WGHS 2025 Summer Courses
2025 WGHS Summer School Opportunities Course Descriptions and Information
*Each course needs a minimum enrollment of 10 for the course to be offered this summer.
*Courses are subject to change and pending available staffing*
*Students who do not attend or login during the first 3 days will be dropped from the class.*
Starting Monday March 3, 2025 at 7:00 pm CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
BUSINESS8510 Personal Finance
Credit: ½ of Practical Art
Time Offered: 7:30am – 10:15am OR 10:15am – 1:00pm
Open to Grades: 10 – 12
While focusing on their role as a citizen, student, family member, consumer, and active participant in the business world, students in this course will explore various financial responsibilities. This course will provide exposure in the areas of income, money management, spending and credit, and savings and investing. It will also provide opportunities for self-awareness, expression, and satisfaction in an ever-changing society. Students will discover new ways to maximize their earning potential, develop strategies for managing their resources, and explore skills for the wise use of credit, and gain insight into the different ways of investing money.
**This course fulfills the Personal Finance graduation requirement.
2008 Personal Finance ONLINE
Credit: ½ of Practical Art
Open to Grades: 10 – 12
While focusing on their role as a citizen, student, family member, consumer, and active participant in the business world, students in this course will explore various financial responsibilities. This course will provide exposure in the areas of income, money management, spending and credit, and savings and investing. It will also provide opportunities for self-awareness, expression, and satisfaction in an ever-changing society. Students will discover new ways to maximize their earning potential, develop strategies for managing their resources, and explore skills for the wise use of credit, and gain insight into the different ways of investing money.
**This course fulfills the Personal Finance graduation requirement.
This course will be 100% asynchronous. Instructor’s office hours will be provided at a later date.
Please note: This course is online and will have a required meeting on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 8:00am in room 248D to obtain instructions. Students must have email and internet access available to them. Weekly submission of work will be required in Canvas. Online courses are intended for self-motivated, independent learners who can problem solve.
Communication Arts
3750 Literature and Composition
Credit: 1/2 of English
Time offered: 7:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. OR 10:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Open to Grades: 10 – 12
This course includes the principles of literary analysis through a variety of texts, a review of the basic skills of composition and language, a strong focus on vocabulary development, and an overview of study skills including taking notes, active listening, and contributing to class discussion.
(This is a credit recovery course only)
Physical Education AND Health6500 Health
Credit: 1/2 of Physical Education
Time offered: 7:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. OR 10:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Open to Grades: 9 – 12
Health is a graduation requirement for all WGHS students. The course could be thought of as a life management class in that an emphasis will be placed on how decisions, actions, and lifestyle choices during teen years can affect a person’s adult life. Topics to be covered include physical fitness, nutrition and weight management, tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs; disease prevention and control, including STD’s and HIV; and healthy relationships, including family, dating and peers. This is normally a one semester course that will be condensed into five weeks.
65000 Health Online
Credit: ½ of Physical Education
Open to Grades: 9 – 12
Health is a graduation requirement for all WGHS students. The course could be thought of as a life management class in that an emphasis will be placed on how decisions, actions, and lifestyle choices during teen years can affect a person’s adult life. Topics to be covered include physical fitness, nutrition and weight management, tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs; disease prevention and control, including STD’s and HIV; and healthy relationships, including family, dating and peers. This is normally a one semester course that will be condensed into five weeks. This course will be 100% asynchronous. Instructor’s office hours will be provided at a later date.
**THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY ONBOARDING MEETING FOR THIS CLASS VIA ZOOM (TBD).
9300 Physical Education
Credit: 1/2 of Physical Education
Time offered: 7:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. OR 10:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Open to Grades: 9 – 12
Physical Education for summer school is a combination of three courses offered during the regular school year: Team Sports, Personal Fitness, and Weight Training. Students should come dressed for the weather and the activity. T- shirts, shorts, athletic shoes and socks are required. Locker rooms will not be provided. A water bottle is highly recommended. Students will be graded on attendance and participation. Due to the length of summer school classes, please note that if a student sustains an injury while enrolled in PE and needs to miss more than 3 days of class participation due to the injury the student will need to be withdrawn from the summer PE course.
6844 Personal Fitness Online
Credit: 1/2 of Physical Education
Open to Grades: 9 – 12
Students in this physical education online class will gain an understanding and appreciation of the lifetime need for fitness. Students will participate in individual activities and exercises to develop all aspects of health related fitness. This course will use the Canvas online platform and will include a combination of traditional assignments and logging exercise hours. Students will be required to complete at least 5hrs of workouts per week. This course will be 100% asynchronous. Instructor’s office hours will be provided at a later date.
**THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY ONBOARDING MEETING FOR THIS CLASS VIA ZOOM (TBD).
6700 WEIGHT TRAINING CO-ED
Credit: 1/2 unit
Prerequisite: Weight Training
Open to Grades: 9 – 12 (summer only for 9th grade)
Time offered: 7:30am – 10:15am
In this course, students will develop skills and learn the latest techniques in strength training and athletic conditioning. Students will spend a significant amount of time in the weight room perfecting techniques on such exercises as bench press, power clean, squat, and others designed to make the student a better athlete. Students will also spend an extended amount of time outside the weight room working on plyometric, sprinting techniques, distance running, and agility. Students will be expected to demonstrate a high level of muscular strength and endurance, cardiovascular fitness, and flexibility. This course is intense; it should not be taken by students who are simply wanting to fulfill the graduation requirement. Students will be expected to complete agility tests. This is a co-ed class. Note: Advanced Weight Training may be repeated for the additional credit.
Math
9310 Algebra I (Second Semester)
Credit: ½ of unit of Math
Time offered: 10:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Open to Grades: 10 – 12
This course is available to current students in need of Algebra credit. This course covers the topics taught second semester in Algebra I. Topics include linear functions, linear systems, exponential functions, quadratics, and polynomials.
(This is a credit recovery course only)
98053 Geometry (Second Semester)
Credit: ½ of Math
Time offered: 10:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Open to Grades: 10 – 12
This course is available to current students in need of Geometry credit. This course covers the topics taught second semester in Geometry. Topics covered include properties of a triangles, properties of parallel lines, and properties of polygons, including using perimeter, area, and volume.
(This is a credit recovery course only)
Chelsea Center & Summer Experiential LearningGiven that the location of the experiential program is outside of the control of the School District, the student and their parents assume the risk of any injury or illness that may occur by registering for experiential learning courses.
9144 CHELSEA CENTER PASSION PURSUIT EXPERIENCE
Credit: ½ unit
Open to grades: 9-12
Offered: 1st and 2nd period during summer school
What lights you up inside? In this course, we will work together to design a process to dive deep into an interest you have, and pair you with a community mentor for expert subject guidance. We will work in a cycle of carefully chosen experiences supported by reflection, analysis, and experimentation. The course structure encourages you to take initiative, make decisions, and be accountable for the results through actively wondering, designing, tinkering, collaborating, adapting, and communicating your growth. You will reflect on your experiential learning and produce deliverables that capture progress toward your goals. By the end of the course you will have curated authentic experiences and products that will not only bring you joy but also set you apart in your college and professional interviews.
Please note: Students must meet with the Chelsea Center prior to the end of the school year to secure an internship, service learning, travel or passion pursuit opportunity and to complete the paperwork for the course. In person meetings with Team Chelsea are mandatory on the following dates: 5/27(launch meeting) and 6/3 (midpoint reflection) 6/25 (final reflection). Three additional virtual reflections will be required between 5/28 and 6/25.
9142 CHELSEA CENTER INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
Credit: ½ unit
Open to grades: 9-12
Offered: 1st and 2nd period during summer school
Are you ready to explore your dream career now, while you are still in high school? In this course, you will explore a potential career through hands-on, project-based learning with a partner company or nonprofit. We have some community partners ready to host interns now, and can also work to develop new partnerships to align with your professional interests. You will reflect on your experiential learning and produce deliverables that capture progress toward your goals. By the end of the course you will have curated authentic experiences and products for your professional portfolio that will set you apart in your college and professional interviews.
Please note: Students must meet with the Chelsea Center prior to the end of the school year to secure an internship, service learning, travel or passion pursuit opportunity and to complete the paperwork for the course. In person meetings with Team Chelsea are mandatory on the following dates: 5/27(launch meeting) and 6/3 (midpoint reflection) 6/25 (final reflection). Three additional virtual reflections will be required between 5/28 and 6/25.
9143 CHELSEA CENTER SERVICE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Credit: ½ unit
Open to grades: 9-12
Offered: 1st and 2nd period during summer school
Create change and be changed: In this service learning class, address human and community needs through hands-on exploration of the many ways local organizations serve as catalysts for change. Next, co-design service projects and experiences that impact both you and your community. By the end of the course you will have curated authentic experiences and products that demonstrate your initiative, problem solving skills, and ability to create effective responses to community needs.
Please note: Students must meet with the Chelsea Center prior to the end of the school year to secure an internship, service learning, travel or passion pursuit opportunity and to complete the paperwork for the course. In person meetings with Team Chelsea are mandatory on the following dates: 5/27(launch meeting) and 6/3 (midpoint reflection) 6/25 (final reflection). Three additional virtual reflections will be required between 5/28 and 6/25.
9145 CHELSEA CENTER TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
Credit: ¼ or ½ unit, pass/fail credit
Prerequisites: Chelsea Center approval prior to extended or school-sponsored travel experience
Open to grades: 9-12
Offered: 1st and 2nd period during summer school
In this course, you will set goals and reflect on your extended or school-sponsored travels alongside a Chelsea Center staff member. You will be asked to set goals and then track your progress toward those goals during your travels–through journals, social media, photo journals, videos or other methods that you design in partnership with the Chelsea Center. By the end of the course you will have curated authentic experiences that will not only bring you joy but also set you apart in your college and professional interviews.
Please note: Students must meet with the Chelsea Center prior to the end of the school year to earn credit for a travel experience and to complete the paperwork and goal setting for the course. One additional in-person meeting with Team Chelsea after your trip is mandatory, and should be pre-arranged with Team Chelsea prior to your departure date.