Parent/Guardian Back to School Night
We look forward to seeing you this Thursday, September 21 for our Back to School Night.
6:00PM - 8:30PM
Mercy Tech High School
2900 W. Hunting Park Avenue
Mercy Tech students complete three years of Social Studies to graduate.
The students will develop a fundamental awareness of World Cultures and United States History based upon the Pennsylvania Standards. We investigate why historical events occurred. To aid the students, we examine the following: cause and effect, relationships of events, people, and decisions.
Mercy Tech's Social Studies curriculum promotes the following skills:
The Mercy CTE Social Studies course descriptions are as follows:
World Cultures I - Focusing on the cultural, political, economic, technological, intellectual, imperialistic, militaristic , and sociological developments of people in Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America, from the Emergence of Civilization to the Middle Ages. Additionally, the inclusion of the geography of countries in Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa, from the Emergence of Civilization to the middle Ages.
World Cultures II - Focusing on the cultural, political, economic, technological, intellectual, sociological, imperialistic and militaristic developments of people in Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America, from the Renaissance to the present day. Additionally, the inclusion of the study of geography of countries in Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa, from the Renaissance to the present day.
United States History - Focusing on the cultural, political, economic, technological, intellectual, sociological, militaristic and imperialistic developments of the United States America from colonization to the present day. Additionally, the inclusion of the study of geography of the United States from colonization to the present day.
We look forward to seeing you this Thursday, September 21 for our Back to School Night.
6:00PM - 8:30PM
Mercy Tech High School
2900 W. Hunting Park Avenue
For student absences:
A parent or guardian must call the Attendance Office at 215-226-1225 ext. 119 or email attendance@mercycte.org as early as possible the morning of the student's absence.
Please make sure to state:
Regular attendance is crucial to a student's academic success and social development. We appreciate all you do to make sure your student is in school consistently. Please refer to the Student/Parent Handbook for more information.