The thing I enjoyed most in this course was that my teacher was very engaging and the bulk of the discussion sections involved solving problems on the whiteboard.
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Human nature isn't something that cleanly fits into the field of science, history, government, or English; it's everything. I really enjoyed pushing myself to think harder about what characterizes a human, especially in class discussions.
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My favorite thing about the course was being able to take music that I played and listened to and analyze it. We often pulled excerpts from common classical music and we would apply whatever lesson we were on to that particular piece.
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This was probably the most rewarding class I have ever taken: the way TAA combines history, art, close reading, and many genres of writing makes every text much more complex. I learned to appreciate many texts that I otherwise would never have had the chance to read.
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History is so fundamental to who America is as a country and a people, and Dr. Sletcher, with his incredibly rich understanding of and appreciation for our history, made the course so much more than worthwhile.
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My favorite part of Honors Physics was being able to see the concepts that we learned in class applied to real life. Being able to understand many of the strange phenomena we experience everyday was a rewarding feeling.
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Anisha Reddy (‘20) interviews an admissions representative of the Georgia Institute of Technology. “Georgia Tech prides itself on being an exceptionally collaborative campus. Our goal is to prepare our students for the real world, and teamwork is a vital component of that preparation.”
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Maverick Helmer (‘19) interviewed Brittney Quinones, the Regional Assistant Director of Admission for University of Richmond. “The Jepsen Leadership School is an entire school and is the first in the country. Faculty members come from all different disciplines and use their knowledge to create an entire curriculum for leadership.”
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Anisha Reddy (‘20) interviews a representative of Carnegie Mellon University. “Students come to campus knowing and ready to tackle their main focus from day one.”
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Aria Norcross (‘19) interviews Neeti Jain, Assistant Director of Admissions at the University of Chicago. “UChicago has always been known as a home for students and scholars who bring a deep appreciation for knowledge and intellectual curiosity to campus.”
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I loved how DFRL exposed me to so many thinkers and philosophies, and how the course constantly challenged me to consider and argue/refute from different perspectives.
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HSC was my first actual philosophy course, and it opened my eyes to so many different academic fields, worldviews, and ways of critical thinking. It was fascinating to see how the imaginative potential of philosophy could motivate the exacting nature of science.
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During the art fest at OHS, our talented students showcase their work in graphic design, drawing, painting, music, and much more. Here's a glance at some of the amazing artistry presented at the showcase!
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In DFRL, we focus on whether or not something should be believed and really go beyond the surface; we look at interrelations between democracy, freedom, and rule of law that wouldn't be as specific in other classes.
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The scientific reasoning skills that MSB teaches will be relevant to your work in many classes and activities to come. MSB taught me how to view science through the lens of philosophy and philosophy through the lens of science.
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Latin is the gateway to learning about the Romans, and the Romans were a very interesting and enigmatic civilization. Through Latin, we get to experience a wealth of cultural and historical topics which are otherwise elusive in most high schools.
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Over the years, there were many students who came into the C++ programming course feeling like they weren’t great with computers and that programming wasn’t for them. Yet, they went away having a deep appreciation for programming.
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The Board of SASS has compiled a list of tips for lab work, with Honors Chemistry in mind. We hope that some of these tips will apply to any of your science courses with labs.
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The way in which Precalculus ties the more basic topics in Algebra to much more advanced topics in mathematics can be eye-opening. Some students are amazed at how such basic concepts can be used to discover much more complex ideas, giving us methods for modeling almost any problem.
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We spend a year reading some of the best arguments in the history of philosophy about problems that many of us worry about already. There are not many forums in our lives where we get to have thoughtful and careful conversations about big picture questions like this.
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