History and Social Sciences Department Framingham High School

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History and Social Sciences DepartmentFramingham
High School
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Framingham High SchoolHistory and Social
Sciences Department

• Welcome to the Framingham High School History and
  Social Sciences!
• Our department is made up of a wonderful group of
  teachers with interesting and unique backgrounds.
  We collaborate regularly with each other in an
  effort to create lessons that all our students
  will find creative and challenging.
• At the core of our curricula is the theme of
  learning about others and respecting difference,
  whether it be due to changing eras in history or
  social factors in the contemporary world.
• We hope you enjoy viewing our interactive slide
  show and your visit to our website.
• Sincerely,
• Frank Rothwell, ext. 1250
• frothwel_at_framingham.k12.ma.us
• Department Chair

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History and Social Sciences Department Faculty

• Frank Rothwell, DH x1250
• Nicole Adams
• Victoria Anderson
• Howard Clark
• Maureen Cohen
• Jeff Convery
• Shane Dainoff
• Eugenia Doncov
• Kerry Dunne
• Chris Finan

• John Gallagher
• Laurie Gagnon
• Bill Garretson
• Carianne Kretz
• Greg Lagan
• Diane Micalizzi
• Erin Powers
• Sean Smith
• Jeff Sudmyer
• Bonnie Will

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Academic Highlights

• Core curriculum program that is aligned with the
  most recent Massachusetts Department of Education
  Curriculum Framework. All courses follow
  curriculum maps developed by our department.
• Comprehensive elective program (16 different
  courses) that aims to meet the needs of a diverse
  student body.
• Five different Advanced Placement Programs with
  growing enrollments in each.

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Extra Curricular Highlights

• Model Congress, Yale and Rutgers competitions
• Model United Nations, Brown, Uconn, MIT and BU
  competitions
• Student Government
• Boston Model Arab League Best Delegation 2001,
  2002
• Amnesty International
• Peer Tolerance Program

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Field Trips 2003-2004
Field Trips are an excellent way to enhance
curriculum and bring history alive!

• Newport Mansions, Newport RI
• Lowell National Park, Lowell MA
• Freedom Trail, Boston
• Saxonville Historical Walking Tour, Framingham
• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
• JFK Library and Museum, Boston
• NE Holocaust Memorial, Boston
• Worcester Art Museum
• Peabody Essex Museum, Salem
• IMAX theater, Across the Sea of Time

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United States History AP Scores Percentage of
Students Scoring 3 or Better (FHS vs. Nation)
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European History AP Scores Percentage of Students
Scoring 3 or Better
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World History AP Scores 2003(100 passing!)
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Number of Students taking H/SS AP tests by school
year
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History and Social Sciences Core Courses and
Graduation RequirementsClass of 2005

• Sequence
• Freshman Year World Studies I
• Sophomore Year World Studies II
• Junior Year Modern United States History
• Elective courses may be taken during 10th, 11th
  and 12th grades
• Required for Graduation (3 Credits)
• WSI or Elective
• WSII
• Modern US or USII

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History and Social Sciences Core Courses and
Graduation RequirementsClass of 2006

• Sequence
• Freshman Year World Studies I
• Sophomore Year World Studies II
• Junior Year United States History II
• Elective courses may be taken during 10th, 11th
  and 12th grades
• Required for Graduation (3 Credits)
• WSI or Elective
• WSII
• USII

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History and Social Sciences Core Courses and
Graduation RequirementsClass of 2007

• Sequence
• Freshman Year World Studies I
• Sophomore Year United States History I
• Junior Year United States History II
• Elective courses may be taken during 10th, 11th
  and 12th grades
• Required for Graduation (3 Credits)
• WSI or Elective
• USI
• USII

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History and Social Sciences Core Courses and
Graduation RequirementsClass of 2008

• Sequence
• Freshman Year World Studies I
• Sophomore Year World Studies II
• Junior Year United States History II
• Elective courses may be taken during 10th, 11th
  and 12th grades
• Required for Graduation (3 Credits)
• WSII
• USI
• USII

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History and Social Sciences DepartmentElective
Program

• American Pop Culture, CP1
• African American Studies, CP1
• Asian Studies, CP1
• Current Issues, CP1
• Economics, CP1
• European History, AP
• International Relations, H
• Genocidal Literature, CP1
• Peer Tolerance Workshop

• Psychology, CP1
• Psychology, AP
• Political Theory, H
• Sociology, CP1
• Student and the Law, CP1
• US History I AP
• US History II AP
• US Government/Politics AP
• World History AP

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History and Social Sciences DepartmentAdvanced
Placement Program

• United States History This is one of the most
  difficult AP tests to receive a passing score yet
  each year around 85 of FHS students pass this
  test. We have grown from 12 students taking the
  test in 1992 to 95 in 2003!
• European History Reintroduced as a class in
  1998, 100 of FHS students taking the test have
  passed since 1999!
• World History This was a new course offered for
  the first time in 2003. Twenty-eight students
  took the test six received 4s and the other
  twenty-two received perfect 5s!
• Psychology This course is new to FHS for the
  2003-2004 school year.
• U. S. Government and Politics This course is
  being introduced for the first time for the
  2004-2005 school year.

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History and Social Sciences Department
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