This semester course will study the regions of the world with an emphasis on geography as it affects a country's history, economy, customs, and political system. Through lecture, discussion, and projects, this course will cover units on Western and Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Orient, and Pacific World. One semester is required for graduation.

This semester course examines the relationship of human beings to their geographic environment. With an emphasis on the study of a region's physical and cultural features, and the effects of globalizations, students would gain a greater awareness of other cultures in the world and some of the problems that all humans face, as well as an understanding of how interdependent all parts of the world have become. Intended for highly motivated, academically capable college-bound students. Students must maintain a "B" or better to stay in the class.

The emphasis of this semester course will attempt to reveal the personalities, events, and ideas pertinent to the understanding of our past and its influence on the present (approx. 1955-WWII).

The emphasis of this semester course will attempt to reveal the personalities, events, and ideas pertinent to the understanding of our past and its influence on the present (approx. 1955-WWII). One semester is required for graduation Intended for highly motivated, academically capable college-bound students. Students must maintain a "B" or better to stay in the class.

This semester elective course is designed for students, grades 11 and 12, who have NOT met the Washington State History requirement for graduation. Civics is the study of the rights, duties and responsibilities of citizenship. This course will teach the fundamentals of Civics at the Federal, state and local levels of government with emphasis on the US Constitution and the Washington State constitution. Through various activities, students will also learn about the importance of being informed and active in government.

This semester required course uses a decade approach to the political, social, and economic study of the emergence of the United States as a world power during the 20th century (WWII to present). This course is a pre-requisite for Law and Justice, World War II and the Vietnam War courses offered as electives in the Social Studies Department. It is not the case that both the 20^th Century course and any of the three listed elective courses may be taken simultaneously.

Contemporary World Problems is a required semester course designed for seniors. The course will provide an opportunity for students to explore current, relevant, global issues that have social, political, economic, military and technological implications for our world and community. Sample units might include U.S. policy in the Middle East, international terrorism, espionage, drug trade, economic interdependence among nations, etc. The course will challenge students to clarify and refine their opinions and to better understand how contemporary, national and global problems relate to each other.

This semester elective course will introduce the basics of criminal procedure as stated in the Constitution of the United States. Students will learn how the court system works when dealing with specific crimes, criminals and our ever-changing laws pertaining to criminal procedure. This is a good informational course for those students thinking about possible careers in law-related fields.

Humanities is a unique, integrated semester elective course studying human culture and experience through the examination of art, history, literature, music drama, and philosophy. Focusing primarily on Western civilization, students will move chronologically through major periods and styles using a historical framework to better understand the development of culture and the achievements of specific societies and individuals throughout history. Students will be able to improve their language and analytical skills while learning about historical figures, transitions in world history, and cultures different from our own. Throughout this challenging one-semester course, students will engage in a variety of activities that include a series of projects, class presentations, class discussions, outside reading, and research writing.

This semester elective course will be an overview of the major western religious movements. It begins with Egyptian thought, moves to Zoroastrianism, and then proceeds to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It concludes with Buddhism. It attempts to examine the chief ideational components of each and reveals possible historical influences that mold their developments.

Psychology is a semester elective course for juniors and seniors that will focus on human thinking and behavior. Students will learn about the physiology and function of the brain and nervous system, the processes by which humans learn, think, communicate, and remember; the function and significance of the senses, various disorders that affect thinking and behavior, the nature of personality, and other topics related to behavior and thought.

This semester elective course will examine the Second World War. Considerable attention will be placed on the causes of the war in both Asia and Europe. We will trace the actual development of the war stressing the goals of the planners as well as the unintended consequences of events. Emphasis will be placed on the enormous importance of actual war production and its inevitable consequences. Subordinate themes of the Holocaust, the dropping of the Atomic Bomb, and the central themes in National Socialism and Japanese authoritarianism will be examined.

In this semester elective course you will learn why for many, the Vietnam War and the conflict, changed, and divisions it caused in the United States are the defining events of the latter part of the 20^th Century. This class examined U.S. involvement in Vietnam from 1955-1975. Students will have the opportunity to experience the spectrum of opinion and debate that occurred during the war and will be able to sharpen their analytical skills through critical reading and thinking skill activities that are included.