This class is designed to help students be successful in school by staying on the right track with schoolwork and also to help students learn specific study skills.  Some of the learning strategies taught include studying for tests, taking notes, managing open-ended tasks and the organizational skills required to write a paper and complete a long-term project. Students will also learn more about growth and fixed mindsets. Students will be partnering with elementary and middle school students to “learn while teaching”. There are three main components to this class: daily planners/assignment tracking online, assisted study/work time and skill building.

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Accounting introduces students to the double-entry system of accounting for sole proprietorship and corporate forms of business enterprises by using real-world applications and connections. A service business and a merchandising business will be covered. TEXTBOOK: Century 21 South-Western General Journal Accounting 8E

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Business Professionals of America (BPA) is a BSHS student organization whose members compete on a regional, state and national level in business related competitive events. Do you need to download information? Use your contestant number and the password "shamrocks" at the national site. Downloads require no password at the Michigan site. National BPA Web Site National BPA Download Center Michigan BPA Web Site Michigan BPA Downloads

This class provides comprehensive coverage of personal and business-related mathematics. In addition to reviewing the basic operations of arithmetic, students will be prepared to understand and manage their personal finances, as well as grasp the fundamentals of business finances. Students will learn how to be smart shoppers, informed taxpayers, and valued employees. Excel spreadsheets will be used to reinforce concepts learned. Real world connections will made as well as algebra connections, group and class activities, communication skills, career spotlights and guest speakers.

TEXTBOOK: Glencoe Mathematics for Business and Personal Finance

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Information Technology is designed to teach the operation of application software through "hands-on" activities. The emphasis will be on exposure to word processing (Microsoft Word), spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel), database management (Microsoft Access), and presentations (Microsoft PowerPoint). Two projects will be selected that will involve integrated use of information as it is learned throughout the course to utilize the concepts of computing, problem solving and creativity. One project will be presented to the class and the second will be submitted on a student-provided CD. TEXTBOOK: Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques, Windows XP Edition Information Technology Textbook Link