Eastlake High School

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Prerequisite – Foods Class or Instructor Permission

This is a full year 3-period Skill Center class (3 high school credits). In this advanced course, students learn the techniques of mixing, shaping, and folding while applying the science and math behind baking. Students practice how to successfully make quick breads, decorated cakes, pies, mousses, sauces, custards, frozen desserts, cookies, and confections. They gain expertise in highly skilled techniques such as sugar decorating and chocolate garnishing in a well-equipped, industry-standard kitchen and prepare food for student presentations, school functions, and community service events. This course includes classroom instruction and practical lab work in a commercial kitchen.

CTE Dual Credit - College Credit Available

This is a full year 3-period Skill Center class (3 high school credits). Work with industry experts who provide professional knowledge and first-hand experience. Utilize different materials and methods, fasteners and adhesives, learn to safely operate various industry tools, and learn jobsite safety and OSHA requirements. Design and carry out hands-on skills in practices such as rigging, lifting and safely moving a load utilizing principles of mechanical advantage. Read, understand and interpret basic plan sets and engineering drawings. Apply academic concepts such as math and physics for a well-designed project, key concepts in plumbing and electrical, along with energy utilization and energy efficiencies. Learn about a variety of project management approaches. Feel prepared to find employment in the field or continue at a post-secondary institution. Qualified students may enroll in the Construction Management Program at the University of Washington upon graduation.

CTE Dual Credit - College Credit Available

This is a full year 3-period Skill Center class (3 high school credits). Discover how to design, build, manage, and troubleshoot corporate enterprise networks. Learn mitigation of security threats, cybersecurity threat management, and advanced troubleshooting skills with a major emphasis on hands-on learning. Python is introduced for scripting and configuration. Each day half the class time is spent working in a state-of-the-art networking lab. Students take the Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) exam at the completion of the course. Students who successfully complete CCNA may be eligible to apply for CCNP.

Cisco Networking Academy - Year Two

Prerequisite – Successful Completion of Cisco Network CCNA

This is a full year 3-period Skill Center class (3 high school credits). This advanced curriculum trains students to install, configure, and operate local and wide area networks using protocols and technologies such as TCP/IP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, AAA, IPv6, MPLS, STP, DSL, VTP, Gigabit, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet. This course makes extensive use of labs to focus on developing skills to build campus networks using multilayer switching technologies, creating and deploying a global intranet, and troubleshooting. Be prepared to take the Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP) exams at the completion of the course. Aspects of cloud computing with Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS are covered as well as Voice-over-IP (VoIP) and Cisco Unified Communication Manager topics. Students use VMWare and Microsoft virtualization product to build servers in virtual and cloud environments. Students also gain experience in setting up and configuring Microsoft Server products.

CTE Dual Credit - College Credit Available

Culinary Arts Year 1

Prerequisite – Foods Class or Instructor Permission

This is a full year 3-period Skill Center class (3 high school credits). In this advanced course, students learn the techniques of mixing, shaping, and folding while applying the science and math behind baking. Students practice how to successfully make quick breads, decorated cakes, pies, mousses, sauces, custards, frozen desserts, cookies, and confections. They gain expertise in highly skilled techniques such as sugar decorating and chocolate garnishing in a well-equipped, industry-standard kitchen and prepare food for student presentations, school functions, and community service events. This course includes classroom instruction and practical lab work in a commercial kitchen.

Culinary Arts Year 2

Prerequisite –Successful completion of Culinary Arts Year 1 This is a full year 3-period Skill Center class (3 high school credits). Students in Advanced Culinary Arts expand and refine their culinary expertise. Students are prepared with broad and transferable planning, management, communication, and advanced food production skills for employment and post-secondary education.

CTE Dual Credit - College Credit Available

This is a full year 3-period Skill Center class (3 high school credits). Explore many dental career possibilities. In a state-of-the-art dental skills lab, learn about instruments, dental materials, four-handed dentistry, preventative, restorative and specialty procedures, patient charting, sterilization, radiography, general and oral anatomy, microbiology, terminology, First Aid/CPR, and infection control. Successful completion of Biology strongly recommended prior to enrolling. Students will be reading college level textbooks and practicing their technical writing skills.

CTE Dual Credit. College Credit Available.

This is a full year 3-period Skill Center class (3 high school credits). This intensive course of study introduces students to a variety of careers in the health care industry with emphasis on hands-on, patient-oriented skills training for those interested in becoming nurses, physicians, and other therapists. Learn about a variety of health care topics, procedures and careers in patient care, and earn certification in CPR/First Aid. Students complete clinical experience hours in healthcare facilities to meet Nursing Assistant Certified (NAC) certification requirements. At the end of the year, students who meet course requirements for NAC qualify to complete the Washington National Nurse Aid Assessment Program (NNAAP) allowing them to provide patient care. Successful completion of Biology strongly recommended prior to enrolling. Students will be reading college level textbooks and practicing their technical writing skills. The rigor required for success in this class plus college credits earned allow students to immediately enter employment in the health care industry and/or to continue their post-secondary education. Compare this class description with Medical Careers to understand your options.

CTE Dual Credit - College Credit Available

Course description coming soon!

This is a full year 3-period Skill Center class (3 high school credits). Learn the skills necessary to pursue a career in the fire service and to be an integral part of a community emergency response team. Taught by fire-fighting professionals. Students are introduced to firefighter training, fire prevention, inspection and investigation, alarm systems, dispatching, CERT, and emergency medical services. Students drill at fire stations all over the Eastside in full bunker gear to further experience all this profession has to offer. Students will be reading college level textbooks and practicing their technical writing skills. This is a realistic mix of hands-on training and academic learning that closely imitates a career in this exciting field. [0.5 Health credit HEO511 available upon request to replace 0.5 PE or 0.5 of Lab Science for Semester 2]. Students who successfully complete Year 1 may be eligible to apply for Year 2.

CTE Dual Credit - College Credit Available

This is a full year 3-period Skill Center class (3 high school credits). Learn the language of doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals in a state-of-the-art facility. Learn skills in pediatric ambulatory care, surgical instrument prep, vital signs, treatment room procedures, CPR/First Aid, law and ethics, medical terminology, infection control, patient positioning, and office practices including accessing and maintaining patient records, billing and coding, and pharmacology. Program includes field trips, guest speakers, team building, and leadership activities and prepares students for further education or an exciting career. Successful completion of Biology strongly recommended prior to enrolling. Students will be reading college level textbooks and practicing their technical writing skills. Compare this class description with Health Science Careers (Nursing) to understand your options.

CTE Dual Credit - College Credit Available

This is a full year 3-period Skill Center class (3 high school credits). In this advanced and accelerated course, students learn anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, First Aid/CPR, nutrition, injury prevention, taping and wrapping, and rehabilitation competencies through classroom instruction, lab participation, and field internships.

CTE Dual Credit - College Credit Available

This is a full year 3-period Skill Center class (3 high school credits). Open the door to the creative world of fine art and animation production. Study professional production animation from traditional art theory and skills development to composition and storytelling in 2D animation and 3D modeling. This program prepares students for further education and provides the baseline skills to succeed as an artist/illustrator/animator in the video games and film industries. Students who successfully complete Year 1 may be eligible to apply for Year 2.

CTE Dual Credit. College Credit Available.

This is a full year 3-period Skill Center class (3 high school credits). What makes games fun, useful, or engaging? How can we design systems to allow users to get the most enjoyment, the greatest payoff? How do we provide the best value for the player’s investment of time and energy? This NEW program is intended to complement the current Video Game Programming track. It is for creative-minded students who are deeply curious to understand the behavior and psychology behind games and are eager to learn the skills and methods used for designing fun and engaging interactive experiences. Students study and apply fundamental engagement theory content along with a diverse range of other topics including computer science, cognitive psychology, economics, communications, and user experience. As a project-based program, students spend much of their time prototyping, testing, and rapidly developing many different game ideas.

• Identify and apply foundational game design theories and mechanics.
• Investigate different game design disciplines including systems design, level design, user experience design, narrative design, and technical design.
• Apply essential user experience design (UXD) techniques like wireframing, prototyping, user research, and usability testing.
• Learn basic scripting and programming skills to develop game prototypes using game engine.
• Identify industry game design roles and the specific skill sets required by each role, to develop a successful, individual career path.
• Collaborate on team projects with students from the other DigiPen WANIC tracks

College Credit May Be Available

This is a full year 3-period Skill Center class (3 high school credits). Discover the exciting opportunities of music and sound design. Combine music composition, history, and theory with practical training in studio recording techniques. Apply fundamentals in computer science, mathematics, and physics to sound design principles. Learn what it takes to work within teams in real-world settings to create interactive audio for video games and engaging soundtracks for film. Students who successfully complete Year 1 may be eligible to apply for Year 2.

CTE Dual Credit. College Credit Available.

DigiPen Video Game Programming Year One

This is a full year 3-period Skill Center class (3 high school credits). Discover the exciting opportunities of music and sound design. Combine music composition, history, and theory with practical training in studio recording techniques. Apply fundamentals in computer science, mathematics, and physics to sound design principles. Learn what it takes to work within teams in real-world settings to create interactive audio for video games and engaging soundtracks for film. Students who successfully complete Year 1 may be eligible to apply for Year 2.

DigiPen Video Game Programming Year Two

Prerequisite – Successful completion of DigiPen Video Game Programming Year 1 This is a full year 3-period Skill Center class (3 high school credits). Students in DigiPen Video Game Programming Year 2 continue to expand and refine their skills to create digital games and interactive experiences.

CTE Dual Credit. College Credit Available.