Course Selection

Social Studies Department

"Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it.” – Edmund Burke

Core Courses * WHHS students must gain 3 Social Studies credits in order to graduate.

9th Grade

• Global Studies

• Global Studies -Honors

• Global Studies - ESL

10th Grade

• U.S. History

• U.S. History - Honors

• U.S. History - ESL

* These courses meet the

state’s U.S. History requirement. WHHS students must successfully complete one of these courses in order to graduate.

11th / 12th Grade

•Issues in Government

•Issues in Government - ESL

* These courses meet the state’s Civic’s

requirement. WHHS students must successfully complete one of these courses or AP U.S. Government & Politics in order to graduate.

Elective Courses9th Grade

• None.

10th Grade• None.

11th / 12th• Sociology

• Women’s Changing Roles

• Psychology (.5 credit)

• China Today (.5 credit)

• Civil / Criminal Law (Grade 12 only)

• AP Psychology (Honors)

• AP U.S. Government & Politics (Honors)

• AP Human Geography (Honors)

• Philosophy (Honors)

• Anthropology (Honors)

Honors Courses9th Grade

• Global Studies (Honors)

10th Grade• U.S. History (Honors)

11th / 12th• Philosophy (Honors)

• Anthropology (Honors)

• AP Psychology (Honors)

• AP U.S. Government & Politics (Honors)

• AP Human Geography (Honors)

Co-Curricular Activities•Mock Trial Team (Mr. Conlan)•History Club (Mr. Luneau)•Student Government (Mrs. Thompson)•Asian Club (Mr. Reynolds)•Academic Integrity Committee (Mr. Consorte)•Yale Urban Debate League (Mr. Consorte)