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Social Science - Logan Tootell and Jim Quick, Department Chairs
Have you ever wondered why the founding and make the content more engaging. Guest speakers are also invited to
fathers created the Electoral College? Or Simulations, class debates, and group classrooms in order to make a personal
how the stock market works? What about discussions also create an interactive and relevant learning experience for
the connection between World War I and classroom environment that makes the students. Examples of past guest speakers
World War II? Come, dig deeper with the social science come alive. sharing their knowledge and expertise
Social Science Department and find out with PVPHS students include superior
Today, students are growing up in a
the facts! court judges, Holocaust survivors, FBI
global community. Therefore, in order
agents, veterans, and government officials.
In addition to learning content specific for students to understand current
to each class, students develop analyzing events, it is important for them to The department has a number of classes
skills: cause and effect, compare and have a perspective of historical events. and electives that allow students to explore
contrast, contextualization, and synthesis. Many teachers in the department make their interests in the social sciences –
These skills move students beyond rote discussions and analysis of current events check us out!
memorization of names, dates, and places, an integral part of the curriculum.

National Social Studies Honor Society - Don Frazier, Advisor
The National Social Studies Honor recognizes high achievement in social
Society (NSSHS), Rho Kappa, is the sciences, as well as a passion and love
only honor society for high school for the social sciences. Candidates
juniors and seniors for the social must have completed two years in the
sciences. Subjects may include, but subject matter and hold a 3.65 average
are not limited to: World History, in these classes. Applications are
European History, US History, Political available to the student body in May of
Science, Sociology, Psychology, each year. The blind-admission process
Economics, Ethics, International also includes short answer and essay
Relations, Criminal Justice, and sections. A variety of activities occurs
Human Geography. The society throughout the year.

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