the style of a Medieval or Renaissance boar's head festival, is held in early December. Members of ChoralWorks and Chorale wear period costumes and sing period repertoire while guests are served a three-course meal. Practical arts classes include those in consumer science, information technology, and industrial technology. Generally, courses are for a semester, though a number of full-year classes are offered. Consumer science classes include those in areas such as cooking, sewing, interior design, relationships, and personal planning. Classes offered in industrial and information technologies are separate from the vocational programs also available. Industrial tech classes include those in cabinetry, woods and metal, electronics, and computer-aided design while information tech classes include those in law, accounting, sports and entertainment management, and aspects of digital media. Additional courses and electives In addition to the required courses for subjects such as English, math, physical education, science, and social studies, a number of additional elective classes are offered, many of which can be substituted for traditional classes. At times, foreign language courses in Arabic and Mandarin Chinese were offered in addition to the four-year sequences of German, French, Latin, and Spanish classes. The Chinese language class was taught by an exchange teacher from China who came to the U.S. through a grant from the Ohio Department of Education. Arabic classes began in August 2010. A general English class for each grade level is required for graduation. Required English courses are full-year classes that can be taken at the comprehensive, college preparatory, or advanced levels with Advanced Placement available in 12th grade. Additional elective English classes include those in African American literature, women's studies and literature, public speaking, poetry, journalism, short story writing, writing research papers, and the works of William Shakespeare. A news magazine production class produces The Colonel, the school magazine published 10 times per academic year. The school yearbook, the Rough Rider, is produced by the yearbook production course. Staff members of The Colonel have won a number of awards at state competitions, including the All-Ohio Award for best overall news magazine from the Ohio Scholastic Media Association in 2010. English electives last one semester, except the full-year news magazine and yearbook production classes, and can only be taken along with the required English classes. Within the physical education requirement, known as Dimensions of Physical Education, students have a choice of four programs of study in individual and net sports, dance,