"All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth."
-Aristotle

This class will focus on the five themes of geography by analyzing people, places, and cultures from around the world.

Unit 1: The Basics of Geography
Unit 2: U.S. and Canada
Unit 3: Latin America
Unit 4: Europe
Unit 5: Russia and Republics

This class will focus on the five themes of geography by analyzing people, places, and cultures from around the world.

Unit 6: Africa
Unit 7: Southwest Asia
Unit 8: South Asia
Unit 9: East Asia
Unit 10: Southeast Asia & Oceania

This class will focus the formation of government and the American government system.

Unit 1: Formation of Government
Unit 2: Voting, Parties, Elections
Unit 3: The Legislative Branch
Unit 4: The Executive Branch
Unit 5: The Judicial Branch
Unit 6: State and Local Government

Overview
World History is the study of civilizations around the world from ancient to modern times. Trimester 1 focuses on the beginning of civilization from Mesopotamia to the early Americas. Trimester 2 focuses on the development of Europe, from Dark Ages to industrialization and imperialism. Finally, Trimester 3 pulls all of our knowledge from history together to focus on the modern world, beginning in WWI and continuing on to the present.

Trimester 1
Unit 1: Beginnings of Civilization: Ch. 1-2
Unit 2: Ancient Asia: Ch. 3-4
Unit 3: Greeks and Romans: Ch. 5-7
Unit 4: Early America & Africa: Ch. 8-9
Unit 5: The World in Transition: Ch. 10-12

Trimester 2
Unit 6: The Middle Ages: Ch. 13-14
Unit 7: The Renaissance: Ch. 15-16
Unit 8: Asia in Transition: Ch. 17-18
Unit 9: From Absolutism to Revolution: Ch.19-21
Unit 10: Industry & Change: Ch. 22-24

Trimester 3
Unit 11: Nationalism, Imperialism, WWI: Ch. 25-27
Unit 12: Interwar Period: Ch. 28-29
Unit 13: WWII and Cold War: Ch. 30-31
Unit 14: The World War After 1945: Ch. 32-34
Unit 15: Superpowers in the Modern Era: Ch. 35-36
 

In World Wars, we will delve deeper into the causes, results, battles, leaders, and strategies of the Great War, Interwar period, and World War II.

  

Key Club is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. What makes Key Club so successful is the fact that it is a student-led organization that teaches leadership through serving others. Members of the Kiwanis International family, Key Club members build themselves as they build their schools and communities.

The organization offers a wide range of opportunities to its members:
-Leadership development
-Vocational guidance
-College scholarships
-Subscription to the Key Club magazine
-Service-learning
-Personal enrichment
-Value-added member benefit programs
-Liability insurance coverage

The Key Club moto is "Caring Our Way of Life"

Park High School
Jason Starr