Mr+J's+Classroom+Webpage

=Home= Welcome to Mr. J's Classroom Homepage. Allow me to be the first to welcome all of you back for another exciting school year. For those of you entering your Senior year, I congratulate you. You have made it through perhaps the most difficult year of high school. However, this is not the time to rest on your laurels. Senior year is VITAL to your future. Make it count. Remember, "It ain't over 'til it's over." For those new to this site, the intention of this page is to help keep all of the students and parents informed as to what is going on in Mr. J's classes. I teach two courses- Current World Issues (both Academic and Honors levels) and War and Peace

Within these pages you will find links to all of Mr. J's courses. Just look over on the left and find your course. There, you will discover links to helpful aids such as a calendar containing the lessons we will cover in class, links to the homework assignments, readings, helpful links for research etc. The calendar contains links to handouts and notes so you can always download a new copy, in case you lose yours (not that I expect that will happen of course), or if you miss a day of school.

You will also find links to pages and documents which may help with your reading and writing skills - both of which are VERY important in Social Studies. There are also links to some classroom pictures, examples of previous student work, as well as some other odds and ends. Please take advantage of this site. Former students of Mr. J's reported that regular use of this page helped them out quite a bit.

For parents: I hope this page will help you out as well. Teenagers being teenagers, sometimes they do not like to communicate with mom and dad as much as they once did. With this site, you too can keep track of what your son or daughter should be doing in class. I have found that this greatly helps parents in their ability to "nudge" their kids to keep on top of their homework. :-) Additionally, the new "Sapphire" online grading system is now available. You can sign up for it by visiting the WHS homepage and clicking on the Parent Portal link. It is a good system and will help keep you better informed as to how your kids are doing. PLEASE take advantage of this. It is well worth the ten minutes it takes to sign up.

So, if you want to get started just click on one of the blue links on the left and we will begin.

See you in the classroom!

 Mr. J