Electives are often the subject of conversation at Xaverian. It can be a place where friends can learn together, 一起成长, or even sprout ambition for a possible career. Xaverian has introduced six new electives for students attending the high school this year: Introduction to Pharmacology, Kinesiology and Nutritional 科学, 教育基础, 时装设计, 体育管理, & Web Design and Development, with the last two gaining much attention.

“New electives are 通常 brought to us by teachers,” Mr. Spelman ‘92, the Assistant Principal of 学者, said about the process of creating new electives. 老师有一个主意, 通常, 他们会制定一套课程, 开发课程, map an outline of what the course is going to look like, and then bring it to their department chair.” 

夫人. Healey teaches the Web Design and Development elective class to juniors and seniors, which is also offered as an elective option for Seven Year Clippers. Web design is the process of creating, 编码, and implementing several different kinds of user-friendly websites. The Web Design and Development class teaches several important skills regarding 编码 and design that can be applied to real-world situations. 

夫人. 希利解释说, “Regardless of what field you're going into, the ability to create and design is very beneficial.” 

 

The course covers several aspects of web design, such as being able to read and write basic HTML and CSS code, as well as how to upload the website code to a web server. The class also teaches different web design theories, along with current 市场营销 and website standards. 

夫人. 希利解释说 that Web Design is “a great skill to have, especially in today’s world.” 

无论你是否在做生意, 市场营销, or want to create a website to promote yourself, the Web Design elective will teach you how.

Johnny Fitzgerald ‘24 stated, “Web Design has taught me the basic steps on how to make a webpage. It’s a cornerstone of social media 市场营销. It’s a great class for real-world skills.”

One of the most unique aspects of the Web Design elective is creating a fully functioning website based on a real-world business plan. The class allows students to work together to create a business plan and then design a website to model that business. Having these experiences better prepares students for future partnerships and other interactions that they may encounter in the workforce. 

Students who choose to take the Web Design class will not only leave the course with the ability to create websites, but will also improve their teamwork and presentation skills. The class can be taken as an elective, but it can also be used to satisfy the 艺术 requirement needed to graduate.        

体育管理, another new elective offered at Xaverian this year and taught by Ms. Chiusano, 是专为老年人准备的, covering several characteristics of sports, 体育产业也是如此. 

涵盖了几个主题, such as the different kinds of transactions regarding business operations, 球员招聘, 合同谈判, as well as the social and ethical responsibilities of managing sports organizations and events. Students get to evaluate how several different groups interact within the industry – this covers the impact of athletes, 团队, 以及整个组织, 还有粉丝们.

While the class covers several major sports industries, 比如足球, 棒球, 篮球, 和足球, it also explores the industries of more unique sports, 比如板球和匹克球. 

“这是一门任何人都可以上的课，”她说. Chiusano说. “It’s not just for athletes, but really anyone interested in business.”

As part of the 体育管理 elective, students obtain different perspectives on how certain aspects of the sports industry operate. 例如，先生. 麦卡特尼, 体育主任, went into a class and spoke about what he does and how he’s been impacted by the sports industry. 

The class also covers career opportunities in communications and public relations and allows the students to see how athletes and their careers are impacted by social media.

正如AnnaMaria Makrinos的24所解释的那样, “With popularity and a good PR team, a player is able to receive endorsements from big companies like Nike and Adidas.” 

The 体育管理 elective also allows students to learn how to communicate and work together, 不仅仅是运动队, but from a business standpoint as well. 

Ms. Chiusano explained that the new and unique experiences that 体育管理 offers will allow everyone to find something in the sports industry that they are passionate about. “It’s exciting for students to learn about something that everyone can relate to, 哪怕只是一点点,她说。.

AnnaMaria Makrinos ‘24 went on to say, “作为一个整体, this is a very fun and interactive class, and if you’re interested in business and 市场营销, 你应该接受它.”