Ex Faculty

MRS. DOLORES RATCLIFF

2004-04 Retirees

U.S. History Class Recreates 1787 Constitutional Convention   Medieval Banquet   Award  

Ellis Island    Distinguished Lecture Series' Round Table / Town Hall Discussion   Project Pic   

While studying the events of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Pre AP U.S. History students of Mrs. Ratcliff participated in a lively discussion of issues of the day while attending a fancy tea at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.  Students researched the life of a famous person of that time, and then dressed in the fashion of the day, discussed the issues important to them.  "Student participation and interaction far exceeded my expectation," said Mrs. Ratcliff. 

Picture #1:  Emily Speed as muckraker, Ida Tarbell, Ben Swanson as inventor, Thomas Alva Edison, Alexia Ochoa as suffragette Susan B. Anthony, and James Fickenscher as Theodore Roosevelt.  (3rd Period Class) 

Picture #2:  Selena Polanco as the humanatarian, Jane Addams, Tyler Bethea, as humorist, Mark Twain, Seth Huddleston as writer, Upton Sinclair, and Nichole Marshall as a temperance leader, Carrie Nation.  (3rd Period Class) 

Picture #3:  Megan Ross as temperance leader Carrie Nation, Danielle Skinner as humanatarian, Jane Addams, Jessica Tavarez as suffragette Susan B. Anthony, and Zack Neves as the inventor, Thomas Alva Edison.  (7th Period Class) 

While studying the Baroque Period, students in Mrs. Ratcliff's World History class participated in projects which reflected the music, art, and architecture of the Baroque Period.  Below are several examples of art from that period.  Students studies various painters of the period, including Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Velazquez.  They then chose a painting by one of these artist and reproduced it -- including the costumes and background.  While presenting these projects in class, students enjoyed a Baroque picnic, complete with french bread, fruits and cheese. 

Shayla McLeod in a recreation of the painting "The Infanta Margarita in Blue" by the Baroque painter Velazquez.	Arcelia Fuentes in a recreation of the Painting "The Immaculate Conception" by the painter, Velazquez.
Kaci Huckabee & Allison McFarlin portray Vermeer's "The Mistress & Her Maid Servant."	Amanda McKinney, Ever Seinz, & Ethan Lewellan pose for Rembrandt's "The Sacrifice of Issac."