AP Language is a course open to all juniors at Helena High interested in a challenging course focused on rhetoric and argument.
Debate class is an elective that combines argumentation with the study of philosophy. It’s open to all grade levels.
Word Clues is an honors course open to students of all grade levels. In it, we’ll build vocabulary through the study of Latin and Greek.
Don’t get enough time in school reading and talking about articles with Mr. Pogreba? Want to discuss interesting pieces in a less formal academic setting? Just desperate for something, anything to do on a Tuesday night? Then Discussion Group is for you! Come join Mr. Pogreba and Ms. Walsh every Tuesday night for a discussion […]
Your third essay prompt is posted and available for download here. The essay will be due on Sunday, October 8 at 12:00 p.m. and should reflect an understanding of the topics we have been discussing this fall: development of ideas STAMPY introductions clear topic sentences that present arguments and contain transitions effective use of concrete […]
If you want to retake the persuasion test, you can any day this week during these times: 6:45 a.m. 7:20 a.m. 2:30 p.m. You have until the end of the week to take the exam again and should remember that your new grade will replace the old one, even if you do worse the second […]
This is my fourteenth year at Helena High School,where I teach English III AP Language, Word Clues, Debate, and Speech. In my spare time, I enjoy grading essays, watching the San Diego Padres, and buying more books than I could ever hope to read.
I came to Helena High after a period of wandering that included attending law school for two days, coaching debate at Carroll College for four years, and teaching in Great Falls for nine months, but the real decision to become a teacher probably began in a theater in Billings, Montana, when I saw “Dead Poets Society” for the eleventh or twelfth time. As ridiculous as it sounds, that little movie helped me understand that my passion for language and literature was something that could be shared with others.
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