ANNOUNCEMENTS:
AMERICAN HISTORY: Week of August 25, 2025: Introduction to year and getting to know each other.
HONORS CIVIL WAR / AMERICAN WEST: Week of August 25, 2025: Introduction to year and getting to know each other.
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest". -- Benjamin Franklin
Welcome to Mr. Hiemstra's homepage. This is the place where you will obtain documents and other information that will help make your life easier.
How to get in touch with me:
EMAIL: HHIEMSTRA@CHCCS.K12.NC.US
PHONE: 919-969-2482 X 27035
Quick Biography of Mr. Hiemstra:
I have been teaching here at East Chapel Hill High School since 2004. Before that I was a teaching at J.E.B Stuart High School (now Justice High School) in Fairfax County, Virginia. Before that I was a lobbyist in Washington, D.C. for 4 years. Before that I worked for the U.S. Congress for 5 years.
I teach because I love it, and because I hope to instill a passion for learning in youngsters. I have two daughters who went through the school district, and that has made me a better teacher because I can view education and learning from different perspectives.
This will be a great year in Honors Civil War / American West and American History.