Photo provided by Tahlia Jain ’26

These new electives will definitely be well-loved.

Last month, we all filled out a paper with the classes we want to take next year; I couldn’t help but notice the elective list was lacking a few courses that would be valuable academic experiences. This article was originally intended to be a complete joke, but I think some of these classes would actually be really popular. Take a look for yourself:

English Department

• Screenwriting
• Villains in Literature
• Poetry: Taylor’s Version
  • Prerequisite: Swiftie or member of the Eras Club
• Rom-Com Reading
  • Prerequisite: avid watcher of BookTok or Bookstagram
• An In-Depth Look at Children’s Book Series
  • Course will include the study of the “Rainbow Magic,” “Junie B. Jones,” “Dork Diaries,” “Harry Potter,” and “Percy Jackson” series.

Social Studies Department

• Archaeology: Dig for a Dinosaur or a Dead Body
• History of Sports
• Voting: Understanding the Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, Green, Constitution, Natural Law, and Independent Political Parties
  • Prerequisite: interest in American politics
• Women’s History: Royals
  • Course will include the study of Queen Elizabeth I and II, Queen Victoria, Marie Antoinette, Cleopatra, Sofia the First, Disney princesses, and Amelia Mignonette Thermopolis Renaldi (Princess of Genovia).
• Hands-On Simulation of Communism, Capitalism, Socialism, and Fascism
  • Course requires each student to role-play as a world leader and promote their political and personal agendas to the rest of the class while experiencing world crises and wars.
• Psychology Through the Lens of “Inside Out”
  • Course will require each student to role-play as an emotion and to help the human (teacher) live with a well-balanced mind through a series of life challenges.

World Language Department

• Modern Hieroglyphics: Decoding Mr. Bevins’ Handwriting
  • Must be concurrently enrolled in English II, Honors English II, AP Lit, or Creative Writing
• Generation Alpha Slang
  • Prerequisite: firsthand experience with a ten-year-old Sephora kid

Science Department

• Astronomy: In-Depth with the Solar Eclipse and Justice for Pluto as a Planet
• Forensic Science (“A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” as a class)
• Food Chemistry
• Meteorology: Predict Whether You Need to Wear Leggings or Not
• Practical Robotics
  • Course will assist students in developing robots that solve problems in their lives.

Math Department

• Adulting 101: How to Open a Bank Account, Manage a Credit Card, Buy a House, and Do Your Taxes
• Logic Puzzles: “New York Times” Games
  • Prerequisite: constant frustration whenever the “Connections” categories are impossible to figure out or a desire to be a contestant on “Survivor”
• Computer Hacking: Change that B on Your Transcript to an A+

Visual & Performing Arts Departments

• Disney Sing-Along
• Puppetry: Repurpose Your Socks
• Dance: Be the Next Winner of the Father-Daughter Dance-Off or the Next Member of the Abby Lee Dance Company
• Ventriloquism: Be Able to Talk Without Your Teacher Knowing it’s You
• Calligraphy: The Art Behind Pretty Notes
  • Prerequisite: senioritis or lack of motivation to study

Kinesiology Department

• Cirque de Soleil: Acrobatics, Unicycling, and Clowning
• Gymnastics: Win Olympic Gold

Christina Vaughan ’26 is an enthusiastic supporter of new classes: “I definitely need the Modern Hieroglyphics class to read the notes Mr. Bevins makes on my essays if I want to improve my writing.” I would love if Rosary added any of these courses, but I somehow don’t think administration would be a fan of most of them.