For those wanting to see the tunnels up close and learn their history — The story of the Donner Pass Tunnels is one of the great stories of American history. It’s also one of the least known. Below, some basic information relating to the tunnels. The Donner Pass Tunnels sit at 7000 feet above sea level in California’s High Sierra Mountains, with each of…

Designed for students enrolled in any high school US History or US Government course I’m a high school US history and US government teacher who has increasingly heard the call for high-quality, long-term project suggestions that: Focus on the topic of the Native Americans. Provide high school students with ample…

All linked to the history that I teach I love teaching AP US History, with one of the best parts of the job having to do with the super cool, history-relating gifts that I’ve received. Gift #1 — A Postcard

The recently leaked draft US Supreme Court opinion states that Roe v. Wade “was egregiously wrong from the start.” That said, I’m wondering if any other court in our nation’s history has ever issued an opinion that amounted to such a full-throated and unequivocal repudiation of an earlier court’s opinion. …

And what to make of it In the days and weeks leading up to the 2022 APGov Exam, not one single student showed up for any of the reviews I had to offer. That had never happened before! At first, I was taken back. Then, in thinking about it, it…

Over thirty years of successful competition San Marino High School is a relatively small yet high-achieving California 9th-12th grade public school located three thousand miles due west of the United States Supreme Court, five hundred miles southeast of the California State Supreme Court, twenty miles northeast of the USC Gould…

With a focus on some of the better ones since 2013 San Marino High School is a relatively small yet high-achieving California 9th-12th grade public school located twelve miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles, seven miles southeast of the Pasadena Rose Bowl, and a short walk from the Huntington Library…

An attempt to get the San Marino city council to support the call for an off-leash dog area within the city limits Katy B is a senior in my 2022 AP US Government class. For her required Civic Action Project, she tried to get the San Marino city council to…

One step at a time STEP #1: Take two 35 MCQ Practice Exams, long before time is spent reviewing for the May Exam, to learn what you know and don’t know. Click here to take Practice Exam #1. This practice exam consists of thirty-five multiple-choice questions. All thirty-five questions pertain to the…