Grade: 10-12 Prerequisite: Theatre. *This course may be repeated. Length of Course:  Year

Description:  In Acting class, the student will learn the fundamentals of effective acting performance.  This includes working on physical mechanics of voice and body usage, character development processes, and directing.  Application of these skills will be through monologues and scene work. This is a participation class and students are expected to take part in all activities. Memorization is required. Attendance of the two main-stage SHHS productions is required.

Grade: 10-12 Prerequisite:  A or B in Debate or instructor permission. Length of Course: Semester

Description:  Returning debaters should be interested in working to deepen their knowledge and participation in the activity beyond the basics covered in their novice year.  Students will have the choice to sign either the Junior Varsity or Varsity contracts to determine individual work and competition requirements.  Both contracts require a higher level of research, argument authorship, and interscholastic competition than experienced in novice year.  Students may enroll in Advanced Debate as many as three times, but must obtain Coach/Instructor permission for each consecutive enrollment.

Grade: 9-12 Prerequisite:  None Length of Course: Semester

Description:  Debate is an elective course for the beginning student of debate.  Beginning students will be introduced to the fundamentals of argumentation and Policy Debate.  Students will study such areas as research skills, speaking skills, logic, argumentation and persuasion, organization, and case construction.  Participation in interscholastic competition is required.

Grade: 9-12 Prerequisite:  none Length of Course: Semester

Description:  Forensics is an elective course for the study of speech and drama as forms of competitive activities.  The students will study such areas such as oral interpretation, rhetoric, physical delivery, speech organization, dramatic interpretation, dramatic movement, interpretive reading, and parliamentary procedure.  Participation in inter-scholastic competition is required.

Grade: 10-12  Prerequisite:  None Length of Course:  Semester

Description:  This semester elective class is designed to offer the novice speaker a number of opportunities to organize and prepare public speaking assignments.  The course will also offer a setting where the beginning speaker can stand in front of a live audience and present his/her practiced performance.  In addition to public speaking, further performance opportunities may be included in the area of public oral reading.  Students will learn about the role of communication in our lives, the communication model, spatial relationships, delivery styles, and the effectiveness of language, gestures, and organization techniques.  Through these activities, the goal is for the student to reduce the fear of public speaking and to gain personal confidence.  This class will count as a semester of fine arts credit.

Grade: 11-12 Prerequisite: Students must have two full years of Theater experience. This may include a full year of Theatre and a full year of either Acting or Technical Theatre 1 and 2. Length of Course:  Year

Description:  This is an audition only production-based class. The class will produce multiple plays during the year that will be performed for the public.  The purpose of the class is to allow the student who is interested in a theatre production to have an outlet for more intensive work in a setting on material they would not encounter with our main stage productions. Participation is required.  There will be rehearsal and performance requirements outside of the school day.

Grade: 10-12 Prerequisite:   None Length of Course:  Semester

Description:    A classroom studies and applied learning class covering the behind the scenes aspects of the Theatre Arts.  Students will learn about lighting, sound, set design, set construction materials and techniques,  painting, theater management, props, costumes, make up and work zone safety.  After taking this class, students will be prepared to work on the various production crews involved with each show at SHHS.  Participation is required.  Attendance and evaluation of the two SHHS main stage shows is also required.

Grade: 10-12 Prerequisite: Technical Theatre 1 Length of Course:  Semester

Description:    A classroom studies and applied learning class covering the behind the scenes aspects of the Theatre Arts.  Students will learn about lighting, sound, set design, set construction materials and techniques,  painting, theater management, props, costumes, make up and work zone safety.  After taking this class, students will be prepared to work on the various production crews involved with each show at SHHS.  Participation is required.  Attendance and evaluation of the two SHHS main stage shows is also required.

Grade: 9-12 Prerequisite:  None Length of Course: Semester or Year

Description: This course is designed for students to gain an overall knowledge of theatre.  Students will be able to identify and describe different roles and vocabulary in the theatre, perform various scenes and monologues, demonstrate different technical theatre skills, analyze different types of scripts and performances, and write a well-designed ten minute script.  This class can be taken for 1st semester only, but it is highly encouraged to be taken for a full year, especially when considering higher theatre courses such as Acting, Technical Theatre, or Repertory Theatre in the future.