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Although there is a textbook, porary Literature will be offered permission from either Assistant This was done to save money classes, Literature of Film II, by requiring fewer teachers, With a new AP Physics class being oered next year, which should you take? ested in the traditional to take the AP exam classes this year without the end of the year. counselor now if the computer For the students most of this class Source: Janna Robinett is done on Source: Jack Kennedy next year. In this classTRANSCRIPT
01•28•10registration guide 14-15soundtrack: “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” by � e Rolling Stones
A guide to registrationA guide to registrationA guide to registration
Every January, Rock Canyon
students decide what they
want to be doing 8, 12, and
15 months from now. Plan-
ning for the future can be
di� cult, so The Rock is doing
its part to help with a guide
to registration.
AP B? or AP C?
More romance
Other options
Keep it classy
AP Computer Science
Music with Mrs. Dale
More art
To AP or not to AP
Official off hours
A list of the new classes
being o� ered next year
• Art Experience I
• AP Computer Science
• Italian I
• Photojournalism
• Contemporary Literature
• Literature of Film II
• Creative Writing II
• Senior Studies
• Music Theory
• Voice Class
• Shape Up
• Global Science
• Rise of the Nation State: England
Current Sophomore and Juniors can only sign up for six
classes this year without permission from either Assistant
Principal Stacey Reindau or Gregg Doan.
This was done to save money by requiring fewer teachers,
because fewer classes would need to be taught.
With a new AP Physics class being o� ered next year,
which should you take?
Med prep and DCSD Career and Technical
Education programs: These are not for lazy
students. They are accelerated programs for
college bound students that prepare you for
the work world. Talk to your counselor now if
you are interested in either of these programs.
AP Physics B: Will cover both classic and
modern physics, including mechanics,
waves and more. A good understanding of
Algebra II and Trig is necessary to take this
class. Expect both online and book work. This
class encourages working in groups. AP Physics C: Will cover mechanics, which
includes energy, Newtonian physics, rota-
tion and more. Must be enrolled in or have
completed Calculus. The AP exam is only 90
minutes, half the length of a normal AP exam.
This class also encourages collaborative work
and has online homework and book work.Source: Anna Tesdahl
Music Theory and Voice Class will be taught by Julia Dale.
Music Theory will teach the elements, chords, harmonies,
and forms, in hope that they will be able to compose on their
own. This class will be hard without a background in music.
Voice class will teach proper vocal technique through sing-
ing various genres, songs from diff erent time periods, and
languages. “It will improve anyone’s singing,” said Dale.
Source: Julia Dale
Your options include AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconom-ics, and regular econ. You need to take at least one of these to graduate. Micro focuses on product markets, the role of governments in promoting greater effi ciency, and individual decision makers. Macro focuses on economics as a whole, covering natural income, price determination, international economies. Regular economics is a basic simplifi ed, general guide to economics. Source: Tim Marshall
In this class students will explore programming methodol-
ogy, logic and the study of data structure, and abstraction.
Although there is a textbook, most of this class is done on
the computer and requires intensive computer work in and
out of class. Students are encouraged to take the AP exam at
the end of the year. Source: Janna Robinett
For students who have already
passed level three of another for-
eign language, Erin Toews brings
you another romance language,
Italian. It will be a fun class that
shouldn’t be too hard.
Source: Erin Toews
We will explore 2-D and 3-D
projects and art form. There
will be a pointillism project,
a scratch board animal,
a contour line painted
self portrait, and a stone
sculpture in Art Experience.
Source: Drew Walter
For the students not inter-
ested in the traditional English
classes, Literature of Film II,
Creative Writing II, and Contem-
porary Literature will be off ered
next year.
Source: Jack Kennedy
Level two
Reworking your writingAP Language is easy because you get to do a lot of
your learning in class, and vocab through songs. It
is hard because it’s all new material, there is a lot to
learn, and students should expect a lot of writing.
“ You have to get used to being told how much
you suck but it’ll make you a better writer,” said
Brandon Cooper ‘11 .“It really prepares you for successful writing, which
you will use your entire life,” Camille Tan’ 10 said.
Source: Jack Kennedy
Mathematically mindbending“[AP Calculus] is tough, but if you plan to go into medicine,
it’s mandatory,” said Nick Decherd ‘10.
“If you’re not going to use calculus in your major, don’t waste
your time. It’s one of the hardest classes I’ve ever taken,”
Leann Slavin ‘10, said.“You either get it or you don’t, and if you don’t, there is no
hope for you,” said Michael Clark ‘11.
“This ain’t no putt-putt,” said Mr. Koy
Senior Studies is so sexy
This is not an easy cakewalk class. It will focus on
some learning in the classroom, but a lot of time in
the community doing independent projects that
include internships, service, and research. There will
be rigor and high expectations, but a lot of free-
dom. It will be two periods long with 60 kids, and
will be worth two credits. Source: PJ Stahley
Unconventional mathReasons to Take AP Statistics or Statistics: Useful subject matter, excellent curriculum (one of the better AP tests), teacher with advanced statistics background (Ph.D.), and the many uses of statistics: fi nancial markets, insurance, credit cards, quality control, sports, medicine, social sciences, journalism, symbiotic relationships to the computer age, computer intelligence. The math is fairly simple because computers and calculators do much of the work.Source: Jason Dunkle
It’s all about the green
AP Environmental Science will be going through a third teacher change, and
will be taught by Geoff rey Brinker next year. It is considered one of the easier AP
classes, but is also known as one of the classes that changes lives.
“The class interested me just because I love science. I was surprised how much I
liked it; it actually makes me want to help the environment instead of just talking
about it,” said Megan Spradling ‘10. Sources: Nick Laatsch, Geoff rey Brinker
Finding a whole new worldRise of the Nation State: England is being taught by Lissa Stahl and will address diff erent aspects of the country of England. Starting the semester off learning about the Magna Carta and monarchies, students will also explore fun topics such as studies on the various kings and queens and focus on the diff erent battles that took place. There will also be a unit on Princess Diana and Prince Charles, and their controversy. Modern-day England will also be discussed. Source: Melinda Emch and LIssa Stahl
Hard and complicated “[AP Chemistry] is ridiculously hard and compli-cated, but if you spend enough time and eff ort on it, it’ll be worth it,” said Andrew Wilt ‘10. “It’s Honors Chemistry three levels up. You need good, logical reasoning skills for the class and it is essential for science and medical majors,” Dave Ferguson said.
Real life mathematics
Math of Money is a class that will challenge you
to understand how math works in pertinent, real
world situations. It covers everything from buying
houses and doing taxes to balancing check books
and investing in the future. “Math of Money is
a great class that involves math that people use
in real-life situations. From calculating a tip to
fi nancing a house, Math of Money teaches real-life
fi nancial math necessities,” said Zach Stickney ‘10.
Source: Tony Koy
The far eastern classModern Asian History curriculum covers many topics about the Asian Nation in the 21st century, includ-ing economics, problems after the Cold War, and historical and cultural aspects. It is in its second year and is taught by Suzi McKay. Sources: Suzi McKay and Melinda Emch
Information compiled by Alex Rowe, Paige Hesen, Laura Romer, Daniel Wheeler, Rachel Curtright, Jenn Burton, Erika Guilbault, and Curtis Stuck