Whether you are looking to earn college credit, break out of your comfort zone, learn the basics of sports marketing, or the art of film, Clover Hill offers a variety of classes that will give you the chance to thrive and develop passions.
Dual Enrollment Personal Health and Fitness
Dual Enrollment Personal Health and Fitness is a new elective at Clover Hill. PE teacher and baseball coach Brett Mooney has experience as a college adjunct professor. He says that taking a Dual Enrollment PE class in high school is beneficial so students in their freshman year of college will have more options when it comes to scheduling your classes freshman year.
“One of the biggest benefits is that you can knock out a PE credit before you even get to college,” Mooney said. “Not having the requirement of taking a PE class frees up some space in your schedule freshman year.”
The class will go over everything to do with physical education.
“You’re probably talking about wellness [and] mental health. Obviously there’s a physical fitness component, some weight room, some cardio, probably talk about yoga and all the different modalities that there are in physical education,” Mooney said.
Mooney thinks that someone who loves exercise and wants to stay active, while also having educational goals at a centerpoint would be a perfect fit for the class.
“I think [this class is for] a person who enjoys physical education, [and] somebody who wants to be active during the school day but still wants to focus on academics at the same time,” Mooney said. “You’re killing two birds with one stone.”
Theatre
Theatre is a popular elective at the Hill. If you are a creative student that is looking for ways to express yourself, this
class could be the fit for you. The class is taught by Carli Wilkerson, who recommends it to students.
“It’s a really good way to learn how to speak in public. It’s also a good way to think outside of
the box and a fun way to get some stress out.” Wilkerson said. “Sometimes you get to perform with some of your best friends and it’s really wonderful.”
Matisse Giles, a theatre student, enjoys how it can help people get out of their shell by sharing his own experience in the class.
“It’s mostly like the kids and the experience of kinda being outside your bubble a little bit,” said Giles. “At first, I was kinda shy, but you can get out of your comfort zone.”
Sports Marketing
If you’re into sports, and business, then Sports marketing might be an elective you should try. Taught by Adam Berneche, the class lets students dive into the marketing and entrepreneurial side of sports and entertainment.
“In the past we’ve upgraded a smash brothers league, we’ve promoted the medford league games, we’ve done work based learning activities that deal with sports and entertainment.” Berneche said.
The class is all about using real-world activities to teach students how to market and promote sports events. Ryder Bayliss, a student who had Mr Berneche in the past, likes the freedom the class offers.
“You get a lot of freedom, but you still learn stuff, especially with Mr. Berneche as a teacher,” Bayliss said.
Ethics and Culture in Film
Ethics and Culture in Film is an English elective taught by Billy Kaskay. Kaskay also teaches Honors and C-Level English 11, and he says that students should consider his class because media plays an important role in English 11.
“Media is more relevant than what we do in English 11, because think of the content that you guys consume on a daily basis, it’s film, it’s music, it’s multimedia,” Kaskay said. “It’s basically like an English study of multimedia.”
Since the class is an English based elective, Kaskay says a majority of the work is written.
“We mostly watch movies,” Kaskay said. “I will say there is a bit of writing, but it does not count as an English credit, it is an elective credit. We write analyses, create film reviews, and make slideshows.”
The class covers lots of different forms of film from different time periods.
“My favorite part is the silent films at the beginning of the year because they’re never going to be exposed to it,” Kaskay said.
He thinks the class would benefit students who are interested in the topic.
“A student who is interested in movies or is interested in media, but is ready to commit to being productive for the entire class, we do a lot,” Kaskay said.
