Panther Nation Newsletter
April 22, 2022
Makeup PSAT and SAT testing
PSAT (9 and 10) - Wednesday, April 27 beginning PROMPTLY at 8:15 am
WPHS Athletic Contests April 21-April 29
Thursday, April 21 (no school)
- Varsity Baseball vs Mesa Ridge @ Mesa Ridge 3:30 pm
- JV Girls Soccer vs Canon City @ WPHS 4:00 pm
- Varsity Girls Soccer vs Canon City @ WPHS 6:00 pm
Friday, April 22 (no school)
- Track and Field vs Elizabeth @ Elizabeth 1:00 pm
Saturday, April 23
- Varsity Baseball vs Mitchell @ Meadowood Sports Complex WP 11:00 am
- JV Baseball vs Elizabeth @ Elizabeth High School 11:00 am
Monday, April 25
- JV Girls Soccer vs Elizabeth @ Elizabeth HS 4:00 pm
- Varsity Girls Soccer vs Elizabeth @ Elizabeth HS 6:00 pm
- Varsity Baseball vs Widefield @ Widefield HS 4:00 pm
- JV Baseball vs Widefield @ Widefield HS 6:00 pm
- JV Girls Soccer vs Summit @ WPHS 4:00 pm
- Varsity Girls Soccer vs Summit @ WPHS 6:00 pm
Wednesday, April 27
- Track and Field @ WPHS 2:00 pm
- Varsity Girls Soccer vs Harrison @ Harrison HS 4:15 pm
Thursday, April 28
- Varsity Baseball vs Widefield @ Meadowood Sports Complex WP 3:30 pm
- JV Baseball vs Widefield @ Meadowood Sports Complex WP 5:30 pm
Friday, April 29
- Track and Field vs Coronado @ Garry Berry Stadium 10:00 am
- JV Girls Soccer vs Palmer @ WPHS 4:30 pm
- Varsity Girls Soccer vs Palmer @ WPHS 6:15 pm
History of History Being Taught in School by David Muren
History has been taught to others as long as humans have had the ability to communicate. There are historical records of cave paintings that indicate stories being expressed and passed on to others. Likewise, archeology has unveiled imagery and writings that identify and communicate the history of certain cultures and tribes. Some examples of this are the earliest known cave paintings, which pinpointed back to around 36 000 years ago. These paintings were found in Lascaux and Chavaux, France. The paintings depict people, animals and other objects.
Today, it is very important to teach history in school. It is very useful for kids to understand where they come from, and how the society we live in today has come about. A high school history class will cover the key events that impacted the history of the world and our own country from ancient times to current events. Studying history can improve understanding on how society develops, what causes conflicts and war, and will improve decision-making skills and how to learn from our mistakes. Students examine how civilizations progressed, and how social and economic revolutions occurred.
In the United States, history classes were not implemented until the late 1830s. In 1910, 85% of schools in the US had a history class implemented. However, History has been taught for longer than the United States has been a country. History in other countries has existed for hundreds of years, and in some cases, thousands. In other countries, the amount of time that history has been taught varies.
Many European countries began teaching history in their schools around the enlightenment period, 1685 – 1815, but history being measured and taught can date back to around 3000 BCE. In the age of enlightenment, history became more similar to what we think of the topic being today. The leading Prussian (German) historian, Von Ranke, became known as the father of modern history and made a very influential way of teaching it.
The Greek Herodotus and Thukydides can be considered some of the first historians, living more than 2 400 years ago. They would write books, and have speeches and lectures. The public would often cheer them. The word history comes from a Greek word that means request or knowledge reached by survey.
Another example of how history has been taught is through oral traditions. In the Jewish culture, the passing on of history has been a tradition in the family and local community. For thousands of years, the annual Passover meal, is celebrated as a passing on of their history, as a people that were liberated from slavery by Moses. In the ritual meal called Seder, they go through a story that is told about the suffering of slavery, and eat certain foods that remind them of the suffering, like bitter herbs. This is a tradition that has been going on for thousands of years, and is still alive today, as families gather all over the world to teach the children their history and legacy through this tradition. This tradition can be found in many religions all over the world, some of these religions are Buddhism, Hinduism, Catholicism.
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