Booker T.
Washington
Enrollment and Course Information
Course Information
Details about Specific Courses
Archery
• A PE credit elective
• Offered 7th hour
• Learn skills & prepare for local, regional, &
state level competition
• See Mrs. Palace in room 206 for approval
and instructions
• Open to Juniors and Seniors only
OUTDOOR ADVENTURE/
WALKING & JOGGING
• This class is now a year long adventure with units on
how to enjoy the great outdoors through individual
sports, camping, fishing and water activities.
Mrs. Gharibvand’s Visual Art Steps
If you never have had Art in High School:
Rising 9th and 10th--------Pre-AP Art 1
Rising 11th and 12th ------Art 1
If you have had Pre AP Art 1 or Art 1:
Rising 10th --------Pre-AP Art 2
Rising 11th --------Pre-AP Art 2
Rising 12th --------Pre-AP Art 2 or Studio Art AP w/my signature
If you had Pre-AP Art 1/Art 1 AND Pre-AP Art 2:
Rising 11th ------Studio Art AP with my signature
Rising 12th -----Studio Art AP with my signature
If you have had Pre-AP Art 1/Art 1 AND Pre-AP Art 2:
Rising 12th -------Studio Art AP
If you have had Pre-AP Art 1/Art 1 AND Pre-AP Art 2 AND Studio Art AP:
Rising 12th ------ A different Studio Art AP: Drawing, 2D or 3D with my signature
Mr. Roberts Visual Art Steps
If you never have had Art in High School:
Rising 9th and 10th--------Pre-AP Art 1
Rising 11th and 12th ------Art 1
If you have had Pre AP Art 1 or Art 1:
Rising 10th --------Art 2
Rising 11th --------Art 2 or IB Studio Art w/my signature
Rising 12th --------Art 2
If you have had Pre-AP Art 1/Art 1 AND Pre-AP Art 2:
Rising 11th ------IB Studio Art with my signature
If you have had Pre-AP Art 1/Art 1 AND Pre-AP Art 2:
Rising 12th -------Studio Art AP (Mrs. Gharibvand)
If you have had Pre-AP Art 1/Art 1 AND Pre-AP Art 2 AND Studio Art AP:
Rising 12th ------ A different Studio Art AP: Drawing, 2D or 3D with my
signature
BTW THEATRE ARTS
LEVEL ONE
BTW Drama I + Acting I
LEVEL TWO
BTW Drama II + Acting II
SEMESTER THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES
BEHIND THE SCENES
Technical Theatre I & II
ASSEMBLIES / FORUMS / PERFORMANCE CREW / CONSTRUCTION / ORGANIZATION / LIGHTING / FX
LEVEL THREE
Advanced Drama IBSL
BTW Jazz Ensemble
BTW Orchestra
Performing in concert this Spring:
Pavanne, Op. 50 – by Gabriel Fauré
Overture to ‘Iphégenie un Aulide’ – by C.W. Gluck
Concerto #5, 1st mvt – by Seitz (with guest musicians)
Concerto in D minor for Two Violins – by J.S. Bach
Need another Elective?
How about adding another
World Language?
In order to take Spanish I, French I or
Italian I students must be concurrently
enrolled in their first WL. For enrollment
get the signature of your current WL
teacher. You can take also take Chinese,
German, Japanese, Latin or Russian.
Russian Language
• Two years required for Graduation
• Two years recommended for college
admissions
• Learn the language of the Tsars and the
International Space Station
• Learn the language of spies, diplomats,
and one of the world’s most powerful
countries
• Find out why “Russia is a riddle wrapped
in a mystery inside an enigma”
Why Take Chinese??
There are 1.5 billion reasons to
study Chinese. If you could get
$1.00 from every person in China,
you would have 1.5 billion
dollars!!!
But isn’t Chinese hard?
NO! The Grammar is easy: There
are no conjugations and no
subject verb agreement. You don’t
have to remember how to spell
words. No plural changes to
nouns.
Word order is easy: What happens
first is said first.
We host visiting Chinese students
The Chinese teacher sings off key, dances off
rhythm, tells stories, and anything else that
might help students learn Chinese.
You have an opportunity
to travel to China.
We have the longest
running exchange
program with a sister
school in China in the
entire state of
Oklahoma. This is the
16th year to be
partnered with Beihai
Middle (it’s a high
school) School in
Guangxi province.
Learn about a new Culture
We are National Geographic
Beihai School
We go to cool places!
Lao she’s tea house
Mr. Waldron
getting married
We play with children in China.
We make friends.
We make dumplings
Italian I Requirements
To take Italian I as an elective
next year you must:
1.
2.
Be concurrently enrolled
in another world
language level III or
higher.
Be interested in learning
Italian!
AP/IBHL SPANISH LITERATURE
What a wonderful opportunity for students to
explore the entire Spanish-speaking World
through its poetry - drama - short stories legends - and personal accounts
from its tales of knights in shining armor to its
fantastical modern adventures!
In addition every student can receive college
credit through IBHL and/or AP Testing
Open to students at level 6 in Spanish as well as
Heritage Language students who are juniors or
seniors!
ACT Test Preparation
• This is a year-long
course.
• This course is for
JUNIORS ONLY.
• This is for students
who are committed
to improving their
scores on college
entry exams.
• BE READY TO WORK!
Will you be a sophomore?
Do you plan to take an AP
class?
The Social Studies & English / Language Arts Departments both
strongly recommend that you also enroll in Pre-AP English II.
AP courses require well-developed writing skills because the AP
exam essays must be written at the college level.
Think of Pre-AP English II as the “boot camp” that is preparing
you for the following:
• taking those AP exams at the end of your sophomore year.
• taking IB or AP classes during your junior and senior years.
BTW Photography Program
Multimedia Image Management
(Photo 1: Technology or Elective Credit.
Starting 2015, Photo is no longer an art credit!)
This is a crash course in analog darkroom
photography and a survey of the history of
photography through the recent trends in
image content creation methods. Students
are trained in the use of Adobe Photoshop
to professionally edit a photograph in a
variety of processes and methods. Students
study the basic elements of composition,
studio lighting techniques and concepts such
as visual literacy and symbolism in art.
Digital Editing and Production
(Photo 2 – Elective Credit)
Advanced Photography is a comprehensive review
of the advanced shooting, editing, and production
techniques of both digital and darkroom
photography.
Students focus more on building a body of work
and are expected to enter photography
competitions at the local, state, and national
levels.
Students are guided towards understanding and
harnessing the professional techniques of
contemporary professional photographic
expectations.
Business and IT Capstone
(Photo 3: Technology Credit)
Third year photography is for seniors only
and is an independent study course in which
students are given projects that range in size
from one day of work to weeks of work to
complete independently. Students are given
consistent feedback on their work by the
teacher and their peers but are given several
projects to complete simultaneously.
Students must complete a professional
internship, create a photography show, and
present their body of work to local area
photography professionals for feedback.
Fundamentals of Technology
For more information contact Ms.Humphrey at humphch@tulsaschools.org
Prerequisites
None
Course Description
 Provides students with fundamental concepts, principles
and ideas.
 Teaches how a business is operated and managed in a
quickly changing environment.
 Provides job readiness skills and soft skills needed for
success in any work place by covering the entire Microsoft
Office suite.
Computer Repair and
Troubleshooting I & II
For more information contact Ms.Humphrey at
humphch@tulsaschools.org
PREREQUISITES
FUNDAMENTALS OF TECHNOLOGY OR
BUSINESS AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
Course Description
•Prepares students for positions related to
maintenance of computers
•Learn components of a computer & related
equipment through hands on/project based
learning, textbook assignments and internet
research.
•Complete modules and simulations using
testout.com software
What is ITGS?
Information
The study of how developments in information technology affect
Technology in a people and society
Global
Society
For the IB
Diploma
For more information contact
Ms. Humphrey at
humphch@tulsaschools.org
Accounting
What is accounting?
The planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial
information.
For more information contact
Ms. Humphrey at
humphch@tulsaschools.org
Fundamentals of Web Design
 New Course
 Pre-Req: Fundamentals of Technology
 Open to Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors
 Students will create web pages from scratch.
Marketing Fundamentals
 Open to All grades
 Year Long
 Learn about the different ways products, businesses,
brands, and celebrities are marketed
 Complete hands-on projects
Marketing Capstone/Cooperative
Learning
 AKA Job-Out
 Open to SENIORS only
 Pre-Req: Any College and Career Readiness Department course
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(Marketing, Accounting, Photography) Students can concurrently
enroll their Senior year to meet requirement
Year Long Course
7th hour course – Student meets with teacher a few times a
semester and will be able to leave campus during 7th hour to go to
work.
Teacher meets with Employer a few times a semester
Student must be employed and maintain employment at an
approved worksite. (Food industry jobs DO NOT count)
Student Must work at least 10 hours a week.
Contact Mrs. Markham-Bryan for more info
markhru@tulsaschools.org Room 242
WORLD HISTORY SURVEY
SOPHOMORES
 Mandated for
10th graders who
are not
considering the
I.B. Program
 May also be
taken by other
upper classmen
 Full year
course
SOPHOMORES,
JUNIORS &
SENIORS
ADVANCED PLACEMENT
WORLD HISTORY
 Usually taken by 11th
or 12th graders who want
to take a rigorous,
College Board course
 Full year course, meets
world history graduation
requirement
Students must take the
AP exam for weighted
credit.
SOPHOMORES
OR JUNIORS
ADVANCED PLACEMENT
UNITED STATES HISTORY
• 10th graders who are
considering the I.B.
program or 11th
graders who desire a
rigorous, College
Board AP Course
• Full year course
• Students must take
the AP Exam for
weighted credit
U.S. HISTORY SINCE 1878
JUNIORS
 This is an EOI
course which is
mandated for
every student.
 Students have
the option of
substituting AP
U.S. History
 Full Year
Course
JUNIORS or
SENIORS
ADVANCED PLACEMENT
PSYCHOLOGY
 You will study
consciousness, dreams,
memory, behavior,
research, disorders,
intelligence, therapies,
insanity, perceptions,
memory, thinking, IQ,
and much, much more.
 Full year course
Must take AP Exam for
weighted credit
JUNIOR or
SENIORS
 Students will be
involved in real life
experiments on
human subjects and
study cognitive,
biological, and
socio-cultural
psychology.
 Full year courses
Must take IB exam
for weighted credit
IBHL AND IBSL
PSYCHOLOGY
IBSL WORLD HISTORY
JUNIOR or
SENIORS
 This course focuses
on 20th-century
problems of conflict,
ideology, and global
political development.
 Full year course
Must take the IB
exam for weighted
credit.
JUNIORS or
SENIORS
Students study
military history: major
wars, decisive battles,
strategies, tactics,
technology, the causes
and consequences of
war, as well as those
who participated in
wars (generals,
admirals, soldiers,
sailors).
Full Year Elective
Prerequisites- None
Military History
JUNIOR or
SENIORS
 This course
focuses on the
modern history of
Europe and the
Middle East:
politics, leaders,
social issues,
economies.
Full year course
Must take IB Exam
for weighted
credit.
IBHL HISTORY OF EUROPE
AND THE MIDDLE EAST
JUNIORS and
SENIORS
Students learn
about the
modern history
and culture of the
people of East
and South Asia
and Oceania from
1600 to the
present.
Must take IB
Exam for
weighted credit.
IBHL HISTORY OF ASIA
AND OCEANIA
Juniors or
Seniors
Contemporary Affairs
 Students study about
current events and
investigate the
background stories of the
cause and effect for what
is happening around the
world.
 Semester Course
 Paired with Street Law
JUNIOR or
SENIORS
This course covers
practical
applications of law
in America related
to many issues like
civil rights, gangs,
search and seizure,
and other issues.
Semester course
Paired with
Contemporary
Affairs
STREET LAW
JUNIORS and
SENIORS
 Students learn
about the history of
African Americans
from their cultural
beginning in Africa
to the present.
 One year class
AFRICAN AMERICAN
STUDIES
JUNIORS and
SENIORS
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ECONOMICS/AP MACRO
ECONOMICS
How does the economy
really work? Why do we
have money? How can you
earn money in the stock
market?
Note: this class is AP
Macro second semester!
AP Macro prepares you for
the AP Exam in Economics
Macro and is the
equivalent of an intro
economics course in
college.
JUNIORS and
SENIORS
IBSL ECONOMICS
• This is an upper level
rigorous course where
students investigate
the complexities of
world markets,
economic theories,
and how the world
works.
• Must take IB Exam for
weighted credit
Juniors and
IBSL
World
Religions
Seniors
 This course focuses
on the history and
beliefs of religions
all around the
world.
 Open to non-IB
Students too!
 Full Year Course
 Must take IB Exam
for weighted credit.
Sophomore Year
• General Chemistry
• Pre AP Chemistry
Junior Year
Life Sciences
• AP Biology JR/SR
• AP Environmental
Science JR/SR
• Zoology JR/SR
• IB SL Sports Science
Physical Sciences
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AP Chemistry JR/SR
IB Chemistry HL JR/SR
Gen Physics I
AP Physics I
IB Physics HL/SL ..JR/SR
Astronomy JR/SR
Senior Year
Physical Sciences
Life Sciences
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AP Biology
AP Environmental Science
Anatomy/Physiology
Zoology
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AP Chemistry
IB Chemistry HL
AP Physics C SR
IB Physics HL/SL
Astronomy
• Forensic Science
This is a class that requires skills in both the Life and Physical Sciences
AP Physics 1
• AP Physics 1 is an algebra-based, pre-med type physics. A
score of “3” or better on the national exam earns college
credit at most schools.
• Open to Juniors and Seniors
• Enrollment in Algebra 2 is required, and Precalculus is
recommended.
AP Physics C
• Engineering-type physics.
• A score of “3” or better on the national exam earns college
credit at most schools.
• Open to seniors who have taken Pre-AP Physics or AP Physics I
as juniors.
• Enrollment in Calculus is required.
IBHL Physics
• Emphasis is on written explanation and real-world applications
of physics
• Open to seniors who have taken AP Physics B as juniors
• Seniors who are not in the IB Diploma Program are
encouraged to take AP Physics C instead.
IBSL SPORTS,
EXERCISE AND
HEALTH SCIENCE
A One-Year Standard Level IB Science Course
Meet your IB Science requirement in one year
Create the time to take another elective!
IBSL Sports, Exercise and Health Science
• Open to Juniors and Seniors
• Preference given to students in the IB Program
• Topics covered include
• Anatomy
• Exercise Physiology
• Nutrition
• Movement
• Skill in Sport
• Human Performance
• Make yourself a better human!
• Run a 5K race in the Spring!
Robotics
(Elective Credit only)
Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and
Seniors as an elective.
The class participates in
FIRST Tech Challenge
Competitions.
Join Yearbook!
Must have Mr. New’s signature
Looking for:
PHOTOGRAPHERS
DESIGNERS
ARTISTS
SALESPEOPLE
See Mr. New in room 222 if
interested in joining next year!
Mathematics
Enrollment for 2015-16
Mathematics
 If you are taking Algebra 1 this year, then
next year you will enroll in Geometry.
You do not need a signature from your
current math teach to enroll.
 If you are taking Geometry this year, then
next year you will enroll in Algebra 2.
You do not need a signature
from your current math
teacher to enroll.
Mathematics
 If you are taking Algebra 2 this year, then
next year you have options to discuss with
your current math teacher.
You do need a signature from your
current math teacher to enroll.
 If you are taking Pre-Calculus, Math
Studies IBSL, Algebra 3, AP Statistics,
Calculus I or II, you have options to
discuss with your current math teacher.
You do need a signature from your
current math teacher to enroll.