RAISBECK AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL
Summer Assignments 2016
Class of 2017: Incoming Seniors
IF YOU ARE TAKING…
Senior English
No summer assignments.
Instructor
Ms. Marcie Wombold
Marcie.wombold@highlineschools.org
AP Literature and Composition
Instructor
*Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Ms. Mary Ciccone-Cook
*How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Jaunty Exploration of the
mary.ciccone-cook@highlineschools.org
World’s Favorite Literary Form by Thomas C. Foster;
Harper Perennial (July 1, 2008)
*“The Dead” by James Joyce (you can obtain a copy from Mrs. Cook or print
off the short story from the website in the “How to Read Literature Like a Professor”
subpage under the Homework tab)
*MLA Handbook 7th or 8th Edition needed; public library card needed
NOTE: No electronic book formats allowed
*Course website: https://sites.google.com/site/ahsapliteratureandcomposition/home
Calculus, AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC
Go to Dr. Edgerton’s website for assignments:
http://edgertonphd.us/rahs/
Instructor
Dr. Rich Edgerton
Richard.edgerton@highlineschools.org
Pre-Calculus
Go to http://www.nrjoshi.info/ for the summer assignments.
Instructor
Mr. Nikhil Joshi
Nikhil.joshi@highlineschools.org
AP Chemistry
Email Mr. Shiroma for assignments.
Instructor
Mr. Garrett Shiroma
Garrett.shiroma@highlineschools.org
AP U.S. History
Instructor
Ms. Michelle Juarez
michelle.juarez@highlineschools.org
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/juarezahs/
Welcome to APUSH. You should have checked out a textbook from me and
received the summer assignment before the end of the school year. If you did not receive the assignment, it is posted on
my website. If you need to check out a book, you will need to email me. I will have to leave a book with the front office
for you to pick up. If you have questions, feel free to email me over the summer, I check my email every Monday
morning, so do not worry if you don’t get an immediate reply. I promise to respond on the following Monday.
Spanish
No summer assignments.
Instructors
Mr. Ken Kumakura
Toshiki.Kumakura@highlineschools.org
Mr. William Peterson
William.peterson@highlineschools.org
AP Spanish
You will receive an email with assignments from Senor
Peterson by July 1. If you do not, please email him after July 1.
Instructor
Mr. William Peterson
William.peterson@highlineschools.org
Japanese
Instructor
1st year: Read textbook “Adventures in Japanese” and email instructor for
Mr. Ken Kumakura
assignment at kkumakura@hotmail.com.
Toshiki.Kumakura@highlineschools.org
The book can be picked up at RAHS front desk. Browse through page 200.
Students need to know how to read and write Japanese alphabets by September: Hiragana and Katakana.
AP Physics 1
Please find your summer assignment at the following website:
https://sites.google.com/site/apphysics1steele/
Instructor
Mr. Robert Steele
Robert.steele@highlineschools.org
This assignment is due September 9, 2016. See you in the Fall!
AP Physics 2
Course website: https://hsd.instructure.com/courses/2466
Instructor
Mr. Scott McComb
Scott.McComb@highlineschools.org
The year in Physics 2 starts with a study of thermodynamics and heat.
The summer assignment will take approximately ten hours to complete. Details can be found on the course website
(URL above).
 The first part will be due <1 July (~15 minutes).
 The second part will be due <17 July 9 (~1 hour).
 The third part will be due <21 Aug (~8.5 hours)
Plan ahead.