Social Studies Department

  • In order for students to participate effectively in a free society and to exercise positive political and social behaviors, they must be able to focus on the complex, social, economic, and political changes in our world. Social science courses provide students with an understanding of society
    and human values. Furthermore, these courses prepare students for citizenship and the representative processes in a democracy while providing the basics for understanding the complexity of the world community.

    The following courses are required for graduation: World History, US History, and Government.

Courses

  • World History
    Prerequisite: None
    Grade Level: 10 Course Length: two semesters Course Credit: 1

    Honors World History
    Prerequisite: Department approval
    Grade Level: 10 Course Length: two semesters Course Credit: 1

    Advanced Placement World History
    Prerequisite: Department approval
    Grade level: 10, 11, 12 Course length: two semesters Course credit: 1

    U. S. History
    Prerequisite: None
    Grade level: 11 Course length: two semesters Course credit: 1

    Honors U.S. History
    Prerequisite: Department approval
    Grade level: 11 Course length: two semesters Course credit: 1

    Advanced Placement U.S. History
    Prerequisite: Department approval
    Grade level: 11, 12 Course length: two semesters Course credit: 1

    Government
    Prerequisite: None
    Grade level: 10, 11, 12 Course length: one semester Course credit: .5

    Honors Government
    Prerequisite: Department approval
    Grade level: 10, 11, 12 Course length: one semester Course credit: .5

    Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics
    Prerequisite: Department approval
    Grade level: 10, 11, 12 Course length: one semester Course credit: .5

    World Geography
    Prerequisite: None
    Grade level: 9, 10, 11, 12 Course length: one semester Course credit: .5

    Economics
    Prerequisite: None
    Grade level: 10, 11, 12 Course length: one semester Course credit: .5

    Global Insights
    Prerequisite: None
    Grade level: 10, 11, 12 Course length: one semester Course credit: .5

    Psychology
    Prerequisite: None
    Grade level: 10, 11, 12 Course length: one semester Course credit: .5

    Advanced Placement Psychology
    Prerequisite: Department approval
    Grade level: 11, 12 Course length: two semesters Course credit: 1

    Sociology
    Prerequisite: None
    Grade level: 10, 11, 12 Course length: one semester Course credit: .5

    Advanced Placement Microeconomics
    Prerequisite: Department approval
    Grade Level: 11, 12 Course Length: one semester Course Credit: .5

    Advanced Placement Macroeconomics
    Prerequisite: Advanced Placement Microeconomics
    Grade Level: 11, 12 Course Length: one semester Course Credit: .5

  • Area Administrator
    Veronica Lukemeyer

    vlukemeyer@grantbulldogs.org
    (847) 973-3409

    Teacher Leader
    Beth Thomas

    ethomas@grantbulldogs.org
    (847) 973-3784

  • Department Teachers

    Lauren Becmer

    lbecmer@grantbulldogs.org
    (847) 973-3432

    Maxwell Boton

    mboton@grantbulldogs.org
    (847) 973-3413

    John Eiduke

    jeiduke@grantbulldogs.org
    (847) 973-3727

    Payton Jordan

    pjordan@grantbulldogs.org
    (847) 973-3463

    Matt Lukemeyer

    mlukemeyer@grantbulldogs.org
    (847) 973-3752

    Erin Notriano

    enotriano@grantbulldogs.org
    (847) 973-3761

    Tom Oeffling

    toeffling@grantbulldogs.org
    (847) 973-3774

    Chris Robinson

    crobinson@grantbulldogs.org
    (847) 973-3779

    Will Schmadeke

    wschmadeke@grantbulldogs.org
    (847) 973-3772

    Justin Strebel

    jstrebel@grantbulldogs.org
    (847) 973-3781

    Chris VanAlstine

    cvanalstine@grantbulldogs.org
    (847) 973-3788