Welcome to the Hollis Brookline High School Social Studies Department for the 2020 - 2021 school year. Detailed descriptions of our course offerings can be found in the Program of Studies. Individual teachers' contact information, syllabi and grade policies can be found by clicking on the link under their names listed below. This site is currently under construction, and should be fully updated by September 1, 2020. If you have questions about curriculum or summer assignments that need answering before then, please contact Ms. Staub.

Department Members:

Jennifer Staub, Department Chair: AP US History, US History 9

• • sites.google.com/sau41.org/msstaubsclasses2019-2020/home

Rebecca Balfour: AP Psychology, Legal Studies, Sociology

• • https://sites.google.com/sau41.org/mrs-balfours-ap-psychology-sta/home

Jennifer Given: AP World History, World Studies

• • msgivenhbhs.yolasite.com/

Trevor Duval: AP US Government & Politics, Civics

• • https://sites.google.com/a/sau41.org/mr-duval/home?pli=1

Katie Henderson: Civics, Economics, Human Geography

• • https://sites.google.com/a/sau41.org/mrshenderson/

Christina Ellis: AP World History, World Studies, US History 9

• • http://msellissclasssite.yolasite.com/

Matthew Portu: US History 9, AP Psychology

https://sites.google.com/sau41.org/mr-portus-classes/home

Abigail Portu: US History 9 and Economics

• sites.google.com/sau41.org/abigail-portu/home

Turnitin - Please note that all teachers will be using software to check students’ work for potential plagiarism or improper situations. For further information see: http://www.turnitin.com/

Cheating and plagiarism of any kind will not be tolerated in HBHS Social Studies classes; consequences for violating tis expectation are outlined in the Hollis Brookline High School Student Handbook (if you reach an inactive link, please find the 2020-21 Handbook on the HBHS Website).