History and Social Sciences
The Silver Lake Regional High School Social Studies program develops critical reading, writing, and research skills that are transferable to other disciplines. Our courses offer specific content to better help students understand United States and World History, as well to be able to examine their world through the study of economics, government, psychology, and sociology. The teachers of Social Studies incorporate the core values of our school community identified in the Silver Lake Regional High School Vision of the Graduate. All courses in the Social Studies department encourage students to reach proficiency toward the following SLRHS Academic expectations: Students will write effectively for a variety of purposes and students will read with understanding and use reading as a learning tool.
All students must successfully complete the following three years of history, including World History and United States History, to fulfill the requirements for graduation.
In these courses, students will be expected to:
- identify and explain the chronological order of historical events and recognize the complexity of cause and effect
- conduct historical research
- write essays that analyze the concepts and content studied
- analyze primary source materials
- identify and explain the contributions of the past to the present
- read and interpret various historical sources
- explain and analyze divergent points-of-view
- use technology, art, and literature to enhance historical understanding
AP Capstone Diploma and
AP Seminar and Research Certificate
Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choosing will receive the AP Capstone Diploma.
Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and Ap Research but not on four additional AP Exams will receive the AP Seminar and Research Certificate.
Faculty
Ms. Melissa Greene
Curriculum Coordinator, 7-12
World History
melissagreene@slrsd.org
781-585-3844 x.2411
Mr. Daniel Bracken
World History
dbracken@slrsd.org
Mrs. Rachel Dillon
US History I and II
rdillon@slrsd.org
Mr. Colin Foley
Sports Psychology,
AP US History (APUSH),
and World History
colinfoley@slrsd.org
Mr. Tom McMahon
Economics and World History
tmcmahon@slrsd.org
Mrs. Erin Meredith
US History I and AP Research
erinmeredith@slrsd.org
Mr. Matthew Peck
US History II, World History
and Current Affairs
mpeck@slrsd.org
Mr. Antonio Pina
US History II, Leadership,
and Sports Psychology
apina@slrsd.org
Ms. Dara Poulten
Psychology and AP Psychology
darapoulten@slrsd.org
Ms. Casey Rekowski
US History II and Criminal Law
crekowski@slrsd.org
Mr. Anthony Weber
US History I, AP US History (APUSH),
and AP Government
aweber@slrsd.org