Saguaro Mr. B provides an integrated course schedule of learning through exploration, scrutiny, and self-reflection. In every class, our teachers emphasize the strategies and processes involved in learning and self-growth, creating a unique opportunity to prepare our students to live intelligent, thoughtful, and fulfilling lives in a rapidly changing society. Please see our current course offerings below.
This course provides students with a foundation of marketing; business management & law and entrepreneurship. Units of instruction include principles of business, salesmanship, merchandising, marketing research, human relations, law, and job applications. This course provides a foundation of knowledge for students interested in pursuing advanced coursework in Sports & Entertainment Marketing, Entrepreneurship, or Retail Sales.
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Dual Enrollment is Available
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This course can be taken for one, two or three high school credits per academic year. This course provides training in the fundamentals of graphic design, including computer generated illustrations, image manipulation, computer graphics, advertising and poster layouts, hand lettering and typography. This is a basic foundation course in the principles of two dimensional design. Students are introduced to Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign Fee required:
$35/year.
Digital communication prepares the students to collect, write, edit and present the news utilizing a variety of mediums – newspaper, magazine and yearbook. In this course students will gain skills in one or more of the following areas: page design, advanced publishing techniques, copy writing, editing and photography while producing a creative, innovative publications which records school memories and events. There is an emphasis on journalism skills in this class! Participants gain useful, real world skills in time management, marketing, teamwork, and design principles. Activities include planning, photography, business management, salesmanship, indexing, writing layout, artwork, proofreading, editing and distribution. Students learn responsibility and cooperation. Significant time outside of  lass is required.
Photography/Digital Media II is a two-semester course designed to introduce students to traditional black and white, alternative and digital photography processes. Students will complete a variety of on and off campus photography assignments as well as meaningful art analysis and conceptual/design development projects within the classroom. In this class you will cover the basic operations of cameras. As we cover the fundamentals of photography we can tap into our creative side and explore the expressive world of visual communication. At the end of the course you will have your very own portfolio that will contain all of your photographic work.