DHS Spring 2025 Projects Link to this section
Semester Theme : Self-Analysis and Self-Determination Link to this section
Essential Question: How will self-analysis lead to self-determination for us and our communities?
ACT (Acting for Critical Transformations)
Guiding Lights: Studying the Stars and Finding our Star Power
We will be studying the stars both in the sky and throughout history to see what we can learn from them about success, stability, and self-determination.
Book: The Color Purple (the play based on the novel) by Alice Walker
GOAL (Get Out And Learn)
Solid as a Rock: Unearthing Faultlines and Setting Foundations for Growth
We will study how geological and cultural landscapes have been developed, starting at the foundations and moving upward.
Book: There, There by Tommy Orange
MADE (Making, Advertising, and Designing for Empowerment)
Self Made: Finding Our Place in the American Dreamscape
We will study the history and impact of the American Dream on marginalized groups. Ultimately we will question the legitimacy and existence of the American Dream.
Book: Dear Martin by Nic Stone
MARS (Music and Academics Resisting the System)
The "Sound" of Democracy: Resonance and Dissonance in Building Unity
We will explore how democracies are created and how they work, as well as how people can organize to resist oppressive systems and build harmony.
Book: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
WALC (Wilderness Arts and Literacy Collaborative)
Where We're From: Land, History, and Self
We will examine how the forces that shape the earth can be compared to the forces we and our communities can utilize to form and shape our own places in this land.
Book: Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
This page was last updated on January 7, 2025