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Science Department
The WRHS Science Department strives for excellence in the science education of all its graduates. We recognize the fact that science is a human endeavor designed to achieve an increasingly comprehensive and reliable understanding of the human species and its environment. Scientific literacy is an important key to a functioning, technology-based society.
Science Program
WRHS
students must successfully complete three years (15 credits) of science
course work. To complete this requirement, students typically take
Freshman Physics in Grade 9, Biology during sophomore year, and
Chemistry during junior year. All of these courses are offered at the
H, AF, and AE levels. An alternative route is for a student to take all
three sections of Science Explorations and Interactions at the AE
level. College bound students are strongly urged to take at least two
years of laboratory science courses. The Complete Science Program Guide contains a detailed account of the course descriptions, as well as sequences and prerequisites.
All Honors science students must complete an Honors Project. The complete manual for Honors Science Projects outlines rules and procedures for that project.
Lower School Program
Freshman Physics
Biology
Science Explorations I – Introductory Chemistry
Science Explorations II – Introductory Biology
Upper School Program
Chemistry
Science Explorations III – Introductory Physics
Full-Year Science Electives
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Environmental Science
Engineering Physics and Design
Engineering Physics Projects
Environmental Science
Anatomy and Physiology
Senior Physics
Topics in Modern Physics
Half-Year Science Electives
Environmental Issues
Forensic Science
Introduction to Biotechnology
Natural History of New England
Plant Science
Science Faculty
Christina Ansell (Chemistry)
Robert Becker (Physics, Biology, AP Biology)
Denis Bernard (Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Plant Science, Introduction to Biotechnology)
Eric Chandonnet (Physics, Biology)
Peter Cranson (Physics, Senior Physics)
Glenn Davis (Physics)
Jennifer Drew (Forensics, Environmental Science, Environmental Issues, Natural History of New England)
Erin Flanagan (Physics)
Nick Guerin (Chemistry, Science Explorations I)
Richard Herbst (Chemistry)
Susan Johnson (Biology, Forensics)
Beth Litterio-Foster (Biology)
Horatio Nicastro (Physics, Topics in Modern Physics, Engineering Physics Projects)
Carol Paradise (Chemistry)
John Schaper (Biology, Science Explorations II)
Jason Tower (Physics)
LauraLynn Weymouth (Chemistry, Science Explorations I)
Leighann Wright (Biology, Forensics)
Department Head: Carol Sullivan 508-829-6771 ext. 1637 |