Summer Reading

Don’t forget to complete your summer reading before you return in the fall.

AP Language

AP Language is a course open to all juniors at Helena High interested in a challenging course focused on rhetoric and argument.

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For AP Lang Each student should read at least five of the essays in The New Kings of Non-Fiction, edited by Ira Glass, ISBN 9781594482670. In addition, each student should read at least one more work from this list of texts. When you return to school in the fall, you should be able to write intelligently […]

The text of Antigone is located here. (http://tinyurl.com/l3ymwv8)

There is no better way to spend a gorgeous weekend than filling out multiple choice question answers and writing three essays. You’ve got that rare opportunity this weekend, when we will have two review sessions to replicate the experience of taking the AP test. Saturday at 9:00 a.m. ESSAY FULL TEST Sunday at 1:30 p.m. […]

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It’s a disease. Nobody thinks or feels or cares any more; nobody gets excited or believes in anything except their own comfortable little God damn mediocrity.

— Richard Yates

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About Me

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.

  • AP Test Preparation

    Find materials to review and prepare for the AP Literature and AP Language exams.

  • Daily Wisdom

    During the school year, check here for some fascinating facts, interesting ideas, and provocative arguments.

  • Writing Guide

    Not sure when to use a comma or semicolon? Want to develop your ideas? Check out the writing guide.

  • Discussion Forum

    Discuss the ideas from class here. You can use the discussion forum for extra credit and to make up for missing quizzes.

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