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ÉSFCHS/AHSFA CORE Courses

FCHS Handbook CORE subjects.pdf

The purpose of this handbook is to provide students and families with an outline of courses and programs offered in our building. The decisions students make while planning their high school courses will have a lasting effect on their futuer. This handbook can help students choose high school courses appropriate for their future plans. Students are advised to plan their courses and pathways taking into consideration previous school grades, requirements for a high school diploma and the requirements for education beyond high school. 

Our staff is dedicated to engaging the creativity of a student's mind through authentic and meaningful experiences. We are here to support students as they make their CORE and elective course choices. Connect with an Academic Advisor if support and guidance is needed. 

ÉSFCHS/AHSFA Option Courses

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FCHS/AHSFA provides a diverse range of elective/option programs. Our courses are designed to develop skills that senior high school students can apply to their everyday lives. Students are encouraged to follow their passions while developing the confidence they need as they move into their adult lives. Our hope is that students will cultivate talents, interests, and abilities while assuming increased responsibility for their learning. 
 The aim of this document is to provide students and parents with an overview of the elective courses available at Foothills Composite High School. The choices students make while planning their high school course selections, may impact their future, therefore, it is essential for students to select their courses mindfully. Academic advisors and teachers are available to assist with these important decisions.  

  • Certain courses have prerequisites for upholding safety standards, following the instructional sequence, and aligning with post-secondary programs.
  • A course (module) defines what a student is expected to know and be able to do. One course module completed equals one credit (approximately equivalent to 25 hours of instruction).
  • The passing mark for each module is 50%.
  • Course modules are organized into three levels - introductory (1000's), intermediate (2000's), and advanced (3000's).
  • Specific course modules are prerequisites for other course modules within and across the three levels.

Programs offered are subject to change based on student interest, enrolment, and budgetary decisions/constraints. 
 **Elective courses are fee based. Increases to fees may take place due to changes to the provincial budget funding for the upcoming school year.

ÉSFCHS | AHSFA
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Okotoks, T1S 2A7 View Map
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  • Principal Kerry Welsh
  • Vice Principal Jeromy Hall
  • Vice Principal Gina Kilbreath
  • Vice Principal David Taylor
  • Trustee Sharon Nichols
  • Trustee Lisa Penzo

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École Foothills Composite High School / Alberta High School of Fine Arts is on Treaty 7 territory, a traditional travelling route, gathering place, and meeting grounds of Indigenous Peoples. Our school is on the ancestral, traditional, and future lands of the Siksikaitsitapi, which is comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, Amskapi Piikani First Nations; the Tsuut’ina First Nation; and the Îyârhe Nakoda, including the Chiniki, Bearspaw and Goodstoney First Nations, as well as the Métis Otipemisiwak and Esikisimu Nunangat. We are grateful for the languages, cultures, traditions, and histories of this land that influence our lives, providing the foundation to grow our knowledge and pursue our passions. Let this acknowledgement invoke in all of us a call to action to uphold our treaty relationships and fulfill our duties to reconciliation.

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