ABOUT YOUR TEACHER:
Please see link "Parrish Teaching Style" for more information regarding Mr. Parrish in the classroom.
Mr. Parrish currently teaches all high school Social Studies classes at MCHS. Mr. Parrish is a tenured teacher of the Durham Public School system. He is also certified to teach International Baccalaureate (IB) Theory of Knowledge and History of the Americas classes (History of all South, Middle, and North American countries.)
Mr. Parrish is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (undergraduate and graduate). Before becoming a teacher, Mr. Parrish spent 20 years at Major Business Systems Inc., in Hillsborough, NC. Using Quark Express, Adobe Illustrator, and Page Maker software, Mr. Parrish designed custom business forms and systems for corporations all over the world. While working at Major Business Systems, Inc., Mr. Parrish developed a keen interest in, and knowledge of, corporate organization and structure.
Mr. Parrish is a published author. He has written several books. And, the only one published, a recollection of Durham High School, appears on the websites of all the major book chains (Barnes and Noble, Borders, Walden). It is also being sold in local book stores, on Amazon.com, and in the UK. Mr. Parrish has also given talks to local schools on how and why to write poetry. And, he has taught Creative Writing for the Parks and Recreation Department at Chapel Hill, NC.
Mr. Parrish is an avid environmentalist and outdoor enthusiast.
Much of his free time is spent exploring lakes and rivers by kayak.
He is a member of the National Education Association, the North
Carolina Association of Educators, and the Durham Association
of Educators. He is also a former member of the North Carolina
Writer's Network and the North Carolina chapter of the Sierra Club.
Other duties of Mr. Parrish at Middle College High include the following:
Social Studies Teacher and Currently:
MCHS Online Instruction/Distant Learning Coordinator, Ed Options.
MCHS Service Learning Coordinator.
MCHS Debate Coach and National Forensic League Debate Judge.
Transportation Coordinator.
MCHS Text Book Coordinator.
Year Book Advisor.
Social Studies Department Chair.
School NEA (National Educators Association) Representative.
MCHS Graduation Project Coordinator.
Member (at the District Level):
Durham Public Schools Teacher Council.
Mavericks: All Classes at Middle College High School are Honors Level classes. To be successful in Social Studies, please plan on doing the following:
1.Avoid being absent from class. Attendance is important!2.Always take notes in class. Write down everything that is said.3.Have a "note-taking" partner who will take notes for you when you must be out.4.Study your notes at home. Ask questions in class the next day about notes that don't make sense.5. Read your text book. Keep up with online syllabus textbook reading deadlines. Do not fall behind in your reading.6.Take notes on your reading in a separate notebook. Outline the major points in your reading. Study these notes prior to a test.7. As you read, fill in your Unit Assessment test study guide packet. Study this packet prior to taking a test. (The study guides are at the bottom of class web links).8.Keep up with your assignment grade chart due dates. Do not turn work in late. If you are out, go online to see what is due. Everything is online. Print out worksheets from our web site. Do them and get them to me when you return from being absent. 9.Form small study groups outside of class to study for a test prior to a test. Help others who may struggle with this material. Remember that we are a team. 10. Maintain a positive and respectful attitude at all times. Be a Morehead-Cain Scholar.11. Do not be afraid to ask for help.Morehead-Cain Scholars Program. Our school is eligible to nominate two
candidates each year. I want to see a Morehead-Cain Scholar come out of
my classes this year - this is my goal and objective. To qualify, a student
must show evidence of outstanding achievement in the following four criteria:
Leadership, Scholarship, Physical Vigor, and Moral Force of Character
(integrity above reproach, positive influence, both actively and passively, on his or her peer group). Source: The Morehead-Cain Scholars Program.
I have observed first-hand what this program can do for its recipients. The Morehead-Cain Scholarship provides a fully funded four years at UNC-Chapel Hill - tuition, student fees, housing, meals, textbooks and a laptop, travel, school supplies and miscellaneous expenses are all paid by the scholarship. In addition, as a part of the scholarship program, recipients participate in fully funded four year summer enrichment travel abroad.
THE Morehead-Cain
SCHOLARS PROGRAM
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