Life Management Skills is a five credit course that deals with issues need to be a better and complete person. Such issues include relationships, substance abuse, family matters and employment skills.

Students are required to do a final project about getting through high school using the skills they have learned to create a board game illustrating the good and bad they may encounter.

All Social Studies courses in the HOP are primarily in the independent study setting. Students who are studying the same course are often brought together by the teacher for mini lectures, assistance with timed writings and activities. The teacher and teacher's assitant are always available for one on one help and guidance.

Students are to bring their textbook daily, along with paper, pen and the willingness to work.

Students will receive a Course Assignment Sheet which includes all assignments including tests, timed writings, projects as well as a pace schedule of when assignments should be completed and turned in. All assignments are given a point value. The class is based on points possible.