Prerequisite: Beginning Photography                                        

 

This course explores the creative process of developing and printing with black and white film. Students will learn to use a 35mm single lens reflex camera with emphasis on focusing, proper lighting, and camera settings for proper film exposure in a variety of lighting situations. Each student will develop his/her film and print selected photographs. Students will also use digital photography to help capture moments at Cascia events for the yearbook staff to use. Class sizes are limited.

This course introduces students to ceramics, drawing, and design studies using the elements and principals of composition. As a semester-long foundational course, it is designed to provide a basic understanding of the elements and principles of art as emphasized through the production of art and the study of various art topics, including art history, aesthetics, and art criticism. A variety of mediums will be introduced and explored on an entry level. This class has a fee.

Prerequisite: Art I or Previous Art Experience      

 

This course builds upon skills learned in Art I. This course encourages students to develop a deeper understanding of the mediums, history and language introduced. Students learn to better communicate and express ideas imaginatively through the production of two and three-dimensional art work. Art history and art appreciation are also integral parts of the course study. This class has a fee.

 

Prerequisites: Art II; Grade 11 or 12; Teacher Recommendation                               

 

This full-year course provides an individual in-depth study in drawing and/or painting. The student and instructor arrange an individual course of study based on the student’s interests, abilities, and prior art experiences. Evaluation depends on each student’s effort and performance. Students participate in group critiques and learn to better examine and evaluate both their own art and well-known art works of the past and present. Students also learn to take photos of their works and develop a digital portfolio. This class has a fee.

Prerequisites: Art II; Grade 11 or 12; Teacher Recommendation                               

 

This full-year course provides an individual in-depth study in drawing and/or painting. The student and instructor arrange an individual course of study based on the student’s interests, abilities, and prior art experiences. Evaluation depends on each student’s effort and performance. Students participate in group critiques and learn to better examine and evaluate both their own art and well-known art works of the past and present. Students also learn to take photos of their works and develop a digital portfolio. This class has a fee.

This course is an introduction to guitar playing. No experience in either guitar or note-reading is necessary. Students learn notes in first position on all six strings and learn to play simple songs using these notes. Rhythmic reading will be used. Students learn the chords in open position (G, D7, C, E minor, A, D, A minor, D minor, E and F). Basic strum techniques will be learned as well as an introduction to fingerpicking playing. Power chords will be introduced.

This course prepares students for participation in interscholastic acting competitions. Students must prepare various competitive pieces and participate in at least 6 interscholastic rounds per semester.

This course focuses on preparing students for interscholastic competition in one of the two major forms of debate. Students will learn the basic structure of policy and value style debate. Students are expected to participate in two debate tournaments per semester and produce the work necessary for that participation.

Requirement: Concert Attire

 

This course is offered to students in grades 9-12 and can be taken as either a year-long or semester-long course and can be repeated throughout high school for credit.  A large variety of music is studied each semester as part of a larger four-year comprehensive approach to choral literature. The music studied is typically written in standard four-part harmony (SATB), but additional split harmonies, all-male (TTBB), and all-female (SSA) works are also included.  Focus is placed on learning a variety of musical and vocal styles, including modern pop, popular music through the ages, classical secular, classical religious, gospel, musical theater (modern and traditional), folk, jazz, country, movie scores, and ethnic music. Vocal techniques studied include appropriate vocal style for each music type, breathing, pronunciation (English, Latin, Swahili, German, Yiddish, Spanish, Chinese, other tribal languages), vowel placement, vocal support, pitch, tone, and use of consonants.  There are two formal concerts each semester and proper concert attire is required.

Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation

 

This course assumes student have mastered the basic fundamentals of the guitar:  correct posture, chords in the open position, note-reading, flat picking, accompanying songs using chords, and strumming techniques. Intermediate Guitar includes further development in note-reading skills, playing in fifth position, alternate picking, scales (G, D, C), pentatonic scales, modes, and improvisation.  Chord theory is introduced. Students will become aware of musical styles and composers. Tablature notation is used when this notation makes difficult passages more accessible; however, standard notation will be used primarily. Performance in ensembles is a major portion of the second half of this class.

This course provides an overview of the basic aspects of theatre and production, including script

and production analysis, acting, lighting, sound, sets, costumes, theatre personnel, and theatre

history. Students will also gain hands-on experience by being involved with various aspects of

Cascia’s current theatre productions. Students may take this class more than once and each time 

will receive more in depth experience and instruction in the various areas of theatre.

This year-long academic course provides students with a firm foundation in music theory.  The students begin with basic note and rhythm reading skills, then quickly progress through interval and chord study to figured bass.  Standard four-part harmony is mastered as students are required to both analyze and compose while following standard part-writing rules.  A variety of advanced musical analysis is also taught, with students learning harmonic analysis, form analysis, non-chord tones, figured bass, basic blues, and standard rock patterns.  Students finish the course with two short compositions of their own in specified styles.

Prerequisite: Grades 9-12 by Audition

Requirement: Concert Attire

 

This year-long choral ensemble course focuses more intensely on performing.  Selected by audition only, the students in this 16-member ensemble learn a large quantity of music in a variety of styles, with an emphasis on pop, jazz, musical theater, and classical.  Complex harmonies, vocal syllabic work, complicated rhythms, and advanced tone/ensemble blend are all studied. Vocal technique, both as an ensemble and as a soloist, is emphasized as well as the development of improved performance technique.  Numerous performances, both at Cascia and around the Tulsa area are required. Specific performance attire is required and chosen at the beginning of each school year. Auditions are held each spring for the following school term.

 

This course focuses on a variety of speaking skills and serves as a study in the principles of communication. Additionally, students are expected to participate in 6 speeches throughout the semester.

Prerequisites: Speech I or Debate; Grade 10, 11, or 12

 

This course focuses primarily on organization and delivery of speeches by specializing in informative current event speeches. Students are expected to participate in numerous speeches throughout the semester.

This course provides an overview of musical theatre, including musical theatre history, acting and singing, choreography, and theatrical production. Students will learn choreography, memorize and perform musical theatre excerpts, and learn how to analyze musical theatre productions. Students may take this class more than once and each time will be challenged to deeper levels in performance and analysis.