Updated 12/2023
Leadership
FRHS Student Leadership Academy
The FRHS Student Leadership Academy at Fossil Ridge High School is designed to provide students with coursework and other educational experiences that will develop and expand their servant leadership skills. These experiences will equip them with the tools to become highly successful in life after high school and in future community involvement.
The focus of the FRHS Student Leadership Academy will be to develop individual student leaders in the areas of culturally responsible citizenship, equitable practices, collaboration, communication, peer education, goal setting, group processes, as well as business, organizational and project management skills. Students in this Academy will be required to take an active role both in the high school and the greater Fossil Ridge community.
The focus of the FRHS Student Leadership Academy will be to develop individual student leaders in the areas of culturally responsible citizenship, equitable practices, collaboration, communication, peer education, goal setting, group processes, as well as business, organizational and project management skills. Students in this Academy will be required to take an active role both in the high school and the greater Fossil Ridge community.
9950FR9 - SABERCAT 101
9950FR9L - SABERCAT 101 - Leadership
9950FR9 - SABCERCAT 101 - GT
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s): Elective
Open to Grades: 9
SaberCat 101: Supports the successful transition of Freshmen to Fossil Ridge High School. Students will learn academic and social-emotional skills, explore personal and career interests, and cultivate positive relationships with peers, adults, and the school community at Fossil. SaberCat 101 introduces Freshmen to available resources while nurturing connections to school, community, and self.
SaberCat 101 - Leadership: The focus is to develop freshmen students in the areas of responsible citizenship, communication, goal setting, group processes, as well as collaborative organizational skills and project management. This class will also build on skills that are provided to every transitioning 8th grade student, through our SaberCat 101 curriculum (academic and social-emotional skills, exploration of personal and career interests, and cultivation of positive relationships with peers). Students in the Leadership Foundations course will be required to take an active role both in high school and the greater Fossil Ridge community. Previous leadership experience in classes/clubs/athletics/etc. is NOT required! All students are welcome to sign up for this course that are interested in learning more about leadership.
SaberCat 101 - GT: Supports the successful transition of Freshmen to Fossil Ridge High School through the lens of what it means to be Gifted and Talented. Students will learn academic and social-emotional skills, explore personal and career interests, and cultivate positive relationships with peers, adults, and the school community at Fossil. SaberCat 101 introduces Freshmen to available resources while nurturing connections to school, community, and self. Students will benefit from collaboration with others who share the unique characteristics of giftedness.
8107 Ambassadors
Credits: 10 (5 credits each Q1 and Q2)
Prerequisites: Advisor Approval
Meets requirement(s): Elective
Open to Grades: 10, 11, & 12
Ambassadors is a servant leadership class focusing on school and community outreach and building leadership capacity for students. Activities include peer education on sexual assault and harassment prevention, teen dating violence prevention, mental health awareness and suicide prevention, and welcoming new students to our school. Ambassadors serve as mentors to peers in our school as well as to elementary aged students at local elementary schools. This is an application and interview-based class. It is a requirement of class that students leave campus to participate in activities at other schools and sites; students are responsible for their own transportation. Ambassadors will meet as a class for 1st and 2nd quarter only. However, there will be meetings, presentations, and other work throughout the year. Being an Ambassador is a year-long commitment.
7214 Leadership By Design
Credits: 10 (5 credits each Q3 and Q4)
Prerequisites: Advisor Approval
Meets requirement(s): Elective
Open to Grades: 10, 11 & 12
What does it take to be a leader in today’s society? “Leadership by Design” addresses that question by helping students define what is important to them applying past lessons in leadership to their lives and aspirations and developing their own leadership style. Students explore the topic by analyzing examples of historical leadership, business leadership and sports leadership. Individuals who take this class have an opportunity to practice what they have learned in a real life experience that is meant to test their leadership skills. The class is designed to have an impact on any student's future plans and is not just for those currently holding leadership positions. AT FRHS: Leadership By Design is a Project-Based Learning class that empowers students to identify social issues and to improve those situations through video production, writing, and social media work. This class will co-produce the end of year all-school celebration.
1775 Leadership / RIDGE Leadership
Credits: 10 (5 Credits each Q1 and Q2)
Prerequisites: Advisor Approval
Meets requirement(s): Elective
Open to Grades: 10, 11 & 12
RIDGE Leadership is a co-curricular course for students who seek out opportunities to expand, learn and practice all areas of leadership. Our focus will be servant leadership through collaboration in order to plan events, promote diversity and inclusion, create a family atmosphere, and increase awareness and acceptance of all populations. As a team, Ridge Leaders will become skilled in the art of leadership and apply their knowledge to improve the climate, culture, and spirit of FRHS. This will be achieved by planning exciting activities for school, building strong relationships, and engaging in inclusivity/equity training. RIDGE Leadership will be responsible for activities including Homecoming Week, Diversity Day, Adopt a Family, Make a Wish and Unity Day. This class will also participate in Give Next and No Place For Hate curriculum. Studied areas of leadership include (but are not limited to) emotional intelligence, understanding your WHY, global citizenship and effective communication. Within this organization students will work collaboratively with the advisors and may be required to develop a personal leadership plan, a personal leadership portfolio and submit project proposals. Students may also be asked to serve on school and district committees to represent student body perspectives. RIDGE Leadership will meet as a class for 1st semester only. However, there will be meetings, presentations, and other work throughout the year. Being a Ridge Leader is a year-long commitment.
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8140R Peer Helper
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: Teacher approval required
Meets requirement(s): Elective
Open to Grades: 10, 11 & 12
Students will act in the capacity of teaching paraprofessionals with a focus on supporting students with special needs. Students will be specifically assigned to classes where the population is entirely made up of special needs students. Students may be assigned to individually support special needs students in mainstream classes. At FRHS: Students serving as peer helpers support students with special needs engage in school, work on class assignments, activities and follow class instructions. Peer helpers assist their classmates and fellow students with social and emotional skills and/or academic needs. Peer helper students will be actively engaging in activities that require positive peer-to-peer support and role modeling in class. Peer helpers can support students in academic classes, Integrated PE, Integrated Art, and/or Integrated Drama. See the course catalog to register for Peer Helper in Integrated PE, Integrated Art called Design A, or Integrated Drama. Peer Helper courses require teacher approval.
9950FR9L - SABERCAT 101 - Leadership
9950FR9 - SABCERCAT 101 - GT
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s): Elective
Open to Grades: 9
SaberCat 101: Supports the successful transition of Freshmen to Fossil Ridge High School. Students will learn academic and social-emotional skills, explore personal and career interests, and cultivate positive relationships with peers, adults, and the school community at Fossil. SaberCat 101 introduces Freshmen to available resources while nurturing connections to school, community, and self.
SaberCat 101 - Leadership: The focus is to develop freshmen students in the areas of responsible citizenship, communication, goal setting, group processes, as well as collaborative organizational skills and project management. This class will also build on skills that are provided to every transitioning 8th grade student, through our SaberCat 101 curriculum (academic and social-emotional skills, exploration of personal and career interests, and cultivation of positive relationships with peers). Students in the Leadership Foundations course will be required to take an active role both in high school and the greater Fossil Ridge community. Previous leadership experience in classes/clubs/athletics/etc. is NOT required! All students are welcome to sign up for this course that are interested in learning more about leadership.
SaberCat 101 - GT: Supports the successful transition of Freshmen to Fossil Ridge High School through the lens of what it means to be Gifted and Talented. Students will learn academic and social-emotional skills, explore personal and career interests, and cultivate positive relationships with peers, adults, and the school community at Fossil. SaberCat 101 introduces Freshmen to available resources while nurturing connections to school, community, and self. Students will benefit from collaboration with others who share the unique characteristics of giftedness.
8107 Ambassadors
Credits: 10 (5 credits each Q1 and Q2)
Prerequisites: Advisor Approval
Meets requirement(s): Elective
Open to Grades: 10, 11, & 12
Ambassadors is a servant leadership class focusing on school and community outreach and building leadership capacity for students. Activities include peer education on sexual assault and harassment prevention, teen dating violence prevention, mental health awareness and suicide prevention, and welcoming new students to our school. Ambassadors serve as mentors to peers in our school as well as to elementary aged students at local elementary schools. This is an application and interview-based class. It is a requirement of class that students leave campus to participate in activities at other schools and sites; students are responsible for their own transportation. Ambassadors will meet as a class for 1st and 2nd quarter only. However, there will be meetings, presentations, and other work throughout the year. Being an Ambassador is a year-long commitment.
7214 Leadership By Design
Credits: 10 (5 credits each Q3 and Q4)
Prerequisites: Advisor Approval
Meets requirement(s): Elective
Open to Grades: 10, 11 & 12
What does it take to be a leader in today’s society? “Leadership by Design” addresses that question by helping students define what is important to them applying past lessons in leadership to their lives and aspirations and developing their own leadership style. Students explore the topic by analyzing examples of historical leadership, business leadership and sports leadership. Individuals who take this class have an opportunity to practice what they have learned in a real life experience that is meant to test their leadership skills. The class is designed to have an impact on any student's future plans and is not just for those currently holding leadership positions. AT FRHS: Leadership By Design is a Project-Based Learning class that empowers students to identify social issues and to improve those situations through video production, writing, and social media work. This class will co-produce the end of year all-school celebration.
1775 Leadership / RIDGE Leadership
Credits: 10 (5 Credits each Q1 and Q2)
Prerequisites: Advisor Approval
Meets requirement(s): Elective
Open to Grades: 10, 11 & 12
RIDGE Leadership is a co-curricular course for students who seek out opportunities to expand, learn and practice all areas of leadership. Our focus will be servant leadership through collaboration in order to plan events, promote diversity and inclusion, create a family atmosphere, and increase awareness and acceptance of all populations. As a team, Ridge Leaders will become skilled in the art of leadership and apply their knowledge to improve the climate, culture, and spirit of FRHS. This will be achieved by planning exciting activities for school, building strong relationships, and engaging in inclusivity/equity training. RIDGE Leadership will be responsible for activities including Homecoming Week, Diversity Day, Adopt a Family, Make a Wish and Unity Day. This class will also participate in Give Next and No Place For Hate curriculum. Studied areas of leadership include (but are not limited to) emotional intelligence, understanding your WHY, global citizenship and effective communication. Within this organization students will work collaboratively with the advisors and may be required to develop a personal leadership plan, a personal leadership portfolio and submit project proposals. Students may also be asked to serve on school and district committees to represent student body perspectives. RIDGE Leadership will meet as a class for 1st semester only. However, there will be meetings, presentations, and other work throughout the year. Being a Ridge Leader is a year-long commitment.
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8140R Peer Helper
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: Teacher approval required
Meets requirement(s): Elective
Open to Grades: 10, 11 & 12
Students will act in the capacity of teaching paraprofessionals with a focus on supporting students with special needs. Students will be specifically assigned to classes where the population is entirely made up of special needs students. Students may be assigned to individually support special needs students in mainstream classes. At FRHS: Students serving as peer helpers support students with special needs engage in school, work on class assignments, activities and follow class instructions. Peer helpers assist their classmates and fellow students with social and emotional skills and/or academic needs. Peer helper students will be actively engaging in activities that require positive peer-to-peer support and role modeling in class. Peer helpers can support students in academic classes, Integrated PE, Integrated Art, and/or Integrated Drama. See the course catalog to register for Peer Helper in Integrated PE, Integrated Art called Design A, or Integrated Drama. Peer Helper courses require teacher approval.