Rogers Public Schools Course Catalog Scavenger Hunt

Name:

Alexis Rodriguez
Class period:

7
1. List some of the resources mentioned in the catalog to assist you in making your course choices.

Smart Core, Completer Status, and Salaries of jobs

2. Where can I find information about grading?

Page 7
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What are academies and where can I find information about them?

Career technology education.

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What page(s) can I learn about fine arts? ___________54_____

What page(s) can I learn about English?_____21___________
What page(s) can I learn about Mathematics?_______25_______
What page(s) can I learn about Science?____________28__
What page(s) can I learn about Social Studies?_________31________
What does CTE stand for and what page(s) can I find information about it?

Career Technical Education can be found on page 34.

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What foreign languages are offered at the high school?

Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, German, and French.

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What page can I learn about athletics? _____64_________

How many credits do you need to be classified as a freshman? _____________
How many credits do you need to be classified as a sophomore? _5____________
How many credits do you need to be classified as a junior? ______10______
How many credits do you need to be classified as a senior? ________17____
How many credits do you need to graduate? _________24__
How many English credits are required to graduate? _____4_____
How many Math credits are required to graduate? _________4__
How many Science credits are required to graduate? _____3_____
How many Social Studies credits are required to graduate? ____3______
How many Physical Education credits are required to graduate? ________1__
How many Oral Communication (speech) credits are required to graduate? ____1/2_____
How many Health / Safety credits are required to graduate? ______1/2____
How many Fine Arts credits are required to graduate? ______1/2____
How many Career and Technical Education credits are required to graduate? ____1/2_____
How many Career Focused Elective credits are required to graduate? ______7_____
What is the course description for Biology and what page is it located?

Topics of study include nature of science, molecules and cells, heredity and evolution,
classification and diversity of life, and ecology and behavioral relationships

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What is the course description for Algebra I and what page is it located?

The fundamental purpose of this course is to formalize and extend the mathematics that
students learned in the middle grades. Relationships between quantities and reasoning with
equations, linear and exponential relationships, descriptive statistics, expressions and
equations, and quadratic functions and modeling are the five critical areas of study.
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What is the course description for Pre-AP English I and what page is it located?

Pre-AP strategies utilized in the pre-AP curriculum are designed to provide all students the skills
necessary to be successful in any level of the language arts curriculum. This curriculum will
provide instruction in the three language arts strands of writing, reading, and
listening/speaking. As the curriculum progresses, these strands will be expanded to include
advanced study in the areas of grammar, literary analysis, reading comprehension, vocabulary
development, all genre of writing, AP terminology, and AP formatted exams. The ultimate goal
of these years of pre-AP instruction is to lay a strong foundation for success with the AP
curriculum. As this course is part of the college-prep path, the student may be exposed to
literature containing what some may consider offensive language and controversial topics.
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What is the course description for World History and what page is it located?

World History is a course designed to develop greater understanding of the evolution of global
processes, contacts, and interaction with different types of human societies. World History
provides a study of the history of human society from the early civilization to the contemporary
period, examining major themes and relationships between major civilizations throughout the
world. These themes include the interaction among major societies through political, economic,
social, religious, military, scientific, and cultural developments. Students will analyze and
interpret a variety of historical resources using primary and secondary resources, maps, and
pictorial and graphic evidence of historical events.
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How many days do you have to drop a class without it appearing on your transcript? ___69_____
What does AP stand for and where can I find information about it?

Advanced Placement Page 7

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List some of the employability skills discussed under:

Rogers Public Schools - High School Graduate Profile.

Goal setting, manners, self esteem, drug free

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List the Physical Science Courses offered at the high school.

Physical Science, Chemistry or Pre AP Chemistry, Physics or Pre AP, Physics I and II
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What are the prerequisites for the course Architecture CADD I?

Drafting and Design

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Do athletics count for credit? If so, what kind of credit? ____Yes, for physical education____

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What grade levels can take Animal Science I? __________10-12th_________

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NWACC offers concurrent courses in the high schools through Early College Experience (ECE).

What are the 5 ECE courses offered by NWACC?

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English Composition I
English Composition II
College Algebra
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