This course takes the skills learned in the fundamentals class and expands into the area of creating, understanding and manipulating spreadsheets in MicrosoftÓ Excel and Presentations in MicrosoftÓ Powerpoint.  This session will include the inclusion of charts from MicrosoftÓ Excel, imported images, and will required the student to deliver a presentation with PowerPoint.  Skills learned will include creating running lists, building charts and graphs, importing a spreadsheet into a database, and utilizing multiple sheets.

The advanced software session will take student skills and knowledge to the more challenging yet enjoyable areas of database development and web page design.  Students will work with MicrosoftÓ Access to understand and create the design, purpose and development of interactive databases.  Students will then be introduced to the creativity and ease of web site development using MicrosoftÓ FrontPage and will be required to import images and .GIF files.  Their end product will include a complete web site with at least 5 hyperlinked pages, a home page and proper navigation devices.

Reinforcing academic/vocationa, l integrated learning and human relation s, kills.  This course em, phasizes learning opportunities and theoretical study of automobiles and their various parts and functions.  This course is introductory in nature, and teaches students how to properly maintain an automobile.

This class is designed to give the students a more in-depth theoretical study of the subsystems of an automobile including electrical, brakes, tires and wheels, and suspension and steering.

This class is designed to give the students practical application of theories that are learned in the day blocks.  Students will use one or more of the following:  problem solving, critical thinking, teamwork, and time management.  Students will perform repairs on various types of vehicles to meet all ASE Standards using the latest automotive diagnostic tools, alignment equipment, and hand and power tools.

This course provides the training to lead to a lucrative and growth filled career offering opportunities for artistic and creative expression.  Barbering refers to the performance of those techniques and arts such as hair cutting, shaving, massaging, facial treatments, and knowledge of bacteriology, anatomy, as well as safe work practices.

This course provides all of the hands on lessons with live models that are taught during the day block classes.  The opportunity for professional growth in this course is immeasurable.

Reinforcing academic/vocational integrated learning and human relation skills.  This course emphasizes learning opportunities and theoretical study of construction including framing, masonry, and finish carpentry. 

This class is designed to give the students practical application of theories that are learned in the day blocks.  Students will use one or more of the following:  problem solving, critical thinking, teamwork, and time management.  Students will build various projects to meet all applicable building codes, using carpentry tools, hand tools, and power tools.

Reinforcing academic/vocational integrated learning and human relation skills.  The course emphasizes learning opportunities and theoretical study of welding, manufacturing, and fabrication.

This class is designed to give the students practical application of theories that are learned in the day blocks.  Students will use one or more of the following:  problems solving, critical thinking, teamwork, and time management.  Students will perform welding operations using Oxy/accl, ACR, MIG, TIG equipment to meet AWS standards.

This is the first course for all culinary students.  This class provides the basic understanding of the fundamentals of food safety and sanitation.  Students will be trained through the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation ServSafe training curriculum and become eligible to take the national certification test upon completion.

This is the second course for culinary students.  This class covers culinary history, knife safety and skills, professional equipment, culinary measurement, cooking methods, and recipe conversion.

This next professional course is designed to continue to build the culinary fundamental skills for success in a kitchen.  Within this class, the students will learn basic baking fundamentals, breakfast cookery, sandwich cookery, salad cookery, and customer service guidelines.

This course will look at the ethics and legalities of newsgathering and news writing.  Students will apply this knowledge towards the fundamentals of news interviewing, writing and reporting skills, to include advertisements, headline stories, attributions, story structures, page layout and design, development of a newsletter and television news scripts. Students will plan, design and develop multimedia projects through the use of software and will function in teams to create a variety of presentations, including audio, video, images, text and graphics.

This hands-on class provides the practical end of all other Media Production classes. It focuses on work ethic professionalism and provides real world problems in a classroom/campus environment. This class also works as a community outlet.

The math class in orientation uses competencies in vocabulary, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and basic algebraic concepts to assess the students.  Students are prepared in proper note taking and subject specific reading and writing.  The majority of the curriculum delivery is student centered.  Students are able to review important fundamental math concepts while being assessed accurately and subsequently being placed into appropriate math classes in the General Population at ROP.

In this course, students will study English Literature by working on daily assignments that are organized into weekly mini-units.  The mini-units are based on different types of literature including essays, short stories, autobiographies, business letters, personal letters, advertisements, news articles, poetry, mythology, business plans, screenplays & theatre plays, book reports, and journaling.  Skills that will be addressed in assignments include reading short stories, fluency, knowledge of the writing process, test taking and study skills.

In this course, students will study English composition by working on daily assignments that are organized into weekly mini-units.  The mini-units are based on different types of literature including essays, short stories, autobiographies, business letters, personal letters, advertisements, news articles, poetry, mythology, business plans, screenplays & theatre plays, book reports, and journaling.  Skills that will be addressed in assignments include handwriting, spelling, punctuation & grammar, organization, knowledge of the writing process, test taking and study skills, and descriptive writing.

Course Description:  This class guides students through the processes needed and allows them the practice to insure their typing skills and speed are at a minimum of 35 words per minute. This class will introduce the students to the keyboard and to Mavis Beacon, the typing tutor to be utilized for all the practice.  As class progresses, students will be allowed/encouraged to type their required papers (RAM speech, Graduation plan, etc).

This course is designed to assist the student in developing the skills necessary to develop and maintain personal physical fitness.  The course focuses on two main sections.  The first section rotates twice each day in which groups complete eighteen exercises at twenty repetitions, run three miles on the stamina course, or complete cardiovascular circuit training.  The second section of sports training occurs once each day.  Depending upon the athletic season, during this time, student athletes practice the fundamentals of sports such as football, basketball, baseball, wrestling, etc. in preparation for their transition to an athletic team in the general population.