Social Studies

This course is designed to teach government and the Constitution with an emphasis on civic responsibility. Honors students will also have additional assignments as well as have a greater emphasis on quizzes and tests.

This is designed to teach government and the Constitution with an emphasis on civic responsibility. Course has an adjusted reading level.

This course studies civics and the criminal justice system with an emphasis on real-world situations.

This group course focuses on the traditional study of human behavior and its roots in environment and physiology. Additional assignments and tests are required for the honors student.

The second year psychology individual course continues to focus on the concepts of human behavior.  In addition to core concepts and content areas in the field, the student will explore issues that all individuals encounter not only concerning themselves but in their relationships with friends, family, and acquaintances.

In this course the class may determine topics of interest.  Assignments will include researching and answering questions about one or more world problems, possible solutions, and activities related to the problem. Honors will include higher level reading and analysis, and test-taking skills will be emphasized.

Students will explore the beliefs, traditions, and cultures of both ancient and modern religions. This course is designed to give students a broad survey of world religions and insight into contemporary religious issues.

Students will research current news items and the background history pertaining to the current event or issue. They will examine information, opinion, bias, objectivity, propaganda, and political spin as concepts, and identify examples pertaining to specific events.

This individual course covers the basic ideas of our economy and how it works. Topics include economic systems, money, the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services,  investing, the relationship between political events and the economy, and issues related to starting or running a business. Additional assignments, analysis, and test-taking skills are required to earn the honors title.

This course provides the students with a survey of American History from the colonial period to the present, with emphasis on the 20th century. The course focuses on important events, political, social, and economic developments that have shaped and continue to impact our country. Students who take the honors option will have additional assignments, analysis, and tests.

In this class students study the history of Washington State. Topics include: events that led to the establishment of Washington, state government, early explorers, landforms, climate, vegetation, topography, and economics.

This course in French Culture will focus on customs, traditions, and culture of French-speaking countries. Students will also learn about French history. Cooking foods will be an additional avenue to explore.

This course in German Culture will focus on customs, traditions, and culture of Germany. Students will also learn about German history. Cooking foods will be an additional avenue to explore.

This course in Japanese Culture will focus on customs, traditions, and culture of Japan. Students will also learn about Japanese history. Cooking foods will be an additional avenue to explore.

This course examines basic philosophical questions and/or philosophers. The history of philosophy will also be presented.

This course will focus on customs and culture of Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. Students will learn the history of Spain and about the colonization of the Americas by the Spanish. Cooking foods from these countries will be another avenue explored.

The student and teacher will meet individually for a survey of world cultures including impact of ancient civilizations up through and including the modern world.

This individual course is a survey of topics in world history. It includes the study of foreign cultures, major events, famous individuals, and world religions. There will be an additional emphasis on outside reading, tests, and note-taking for the honors student.

This second year individual course continues the study of world history. It includes the study of foreign cultures, major events, famous individuals, world religions, and current problems. There will be an additional emphasis on outside reading, tests, and note-taking.