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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 2020-21. 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 2020-21, please pay particular attention to the following changes:

 Advanced Placement (AP) tests have increased from $87 in 2013 to $94 this past school year—we’ll know later in
the year if the trend continues.

 Only a few new elective courses have been added to the 2020-21 Curriculum Guide. New courses and
updates of existing courses include:
o Business Literacy, a half-credit elective, replaces Business Essentials
o WRIT 15100: Composition in the Liberal Arts I (CCP, Hiram College) replaces WRLA 10101: Writings In
American Literature
o WRIT 15200: Composition in the Liberal Arts II (CCP, Hiram College) replaces FDLA 20101: Writings in
World Literature
o Theater and Advanced Theater replace the Musical Theater electives and are offered through the
English/Language Arts department
o Introduction to Journalistic Writing-A and Introduction to Journalistic Writing-B are semester-long
electives that replace/expand upon Journalism 1 Newspaper Production
o Post-Secondary Planning is a new ¼-credit, S/U, Naviance-module-based elective offered through Family
& Consumers Sciences (FCS) but coordinated through the counseling office via Independent Study
o Transitions and Careers replaces Post-Secondary Planning, Transitions and Careers in FCS
o Fashion Design and Textiles replaces Fashion Design, Construction and Maintenance in FCS
o Interior Design replaces Interior Design, Furnishings and Management
o Computer Science can count as a Mathematics Credit . . . due to a recent change in Ohio Department of
Education guidelines, students may earn math credit for Computer Science 1, AP Computer Science
Principles or AP Computer Science A
o NEW in CTE: EntrepreNEW is an innovative and immersive Career-Technical Education Program for
students who are interested in learning about creating their own businesses
o NEW in CTE: Modern Communication through Media Production will prepare students to publish
relevant, timely information as they explore media production career-related and postsecondary fields,
and create and produce broadcasts to share with their peers, schools and community

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