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.

Latest News

Links Period 3 magazine: Riting rong, right ? Period 4 magazine: The Chronicles of Larnin-a  Deadlines and Essay Ideas Issue the First  

This is your first round of writing assignments for the magazine. The due date for issue one submissions is: September 22.   Reviews (only two per semester) Review an album released in the past two months. (.85) Review a film playing locally. (.88) Interviews Interview a local politician about his/her opinion on a major state […]

These works were your top vote getters: A River Runs Through It Slaughterhouse Five Death of a Salesman In Cold Blood Classical Foundations Into the Wild Invisible Man Love in the Time of Cholera The Merchant of Venice We'll start at the beginning, with Classical Foundations.

Random Quote

The business of art lies just in this, — to make that understood and felt which, in the form of an argument, might be incomprehensible and inaccessible.

— Leo Tolstoy

Goodreads

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.

Great Quotes

Nulla consequat massa quis enim. Donec pede justo, fringilla vel, aliquet nec, vulputate eget, arcu. In enim justo, rhoncus ut, imperdiet a, venenatis vitae, justo. Nullam dictum felis eu pede mollis pretium. Integer tincidunt. Cras dapibus.

In enim justo, rhoncus ut, imperdiet a, venenatis vitae, justo. Nullam dictum felis eu pede mollis pretium. Integer tincidunt. Cras dapibus.

Nulla consequat massa quis enim. Donec pede justo, fringilla vel, aliquet nec, vulputate eget, arcu.

In enim justo, rhoncus ut, imperdiet a, venenatis vitae, justo. Nullam dictum felis eu pede mollis pretium. Integer tincidunt. Cras dapibus.