Course Catalog: College Preparatory Electives

Grade Level — 11, 12
Length — One Semester (Meets Monday evenings from 6:00-8:00pm, with two hours of blended-learning content each week.)

Type of Course — Elective
Prerequisite — None
Criteria for Enrollment — None

UC/CSU Subject G Approval (Pending)

Course Description — This course is an introduction to the theory, the practical skills, and the art of public speaking, including techniques to lessen speaker anxiety, and he use of visual aids to enhance speaker presentations. Its goal is to prepare students for success in typical public speaking situations and to provide them with the basic principles of organization and research needed for effective speeches. Civility, ethical speech-making, and the importance of critical listening are the foundations of this course. As a blended-learning course, a significant portion of the theory is learned through online modules; the in-class sessions will emphasize the application and practice of theory.

⁸This course is offered outside of the 8:20-2:30 pm school day. 

Grade Level — 10, 11, 12
Length — One Year; 8th period ONLY 

Type of Course — Elective
Prerequisite — English 100 or English 103H
Criteria for Enrollment — Strong interest in journalism, desktop publishing, editing, and writing. Admission is by application, and enrollment is via roster submitted by instructor. Students should not list this course on their Schedule Request Forms.
Time Commitment — This class meets weekly to discuss journalism topics and conduct planning for issues. During the two weeks prior to each issue's production, students will meet every day after school for approximately 3 hours.

UC/CSU Subject G Approval 

Course Description —  Journalism is an 8th period course in which students will learn the skills necessary to serve as Managing Editors for the school newspaper of St. Ignatius, Inside SI.  The primary objective of this class is the publishing of six issues of Inside SI.  As such, students will be involved in editorial decisions, including determining content, supervising reporters in their section (Affinity, Arts, Feature, Humor, Op-Ed, Outside SI News, SI News, Sports), writing articles, editing, and suggesting lay out for pages in each issue.  Students enrolled in this course will practice collaboration skills (both on-line and in-person) and will work to ensure Inside SI reflects the diverse and unique voices of all members of the SI community.  This course is designed for students who are interested in refining their writing skills, as well as exploring careers in journalism.  Credit for this class will be included in the SI GPA calculation.

Enrollment in the class is subject to Moderator Approval.  Individuals who apply for and are accepted as Managing Editors will be enrolled by the moderators during the Fall semester of the school year.  Students will meet regularly each week and be required to attend events outside of school hours and off-campus, as well as on-campus events.

⁸This course is offered outside of the 8:20-2:30 pm school day. 

Grade Level — 11, 12
Length — One Year; 8th period ONLY

Type of Course — Elective
Prerequisite — Journalism or Journalism II
Criteria for Enrollment — Strong interest in journalism, desktop publishing, editing, and writing. Admission is by application, and enrollment is via roster submitted by instructor. Students should not list this course on their Schedule Request Forms.
Time Commitment — This class meets weekly to discuss journalism topics and conduct planning for issues. During the two weeks prior to each issue's production, students will meet every day after school for approximately 3 hours.

UC/CSU Subject G Approval

Course Description —  Advanced Journalism is an 8th period course in which students will learn the skills necessary to serve as Editors-in-Chief for the school newspaper of St. Ignatius, Inside SI.  The primary objective of this class is the publishing of six issues of Inside SI.  As such, students will be involved in all areas of publication production, including creating the master schedule, generating feature topics, determining content, supervising reporters in each department (Affinity, Arts, Feature, Humor, Op-Ed, Outside SI News, SI News, Sports), writing articles, editing, laying out pages for each issue, and overall design. In the process of generating content, writing their stories, and laying out newspaper pages, students will learn to use specialized software for word processing, page layout, graphic design, and distribution management.  Students enrolled in this course will practice effective collaboration skills, lead training sessions, and will work to ensure Inside SI reflects the diverse and unique voices of all members of the SI community.  This course is designed for students who are interested in refining their writing skills as well as exploring careers in journalism.  Credit for this course will be included in the SI GPA calculation.

Enrollment in this class is subject to Moderator Approval.  Individuals who apply for and are accepted as Editors-in-Chief will be enrolled by the moderators during the Fall semester of the school year.  Students will meet regularly each week and be required to attend events outside of school hours and off-campus, as well as on-campus events.

⁸This course is offered outside of the 8:20-2:30 pm school day. 

Grade Level — 10, 11, 12
Length — One Year; 8th period ONLY 

Type of Course — Elective
Prerequisite — Journalism 
Criteria for Enrollment — Strong interest in journalism, desktop publishing, editing, and writing. Admission is by application, and enrollment is via roster submitted by instructor. Students should not list this course on their Schedule Request Forms.
Time Commitment — This class meets weekly to discuss journalism topics and conduct planning for issues. During the two weeks prior to each issue's production, students will meet every day after school for approximately 3 hours.

UC/CSU Subject G Approval 

Course Description —  Students enrolled in Journalism II will serve as a second-year Managing Editor for Inside SI.

Journalism II is an 8th period course in which students will learn the skills necessary to serve as Managing Editors for the school newspaper of St. Ignatius, Inside SI.  The primary objective of this class is the publishing of six issues of Inside SI.  As such, students will be involved in editorial decision, including determining content, supervising reporters in their section (Affinity, Arts, Feature, Humor, Op-Ed, Outside SI News, SI News, Sports), writing articles, editing, and suggesting lay out for pages in each issue.  Students enrolled in this course will practice effective collaboration skills (both on-line and in-person) and will work to ensure Inside SI reflects the diverse and unique voices of all members of the SI community.  This course is designed for students who are interested in refining their writing skills as well as exploring careers in journalism.  This course will NOT be included in the SI GPA calculation.

Enrollment in this class is subject to Moderator Approval.  Individuals who apply for and are accepted as Managing Editors will be enrolled by the moderators during the Fall semester of the school year.  Students will meet regularly each week and be required to attend events outside of school hours and off-campus, as well as on-campus events.

⁸This course is offered outside of the 8:20-2:30 pm school day. 

Grade Level — 11, 12
Length — One Year; 8th period ONLY 

Type of Course — Elective
Prerequisite — Journalism or Journalism II, Advanced Journalism
Criteria for Enrollment — Strong interest in journalism, desktop publishing, editing, and writing. Admission is by application, and enrollment is via roster submitted by instructor. Students should not list this course on their Schedule Request Forms.
Time Commitment — This class meets weekly to discuss journalism topics and conduct planning for issues. During the two weeks prior to each issue's production, students will meet every day after school for approximately 3 hours.

UC/CSU Subject G Approval 

Course Description —  Students enrolled in Advanced Journalism II will serve as a second-year Editors-in-Chief for Inside SI.

Advanced Journalism II is an 8th period course in which students will learn the skills necessary to serve as Editors-in-Chief for the school newspaper of St. Ignatius, Inside SI.  The primary objective of this class is the publishing of six issues of Inside SI.  As such, students will be involved in all areas of publication production, including creating the master schedule, generating feature topics, determining content, supervising reporters in each department (Affinity, Arts, Feature, Humor, Op-Ed, Outside SI News, SI News, Sports), writing articles, editing, laying out pages for each issue, and overall design. In the process of generating content, writing their stories, and laying out newspaper pages, students will learn to use specialized software for word processing, page layout, graphic design, and distribution management.  Students enrolled in this course will practice effective collaboration skills, lead training sessions, and will work to ensure Inside SI reflects the diverse and unique voices of all members of the SI community.  This course is designed for students who are interested in refining their writing skills as well as exploring careers in journalism.  This class will NOT be included in the SI GPA calculation.

Enrollment in this class is subject to Moderator Approval.  Individuals who apply for and are accepted as Editors-in-Chief will be enrolled by the moderators during the Fall semester of the school year.  Students will meet regularly each week and be required to attend events outside of school hours and off-campus, as well as on-campus events.

⁸This course is offered outside of the 8:20-2:30 pm school day.

Grade Level — 9, 10, 11, 12
Length — One Year; 8th period ONLY

Type of Course — Elective
Prerequisite — None
Criteria for Enrollment — Strong interest in graphic design, photography, desktop publishing.  Admission is by application, and enrollment is via roster submitted by instructor. Students should not list this course on their Schedule Request Forms.

First Year Taken:  8° YEARBOOK DESIGN AND PUBLICATION A  (9420)
Second Year Taken:  8° YEARBOOK DESIGN AND PUBLICATION B (9421) -- This course will NOT be included in the SI GPA calculation.

UC/CSU Subject G Approval 

Course Description — The Ignatian is the yearbook of St. Ignatius College Preparatory, published annually and distributed to all students and staff. Yearbook Design and Publication is a challenging course in which the primary objective is for students to create and produce a yearbook that documents the unique history of a school year. This course provides students the opportunity to develop and improve leadership and collaboration skills, compassionately tackle social justice issues and the nuances of equity and inclusion, strengthen their analytical and problem solving skills, enhance communication skills, work with advanced technology, and take on tremendous responsibility while working under multiple hard deadlines. Yearbook students learn and practice the fundamentals of theme development, journalistic writing, photojournalism, graphic design, and distribution management. Yearbook students act as ambassadors to all members of the school community, working together to ensure that each of the diverse and unique voices at St. Ignatius is represented in a thoughtful, creative, and original way in the yearbook. Yearbook students will instruct, schedule, and supervise staff members working in each section of the yearbook (Academics, Arts, Athletics, Clubs, Freshman, Junior, Photography, Senior, Sophomore, Spirituality, Student Life, Writing). Yearbook students will be required to attend regular meetings, as well as to photograph events outside of school.

⁸This course is offered outside of the 8:20-2:30 pm school day. 

Grade Level — 10, 11, 12
Length — One Year; 8th period ONLY

Type of Course — Elective
Prerequisite — None
Criteria for Enrollment — Strong interest in graphic design, photography, desktop publishing.  Admission is by application, and enrollment is via roster submitted by instructor. Students should not list this course on their Schedule Request Forms.

First Year Taken:  8° ADVANCED YEARBOOK DESIGN AND PUBLICATION A (9425)
Second Year Taken:  8° ADVANCED YEARBOOK DESIGN AND PUBLICATION B (9426) -- This course will NOT be included in the SI GPA calculation.

UC/CSU Subject G Approval 

Course Description — The Ignatian is the yearbook of St. Ignatius College Preparatory, published annually and distributed to all students and staff. Yearbook Design and Publication is a challenging course in which the primary objective is for students to create and produce a yearbook that documents the unique history of a school year. This course provides students the opportunity to develop and improve leadership and collaboration skills, compassionately tackle social justice issues and the nuances of equity and inclusion, strengthen their analytical and problem solving skills, enhance communication skills, work with advanced technology, and take on tremendous responsibility while working under multiple hard deadlines. Yearbook students learn and practice the fundamentals of theme development, journalistic writing, photojournalism, graphic design, and distribution management. Yearbook students act as ambassadors to all members of the school community, working together to ensure that each of the diverse and unique voices at St. Ignatius is represented in a thoughtful, creative, and original way in the yearbook. Yearbook students will instruct, schedule, and supervise staff members working in each section of the yearbook (Academics, Arts, Athletics, Clubs, Freshman, Junior, Photography, Senior, Sophomore, Spirituality, Student Life, Writing). Yearbook students will be required to attend regular meetings, as well as to photograph events outside of school.

Students enrolled in the Advanced course will develop the annual yearbook theme in consultation with the moderator(s) and principal, design the cover and endsheets in consultation with the publisher's art department, build the yearbook ladder and index, liase with publisher representative(s) and technical support staff from Herff-Jones, and solicit feedback on and approval of all pages from selected adults in the St. Ignatius community, making suggested corrections before the pages are submitted to the publisher.  Students enrolled in the Advanced course may be required to attend yearbook camp during the summer before enrollment.

⁸This course is offered outside of the 8:20-2:30 pm school day. 

Grade Level — 10, 11, 12
Length — One Year; 8th period ONLY

Type of Course — Elective
Prerequisite — None
Criteria for Enrollment — Strong interest in video production, filming, editing, and postproduction work.  Admission is made after application in spring, and enrollment is via roster submitted by instructor.  Students should not list this course on their Schedule Request Forms. 

Time Commitment — This class meets weekly to plan and produce a school announcements episode.  Students will meet once a week for approximately 3 hours.

UC/CSU Subject G Approval

Course Description — During this 8th period course, students will serve as producers, directors, crew, and editors for the school's video announcements, SITV, which is pbulished weekly.  Students will be involved in all areas of production, including creating the master schedule, generating features, supporting crews of students working on projects, video editing.  In the process of generating content, students will learn to use specialized software for video editing, color correction, and motion graphics.  This course is designed for students who are interested in refining their video production skills, as well as exploring careers in film, video production, and computer graphics.

⁸This course is offered outside of the 8:20-2:30 pm school day. 

Grade Level — 11, 12
Length — One Year; 8th period ONLY

Type of Course — Elective
Prerequisite — Film Editing and Production
Criteria for Enrollment — Strong interest in video production, filming, editing, and post-production work.  Admission is made after application in spring, and enrollment is via roster submitted by instructor.  Students should not list this course on their Schedule Request Forms. 

Time Commitment — This class meets weekly to plan and produce a school announcements episode.  Students will meet once a week for approximately 3 hours.

UC/CSU Subject G Approval (Pending)

Course Description — Previous experience in video production, filming, editing, and post-production work is required by taking Film Editing and Production (9430).  This advanced course offers more in depth use of equipment and editing software. 

⁸This course is offered outside of the 8:20-2:30 pm school day.