Grades: 9-10-11-12
1 credit, One Semester

Why does all my money disappear? How do I purchase a car? How can I afford my own place after high school? How can I have all the things I want and be able to pay for them? This course will help you to take charge of your financial future and develop the skills necessary to achieve personal financial wellness. Topics include: understanding credit and credit scores, paying for college, budgeting, careers, savings, investing, banking, identity theft, insurance, and more. Project based learning and real-life scenarios will be the basis for understanding these incredibly valuable concepts.

*Required for class of 2026 and beyond per the State of Ohio.

Grades: 9-10-11-12
1 credit, One Semester (course can be taken multiple times)

In this course, students will choose a subject that uniquely interests them, such as…

• 3D design
• Robotics
• Game Design
• Python
• Cyber Security
• Web design
• And more

… to explore independently throughout the year. They will complete entry-level coursework that will provide them with the skills to perform in the career through real-work experiences. The teacher will work with local businesses and professionals to give students helpful advice, so they can make smart choices about their futures. Students can continue to enroll in the class throughout their high school career to gain further certification, and skills.

Grades: 9-10-11-12
1 credit, One Semester

This course is an introduction to the operation and maintenance of professional and semi-professional video recording and editing equipment. Through lecture and a hands-on approach in various lab activities, the course presents the basic techniques of professional video production. It also explores video production and editing using professional broadcast-quality digital video cameras and computer-based edit and compositing systems. The course also stresses professional outcomes through videotaping activities on campus. Students in this course will become literate in the role media plays in our society as well as learn basic media production skills. In becoming media literate, students will learn to identify media and the roles it plays in our modern society, as well as how to critically analyze various forms of media as they work to become quality media producers and explore different media careers. The students will decipher what form of media and what production techniques will best communicate their message. As the students work through the production process, they will learn scriptwriting, storyboarding, camera shot techniques, audio techniques, and post-production skills using software programs to produce the different forms of media, including basic special effects and graphics.

Grades: 9-10-11-12
1 credit, One Semester

Students in this class will expand on and apply the skills learned in the Media Production I course. The students enrolled in this class will create various types of media programming for the school webpage, the school social media sites, the school film festival and the school announcements as an open forum for the development of sound, video, radio, and interactive media programming skills. Through direct application of media industry crafts, students will learn the skill of media engineering as well as related business techniques required for success in the industry. Projects provide direct demonstrations of students' abilities as an engineer, a producer, a project leader, or a team member in both group and individual settings. The students will create a short film using all the conventions of film making.

Grades: 10-11-12
1 credit, One Semester

Students must obtain instructor permission prior to enrolling in this course. The students in this course have the passion to work independently in order to create media productions of the highest quality, often producing work independently needed for the school district. These students are driven to compete in local and national media production contests and may be given an opportunity to attend conventions related to media production. The students in this class are not enrolled in an individual class period, but because they are able to work independently, they may enroll into any period in which media production classes are offered. This class requires work time outside of the normal school day.