17 Statistics Honors (10, 11, 12)
West Chester Area School District
Blended learning class - 4 days in-class/ 1 day online learning Designed to introduce students to the concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data, topics include exploring and understanding data, exploring relationships between variables, gathering data, randomness and probability. The concept of sampling and the properties of sampling distributions are studied as a foundation to inferential statistics. This course will not prepare students to take the Advanced Placement Statistics examination.
1 credit Prerequisite: Successful completion of Algebra 2
Statistics Honors through Sports Analytics (10, 11, 12)
Blended learning class - 4 days in-class/ 1 day online learning This course will cover the same set of topics and standards as Statistics Honors while focusing on the use of data and quantitative methods to measure performance and decision-making processes in the world of sports. Students will collect and analyze data from men’s and women’s sports and identify relationships between variables and discuss randomness, probability and sampling distributions. This course is designed to include critical thinking, mathematical modeling, statistical & predictive analysis, optimization and simulation. These skills will be applied to various elements of sports, but are equally useful in many other areas and careers.
1 credit Prerequisite: Successful completion of Algebra 2
Advanced Placement Statistics (10, 11, 12) 1 credit
As an introduction to the concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data in preparation for the Advanced Placement examination in Statistics, topics include exploring data (observing patterns and departures from patterns), planning a study (deciding what and how to measure), anticipating patterns (producing models using probability theory and simulations), and statistical inference (confirming models). Prerequisite: Successful completion of Algebra 2
Music Performance Ensembles
Concert Band (9, 10, 11, 12) Neutrally Weighted
.6 credit
Students who play band instruments have the opportunity to perform many styles of band literature from the classical to contemporary period. The development of musical knowledge, instrument performance skills, and self-discipline - while working together as a unified ensemble - are important factors of Concert Band. Group lessons are scheduled on a rotating schedule during school hours. Various ensembles (e.g. woodwind quintet and brass choir) provide opportunities for the more talented and interested student to explore, discover and perform different styles of music. Home practice is essential.
Prerequisites: Basic command of a band instrument meeting high school curriculum requirements, and recommendation by the middle school band director.
Honors Wind Ensemble (9, 10, 11, 12) .6 credit
Select students who play band instruments at a high level are provided the opportunity to perform many styles of advanced band literature from the classical and contemporary periods. Group lessons are scheduled on a rotating schedule during school hours. Various ensembles - e.g. woodwind quintet, and brass choir - provide opportunities for the more talented and interested student to explore, discover and perform different styles of music. Home practice is essential.
Prerequisites: High command of a band instrument meeting curriculum requirements, balanced instrumentation, and a successful
director. Jazz Lab Band (9, 10, 11, 12)
Neutrally Weighted
This ensemble provides interested and talented jazz instrumentalists an opportunity to perform music in the style of influential jazz pioneers. The focus of this ensemble is to develop beginning jazz musicians into intermediate jazz performers. Music selections such as: Blues, Swing, Latin, Fusion, and Rock may be included in the Jazz Lab Band’s repertoire. Beginning study of improvisation is also part of the Jazz Lab Band curriculum. Home
.4 credit audition by the
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