General Electives

- ACT Prep
  ACT Prep
  
  ACT Prep (CP) – 11th – 12th
  0.5 credit
  Prerequisite: none
  
  This ACT Prep course is a semester course designed to help students increase their knowledge of specific skills such as grammar, algebra, and reading comprehension. Test-taking strategies are developed to increase their scores and to teach students how to interpret questions.
- Publications I & II
  Publications I & II
  
  Publications I and II (CP) – 11th – 12th
  1.0 credit
  Prerequisite: none
  
  Publications I and II produce the school yearbook (The Flight) for all students and faculty. Students are responsible for all writing, editing, graphics, and photography in the yearbook. Students also sell ads to local businesses to offset the yearbook cost.
- Film Production
  Film Production (CP) – 10th – 12th
  (offered if student interest/schedule allow)
  1.0 credit
  Prerequisite: none
  
  Film Production guides students through the process of studying film history, script writing, and character development. Students will also learn about storytelling, cinematographic elements, video editing, special effects, and film promotion. The culminating project will be a film submitted to the Louisiana Film Prize, Jr through ARTBREAK.
- Film Studies
  Film Studies
  
  Film Studies (CP) – 10th – 12th
  Offered if interest and schedule allow
  1.0 credit
  
  Prerequisite: none
  Film Studies explores the history and elements of cinema as a mass medium and an art form. The course analyzes visual language and film style, and cinematic codes. Emphasis is on film analysis, films as historical pieces, and understanding the ways that films are produced and directed and how they function expressively will be the primary focus of this course. The examination of translations of literature to film will also be included in this course.
- Financial Planning
  Financial Planning
  
  Financial Planning (CP) – 9th -12th
  0.5 credit
  
  Prerequisite: None
  
  Financial Planning is a one semester elective offered to prepare our students for the practical math solutions they will need in their day to day life. Whether it's preparing their FAFSA application for college financial aid, cooking in the kitchen, applying for their first credit card, or simply balancing their checkbook, this course will prepare them for their everyday math needs.
- Speech
  Speech
  
  Speech (CP) – 9th – 12th
  0.5 credit
  
  Prerequisite: none
  
  Speech is a one-semester introductory course dealing with the way people communicate. The course will cover all aspects of the communication process, including verbal and nonverbal communication, listening, and public speaking. The class will also study the effects of social media in today’s society. All students will be able to recognize and apply methods learned in class to become more effective communicators.