The Social Studies Department of Essex High School welcomes you to its home page. Members of the department are:

Jeff Smith	Advanced Placement Government and Politics  U.S. Government Link to Class Website
Andrew Ashu	8th grade Civics and African Studies
Ian Heilman	9th grade World Geography
Dan Bowden	Modern World History Personal Finance
Charles Hudson	US History and History Dream Team
Donna Cywinski	DE US History (RCC instructor)

    Our goal in the Social Studies Department here at Essex County High School is to teach our students to become competent and productive citizens in life. To accomplish this goal we will teach students critical thinking skills, life skills they need for work or college, and how to develop habits of the mind. All students will be challenged and encouraged to do their best work at all times. We want students to have an appreciation for the area that we live in as well as our world.