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Journalism Arts
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Our Mission
To provide an opportunity to enhance a student's civic engagement through collaboration, critical thinking, creativity and communication.
The Program
This program is an opportunity for students to combine left and right brain thinking through the application of student media/journalism. By completing this program, students will be able to share advanced learning and skills on college and scholarship applications and with future employers.
Students interested in being a part of the program need to initially sign up to take Introduction to Journalism 1 to begin their path. Students can then pursue the program by taking the advanced courses: Yearbook, Newspaper or Sports Broadcast. Students will learn methods for storytelling in both verbal and visual ways to communicate information and ideas with the Raptor Community.
The Application
Interested students should complete the application no later than the first semester of their Junior year. The application is in digital form. It requires three teachers to sign off on your ability to complete this program and it requires a parent/guardian signature. Please make sure you take the time to answer each section thoroughly. Applications are due by Friday, December 13, 2024.
Program Requirements
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Program Involvement
- Application submission
- Two years in one advanced media class (Yearbook, Newspaper or Sports Broadcast)
- One year in a leadership role
- Attendance at a workshop, conference, or convention
- Attendance at quarterly meetings
- Completed portfolio (presented spring of senior year)
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Program Electives
- Video Production 1 & 2*
- Sports Broadcast*
- Yearbook*
- Capstone: Digital Media*
- AP 2D Design
- Digital Art 1
- Drawing and Painting 1
- Photography 1
- Speech / Speech and Debate
- Competitive Speech and Debate
- Criminal Justice and the Law
- Economics
- AP Micro/Macro Economics
- Government
- AP Government
- Psychology
- AP Psychology
- Sociology
- You and the Law
- Accounting 1 & 2
- Marketing 1 & 2
- AP Environmental Science
- AP Statistics
- Adventure Ed 1 & 2
- AVID **
- Student Council**
- Leadership Exploration
- Theatre 1
- Technical Theatre 1
- Engineering Technology 1
- Fashion and Merchandising
- Sports Medicine
* These courses can count as electives if outside of your chosen pathway.
** Courses that can be taken multiple times can only qualify once as an elective for this program.
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Graduation Requirements
23.5 Units Required with a weighted 3.0 GPA
- 4 Units Language Arts (2 at the AP or Honors Level, min. 3.0 GPA)
- 3 Units Social Studies
- 3 Units Math
- 3 Units Science
- 2 Units World Language (of the same language)
- 1.5 Units Physical Education
- .5 Units Health
- .5 Units Intro to Journalism (min. 3.9 GPA)
- 2.0 Units in either Yearbook, Newspaper, or Sports Broadcast (min. 3.0 GPA)
- 4.0 Units in Journalism Arts Electives (min. 2.5 GPA)