Social Studies

"Reading furnishes our minds with materials of knowledge;  it is the thinking which makes what we have ours....."
                                                                              by John Locke

The Social Studies Department encourages the excellence of each student at Arlington High School.  A variety of courses are offered; emphasizing an understanding our country's history, our form of government and the importance of international studies as we prepare our students to achieve their goals for a high education.   

Courses offered:

World Geography, Pre AP World Geography and IB World Geography
World History, AP World History
U.S. History, AP US History, IB US History
Government, AP Government
Economics, AP Economics
AP European History
Psychology, AP Psychology
Sociology
American Cultures

Proposed Course Fall of 2009: Comparative Government