Department Chair
Jenne Dehmlow
847.692.8140
Administrative Assistant
Marie Lang
847.692.8061
Department Information
Social Science course offerings span a wide range of disciplines, including but not limited to history, government, economics, and psychology. Throughout these, students have opportunities to learn and apply skills related to reading and research as they consider information from a variety of perspectives over time. As in many other academic departments, students can learn and earn college credit through a variety of Advanced Placement offerings. The vision of the Social Science Department at Maine South High School is to foster an understanding of the relevance of the Social Sciences and to develop respectful, informed, productive and engaged citizens.As a result of the rigorous curriculum, students will…
- Conduct critical inquiry, research and analysis
- Construct and communicate informed opinions
- Practice self-evaluation
- Understand the relevance and the applications of the Social Sciences to the world
- Utilize a variety of methods for self-expression
- Social Science Course Selections 2019-2020
Faculty Members
| Name | Courses |
| Aileen Alden | AP Human Geography, World Cultures |
| Chad Barney | US History |
| Michael Biondo | US History |
| Jenne Dehmlow | Sociology |
| Julie Dickinson | US History |
| Kathleen Durkin | Law in American Society, Sociology, US History |
| Trevor Fritz | AP Psychology |
| Laura Goldman | History of the Western World |
| Kevin Hansen | AP US Government & Politics, Government, International Relations |
| Katie Kaye | AP Human Geography, AP US History, History of the Western World |
| Laurie Koshgarian | AP Macro/Micro Economics, World Cultures |
| Donald Kura | AP World History, World Cultures |
| Donald McArthur-Self | AP European History, AP US History |
| Rachel Santucci | AP Macro/Micro Economics, AP Psychology |
| Sherri Scorza | Government, US History, World Cultures |
| Megan Smith | AP Human Geography, AP World History, World Cultures |
| Daniel States | AP US Government & Politics, US History |
| Pauline Sterenberg | AP Psychology |
| Andy Trenkle | American Government: We The People, Economics, US History |
| Greg Young | Government, Modern America After 1945 |