Departments
Teachers are available to meet with parents or students during a regular weekly conference period by appointment. Please ask your teacher about their regular weekly conference period.
- Business/Vocational
- English
- Fine Arts
- Health/Physical Education
- History
- Math
- Science
- Special Services
- World Language
Business/Vocational
Teachers:
- Mrs. Calabrese
- Mr. Calcasola
- Ms. Anastasia
- Ms. Kelley-Mastroni
- Mr. Kingsley
- Mr. Mitchell (PLTW)
- Ms. Mudry
- Mrs. Phipps
- Ms. Schober
- Mr. Tait
Courses
Business
- Advanced Computer Applications (college credit / Housatonic Community College)
- HCC CCP Accounting (college credit / Housatonic Community College)
- Introduction to Business Editing and Publishing
- Business Editing and Publishing I, II
- Computer Applications I, II
- Computer Applications for Technology (college credit / Gateway School of Engineering)
- Consumer Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- HCC CCP Marketing (college credit / Housatonic Community College)
- International Business and Global Studies
- Foundations of Business (college credit / Housatonic Community College)
- Personal Finance I, II
- School Store Internship
- The Business of Sports and Entertainment
Technology Education
- Benchwork (college credit / Housatonic Community College)
- Blueprint Reading (college credit / Housatonic Community College)
- Electronics Graphics CAD (college credit Gateway School of Engineering)
- Introduction to Engineering (PLTW / college credit / University of New Haven)
- Digital Electronics (PLTW / college credit / University of New Haven)
- Technology Education I, II, II
- Principles of Engineering (PLTW / college credit / University of New Haven)
- Aerospace Engineering (PLTW/college credit - participating universities)
- Graphic Arts
- Music Technology
- Technology Education I
- Technology Education II
- Technology Education III
- SolidWorks (college credit / Housatonic Community College)
- Video Production
Foods
- Foods I, II
- Intro to Professional Cooking
Other
- Life Skills
- Pre-Vocational Education
- LCA Internship
English
Teachers:
- Mrs. Davis
- Ms. DiLisio
- Mr. Hashemian
- Mr. Judge
- Ms. Lees
- Mrs. Poppa
- Ms. Ramey
- Ms. Ruenhorst
- Mr. Schilling
- Mrs. Skuret
Courses
- English I
- English I Honors
- English II
- English II Honors
- English III
- English III Honors
- AP English Language and Composition
- Composition and Rhetoric (college credit / University of Bridgeport)
- Honors English IV: British Literature / Critical Writing
- ECE Seminar in Academic Writing and Multimodal Composition (college credit / University of Connecticut)
- Senior Composition
- Creative Writing
- Foundations of Research and Writing
- Future Educators I
- Future Educators II (college credit / Southern Connecticut State University)
- Gothic Literature
- Introduction to College Writing (college credit / Post University)
- Journalism I, II, III, IV
- Multicultural Literature
- Popular Literature
- Practical Literacy
- Understanding the Media
- Shakespeare on Stage and Screen
- Developmental Reading and Writing
Suggested Web Sites:
www.collegeboard.com/apstudents
MLA Formatting and Style Guide: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
Fine Arts
Teachers:
- Ms. Feliconio
- Ms. Tangredi
Courses
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Art I
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Art III -Also offered as ECE Drawing 1030 (college credit / University of Connecticut)
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Interdisciplinary Art- Offered concurrently with World Cultures
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Advanced Painting and Printmaking- Spring Semester Only
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Ceramics I
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Ceramics II
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Art II
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Chorus I
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Chorus II
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Chorus III
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Chorus IV
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Music Keyboarding
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Music Keyboarding II
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Music Appreciation
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Instrumental I
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Instrumental II
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Instrumental III
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Instrumental IV
Suggested Web Sites:
Hall of Honor
Class of 2018
Sydney Salazar - CAS Award
Victoria Ortega - Senior Art Award
Class of 2017
Julisse Tinoco - CAS Award
Jadon Richardson - Senior Art Award
Class of 2016
Rebecca Kardos- CAS Award
Thai Slauson- Senior Art Award
Class of 2015
Cheyanne Rodriguez
Dequan Thomas
Class of 2014
Bryan Guerra
Taylor Madore
Class of 2013
Amanda Audette
Ashley Benoit
Health/Physical Education
Teachers:
- Mr. Casey
- Mr. Johnson
- Mrs. Matute
Courses
- Physical Education Core
- Physical Education
- Physical Education, Elective A
- Physical Education, Elective B
- Personal Health
- Personal Health II
Resources:
The Yale-Griffin PRC (Prevention Research Center), funded by the CDC, has developed a physical activity resource guide for the Lower Naugatuck Valley. The guide is a searchable web-based tool that can be used to find free and low-cost resources for being physically active. Check it out at: https://arcg.is/1ejrbe
History
Teachers:
- Mr. Brassington
- Mr. Carboni
- Mr. Mihalko
- Mr. Rotteck
- Mr. Schwartz
- Mr. Shahbazian
Courses
- AP Psychology
- AP/ECE US History (college credit / University of Connecticut)
- U.S. History
- Global History
- Contemporary Issues
- Civics/Government
- Criminal Justice (college credit / Post University)
- Crisis Communication and Social Media (college credit / Post University)
- Current American History
- Emergency Management (college credit / Post University)
- Introduction to Psychology
- Law
- Sociology
- African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies
- World Cultures
Math
Teachers:
- Ms. Baker-Coronis
- Mr. Diaz
- Mrs. Fasciano
- Mr. Greifzu
- Mr. Kari
- Mr. Kennedy
- Mr. Kerton
- Mr. Mitchell
- Mr. Ostner
- Ms. Spencer
Courses
- Achievement Math
- Algebra I
- Algebra I - Honors
- Algebra II
- Algebra II - Honors
- AP Calculus
- AP Computer Science
- Applied Algebra & Geometry Part I
- Applied Algebra & Geometry Part II
- Calculus (college credit / University of Bridgeport)
- Pre-Calculus (college credit / University of Bridgeport)
- Introduction to Computer Science
- Geometry
- Geometry - Honors
- Statistics
- Technical Math (placement test for HCC Mechanical Math available)
Suggested Web Sites:
Visit http://sat.collegeboard.com/practice for SAT practice.
Visit www.khanacademy.org
Science
Teachers:
- Ms. Calabro
- Ms. Craven
- Ms. Cruz
- Mr. Merenda
- Mr. Mitchell
- Mrs. Musante
- Ms. Seibert
- Mr. Tilton
- Mr. Wynne
Courses
- AP/ECE Biology (college credit / University of Connecticut)
- AP/ECE Chemistry (college credit / University of Connecticut)
- AP/ECE Environmental Science (college credit / University of Connecticut)
- AP/ECE Physics (college credit / University of Connecticut)
- Astronomy
- Biology
- Biology-Honors
- Chemistry-Honors
- Academic Chemistry
- Environmental Science
- General Science (9th Grade)
- Integrated Life Science
- Integrated Physical Science
- Microbiology
- Physics
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Forensic Science
- Marine Biology
Suggested Web Sites:
Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/science
Crash Course: https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse
Virtual Cell: https://www.ibiblio.org/virtualcell/tour/cell/cell.htm
Science Review Websites:
Jason Learning (9th and 10th Science Units): https://www.jason.org/
Kahoot: https://getkahoot.com/?utm_name=controller_app&utm_source=web_app&utm_medium=link
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/
Chemistry Websites:
http://www.ptable.com/ interactive periodic table including properties, orbitals and isotopes. Linked to Wikipedia for detailed information on each element.
http://www.chemmybear.com/stdycrds.html Study cards for chemistry, including AP
http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryquickreview/Chemistry_Quick_Review.htm Quick review of all the major topics in chemistry.
http://misterguch.brinkster.net/practiceworksheets.html Chemistry worksheets for extra practice in both PDF and text
http://www.khanacademy.org/ Brief videos on almost any topic in Science or Math. Practice problems available on some topics.
http://www.sciencegeek.net/Chemistry/Powerpoints2.shtml Power points on a variety of topics in Chemistry
http://www.sciencegeek.net/APchemistry/APtaters/directory.shtml Part of the science Geek site with AP chemistry on it – practice problems that are on line and interactive
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_chem.html AP Chem site - sample test – official test prep
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/2119.html has official released AP questions
http://www.course-notes.org/Chemistry Has notes and a nice glossary for AP chemistry
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/elements-ipad-app.html download iApp for elements – kind of fun and geeky at the same time.