Spring 2025: Ninth - Twelfth Grades
Please note: The below class listings are for the SPRING 2025 semester. Check back in September for FALL 2025 classes!
2:00 - 3:00
SU 50: Critical Thinking Through Chess
Students will learn how to play chess. They will learn most of the basic strategies and rules of chess. They will learn the pieces and what each piece’s abilities are. Students will use critical thinking and problem solving in order to beat their opponent. Students will be paired up and will be tasked to play each other using the moves they have used in class. Students will have to plan every move they make in order to win the game.
COST: $ 20 ROOM: Alfred 33
Mr. Shuey is a Freshman at Saint Vincent College majoring in secondary math education. He graduated high school at Greater Latrobe and has had a desire for teaching for many years. He has many years of experience with children under his belt from teaching elementary school children Spanish, being a math tutor for his high school and currently at his college and coached many different sports for the youth like football, basketball, baseball, and track and field. In his free time, he likes to spend time with friends, golf, and be with family. Mr. Shuey is currently on the Saint Vincent track and field roster and has done track for 4 years and played other sports like football, basketball, and baseball.
SU 53: United States War History: Fighting for Our Freedom
Throughout the history of the United States has been involved in many wars. In this course students will learn about the many wars that occurred throughout the history of the United State from the American Revolution to the Vietnam War. Throughout the class students will engage with other students in class discussions and other group activities and will apply what they learned to those activities and projects. Some of these activities will consist of presentations, poster boards, videos, and more where the students are encouraged to be as creative as possible.
COST: $ 20 ROOM: Alfred 41
Mr. Joseph Meintel is a junior at Saint Vincent College majoring in History with a Secondary Education certification. He has worked with children a lot throughout his life. In the summer he worked as a camp counselor and was a group leader for an environmental Olympic team in high school. Some of his hobbies are hanging out with friends, watching football, watching movies, and listening to music. His future plans are to graduate from Saint Vincent College and pursue a teaching job wherever he feels is the best fit for him and possibly coach if he feels it is the right path for himself.
3:00 - 4:00
SU 51: Winning with Numbers: The Math Behind Your Favorite Games
In this course, students will explore the sports and games they love through the eyes of probability, statistics and algebra. We will learn to understand how math is used to analyze player/team performance, create game plans, and predict outcomes. We will explore why your favorite team is winning and find out your chances of pulling the winning card.
COST: $ 20 ROOM: Alfred 33
Mr. Soska is a sophomore at Saint Vincent College majoring in mathematics and minoring in secondary education. Mr. Soska hopes to continue his education beyond undergraduate and earn his doctoral degree in mathematics and teach math at the college level. Outside of the classroom Mr. Soska loves sports, watching, playing, and even coaching. During his summers he helps run youth baseball camps, as well as coaching a youth travel baseball team. Some of Mr. Soska’s other hobbies include music, fishing, and building computers.
4:00 - 5:00
SU 52: Club Step-Up 9th-12th
New to this year’s program, “Club Step-Up” will enable homeschool and cyber-school students to interact in a more informal, large-group setting. Each week, club “members” will possess the opportunity to engage in fun activities while socializing with similarly aged peers. For a week-by-week list of planned activities, please click here. All club members will receive a special Step-Up sticker on the first day!
COST: $ 20 ROOM: Placid AB
Planned by the Program Director, Club Step-Up activities will be facilitated by Step-Up teachers and other Saint Vincent College Education students.
2:00 - 3:00
SU 50: Critical Thinking Through Chess
Students will learn how to play chess. They will learn most of the basic strategies and rules of chess. They will learn the pieces and what each piece’s abilities are. Students will use critical thinking and problem solving in order to beat their opponent. Students will be paired up and will be tasked to play each other using the moves they have used in class. Students will have to plan every move they make in order to win the game.
COST: $ 20 ROOM: Alfred 33
Mr. Shuey is a Freshman at Saint Vincent College majoring in secondary math education. He graduated high school at Greater Latrobe and has had a desire for teaching for many years. He has many years of experience with children under his belt from teaching elementary school children Spanish, being a math tutor for his high school and currently at his college and coached many different sports for the youth like football, basketball, baseball, and track and field. In his free time, he likes to spend time with friends, golf, and be with family. Mr. Shuey is currently on the Saint Vincent track and field roster and has done track for 4 years and played other sports like football, basketball, and baseball.
SU 53: United States War History: Fighting for Our Freedom
Throughout the history of the United States has been involved in many wars. In this course students will learn about the many wars that occurred throughout the history of the United State from the American Revolution to the Vietnam War. Throughout the class students will engage with other students in class discussions and other group activities and will apply what they learned to those activities and projects. Some of these activities will consist of presentations, poster boards, videos, and more where the students are encouraged to be as creative as possible.
COST: $ 20 ROOM: Alfred 41
Mr. Joseph Meintel is a junior at Saint Vincent College majoring in History with a Secondary Education certification. He has worked with children a lot throughout his life. In the summer he worked as a camp counselor and was a group leader for an environmental Olympic team in high school. Some of his hobbies are hanging out with friends, watching football, watching movies, and listening to music. His future plans are to graduate from Saint Vincent College and pursue a teaching job wherever he feels is the best fit for him and possibly coach if he feels it is the right path for himself.
3:00 - 4:00
SU 51: Winning with Numbers: The Math Behind Your Favorite Games
In this course, students will explore the sports and games they love through the eyes of probability, statistics and algebra. We will learn to understand how math is used to analyze player/team performance, create game plans, and predict outcomes. We will explore why your favorite team is winning and find out your chances of pulling the winning card.
COST: $ 20 ROOM: Alfred 33
Mr. Soska is a sophomore at Saint Vincent College majoring in mathematics and minoring in secondary education. Mr. Soska hopes to continue his education beyond undergraduate and earn his doctoral degree in mathematics and teach math at the college level. Outside of the classroom Mr. Soska loves sports, watching, playing, and even coaching. During his summers he helps run youth baseball camps, as well as coaching a youth travel baseball team. Some of Mr. Soska’s other hobbies include music, fishing, and building computers.
4:00 - 5:00
SU 52: Club Step-Up 9th-12th
New to this year’s program, “Club Step-Up” will enable homeschool and cyber-school students to interact in a more informal, large-group setting. Each week, club “members” will possess the opportunity to engage in fun activities while socializing with similarly aged peers. For a week-by-week list of planned activities, please click here. All club members will receive a special Step-Up sticker on the first day!
COST: $ 20 ROOM: Placid AB
Planned by the Program Director, Club Step-Up activities will be facilitated by Step-Up teachers and other Saint Vincent College Education students.
