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A four-year pathway encompassing 2 math classes, 4 honors classes, 3 CTE pathways, 3 art credits, and 6 units of college dual-enrollment credit.

  • 9th grade entry. No portfolio required.
  • Earn graduation credit while building real-world skills.
  • Complete one or more CTE pathways across all four years.
/ 01 / Overview

Three CTE pathways. One cohort.

By design
Pathway A

Arts, Media & Entertainment

  • Concentrator: Algebra by Design (9th)
  • Capstone: Geometry and Design (10th)
Pathway B

Business & Entrepreneurship

  • Concentrator: U.S. History through Media (11th)
  • Capstone: Honors Business Entrepreneurship (12th)
Pathway C

Marketing, Sales & Service

  • Concentrator: Integrated Marketing (11th)
  • Capstone: Adv. Integrated Marketing (12th)
01 · 9th grade Yr 1 Freshman

Algebra by Design + Hybrid Digital Photo and Design

An on-ramp. Algebra taught through visual problem-solving, photography, and design, so the math feels like the work.

Credits
C · Mathematics
F · Fine Arts
CTE
Arts, Media & Entertainment. Concentrator

A year-long, project-based introduction to algebra integrated with multimedia, business, design, and art. The course is the doorway to the BaD program and the foundation everything else is built on.

Students leave with a portfolio of work that visually demonstrates their understanding of mathematical concepts. Not just answers on a test.

  • Project-based, with deliverables that double as math evidence.
  • Paired with Hybrid Digital Photo & Design. The two are taught as one.
  • Builds the design vocabulary used in every course that follows.
  • No prior art or photography experience required.
Requires: 9th grade enrollment. Must be taken concurrently with Digital Photo & Design.
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02 · 10th grade Yr 2 Sophomore

Geometry and Design + Honors Digital Media and Design

Geometry as both a mathematical system and a creative design tool. Shape, proportion, symmetry, applied to real-world design.

Credits
C · Mathematics
F · Fine Arts (weighted)
CTE
Arts, Media & Entertainment. Capstone

Students investigate fundamental geometric principles through hands-on design projects and visual problem-solving. Iterative making, drawing, modeling, and critique build a habit of refinement.

Geometric reasoning is applied to architecture, graphic design, product design, and digital media. The structures behind aesthetics, function, and meaning.

  • Year-long, weighted course in 10th grade.
  • Paired with Honors Digital Media & Design.
  • Capstones the Arts, Media & Entertainment CTE pathway.
  • Critique-driven workflow, modelled on a real studio.
Requires: 10th grade. Must be taken concurrently with Honors Digital Media & Design.
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03 · 11th grade Yr 3 Junior

U.S. History through Media, Design & Art + Honors Digital Media and Design

American history through the lens of a designer and an entrepreneur. Read the past, then make something about it.

Credits
A · History / Social Science
F · Fine Arts (weighted)
CTE
Business & Entrepreneurship. Concentrator

Engage with the historical events and cultural developments of American history by analyzing and creating visual media. Two courses, taught simultaneously, designed to feel like one.

Students build a portfolio of digital design projects centered on significant American themes. Work suitable for a college application or a professional book.

  • Two enrolled courses, one studio.
  • History satisfies the A requirement; Digital Media satisfies F.
  • Project portfolio doubles as a college application asset.
  • Concentrator for the Business & Entrepreneurship CTE pathway.
Requires: 11th grade. Concurrent enrollment in both courses.
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04 · 11th grade Yr 3 Junior

Integrated Marketing & English

Foundational marketing inside the frame of year-three English. Read closer. Write sharper. Speak with intent.

Credits
B · English
CTE
Marketing, Sales & Service. Concentrator

Whether marketing is a future career or just a curiosity, this course teaches reading, writing, speaking, and critical thinking through real marketing problems. Public speaking and collaborative work are part of the deal.

  • Year-long course in 11th grade.
  • Project-based, with frequent group work and public speaking.
  • Satisfies the area B English requirement.
  • Concentrator for Marketing, Sales & Service.
Best fit: students comfortable speaking up and working with others.
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05 · 12th grade Yr 4 Senior

Advanced Integrated Marketing & English

Capstone-level marketing inside senior English. Modern literature, business writing, retail simulation, and local competition.

Credits
B · English
CTE
Marketing, Sales & Service. Capstone

Builds on Integrated Marketing & English with advanced techniques. Modern literature is studied alongside business writing. Plans, abstracts, proposals, cost analysis. Retail simulation puts the theory to work.

  • Hands-on retail simulation as part of the curriculum.
  • Business writing: business plan, abstract, proposal, cost analysis.
  • Public speaking, research, and product development.
  • Required participation in local competitions.
Requires: 12th grade. Capstones the Marketing, Sales & Service pathway.
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06 · 12th grade Yr 4 Senior · Capstone

Honors Business Entrepreneurship

No assignments. Just real client projects, a real portfolio, and the work you can take with you when you leave.

Credits
G · Elective (weighted)
+ 6 college units (dual enrollment)
CTE
Business & Entrepreneurship. Capstone

For students interested in branding, marketing, business, communications, innovation, or social media. You don't do assignments for a teacher in here. You do them for a real client and you do them for yourself.

Students select their own projects, in collaboration with the team, and ship final products they can use outside of school. Honors credit is earned by completing those projects and building a professional online portfolio.

  • Real-client work selected by the student.
  • Build a professional-level online portfolio.
  • Six units of college credit through dual enrollment.
  • Capstones the Business & Entrepreneurship pathway.
Prerequisite: B or higher in U.S. History through Media + Digital Media & Design, or Mr. Schwab approval.
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Build the portfolio while you build the habit.

Selection happens once a year, in spring. Talk to your counselor or message us directly.

  • Open to current and incoming HBHS students
  • No portfolio required for entry
  • Stack with athletics, music, and other electives
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