RECOMMENDED SUMMER PREPARATION
AP/IB Courses
Important Information about Recommended Summer Preparation:
Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses are challenging and exciting classes that give you the opportunity to experience college-level material while still in the familiar and supportive setting of your high school environment. These classes will motivate you to learn new ideas and to build your critical thinking and analysis skills. We want to support you so that you can be successful. Some of our teachers have provided recommended summer preparation for the AP and IB courses that you are taking in the 2017-2018 school year. We want you to get a smooth start in these courses and to feel prepared as you enter. We also want to encourage you to read and to engage with issues and questions that you will experience in your courses this year. Completing recommended summer preparation reduces pressure and stress in the first weeks of your AP and IB courses and will give you a head-start to help you feel more comfortable in these advanced courses.
You can email the Department Chair or Administration with questions that you may have about the Recommended Summer Preparation.
Some instructors have also provided course overviews or descriptions so that you can get a feel for what the courses will cover over the school year. We hope you find these resources helpful.
You can find more information about AP courses, including rewards and benefits, here.
You can find more information about IB courses, including rewards and benefits, here.
We are looking forward to seeing you in the fall!
ENGLISH
SOCIAL STUDIES
Course(s):
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Instructor(s):
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Information/
Downloadables:
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AP Human Geography
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Carrie Anderson
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No Recommended Summer
Preparation
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AP World History
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No Recommended Summer
Preparation
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AP European History
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J.R. Arias
Tim Leary
Evan Wood
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No Recommended Summer
Preparation
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AP US History
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Elsie Aguirre-Simpson
(Dept. Chair)
Erica Glennon
Steve Sanchez
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AP US History Recommended
Summer Preparation
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AP Gov.
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Elsie Aguirre-Simpson
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No Recommended Summer
Preparation
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IB History
of the
Americas HL2
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J.R. Arias
Erica Glennon
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No Recommended Summer
Preparation
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IB Psychology
SL and HL
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Brian Underhill
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No Recommended Summer
Preparation
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SCIENCE
MATH
Course(s):
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Instructor(s):
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Information/
Downloadables:
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IB Math Studies SL
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Aaron Keeping
Fariba Zafar
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No Recommended Summer
Preparation
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AP Statistics
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Renee Kollar-Bachman
(Dept. Chair)
Tina Shinsato
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No Recommended Summer
Preparation
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AP Calculus AB
IB Math SL
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Aaron Keeping
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No Recommended Summer
Preparation
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AP Calculus BC
IB Math SL or HL
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Trang Do
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No Recommended Summer
Preparation
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COMPUTER SCIENCE
Course(s):
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Instructor(s):
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Information/
Downloadables:
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AP Computer
Science Principles
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Aaron Keeping
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No Recommended Summer
Preparation
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AP Computer
Science A
(Java Program)
|
Dadre Rudolph
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No Recommended Summer
Preparation
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VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
Course(s):
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Instructor(s):
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Information/
Downloadables:
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AP Studio Art
3D Design
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Amy Hendries
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No Recommended Summer
Preparation
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IB Visual Arts
SL and HL
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Doug Disney
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No Recommended Summer
Preparation
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IB Theatre HL
|
Mark Scott
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No Recommended Summer
Preparation
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IB Music SL
|
Eric Weirather
(Dept. Chair)
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No Recommended Summer
Preparation
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IB Film
SL and HL
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Melissa Neumann
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No Recommended Summer
Preparation
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IB Dance
SL and HL
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Yelila Morales
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No Recommended Summer
Preparation
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WORLD LANGUAGES
Course(s):
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Instructor(s):
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Information/
Downloadables:
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AP Spanish Language
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Adriana Rieger
(Dept. Chair)
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No Recommended Summer
Preparation
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AP Spanish Literature
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Adriana Rieger
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No Recommended Summer
Preparation
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AP French Language
|
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No Recommended Summer
Preparation
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IB THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
Course:
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Instructor: |
Information/
Downloadables |
IB Theory
of
Knowledge
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Steve
Sanchez
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Extended Essays
​CAS
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