Forecasting

What is Forecasting?

Every spring, our students take steps to request courses (forecasting) for the following school year. Students and parents are urged to consider future goals, previous grades, attendance  and study habits when selecting classes. Students are also encouraged to discuss potential course choices with their current teachers and school counselors.

First choices are not always possible, so students are encouraged to identify multiple alternate choices. Sometimes, we are not able to offer specific classes for a variety of reasons.

Students need to be sure when making selections that the classes they are selecting are classes they are committed to taking. 

Forecasting Timeline

• Thursday, March 12th - Hedrick
• Tuesday, March 17th - McLoughlin & others

• Philosophy of Literature 
• The Hero’s Journey: An Exploration of Myths & Meaning 

Students must take all three OSAS sub-tests in order to request AP Literature & Composition. 

Please see the Course Guide for details regarding 12th grade Language Arts courses offered. 

Language Arts 26-27 

Optional Language Arts courses - Students are required to pass the OSAS testing. 

PHILOSOPHY IN LITERATURE

This semester-long literature analysis course investigates how authors and creators explore perception, reality, identity, justice, and truth. Students read classical philosophy, modern literature, and contemporary film to analyze how narrative structures and rhetorical strategies shape our understanding of the world. Students engage with Socratic dialogue, existentialist texts, allegory, and dystopian fiction, culminating in analytical and research-based writing aligned to Oregon’s ELA Standards for Grades 11-12. 

THE HERO’S JOURNEY: AN EXPLORATION OF MYTHS & MEANING

This is a senior English course that explores why similar story patterns appear across cultures and time. Using Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey as a central framework, students analyze ancient myths, literature, and modern films to understand archetypes, identity, and transformation. Through discussion, analysis, and creative projects, students examine how stories function as modern myths that help people make meaning of the world.

Advanced Placement - Students will need to take OSAS ELA, Math, and Science tests. 

AP ENGLISH LITERATURE & COMPOSITION

Designed to parallel college-level English courses, AP Literature and Composition introduces students to a variety of literature in order to enrich their understanding of the great works and to explore the deep and profound questions about life and meaning that authors, playwrights, and poets have been addressing for centuries. This course builds students’ skills, allowing them to:

• read, comprehend, and analyze a broad section of literature from a variety of historical periods, cultures, literary perspectives and genres; 
• write valid interpretations of literary content and analysis, expressing ideas clearly and skillfully with stylistic maturity, and
• discuss literary themes with empathy and insight. 

For those interested, students may elect to take the AP Literature and Composition exam for credit with a passing score. In addition, this course qualifies for English 104 & 105 through Advanced Southern Credits.

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Math 26-27 

The Oregon Department of Education has made some significant changes to how math courses are structured. At the high school level this has been a shift from the traditional Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 sequence to an Integrated Math approach. See our graphic below. 

For more information on the IM2 Bypass Assessment, students should talk with their current math teacher.