HamiltonHigh School

Course Syllabus

Course Overview

Course Description

Provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to produce the school yearbook. Students may gain experience in several components (writing, editing, layout, production, etc.) or may focus on a single aspect while producing the publication. The class may require after-school, evening, and weekend work.

AP/IB/Dual Enrollment

No

Prerequisite/Fee(s)

Instructor Approval

Course Materials

No additional supplies are needed for this class.

Adopted Resource(s)

Teacher Provided

*An asterisk will indicate a resource containing sexually explicit materials per legislative definitions. CUSD has determined that all resources listed above are of exceptional educational value.

Site and Faculty Information

School name and address:

Hamilton High School, 3700 S Arizona Ave, Chandler, AZ 85248

Building principal:

Michael Delatorre delatorre.michael@cusd80.com

Teacher:

Heather Hackett BA Education, BA Art, MEd Educational Counseling hackett.heather@cusd80.com
Office hours: Day 1 - After School as needed

Course Access

This course is taught in-person at Hamilton High School. Students will have access to the curriculum and instruction in the classroom. Google Classroom is the primary location for students to access material when absent from classes taught in person.

Help

Academic Support

• ●  Contact the teacher to schedule an appointment during office hours

• ●  Ed Tech support for students, parents/guardians, and community link (cusd80.com/Page/45109) Mental Health Support

• ●  CUSD mental health support cusd80.com/Domain/10528 or 480-573-8808 (talk or text)

• ●  Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 9-8-8 hotline

• ●  24-hour Crisis Line Talk: 602-222-9444, Text: 741-741

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Student Conduct, Success, and Responsibilities

Student Handbook

Students must follow the policies and procedures established in the Student Handbook. Copies of the handbook can be found at cusd80.com/handbooks. Printed copies will be provided upon request.

Student Responsibilities

This course produces The Hamilton High School yearbook. In this course, students will gain skills in the following areas: page design, publishing techniques, copy writing, editing, photography, record keeping, time management, teamwork, marketing, and leadership skills. Students are tasked with producing a timeless, creative, and innovative publication which will record our school’s community, memories and events. Students will produce a high-quality publication. Students will learn and use publishing industry terminology. Students will work with various types of technology to produce their publication. Students will apply computer skills and design principles to the production of yearbook pages. Students will learn copy writing techniques. Students will work as a team to meet deadlines.

Late work

Students are responsible for obtaining work they miss due to absences. Students have the number of days absent plus one to get the make-up work turned in. · In certain circumstances where a prolonged illness is involved, an extension of this limit may be arranged between student and teacher. · Exams missed are to be taken outside of class time within the make-up period and must be scheduled by the student. Failure to do the work within the designated time may result in a grade of zero. Deadlines in Yearbook are crucial to our success, if students do not meet our deadlines it will result in a zero.

Assessments and Assignments

Students will complete assessments during each unit of study to assess their understanding. Students will complete the CUSD Common Final at the end of the first and second semesters. The Common Final will count for 20% of the student's final semester grade in grades 9-12 and 10% in grades 7-8 (some exceptions may apply at the Junior High level). Common finals will be in ELA, Math, Science, Social Science, and World Language.

Final exams will be given during the CUSD Jr High/High School Early Dismissal days in December and May, as identified on the District Calendar.

If students are requested to participate in a survey, the survey questions will be provided to parents/guardians seven days before student contact.

Grading

Grade Percentage

ABCDF

90% - 100%

Quarter grades

Grade Percentage A 90% - 100%
B 80% - 89%
C 70% - 79%

80% - 89%

70% - 79%

60% - 69% <60%

D 60% - 69%
F <60%
Quarter grades
100-90% - A 89-80% - B 79-70% - C 69-60% - D 59-0% - F
Each day a student will earn participation performance points by completing assignments. Semester grades

The following formula is used to calculate semester grades

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● 40/40/20: Each quarter accounts for 40% of the semester grade and the final exam accounts for the remaining 20%.

Semester grades

Semester grades are calculated using 40/40/20: Each quarter accounts for 40% of the semester grade and the final exam accounts for the remaining 20%.

Units of Study and Selected Novels

Units of Study

Units of study include teamwork, responsibility, brainstorming, content, coverage, concept, reporting, writing, headlines, captions, editing, photography, typography, design, graphics, finances, yearbook campaigns, advertising and distribution. Actual work results in the current volume of the school's yearbook.

Selected Novels

There are NO novels for this course

*An asterisk will indicate a unit of study containing sexually explicit materials per legislative definitions.

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Course Syllabus - Signature Page

Site: Hamilton High School
Building Principal: Michael Delatorre, delatorre.michael@cusd80.com Teacher: Heather Hackett, hackett.heather@cusd80.com

Parent/Guardian

Acknowledgment

Parents/Guardians should indicate if they “Acknowledge” or have a “Potential Conflict” with their student’s participation in the following units by checking the appropriate box for each unit of study listed. Students cannot opt out of a standards-based unit. Marking "Potential Conflict" will prompt the teacher to make contact regarding assignment alternatives.

Unit of study

Units of study include teamwork, responsibility, brainstorming, content, coverage, concept, reporting, writing, headlines, captions, editing, photography, typography, design, graphics, finances, yearbook campaigns, advertising and distribution. Actual work results in the current volume of the school's yearbook.

Selected Novels

There are NO novels for this course

Acknowledge Potential Conflict

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Acknowledge Potential Conflict

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*An asterisk will indicate a unit of study containing sexually explicit materials per legislative definitions.

By signing and returning this form, the parent/guardian acknowledges they have reviewed the resources and units of the study included in the syllabus.

As the parent/guardian, I understand that I may contact the teacher if I have questions about the resources, content, or units of study.

As the parent/guardian, I understand I can check my student’s grades in Infinite Campus anytime during the school year.

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Please return this page to your student’s teacher.

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