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- Students learned not only from teachers, but from each
other. Sharing proved beneficial to learning for DOA students. Whi le
learning about westward expansion, sophomores Anna Costello, Sara
Cemore, and Melissa Bert hand out food samples to junior Abbie
VanCleave. photo by Erika Mattson -
Reports
brought out the
creative side of
students.
While reporting
to her
classmates
about
westward
expansion in
the U.S,
sophomore
Heather Rutz
models a dress
typical to the
time period.
photo by Erika
Mattson

istory Today

With so much that Gutschenritter said. sues on the future and ho
Social studies happened in students' daily Some students en- they affected the outcom
lives, it was easy to forget joyed hearing funny or odd " ln US & the World, \\
was not just the many other events that stories about people they talked about pollution.
occurred all around the
were studying. "Mrs. understand what happens 1
world. Social studies Konwinski told us about the earth and learned wa)
classes opened students' Andrew Jackson's hot-tem-
facts, but was eyes to issues of yesterday pered personality. It was that I could prevent polh
tion," freshman Trer
and today. pretty funny. Small details Bradshaw said.
History classes like that can make the Some highligh·
brought to life provided a look into the people seem more real," of social studies classc
past. These classes helped junior Brian Zaversnik were the field trips. A
students gain an understand- said. American students were o
through teach- ing of how the past is still Topics concerning fered the chance to attend
affecting the future. By tak- issues of today also held one day field trip to Was!
ing classes like Develop- students' interest. "In ington, D.C.
ers, field trips, ment of America, students DOA, we read the newspa- Students strolle
took some facts that had al-
per and discussed current down PennsylvaniaAvem
ways been taken for granted events in groups," sopho- and visited buildings an
and the year's and saw them in a new light. more Christopher monuments that they ha
"While studying the
Paulison said.
only heard of or had seen i
Civil War, I learned what it Classes discussed textbooks before.
was really like. It was aw- the implications of these is- Social studies was n<
events. ful. I was more aware of just facts in musty, old tex
how many of our own "Small details books; it was brought to Iii
people were really killed," can make through teachers, field trip
sophomore Julie and the year's events . •
people seem
more real."

Academics by Kate Whalen

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