Students use AutoCAD to design buildings, houses, furniture, vehicles, sails, bridges, mechanical devices, using applied mathematics. We use a Structural Materials tester to test compression and tension loads on objects and materials. Students use applied physics formulas for listing vectors and solving load problems. Students work with the Trigonometry classes on optimum angles for bridges. We work with students on their writing process skills.
Students send college applications online.
We encourage use of the Internet for college search, scholarship search, etc. The Financial Aid Page are two examples. Students use the interest and aptitude inventories provided by the software Choices to help them in their decision-making for high school programs and college preparation. Foreign Language Advanced German students create their own webpages with links to specific topics as indicated by the assignment or group. Students use Powerpoint to design a trip to a German-speaking area.