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  • HS Library

  • Social Study

  • American History

  • NW Speech

  • Foundations of Fitness 9th

    The fundamental purpose of this course is to help students be informed, independent decision makers capable of planning for enjoyable physical activity while at the same time achieving personal fitness and activity goals. The course will focus on increasing student’s physical activity levels as well as improving wellness.

  • Music Theory

    This course will introduce you to the mechanics and inner workings of music.  Music theory can be defined fundamentally as the study of music.  Thus, we will learn many and various “rules” of harmony, rhythm, scales, etc., etc…  We will apply these rules in composing and arranging projects later in the year.

  • Cedar Hollow Band

  • Percussion Ensemble

    “Percussion Ensemble” is an instrumental music ensemble for percussion students.  The course will involve percussion technique and rehearsing music for marching band, concert band, and percussion ensemble.  During marching season, this class will be to prepare battery and pit percussion for the marching band’s season.  After marching season is over, the class will switch focus toward more traditional concert percussion instruments.  The repertoire will consist of percussion ensemble music (that is, music written for percussion only) and concert band music.  Selected percussionists will join the concert band for concerts.  Proper playing technique will be emphasized throughout the course.

  • Northwest Band

    “Band” as a class, consists of various types of ensembles and performing opportunities.  During the first quarter, the group meets as a marching band, and performs at home football games and various parades and contests.  The band functions as a concert band for the rest of the year (second through fourth quarters).  As a concert band, the band presents several concerts and utilizes guest clinicians and other means to improve the musicianship of the group.  Throughout the year, the band plays as a pep band for volleyball and basketball games.  The jazz band is auditioned after the completion of marching season, and meets in the mornings.  Members also have the opportunity to work up solo literature; all-state and other honor bands will also be available for students to audition.

  • Algebra I

  • Beginning Algebra

  • Geometry

  • Spanish 3-4

  • Spanish 5-6

  • Spanish7-8

  • Anatomy & Physiology

  • Chemistry

  • Biology

  • Newspaper

  • Yearbook

  • Sophomore English

    This class will feature the study of literature from various eras and genres.  We will be doing extensive work with composition and the Six Traits of Writing.  You will be required to keep a daily journal and there will be several vocabulary quizzes throughout each quarter.  I will always expect you to give your best effort and come into this class each day with an open mind for learning.  I look forward to the year ahead and getting to know each of you individually and for you to get to know me too.

  • Info. Tech. Fundamentals

  • Introduction to Engineering Design

    The major focus of the IED course is to expose students to design process, research and analysis, teamwork, communication methods,  global and human impacts, engineering standards, and technical documentation. IED gives students the opportunity to develop skills and understanding of course concepts through activity-, project-, and problem-based (APPB) learning.

  • Civil Engineering and Architecture

    The major focus of the CEA course is to expose students to the design and construction of residential and commercial building projects, design teams and teamwork, communication methods, engineering standards, and technical documentation

  • Engineering Design and Development

    Engineering Design and Development (EDD) is the capstone course in the PLTW high school engineering program. It is an engineering research course in which students work in teams to design and develop an original solution to a valid open-ended technical problem by applying the engineering design process. The course applies and concurrently develops secondary level knowledge and skills in mathematics, science, and technology.

  • Clinical Nutrition

  • Cooperative Education (Work Release)

  • Family & Community Relationship

  • Human Development

  • Nutrition & Food

  • Work Place Readiness

  • Counseling Office

  • Information Technology Application I

  • Information Technology Applications II

  • Web Design & Development

  • Ag Science

    This is an introductory course developed to explore agricultural careers, gain a basic knowledge of agriculture, develop a Supervised Agricultural Experience Project, and expand agricultural leadership skills through the FFA.

  • Animal Science

  • Companion Animals

    This is an introductory course developed to explore companion animal careers, gain basic knowledge of animal health, wellbeing, structure, and functions.  Areas of instruction will be Introduction, Species Names, Animal Safety, Animals as Pets, Animal Rights and Welfare, Dogs, and Cats.  More units will be included if time allows.

  • Floriculture

  • Horticulture

  • SAE

  • Vet Science

  • Wildlife Management

  • French 1-2

  • Resource English

  • Government

  • History

  • Government

  • Chemistry

  • Advanced Chemistry

    Course Description:   The first semester of this course will present a quick review of topics covered in the first year chemistry program as well as new topics to support understanding Part II of this course.  Organic topics will be presented towards the end of first semester to allow time to cover the remaining topics in Organic more completely.

             This course is designed for those students whose career goals are related with any health field as well as the engineering career.

  • Advanced Physics

    This course is for seniors who are currently in Trig/Pre-calc or Calculus.  Students have the option of taking Advanced Physics for college credit through Nebraska Wesleyan University, for a reduced tuition rate.  Major topics include Kinematics in One and Two dimensions, Forces, Uniform Circular Motion, Work and Energy, Simple Harmonic Motion, Waves and Sound and Special Relativity.

  • Physical Science

    This is a conceptual based physical science course for 9th grade.  We do motion, forces, energy, heat, sound, rocks and minerals, and astronomy.

  • Video Production

  • Physical Science

    In Physical Science we will study the nature of motion and the nature of the Earth.

  • Biology

    This year in Biolog we will be studying life from various angles.  We'll start with cell and work our way up to organisms.

  • AP Calc

  • Trig/Precal

  • Human Body Systems

    Year Two - of the Project Lead the Way Biomedical Sciences Program.

  • Intro to Health Science

    This course will introduce students to the field of Health Science and provide a preview into the Project Lead the Way Biomedical Sciences Program.

    Students earning an A or B in the course will receive College Credit from Central Community College - Grand Island.  This is the first class of the Career Academy Project through CCC.  We will be using their curriculum plus activities from or similar to those found in the PLTW courses.

    Grades will be calculated on a point system.  Each activity/test will be worth a specific number of points.  Homework/Classwork will be 20% of the grade; Tests will be 50%; and Projects/Labs will be 30% of the grade.

  • Intro to Sports Med

  • Medical Interventions

    Year Three - of the Project Lead the Way Biomedical Sciences Program.

  • Medical Terminology

    This course introduces students to medical terminology.  Students will learn basic prefixes, word parts and suffixes and how they are combined to form medical terminology.

  • Principles of Biomedical Sciences

    Year One of the Project Lead the Way Biomedical Sciences Program.

  • Personal Finance

    This class is required for all Sophomores attending NW High School. In this class we will be discussing Banking, Credit, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Insurance.

  • Information Technology

    This class is required for all Freshmen attending NW High School. In this class we will use Office 7 specifically Word, Excel, and Access. We will also work with Photo Shop Elements.

  • Introduction to Business

    This class is and elective for Freshmen and Sophomores at NW High School. We will look at the different types of business ownership and create your own business plan.

  • Business Law

    This class is designed for sophomores, juniors, or seniors. Students will learn the basic vocabulary that is part of Business Law. They will also look at Nebraska laws and attend a morning in the Hall County court room.

  • Physical Science

    During the first semester, physical science will cover the basic concepts of physics such as velocity, acceleration, Newton's laws of motion, momentum, energy, and work.  The second semester is concerned with physical geography, mete0rology, and astronomy.

  • Chemistry Concepts

    Chemistry Concepts is designed to develop science literacy, focusing on concepts to help students meet NeSA standards.  It is designed to develop basic chemistry concepts that all students should know.  Content includes study in the areas of atomic structure, periodic table arrangement, radioactivity and nuclear chemistry, the study of elements and their reactions, chemical bonding, acids, bases, and gas laws.

  • Principles of Technology

    Each unit is broken down into mechanical, fluid, electrical and thermal concepts. Concepts are dicussed and the students do written unit reviews. Each unit concept has hands on lab activities that require students to master the skills that correspond to each individual unit. Each unit has a final test that allows for the evaluation of the unit concepts.

  • Principles of Engineering

    Principles Of Engineering (POE) is a high school-level survey course of engineering. The course exposes students to some of the major concepts that they will encounter in a postsecondary engineering course of study. Students have an opportunity to investigate engineering and high tech career POE gives students the opportunity to develop skills and understanding of course concepts through activity-, project-, and problem-based (APPB) learning. Used in combination with a teaming approach, APPB learning challenges students to continually hone their interpersonal skills, creative abilities, and problem solving skills based upon engineering concepts. It also allows students to develop strategies to enable and direct their own learning, which is the ultimate goal of education.

  • CH-3rd Grade

  • 8A Language arts

    Welcome to 8th grade Language Arts. We will be using this site to access assignments, post assignments and respond to various prompts as we complete various assignments and activities.  Please note the website so you can access it from home if necessary.

  • 2nd Grade

  • Earth Science Grade 6

    In the 6th grade students study Earth Science. The topics include many aspects of geology including rocks, minerals and the structure of the Earth. Other areas are earthquakes, volcanoes, astronomy and weather.

  • Life Science Grade 7

    In 7th grade Science the students will be studying different Life Science topics. This includes cell structure and processes, bacteria, plants, heredity, genetics, evolution and animals.

  • Physical Science Grade 8

    In the 8th grade students will study and investigate Physical Science.

  • 1R Music/Band

  • St. Libory Music/Band

  • Chapman Music/Band

  • 5th US History

  • 6th World History

  • 7th US History

  • 8th US History

  • 5th Science

  • 6th Science

  • 6th Social Studies

  • 7th Grade Science

    In 7th grade Science, we will be studying Life Science.  Topics of study include cells, heredity, evolution, and living things from bacteria to animals.

  • 7th Social Studies

  • 8th Science

  • 8th Social Studies

  • Northwest Staff Information

    All staff information for the Northwest Public Schools.  You will be provided with information from E-mail, Web information, "Where to find", and "How do i do this" and what new from the business office.

  • High Ability Learners

  • Moodle Tranning

    This class introduces you to the Moodle Concept.  You will be introduced to the many facets of Moodle.  This is a "show & do" class.  The instructor will tell you how to do a part of Moodle, and then you will practice the skill.

  • How to Make Moodle work

    Here in "How to Make Moodle Work", you will learn the in and out of this course.  How to create your Moodle course, management, report, adding resources, assignments, Activities,  Quizzes, Big Blue Button and much more.  You will also learn the feathers that Moodle hold for you.


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