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• English 10 - Mrs. Honerman
• The first semester of Sophomore English involves studying and presenting speeches.  So far this semester, students have presented partner introduction speeches, narrative speeches, and we are in the midst of the demonstration - or how to - speech. The students also complete a thirty lesson vocabulary series throughout the year and we are practicing DOL (Daily Oral Language) to improve their proofreading skills and review grammar and usage. Each week the students in are completing blogs that pertain to a specific prompt. This is to help students work on several aspects of writing, such as grammar, developing posts, and writing to a specific topic and length requirement. The use of blogs is a great way to incorporate technology and the use of laptops into the classroom. Students in Sophomore English are also required to read independent, Accelerated Reader novels as part of their English grade.
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• English 9 - Mrs. Honerman
• The freshmen are in the middle of a unit covering short stories. So far we have read "The Most Dangerous Game," "The Necklace," "The Cask of Amontillado," and "The Sniper." Upcoming stories include "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Scarlet Ibis." As we study these short stories, students are also learning literary terms that coincide well; some of the terms on the list include irony, characterization, point of view, and ambiguity. The students also complete a thirty lesson vocabulary series throughout the year and we are practicing DOL (Daily Oral Language) to improve their proofreading skills and review grammar and usage. The freshmen have started a yearlong writing project in a separate journal. Each week they will be given a prompt that will help them work on several aspects of writing, such as grammar, developing stories, and writing to a specific topic and length requirement. Students in Freshman English are also reading independent, Accelerated Reader novels as part of their English grade. 
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• All School Play - Mrs. Honerman
• The all school play for the year is a comedy titled "I Hate Shakespeare!" Auditions will take place before and after school on Monday, September 23 - students only need to show up for one of the audition times. The play dates have been set for Thursday, November 21 at 7:00 pm and Sunday, November 24 at 6:00 pm.
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• Algebra I - Mrs. Johnson
• The course's textbook is a product of the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project designed to strengthen the students' mathematical background.  The

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