This is a full-year elective course which will give the student a five-year English sequence. Students will learn the functions and responsibilities of print journalism by creating the high school’s newspaper, The Rapier. Emphasis is placed on all news writing skills and electronic research systems. As part of the course, students enrolled in Computer Journalism will also learn page design, word processing programs, digital photography, typography, and principles of graphic design, as they are used in the world of Journalism.