Faculty

Advanced Placement (AP) Courses

Electives

Instructional Resources for Students and Teachers

New York State Standards

Required Courses

20 weeks - ½ credit (School Exam)

Grades: 11, 12

Prerequisite: None

This course will consider political, economic and social change and the result of that change on American society.  Topics discussed will include the Kennedy era, Viet Nam, Revolt of the Youth, Nixon and Watergate, Administrations of Carter, Reagan and Bush, Terrorism, the Gulf Crisis and the potential Nuclear Threat.

20 weeks - ½ credit (School Exam)

Grades: 11, 12

Prerequisite: None

This course will trace the most significant influences on the development of Buffalo, Western New York and nearby Canada.  Attention will be focused on the role of geography (Great Lakes, Niagara River) and the people who have interacted with that environment.  Topics include The War of 1812, the Erie Canal, flour milling, railroads and steel - up to  today’s efforts to restore the waterfront.

20 weeks - ½ credit (School Exam)

Grades: 11, 12

Prerequisite: None

This course will examine practical aspects of the law:   choosing a  lawyer, basic constitutional rights, criminal law, due process, interpretation of rights and housing law.

20 weeks - ½ credit (School Exam)

Grades: 11, 12

Prerequisite: None

This course will examine people as social beings and their interaction with other social beings in the family, on the job, in school, and in leisure time activities.  A knowledge of society will enable a person to better function in our increasingly complex society.

20 WEEKS - ½ CREDIT (School Exam)

Grades: 11,12

Prerequisite: None

This course will examine the connection between war and genocide, focusing on 20th century examples of mass killing and the underlying political, social and strategic objectives.  Emphasis will be placed on eyewitness accounts and first person artifacts.  A brief history of warfare will also be studied.

20 Weeks - ½ credit (School Exam)

Grades: 11,12

Prerequisite: None

This course will trace the influence women have had on the development of the United States by spotlighting their contributions to the major events in United States History.  The suffrage movement and its legacy will serve as the foundation of the course.  Other topics include the  formation of the West, the Roaring 20's, two world wars and the decades from the 50's to the present day.  The course will also focus on the role of women as agents of change that will culminate in a discussion on the success of women’s rights and a study of issues facing contemporary women.