Departments – The Prowler

Special education department

April 23, 2018

“We want to provide students with disabilities an equal opportunity to have a successful academic career,” department chair Barbara Thornton said.

World languages department

April 18, 2018

“We want students to love learning languages and other cultures,” Alldredge said.

English department

April 17, 2018

“People have been laughing and crying the same way since humankind began," Bowen said.

“The best thing to do [in social studies] is to look to as many sources as possible,” department chair Susan King said. “There is no way to know the absolute truth, even if you’re living there in it.”

Math department

April 13, 2018

“Whether [the students] necessarily like mathematics or not I hope that they will find it an enjoyable and knowledgeable experience," department chair Emily Willis said.

Physical education department

Mitchell Smith, Op-ed Editor

April 12, 2018

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“A lot of kids don’t grow up like we did. We were outside playing all the time. A lot of the time, the mile run is the first time they’ve ever done any running," department chair Brent Moseley said.

Career, technical, and agricultural education

April 11, 2018

“I love that we show students practical applications of all that they have learned and that we use hands-on activities to reinforce the skills learned in the classroom,” department chair Hope Via said.

Fine arts department

Ximena Bejarano, Features co-Editor

April 10, 2018

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“The purpose of the fine arts department is to teach life skills through our medium. Students learn things in our classes that they would not learn otherwise and carry these skills through the rest of their lives," department chair Scott King said.

Science department

Jacob Hunt, News co-Editor

April 9, 2018

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“We have a lot of kids who go on to be doctors, engineers, and all kind of other careers in the science field, thanks to our department,” department chair Dan Gant said.