Social Studies Department 6-12

Nora Tsoutsis
Director of Humanities, 6-12

ntsoutsis@melroseschools.com

Vision of a Social Studies Student

A global in the palm of a hand.

A responsible, proactive, and informed global citizen who is empathetic, curious, open-minded with a growth mindset, and who takes ownership of their impact on others and the world.

MVMMS Social Studies Educators

GRADE/
TEAM

COURSE

EDUCATOR

EMAIL

OFFICE HOURS

6A

Ancient World History I

Elizabeth Marino

emarino@melroseschools.com

Wednesday Mornings
Thursday Afternoon

6B

Ancient World History I

Rob Mahoney

rmahoney@melroseschools.com

Monday Afternoon
Tuesdays
Afternoon

6C

Ancient World History I

Ashley D'Ettore

adettore@melroseschools.com

Tuesday Afternoons
Thursday Afternoons

7A

Ancient World History II

Erin Pomeroy

epomeroy@melroseschools.com

Tuesday Afternoons
Thursday Mornings

7B

Ancient World History II

Mark Pappas

mpappas@melroseschools.com

Monday Afternoons
Tuesday Afternoons

7C

Ancient World History II

Morgan Crooks

mcrooks@melroseschools.com

Monday Afternoons
Tuesday Afternoons

7

Ancient World History II

Michael Mabee

mmabee@melroseschools.com

Monday Afternoons
Tuesday Afternoons

8A

Civics

Alicia MacDonald

amacdonald@melroseschools.com

Monday Afternoons
Wednesday Afternoons

8B

Civics

Jenna Duncan

jduncan@melroseschools.com

Monday Afternoons
Thursday Afternoons

8C

Civics

Maureen Connell

mconnell@melroseschools.com

Monday Afternoons
Thursday Afternoons

8 C

Civics

Michael Mabee

mmabee@melroseschools.com

Monday Afternoons
Tuesday Afternoons

MHS Social Studies Educators

EDUCATOR

CURRENT COURSES TAUGHT

EMAIL

OFFICE HOURS

Kelly Couture

AP U.S. Government and Politics
AP World History: Modern Holocaust and Genocide Studies

kcouture@melroseschools.com

Monday Mornings
Tuesday Mornings

Hannah Edsall

AP U.S. History II
Modern Global Studies

hedsall@melroseschools.com

Tuesday Mornings
Thursday Mornings

Annie Gardiner

American Studies
World Studies

agardiner@melroseschools.com

Tuesday Afternoons
Thursday Afternoons

Kim Hubbard

American Studies
AP U.S. History I

khubbard@melroseschools.com

Tuesday Mornings
Thursday Mornings

Lisa Lord

AAA AP Psychology
Leaders in Civic Action
World Studies

llord@melroseschools.com

Tuesday Afternoons
Thursday Afternoons

Remy Nikka

American Studies
AP Economics Honors Economics

rnikka@melroseschools.com

Monday Mornings
Wednesday Mornings

Alex Pennachio

AP Seminar History of Boston Media Literacy through Current Events
World Studies

apennachio@melroseschools.com

Monday Afternoons
Wednesday Afternoons

Jennifer Rowley

AP US History I
Modern Global Studies

jrowley@melroseschools.com

Monday Afternoons
Thursday Afternoons

Scott Santos

American Pop Culture
History Through Film
World Studies

ssantos@melroseschools.com

Tuesday Afternoons
Thursday Afternoons

Steve Wall

AP U.S. History II
Modern Global Studies
Psychology
Sports and Society

swall@melroseschools.com

Tuesday Afternoons
Thursday Afternoons

Social Studies Department Resources

GEM; Global Education in Melrose

Purpose and Philosophy

The MHS Global Education in Melrose (GEM) Program is designed to foster students’ global awareness, to recognize the accomplishments of students who represent the school around the globe, and to provide graduates with the essential skills for participating in and contributing to an increasingly global society.

This image has the 7 components of the Global Education in Melrose Pathway

Think Globally: have an increased knowledge of the relationship to the world; think about issues from a global point of view; and gain an appreciation for other world cultures, viewpoints, and perspectives.

Communicate Effectively: improve world language skills and the ability to communicate with people across cultural and language differences.


Contribute Responsibly:use of global knowledge to interact and build relationships with people from other cultures; actively seek world knowledge to develop values and opinions; demonstrate respect, open-mindedness, understanding, and flexibility in behavior and thinking; and help others to embrace multiple perspectives.

More Information can be learned here.