AP) tests have increased to $93.00 for 2017 ($1 increase annually the past few years).
 The PreACT replaces the ACTASPIRE tests for freshmen—the cost is thereby reduced from $25.00 to $12.00.
 HHS’ Entrepreneurship course is now offered through Kent State University (CCP semester elective)
 Service Learning’s US Govt requirement replaced by a focus on current affairs (Govt moved to 11th grade)
 ODE requires that all Health classes include instruction in CPR and AED (Automated external defibrillator)
 Several new elective courses have been added to the 2017-18 Curriculum Guide. They include:

o FCS Adult Living Skills (scheduled through a counselor)
o Industrial Design 1 and 2 (Formerly known as Woods 1 & 2; now meets fine arts requirement)
o AP Chinese Language and Culture
o College Credit Plus FDLA 20101: Writings in World Literature replaces WRLA 10101: Writings In

British Literature (CCP course offered through Hiram College)
o American Sign Language 4
o Tonal Tendencies (bare bones approach to music theory)
o Forensic Science (science elective, semester)
o Marine Biology (science elective, semester)
o Ancient Western Civilizations (social studies elective, semester)
o Criminology (social studies elective, semester)
o Drama as Literature (ELA elective, semester)
o The Short Story (ELA elective, semester)
o The Horror Genre (ELA elective, semester)

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