ENGLISH
DEPARTMENT

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The English Program is required all four years. Accelerated students are encouraged to take more than the four credits of English required to graduate. You may take Advanced Placement English for college credit in your senior year. Courses include:

• ​Foundations in Composition and Literature
• Accelerated Foundations in Composition and Literature
• The Mythology of British Literature
• Genres of Writing
• Research & Presentation
• Contemporary Literature
• 20th Century Literature and Theory
• Topics: Tragic Literature
• Interpretations of Popular Literature
• Black Writers and Artists
• Women’s Voices in Literature
• Hispanic Voices in Literature
• AP English Language and Composition
• AP English Literature and Composition
• Poetry/ Creative Writing

*The English Department also hosts immersive international trips in conjunction with various courses including travel to Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland. 

Faculty

​Rebecca Foster
​Jessica Fugere
Dan Martin
Kayleigh Pook
Lauren Schimmels
Jesse Stewart

The Writing Center

​The Pius XI Writing Center focuses on the skill of collaborative writing and offers tutoring opportunities for writing of all kinds. 

Click here to see the updated writing guide.