Are you APT? Update
October 2015
What is APT?
APT is the Advanced Placement and Honors Team at East Jackson Comprehensive High School. It is a group of students and teachers that want everyone in the program to reach their full potential and conquer goals! We will provide important information regarding our program, study tips, Honors and AP events, and overall promote a culture of high academic and personal expectations. We are able and we are APT!
Meet our AP Teachers!
Mr. Darrel Presley, 2015 EJCHS Teacher of the Year!
- As a child what was your dream job/ profession? I always wanted to be a teacher.
- What is your favorite Halloween treat? Caramel Apples
- What is the funniest thing to happen to you while teaching? My glasses feel apart right in the middle of the lesson
- What is your educational background? B.S.Ed in Mathematics Education from the University of Georgia, MAT and EdS in Mathematics Education from Piedmont University
- Mr. Presley teaches our newest class, AP Computer Science!
Mr. Terry Miller
- As a child what was your dream job/ profession? Gangster Rapper, homie.
- What is your favorite Halloween treat? Steamed Broccoli..
- What is the funniest thing to happen to you while teaching? I once wore a black belt with brown shoes.
- What is your educational background? B.S. in English Education and M.E.D in English Education from the University of Georgia. We are proud of Mr. Miller as he is also pursuing his PhD in Language and Literacy Education from the University of Georgia! He has been teaching for 15 years.
- Mr. Miller teaches AP Literature!
We will profile our amazing teachers every month!
Who should be next?
Meet our ap spotlight students for the month of October!
Mr. Cole Burns
- AP Classes mastered: AP Psychology, AP Environmental Science, AP Macroeconomics, AP Calculus, and AP Physics.
- What is your dream profession? Biochemical engineer. I would like to work closely with technology.
- College of choice: The University of North Georgia ( Go Nighthawks!)
- How many friendships have you ruined because you refused to play a game of Monopoly or UNO mercifully? None ruined thankfully! Just some bad sports.
- What is the funniest thing that has happened to you at school? Somethings are better left unspoken....
- On average, how many times a week do you injury yourself dancing.. in the shower? A total of 0.
Miss Destiny Spruill
- AP Classes mastered: AP Psychology, AP US History, AP World History, AP Biology, AP Macroeconomics AP Literature, AP Language, AP French, AP Computer Science, and AP Calculus.
- What is your dream profession? I definitely want to do something global!! I want to be a surgeon with " Doctors Without Borders"! I hope to practice medicine in the Middle East some where.
- College of choice: Columbia University in NY. That is my dream school. I also like the University of Georgia!
- How many friendships have you ruined because you refused to play a game of Monopoly or UNO mercifully? O, I am the queen of Monopoly and UNO. My friends expect to lose when I play them.
- What is the funniest thing that has happened to you at school? I came to school in khakis on a Tuesday. Tuesday is jeans day.
- On average, how many times a week do you injury yourself dancing.. in the shower? The number is too high, breaking dancing is sort of my specialty.
Clubs!
What clubs are our AP students in? See the next edition to find out!
What the heck is a shmoint?
If you have been logging on and using Shmoop, you are accumulating Shmoints. They are a token indicating your understanding and achievement level.
If you are not a Shmooper, please see Mrs. Crouch( room 377) or Mr. Cooley (277) to get signed up!
Study Tips
In AP Biology, AP Calc, AP World, or AP USH? Check out GetAFive!
Mrs. Crouch and the APT Team ( shout out to Ryleigh Palmer for her journalism skills this month!)
Email: jcrouch@jackson.k12.ga.us
Website: ejchscrouch.weebly.com
Phone: 678-740-3021