Stonington High School

Available courses

• Computer Aided Design & Drafting (CADD) I

  • Teacher: Mr. Czarnecki

  
  

  With the explosion of technology as we view it today, an understanding of moving from idea to product is essential. In drafting the student is introduced to concepts as they relate to the four technologies. Within each aspect the student will be guided through instruction, demonstration, hands on activities and problem solving techniques. Computer Aided Design (CAD) will be introduced. CAD is the organized use of a computer, CRT monitor, input device, and CAD software to perform drafting and design tasks. These tasks can range from the simple and repetitive to the complex. Since all drafting skills can be reduced to the use of lines, arcs, points, symbols, and text, most CAD systems deal with these primitives and the many ways of grouping, reusing, and manipulating these items. The primitives are used to create more complex drawings through the use of any number of input devices to form the drawing on the screen. Through the use of the software, the drawing can be modified, stored, or dumped to a plotter to produce a hard copy.

  

• Wood Technology I

  • Teacher: Mr. Czarnecki

  The wood construction system course provides students with a working understanding of the key elements associated with designing, planning, and constructing a structure on-site. Students learn major concepts through hands-on activities, using contemporary construction tools and materials. Activities involve a variety of types of construction, such as commercial and residential buildings, bridges, and other structures including cabinets and furniture. Emphasis is placed on student understanding of major concepts associated with each main content element as well as interrelationship of management and production elements. The content and activities are inclusive of the Connecticut Career Clusters of "Construction: Technologies and Design" and "Technologies: Manufacturing, Communications, and Repair".

  

• Wood Technology II

  

  Continuing where wood tech one left off wood tech II

  

• Video Game Design & Simulation Programing I

  • Teacher: Mr. Czarnecki

  

  Do you want to develop computer games without spending countless hours learning how to become a programmer? Then you've come to the right place. Students using Game Maker and other software applications will make exciting computer games, with limited or no need to write code. Students will make games with Game Maker Pro and other affiliated software packages which makes game development a lot of fun.

  Using easy to learn drag-and-drop actions, students can create professional looking games within very little time. Students will learn to make games with backgrounds, animated graphics, music and sound effects, and even some 3D games! Once students become more experienced, there is a built-in programming language, which gives them the full flexibility of creating games with Game Maker Pro and other game making software. Most of the software used is free of charge and readily available on the web.

  Students can do anything that they want with the games they produce, they can even sell them!

  

• Web Design I

  • Teacher: Mr. Czarnecki

  This course offers students the opportunity to develop computer skills that will enable them to be productive citizens in the Information Age. Students will be challenged to synthesize web pages that present data and multimedia on the web with particular emphasis on design elements involving layout, navigation, and interactivity. This course will help prepare students for higher education jobs in the Internet Economy. Hands-on exercises will be taught using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Dreamweaver. As a Junior or or Senior project, students will collaborate in the creation of web sites that will improve educational content on the web and the community, while maintaining the schools web-site. Careers in web design and publishing will be explored as part of the coursework.

  

Site news

Major League Gaming!

by Mr. Czarnecki - Thursday, 17 November 2011, 04:30 PM

 

Estimated Attendance: Thousands.

Show Hours: Friday, November 18 – Doors open at 1:30 pm with competition from 5:30 pm – 1:30 am;

Saturday, November 19 – 10:00 am – 10:00 pm; Sunday, November 20 – 10:00 am – 8:30 pm. 

Admission: Spectator Passes $25, Halo Reach Team Pass $280, Call of Duty: Black Ops Team Pass $240.00 and Starcraft 2 Player Pass $70.

Major League Gaming, the world’s largest competitive video game league, will hold the National Championship of the 2011 Pro Circuit in Providence, November 18-20 at the Rhode Island Convention center.  Thousands of players will square off in a three-day, double-elimination for the title of MLG champion playing the record-setting call of duty: Black Ops on PlayStation 3, Blizzard Entertainment’s blockbuster real-time strategy game, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty on PC, and the popular Halo: Reach om Xbox 360.

Thousands of players and spectators will watch all the gameplay LIVE via three giant main stages and can get in on the action themselves at gaming stations throughout the venture.  Attendees will have the opportunity to visit an array of booths featuring meet and greets with the Pros, the latest products from MLG partners, pre-release access to games and more.

 

Founded in 2002, MLG is the dominant media property exclusively targeting the approx. 40 million consumers in North America who have a passion for video games as a competitive social activity.  The company exclusively represents the best professional gamers and gives millions of aspiring gamers around the world an opportunity to compete, improve their skills, and socialize through our thriving online competitive community and live Pre Circuit competitions.  For more information visit www.majorleaguegaming.com. 

 

Nike Mag! Released Last Night!

by Mr. Czarnecki - Friday, 9 September 2011, 10:40 AM

 

The Nike Air Mag aka “Marty McFly” shoe has captured every eye in the sneaker community within the past 24 hours. Earlier today, we notified you that Mr. Marty McFly himself, Michael J. Fox will appear on David Letterman tonight with some details regarding this highly anticipated release; however, we have just learned from Nike CEO Mark Parker that there will be 1500 pairs auctioned on eBay. All of the proceeds will go to the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Stay tuned for the official date of the eBay auction.

**Note**: 1500 pairs of the 2011 NIKE MAG will be auctioned on eBay with all net proceeds going directly to The Michael J. Fox Foundation. Each day for the duration of the 10-day auction, 150 of the 2011 NIKE MAG shoes will be made available via eBay’s Fashion Vault. The auction starts September 8, 8:30PM PST, and will end September 18.