Business Courses

GENERAL BUSINESS – Budgets, payroll, banking, and personal business tasks – I know these things are in my future, but what are they? Learn how to make your future financially successful by entering the "real world" through General Business!

BUSINESS LAW – "You have to stand for something, or you’ll fall for anything." (Aaron Tippin) Why have rules and laws? Find out – learn about your legal rights and responsibilities and be ready to face personal and business situations by knowing:

	Our Basic Legal System
	Juvenile Law
	Business Laws

	Criminial vs. Civil Law
	Contract Law
	Personal Laws

"Act out" legal positions through a mock trial. TAKE A STAND! UNDERSTAND!

ACCOUNTING – Basic money knowledge is a MUST, whether you’re heading for college or entering the business world! Every person and business has to keep records of their daily activities. Apply accounting concepts with real job situations through automated software and simulations. Gain a whole new perspective on financial management!

ACCOUNTING II – (Pre-requisite: Accounting I) Expand on what you have learned in Accounting I and prepare yourself for a "real" job in accounting. Make the transition from high school accounting to college accounting smoothly and easily. This "learn-by-doing" approach is especially designed for the business-minded person!

Computer Courses

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS – Most of you have, or will use a computer – but do you know how to make it work for YOU? Computer Applications is the place to bring it all together. After completing this course, you will be able to utilize Microsoft Office to enhance what you can do in all of your subjects (ie science, math, English, history, etc.).

ADVANCED COMPUTER APPLICATIONS – (Pre-requisite: Computer Applications) Whether you’re college bound or entering the business world, Advanced Computer Applications will provide the necessary skills. Learn advanced features and develop proficiency in the integration of the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher, Photo Draw, and FrontPage). Students will also have the opportunity to earn Senior-to-Sophomore credit as well as a state accredited certificate – prepare today for tomorrow’s future!

DESKTOP PUBLISHING – (Prerequisite: Computer Applications) Desktop publishing emphasizes the computer as a creative tool and is designed for students who wish to explore the graphic design potential of the PC. Learn the creative use of graphic tools, typography, layout and design, and the production of graphic publications using state of the art software such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Corel WordPerfect, and Quark Xpress.

MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS – (Prerequisite: Computer Applications) Have fun interacting with music, graphics, and animation while improving your communication skills. Knowing how to communicate effectively is the key to success. Do you know how to use the "tools" to communicate? Learn how to add dynamic multimedia components to presentations and web pages using the software packages Corel WordPerfect, Corel Presentations, Macromedia Director, Macromedia Dreamweaver, and Macromedia Flash.

TIGER PAWS PUBLISHING – (Pre-requisite: Computer Applications and any upper level Business Technology computer course) This is the ultimate class to apply your computer skills! Tiger Paws Publishing is a small non-profit desktop publishing enterprise that incorporates graphic design with multimedia. Learn to integrate software to create dynamic web pages. Tiger Paws Publishing is your guide to real world business applications.

Career Education

CAREER DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING (CDT) is a student’s guide to life after high school. CDT was developed by business people and educators and offers self-assessment, career guidance, job skills, and work ethics as part of its curriculum. Employability and job seeking skills are addressed to the point that students can form goals and actions plans for their life after high school as well as gain skills they can market to employers.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE (PaCE) is a school-to-career program which provides students the opportunity to gain first-hand experience in an area that is related to their career choice, as well as gain first-hand experience and marketable skills. Cooperative work experience options include a paid work experience, internship, apprenticeship, volunteer or shadow experience in jobs that are closely-related to career interest areas. This on-the-job training combined with classroom instruction enables students to gain quality knowledge and skills so they will be productive, educationally motivated citizens ready for further education and the workforce when they leave school.

SKILLS FOR SUCCESS is a required course for all freshmen. This course is designed to provide freshmen students with the skills necessary to adapt to the transition from middle school to high school. If students are expectations, then they will be better prepared to understand the relevance of high school courses. With this understanding, thinking beyond high school becomes

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