Social Studies
Faculty
Social Studies Department Chair: Jean
Stricklen
BA (Honours) London
University, MEd London University, MA Georgia
State University. Member World History Association.
Started at Walker 1984. Current classes -
Early World History, AP European History.
Michael Arjona
BA Duke University.
Started at Walker 2002. Current classes -
Early World History, Recent World History,
Economics, AP Economics.
Upper
School Counselor: Jessica Johnstone
B.A. University
of Notre Dame, M.S. Colorado State University.
Member American Psychological Association.
Started at Walker 2004. Current classes
- Psychology, AP Psychology, Peer Leadership
Steve Killian
BA
Furman University, MS University of Tennessee
at Chattanooga. Member National Council for
History Education. Faculty consultant for
Educational Testing Service - Advanced Placement
US History Exam. Started at Walker 2000. Current
classes - AP US History-American Studies,
US History, AP American Government and Politics,
American Government and Politics, AP Comparative
Government, Comparative Government, Contemporary
History,
Urban Legends and Conspiracy Theories.
Dean of Students:
Newton McCurdy
AA Young
Harris College, BA University of Georgia,
MS State University of West Georgia. Member
Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development, Atlanta Historical Society, National
Association of Student Activity Advisers of
the National Association of Secondary School
Principals, National Council for the Social
Studies. Started at Walker 1987. Current classes
- Early World History, Recent World History,
History through Film.
Academic Dean: Scott
Phillipps
BA Miami University
in Oxford, Ohio, MA Georgia State University.
Started at Walker 1992. Current classes -
Recent World History.
BS Auburn. Member-
World History Association
and
National Council for Social Studies.
Faculty consultant for Educational Testing
Service - Advanced Placement Modern World
History Exam. Faculty
advisor to Mock Trial Team, Model UN,
and Student Government Association. Started
at Walker 2000. Current classes - AP World
History, US History.
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Social
Studies Courses
Requirements: Three Social Studies
units are required for graduation including
one year World History, to be taken in grades
nine or ten, and U.S History. While not required,
students seeking admission to colleges in the
University System of Georgia are encouraged
to complete a semester of Government and Politics
and a semester of Economics.
Early
World History
Recent
World History
Advanced
Placement World History
United
States History
Advanced
Placement United States History (Not American
Studies)
American
Studies (Advanced Placement US History Section)
United
States Government and Politics
Comparative
Government
Advanced
Placement Government and Politics
Economics
Advanced
Placement Economics
Advanced
Placement European History
Psychology
AP
Psychology
Advanced
Placement Psychology
History
Through Film
Contemporary
History
Urban
Legends and Conspiracy Theories
Walker
History and Social Science Honor Society
Honor
Society Website
Challenge
20/20 Website
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