All students have an all-grade summer reading assignment. Other classes may have required summer reading/work as well. Please consult the textbook listing for complete details regarding your courses for the 2024-2025 school year.
Summer Read (based on grade level)
Students should have received an invitation to a Google classroom for their summer work which includes information about the book and some assignments.
The books are as follows:
Freshman - I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives by Caitlin Alifirenka, Liz Welsh, and Martin Ganda
Sophomore - The Silver Sword (also titled Escape from Warsaw) by Ian Serraillier
Junior - Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam
Senior - All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things by Robert Fulghum
Course Specific Required Summer Reading/Work
Additionally, the following classes have required summer reading:
Honors Comp and Lit (Freshman English) - The Pearl by John Steinbeck
Honors World Literature (Sophomore English) - The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Honors USA Literature (Junior English) - In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway
CP & Honors British Lit (Senior English) - A Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt
AP Literature - The Substance of Things Hoped For
AP Language - Thank You for Arguing by Jay Heinrichs
Spanish I - Review Present Tense Verb Conjugations (https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/spanish-present-tense-forms is a useful resource)
AP Calculus - Summer Review Packet (from Mrs. Milligan)
Honors Government - Summer Reading Packet (emailed from Mr. Haywood)
Personal Finance & Advanced Personal Finance - The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss
Downloadable Summer Work Flyer
