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Electives

 

Unlock Your Future to SOAR for Success: 

Pick an Elective Pathway or Join One of Our Special Programs 

Are you ready to lead, build, create, or perform? We have pathways that can lead into High School programs currently available!

Choose Your Pathway:

 

Video & Digital Media Production (QHHS - TV & Video)

  • Career Labs- Go hands on and learn the different types of careers. Work on animals in the vet lab, build rockets & drones, or learn about media and video production.
  • Art 1- Visual Arts develops creativity, design, and visual storytelling skills that support careers in media production, including filmmaking, animation, graphic design, and digital content creation in all mediums.
  • Intro to Animation- This course builds on art skills and introduces students to animation and digital media through creative projects and visual storytelling. Students will explore careers in animation, filmmaking, graphic design, and multimedia production.

 

Biomedical Science (LNHS - Biomed or PHS- Health Careers)

  • Career Labs- Go hands on and learn the different types of careers. Work on animals in the vet lab, build rockets & drones, or learn about media and video production.
  • PLTW Medical Detectives-Explore biomedical science, acting as detectives to solve medical mysteries 
  • PLTW Bioscience of Tech- Explore how science impacts technology, applying physics, chemistry, and nanotechnology to real-world projects like making ice cream and cleaning oil spills

 

Engineering (LNHS - Engineering Program)

  • Career Labs- Go hands on and learn the different types of careers. Work on animals in the vet lab, build rockets & drones, or learn about media and video production.
  • Woodshop- Woodshop gives students the opportunity to turn ideas into real products using creativity, craftsmanship, and the engineering design process. Through hands-on projects, students will build skills that relate to careers in engineering, construction, product design, and manufacturing.
  • PLTW Design & Modeling- STEM unit that introduces students to the engineering design process, sketching, and 3D modeling.

 

Culinary & Consumer Careers (Virtual Academy- Culinary Classes, Fashion & Interior Design)

  • Career Labs- Go hands on and learn the different types of careers. Work on animals in the vet lab, build rockets & drones, or learn about media and video production.
  • Intro into Culinary and Consumer Sciences- Students in Home Economics build practical skills in cooking, nutrition, sewing, design, and consumer decision-making while exploring careers in culinary arts, hospitality, fashion, and family and consumer sciences.
  • Advanced Culinary and Consumer Careers: Students build advanced skills in cooking, nutrition, consumer awareness, and kitchen safety while exploring careers in culinary arts, hospitality, and consumer services. This course includes hands-on food preparation and the opportunity to earn a food handler certification.

Special Programs (application required)- Join one of our amazing programs that prepares you for leadership roles and exciting opportunities.

 

ASB Leadership- Plan school events, represent your peers, and run the campus culture. We work closely with AVID and Quartz Hill High School ASB to put on large community events such as the AV Fall Festival, and Community Open House. This special program helps build leadership skills and a pathway to future leadership in high school.

 

AVID- Thrive in middle school, high school and beyond. Master the skills needed for college and career success through teamwork. This 2 year program helps students learn study skills, provides tutoring, and provides an environment that teaches our students to thrive in a middle and high school environment. This pathway also works closely with ASB and Lancaster and Quartz Hill High School AVID to complete community service and put on important community events.

 

VEX Robotics- Design, build, and code robots to compete in high-stakes challenges. This is an award winning 2 year robotics program that gets to travel to competition and is immersed in the competitive CTE world. This pathway helps prepare students who might be interested in LNHS engineering or the national champion 399 Robotics Team to have a smooth transition to high school.

 

Yearbook- Capture history through photography, graphic design, and storytelling. This pathway helps our students who are interested in QHHS Film,TV and Video Academy or other high school yearbook programs. Our special program gives the students a leg up on the experience needed to be successful in the high school academy.

 

Band- Perform, compete, and find your community through the power of music. We have a 2-3 year band program with new curriculum and instruments to get your students to the instrument experience needed to be a key part of QHHS high school marching or performance band. Let us help your student find the instrument that speaks to them.