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Dear LACHSA Community,
In my last update, I outlined our plans to offer course selection for the 2010-2011 school year on-line. I hope you will all agree that this is a real step forward for us as a school. Over the last two years we have made great strides in our use of technology for enhanced communication and convenience with our overall goal of increased efficiency.
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Since the fall of 1998, we have opened the Parent Portal
for parents to access real-time information about their children.
We have invested in lap-tops for all academic faculty and standardized
all e-mail accounts for ease of communication. We have implemented
a 48-hour response time for all faculty. As of this year, we have
created a new and more dynamic website with instant edit access for
various community stakeholders. We converted to on-line attendance and
electronic grade-keeping for all faculty. This allows parents to
access up-to-the-minute student information.
Many of you have expressed interest in our
"homework" feature. This allows parents and students to
view upcoming assignments and plan ahead more effectively. We agree
that this can be a very important tool for our students' success. In
fact, many of our teachers currently and routinely use some of these
features. As we move into next year and beyond we will continue to
be active and intentional to increase this knowledge capacity with our
faculty and to provide this for all of our families.
As we continue our journey towards greater and more
effective uses of technology I want to thank all of you for your patience
throughout these transitions. As many of you can understand, the
transition from more traditional methods to more advanced and digital
ones can create tensions. Your sustained patience and understanding
has allowed us to make great strides during this transition while
supporting those that may find these transitions difficult. Our
progress has not been without difficulty and there is still much work to
do, but I am confident we are on the right track.
I hope you are as excited as we are to implement On-Line
Course Selection for 2010-2011. There are detailed instructions
below. Please observe the timeline as well:
Rising Seniors
Open now through April 30th
Rising
Sophomores and Juniors
Week
of May 3rd through May 9th
Please remember that this process is to select your
preferences for classes, not teachers. Teaching assignments have not
been finalized and there is still a fair amount of uncertainty with
LACHSA staffing. Students will be not be assigned classes based on
teacher preference.
As you complete this process you should use your notes
from your individualized meeting with your counselor. Please note that while these
meetings are ongoing, all students are scheduled to have a meeting before
April 30th. Finally, students and families can reference our revised course
offerings/ graduation planner, accessible on the front page of our
website, to review pertinent information about students' path to
graduation and college acceptances.
We hope you enjoy this course selection process. If
you have technical questions about access to the Parent Portal please
contact the LACOE help desk 562 922 6066. For additional questions about
the course selection process please contact your child's counselor:
Irma Dilullo, <dillulo_Irma@lacoe.edu>
Princess Broussard, broussard_princess@lacoe.edu
Thank you again for your continued
support. Please know that information contained in this e-mail
can also be found on our website www.lachsa.net.
Sincerely,
George Simpson
LACHSA Principal
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On-line Instructions for Course Selection
Follow these step by step instructions:
From our home page, click-on Parent Portal or click here
Type in email address and password
Select "Student Info"
Select "Course Requests"
Select "Add
New"
You will see a list of courses appear
Check off courses selected
Hit "Submit"
*If your run into technical problems please contact the LACOE
help desk at 562 922 6646
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Descriptions
of LACHSA Elective Offerings 2010-2011
Beginning Film Requirements: Students must be age 15 or in the 10th grade to
enroll.
Course Number:3034
This course combines theory and actual practice.
In this class, filmmaking is approached as the art of visual
storytelling. Students learn the step-by-step procedures for
translating written words from the script to the visual images on the
screen. This course is structured to teach the fundamental technical
skills of single camera film production. This includes script analysis
and shooting breakdown; the Master Shot Cinema Language; directing
actors; camera technique; the use of light, color and sound; and the
technique of putting it all together in the editing room. Each student
will be assigned to direct a three- to five-minute scene from a
published screenplay. In addition, all students participate as actors
in other students' productions. Students must be age 15 or in the 10th
grade to enroll.
Digital Video Editing
Course
Number: 3000
Students receive detailed instruction in the
nuances of digital video editing. The course includes movie trailer
editing and short narrative editing of raw footage from various
projects. Students will become proficient in the following
industry-standard programs: Final Cut Pro, Avid digital video editing
software, Motion graphics and title program, Soundtrack music and audio
editing software.
Advanced Film I Prerequisite: Beginning
Filmmaking
Course Number:8725
Students will learn to operate camera's on their
own and be able to check out equipment. This course has a strong
emphasis on editing with many smaller projects being produced first
semester and then one big major project 2nd semester. Students
will work with Adobe After Effects and Final Cut Pro Studio
3. This class is very hands on, and working crew positions on
other student projects is a big part of your grade.
Advanced Film II Prerequisite: Advanced
Film I
Course Number:8741
The prerequisite for this class is successful
completion of one year of Advanced Filmmaking I. In this course
students begin to take an in-depth look at filmmaking's inner structure
and how it can be manipulated for creative expression. Students examine
how the subtle use of camera placement and movement or the use of color,
light and music, or lack of it, can create a powerful effect on the
audience. Students develop an appreciation for the art of filmmaking,
and advance their skills for making independent films. They learn to
recognize the various elements of design and composition used by
filmmakers and the cinema languages that accompany them. They gain the
experience of producing films and developing their skills in editing
and become proficient in the use of digital editing equipment. A big
emphasis of this class is on storytelling in the movie making
process. To support the learning process, professionals in the
film industry frequently visit the class as guest speakers.
Screenwriting
Course
Number: 3033
The purpose of the course is to teach students
the basic tools and principles of screenwriting, with particular
emphasis on structure, format, character, and visual writing.
Throughout the year-long program, each student will create their own
original story ideas, and they will leave the class with three completed
short narrative screenplays.
Advanced Screenwriting Prerequisite: Screenwriting
Course
Number: 3031
The advanced screenwriting course further
develops the skill of screenwriting with a greater emphasis on
storytelling, and writing multiple screenplays. Students will work to
develop material for the advanced filmmaking classes, or for their own
filmmaking work. Students will create beat sheets, outlines,
synopsis, character breakdowns, style, and tone that can all be used to
strengthen their screenplay.
Animated Filmmaking
Course Number: 9000
The film department is adding a computer
animation course for 2010-11 school year. The emphasis of this
course will be to create good short animated stories. The computer
software we will be using is to be determined.
Acting for Film
Course Number
2013
The Acting for Film course gives student the
skills they need to better succeed as actors in front of the camera.
They will participation in many mock casting sessions and experience
what it is like on both sides of the table and both sides of the
camera. All auditions will be filmed, then viewed and critiqued as part
of a class discussion. This is not a theory class, but rather a
"theory in practice" class. Students will perform loads of
scene work and will always be able to see how they come across on
camera.
Introduction to Film
Course Number 3040
This course introduces the student to the evolution of motion
pictures starting with the invention of film to the digital effects and
3D of today.
Students view films that takes them on a journey through time
that includes the development of the motion picture camera, sound film,
Technicolor, wide screen, and how motion pictures are used to reflect
the social issues and attitudes of the time.
Musical Theatre Requirements: Students audition for
entry.
The musical theatre course is interdisciplinary and designed to produce a selected musical/s integrating the arts areas of dance, music, theatre and visual arts. Participation is by audition. Production aspects include training in voice production (speaking and singing), acting, movement and dance stressing performance techniques. Course work culminates in a fully staged production/s.
Leadership Requirements:
Students must get elected into position.
Course Number 8041
Supervised class period for student body
officers, arts department representatives, and student reps to Shared
Decision Making Council, to plan, coordinate and implement school
activities.
Yearbook
Course Number 8001
Students
work under the guidance of a faculty advisor to plan and create the
student yearbook. The yearbook course offers students total involvement
in the production of the school yearbook. Activities include:
advertising, layout planning, photography, copy writing, and
proofing. Students enrolled in yearbook complete various spreads and assignments and copy
edit. They master advanced layout and design of desktop publishing,
digital imagery and photo placement.
LACHSA Scholars Requirements:
Strong Academic Achievement in Specific Discipline/ Counselor and
Teacher Recommendation
This new opportunity places students with ninth
graders in supported study hall periods. Under the guidance of a
teacher the LACHSA scholars work one on one and in small groups with
new students on their academic challenges.
Music Practice Period Requirements:
Approval of Department Chair
Course Number 2512
Music students are afforded time and a practice
room to practice their repertoire.
Free Period
This special privilege is provided to seniors
only who have met all of their requirements up to senior year and are
in good academic standing (no probation). Seniors may select a
maximum of two free periods.
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