Personal Finance
Explores the role of the consumer in our economy, problems of financing family and individual needs, including budgeting, banking relationships, borrowing, insurance, risk management, real estate, investing, portfolio management, retirement and personal taxes.
Open to Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors
Semester offered: Year long course
.5 Credit
Mechanical Drawing
An introductory drafting course, focusing on the appropriate use of drafting tools and techniques. Students are instructed in the proper techniques of lettering, dimensioning, and layout of technical drawings. They will learn Orthographic Projection, Isometric, Oblique, and Working drawings.
Open to Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors
Semester offered: Year long course
1 Credit
Architectural Drawing
A drafting course, emphasizing the design of their “Dream Home”. Students will leave with a full set of drawings for their house, including floor plan, elevations, electrical, and plumbing plans. Students will also complete a scale model of their kitchen.
Open to Juniors and Seniors
Prerequisites: Mechanical Drawing
Semester offered: Year long course
1 Credit
ACT Prep
This ACT Prep class will assist students in preparing for the ACT test. This class will provide an overview of the test, practical test-taking strategies and an opportunity to take a variety of practice tests, both written and online. Students will explore question styles and samples for all four areas of the ACT test (reading, English, math, and science). Many skills and strategies will be addressed including: What does the real test look like? How to take a timed test. How to approach questions that you don’t know how to answer. How to maximize what you know.
The semester course will be taught by two teachers and will feature either English/Reading in the First Quarter and then Math/Science in the Second Quarter or vice versa. This class will also be useful in learning test-taking strategies in general as well as improved academic achievement.
Open to Juniors & Seniors
.5 credits
Media Production
This course is designed to develop skills of Juniors and Seniors in producing the VCHS Valiant yearbook by providing experiences in selected aspects of yearbook production. Students learn basic principles of yearbook production and develop skills that include writing copy, captions and headlines; digital photography; desktop publishing and using appropriate technology tools for media production.
Open to Juniors and Seniors
Semester offered: Year long course
1 Credit