Future Seniors - Registration Information
Priority Registration:  January 30th - February 3rd
Registration Deadline:  Monday, February 20th

For all information pertaining to the registration process, please refer to this Future Senior Registration Information Handout .

Future Juniors - Registration Information
Priority Registration:  February 6th - February 10th
Registration Deadline:  Monday, February 20th

For all information pertaining to the registration process, please refer to this Future Juniors - Registration Information Handout.

Future Seniors - Registration Information
Priority Registration:  February 13th-February 16th
Registration Deadline:  Monday, February 20th

For all information pertaining to the registration process, please refer to this Future Sophomore Registration Information Handout.

Future Freshmen - Registration Information
Priority Registration:  February 20th-February 24th
Registration Deadline:  Friday, February 24th

New Parent Informational Meeting @ West High Arganbright Auditorium on Monday, February 13th at 6:00 pm.

For all information pertaining to the registration process, please refer to this Future Freshman Registration Information Handout.

This course is a one-trimester elective that highlights each component of the Family and Consumer Sciences program of study offered within the Iowa City Community School District. The intent of the course is two-fold. First, the course will offer students exposure to all the opportunities that Human Services courses, have to offer. Second. The course will prepare students with the essential skills to be successful high school students and plan for independent living after high school. The course will be tailored to meet the needs of young adults and will include the skills they need to feel confident and well-prepared such as effective communication, time management,

Grade Level: 9-12

Category: Elective

Prerequisite: None

Length:1 trimester

Students that have successfully completed “Introduction to Music Production'' are encouraged to enroll in this course, where they will learn more in depth concepts about music creation utilizing Digital Audio Workstations (primarily Logic Pro X). Students will learn more about previous concepts as well as new ones including automation, compression, bussing as well as advanced mixing skills and frequency filtering. Students will also utilize MIDI notation to begin to learn more about triads, chordal structure and various scales to enhance the depth of their musical projects.

GRADE LEVEL:  9-12

CATEGORY: Music

PREREQUISITE: Digital Music Production

LENGTH:  1 trimester

Students that have successfully completed “Introduction to Music Production” and “Advanced Digital Music Production” are encouraged to enroll in Open Lab, where they will tailor their learning towards a series of 3-5 projects throughout the course of the trimester utilizing Digital Audio Workstations (Primarily Logic Pro X). Students will conceive specific projects they wish to create and work collaboratively with the instructor to learn the skills necessary to bring their project to fruition. The instructor will serve as a creative guide as well as an artistic coach, allowing the student to begin assembling a portfolio of original, creative work. Students may enroll in this course as frequently as they wish throughout the remainder of their high school career.

GRADE LEVEL: 9-12    

CATEGORY: Music

PREREQUISITE: Digital Music Production, Advanced Digital Music Production

LENGTH:  1 trimester

In the Student Built House class students will work with professional mentors while constructing a residence from start to finish. Students will do as much of the work as time permits. There will be an emphasis on job site safety, trade skills, and careers. The fields of Architecture, Construction, and Engineering will be covered. This course is three periods long and will be held over the entire school year. All three of the high schools will participate at the same time. After completion of this course, students should have a firm grasp of the chronological building processes, concepts of building science, and the professional careers involved in creating a structure. Transportation will be provided if needed.

GRADE LEVEL: 10-12    

CATEGORY: CTE Elective    

Prerequisite:  Intro to ACE, Construction Technology, Residential Construction or Instructor Approval

LENGTH: 3 Periods (1 Year)

In Geometry in Construction, students will learn geometry while applying connections that relate to residential construction. Students will be exposed to construction careers such as engineering, architecture, construction management, interior design, landscape architecture, and surveying. They will also learn tool and worksite safety, problem-solving tool use, and drawing interpretation. Students will use coordinate geometry in the study of area, perimeter, volume, transformations, congruence, and functions. Taking this course is a consecutive two-period commitment where students will earn a math credit as well as elective credit.

GRADE LEVEL: 9-12

CATEGORY: Math & CTE

PREREQUISITE: Algebra I

LENGTH: 1 Year

This will be a series of classes available for students interested in working with preschool aged children.

GRADE LEVEL: 11-12    

CATEGORY: Elective    

PREREQUISITE: None

LENGTH:  Year long