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Merrimack High School

Merrimack, New Hampshire

Social Studies Department

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Social Studies is the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. Within the school program, social studies provides coordinated, systematic study drawing upon such disciplines as anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion and sociology, as well as appropriate content from the humanities, mathematics, and natural sciences. The purpose of social studies is to help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.

Approved: National Council for the Social Studies, 1992

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Contents - Click the links below.

Teacher Directory

Teaching Awards

Social Studies Graduation Requirements

Elective Courses

Department Programs and Field Trips

Merrimack High School Program of Studies

New Hampshire Social Studies Curriculum Framework

New Hampshire Council for the Social Studies

National Council for the Social Studies

Research Careers in Social Studies

Reading, Writing, and Study Skills

Today in History

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Department Members:

Note: Staff email addresses have been intentionally omitted to reduce the risk of abuse by spammers. Most school email addresses conform to the following format: firstname.lastname@merrimack.k12.nh.us If you are experiencing difficulty contacting a staff member through email, please contact the department head.

To contact a teacher by telephone, call 603-424-6204. Refer to the voice mail directory below.

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Teaching Awards and Recognitions

Ginny Crook

Junior Achievement Teacher of the Year - 2006, 2000, 1994

Harry Hewitt

New Hampshire VFW Post Civics Educator Teacher of the Year - 2006 (Merrimack VFW Post nominee)

Nashua Telegraph Schoolhouse Hero - 2007

Trevor Knight

Nashua Telegraph Schoohouse Hero - 2003

No Bell Outstanding Teacher Award - 2004

Peter Petrigno

National State Teacher of the Year - New Hampshire - 2000;

No Bell Outstanding Teacher Award - 2003

Bill Sousa

Bill of Rights Institute, Mount Vernon Plantation, Virginia - 2008

"We the People" Educators Scholarship - Washington, DC and Advanced Studies Program (University of Missouri) - 2003

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Graduation Requirements: 2.5 credits

Freshmen: Economics - 1/2 credit and Civics and Government- 1/2 credit

Sophomores: Choice of World History, World Geography, or Global Issues - 1/2 credit

Juniors: United States History - 1 credit

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Social Studies Electives

AP= Advanced Placement, H= Honors, CP= College Prep, S = Standard, F = Fundamentals, *= Open to all students

American Politics H

Constitutional Rights *

Crimiology *

Global Issues * (formerly Current Issues)

Legal Studies H

Psychology S and CP

World History F, S, CP and H (formerly Western Civilization)

World Geography F, S and CP

Women Studies CP and H

Eliminated courses in 2006-2007

20th Century World History CP

Advanced Psychology H

Advanced Placement European History

Advanced Placement Macroeconomics

Advanced Placement Microeconomics

Geography of Sports CP

Sociology CP

Eliminated Courses in 2005-06

African and Asian Studies CP

Geography of North America CP

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SENIORS - Contract with a social studies teacher for INDEPENDENT STUDY!

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Special Programs and Field Trips

Click on the link for details.

Italy Trip 2008

Italy Trip 2006

Merrimack HS students take field trip to Italy Nashua Telegraph

"We the People"State Civics Competition

Kids Vote

YMCA New Hampshire Youth and Government

Legislators Back to School

Junior Achievement Titans Competition

New Hampshire Stock Market Simulation

Geographic Information Systems Day - University of New Hampshire

Law, Public Safety, and Security Pathway

New Hampshire Bar Association Mock Trial

Senior Class Service Project

Boston Black Heritage Trail

Boston Women's Heritage Trail

Boston Museum of Fine Arts

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library

Hillsborough County Jail - Operation Impact