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 (PLTW)
- Ms. Hart
- Ms. Kelley-Mastroni
- Mr. Kingsley
- Mr. Mitchell (PLTW)
- Mr. Nicefaro
- Mrs. Phipps
Courses
Business
- Advanced Computer Applications (college credit)
- HCC CCP Accounting (college credit)
- Business Editing and Publishing I, II
- Computer Applications I, II
- Consumer Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- HCC CCP Marketing (college credit)
- International Business and Global Studies
- Introduction to Business (college credit)
- Personal Finance I, II
- School Store Internship
- School Based Bank Internship (Sikorsky Credit Union)
- The Business of Sports and Entertainment
Technology Education
- Blueprint Reading (college credit)
- Introduction to Engineering (PLTW)
- Digital Electronics (PLTW)
- Technology Education I, II
- Principles of Engineering (PLTW)
- Engineering Design and Development (PLTW)
- Aerospace Engineering (PLTW)
- Graphic Arts
Foods
- Foods I, II
- Intro to Professional Cooking
Other
- Family Life
- Life Skills
- Pre-Vocational Education
- LCA Internship
- Video Production
English
Teachers:
- Mrs. Davis
- Mr. Hashemian
- Mr. Judge
- Ms. Lees
- Mrs. Nargi
- Mrs. Poppa
- Mr. Schilling
- Mrs. Skuret
- Mrs. Sopko
Courses
- English I
- English II
- English III
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP/ECE English Literature and Composition
- Honors College Writing (college credit)
- Senior Composition
- Creative Writing
- Foundations of Research and Writing
- Graphic Novel
- Gothic Literature
- Journalism I, II, III, IV
- Multicultural Literature
- Popular Literature
- Practical Literacy
- Understanding the Media
- Shakespeare
- Writing Workshop
- 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:
- Mrs. Bennett-Morgenstern
- Ms. Tangredi
Courses
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Art I
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Art III -Also offered as ECE Drawing 1030
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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
- Mrs. Matute
- Mr. Powers
Courses
- Physical Education Core
- Physical Education
- Physical Education, Elective A
- Physical Education, Elective B
- Personal Health
- Family Life
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
Math
Teachers:
- Ms. Baker-Coronis
- Mrs. Fasciano
- Mr. Greifzu
- Mr. Kennedy
- Mr. Kerton
- Mr. Mitchell
- Mr. Smith
- Ms. Spencer
Courses
- Achievement Math
- Algebra I
- Algebra II
- AP Calculus
- AP Computer Science
- Applied Algebra & Geometry
- Computer Science and Software Engineering (PLTW)
- Geometry
- AP/ECE Statistics
Suggested Web Sites:
Visit http://sat.collegeboard.com/practice for SAT practice.
Visit www.khanacademy.org
The graduating class of 2020 must have 4 years of mathematics to graduate. Of these four credits: one credit must be in Algebra I, one credit must be in Geometry, and one credit in either Algebra II or Probability and Statistics.
Science
Teachers:
- Ms. Calabro
- Ms. Cruz
- Dr. DeCoster
- Ms. Gerwien
- Mr. Merenda
- Mr. Mitchell
- Ms. Seibert
- Mr. Wynne
Courses
- AP/ECE Physics
- AP/ECE Environmental Science
- AP/ECE Chemistry
- Astronomy
- General Science (9th Grade)
- Biology
- Biology-Honors
- AP/ECE Biology
- Chemistry-Honors
- Academic Chemistry
- Environmental Science
- Integrated Life Science
- Integrated Physical Science
- Microbiology
- Physics
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Forensic Science
- Marine Biology
- PLTW Aerospace Engineering
- PLTW Introduction to Engineering
- PLTW Principles of Engineering
- PLTW Digital Electronics
- PLTW Engineering Design and Development
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.