Mary Hill

Upper School English teacher Mary Hill saw an opportunity to expand the study of African-American literature, which in recent years has been incorporated in humanities classes."There is so much to learn about how a slave race, under duress and terrible conditions, responds and survives by creating art and telling stories," she said.

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Upper School English teacher Mary Hill saw an opportunity to expand the study of African-American literature, which in recent years has been incorporated in humanities classes."There is so much to learn about how a slave race, under duress and terrible conditions, responds and survives by creating art and telling stories," she said."Also there is so much to discuss about African-American writers and their contributions to and influence on American literature.It seemed an important course to offer and the idea was met with a great deal of enthusiasm by the students."

The inspiration for the course emerged during the reading of Huckleberry Finn in American Civilization.As Ms. Hill explained, "The relationship between Jim and Huck is undoubtedly a focal point of class discussion of this work.
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"The range of conversations and the depth of the dialog that took place in this class, and the openness between the students of all races were astounding, even more so than I had anticipated," said Ms. Hill.

Upper School English teacher Mary Hill has implemented a site for her Creative Writing Seminar that includes many resources but also enables students to post, review and critique one another's work.

Meeting for the duration of the school year on a bi-monthly basis in the Upper School computer lab, the Tecatalysts are: Cathy Clark and Nancy Leventhal (Pre-School); Katherine Haas and Erin Morgan '74 (Lower School); Leah Denechaud and Lisa Jenkins (Middle School); and Kris Deardorff and Mary Hill (Upper School).
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said Upper School English teacher Mary Hill.