Mrs. Rebecca Kimbrough
Courses Taught:
Social Studies Department
Hello SHS! Welcome back Class of 2021!
Desoto Central High School
Let's go JAGUARS!
2023-2024
Semester 1
Blocks 1, 3 and 4
College and Career Readiness CCR
Semester 2
Blocks 1, 3 and 4
AP US Government and Economics
Let's make it an interesting and meaningful school year. Be intentional with all you do in class.
You are permitted to bring DCHS issued electronic devices, chargers, and your personal headphones to class to complete your coursework. Please bring to class daily.
Be sure to log in to schoology daily for important announcments and assignments.
Textbook: AMSCO AP US Government and Politics
The AP Test is May 6, 2024 Let's plan, prepare and prevail.
List of Topics Covered in US History that US Government and Economics will help support.
United States History 1877-Present
Mississippi State Tested Subject
Topics in American History
Exploration & Colonization | 1492-1763 |
Revolutionary Era | 1763-1789 |
Civil War and Reconstruction | 1860-1877 |
Industrial Age/Gilded Age | 1876-1900 |
Progressive Era | 1890-1920 |
American Imperialism | 1890-1920 |
World War I | 1914-1918 |
Roaring Twenties | 1920-1929 |
Great Depression | 1929-1941 |
World War II | 1939-1945 |
Cold War | 1945-1989 |
Postwar Boom | 1946-1959 |
New Frontier and Great Society | 1960-1968 |
Civil Rights Movement | 1954-1968 |
Vietnam War Years | 1954-1975 |
Era of Social Change | 1960-1975 |
End of the 20th century | 1970s-1990s |
About me
Education
California Polytechnic University, Pomona California GO BRONCOS!
Bachelors Degree in History
University of La Verne, La Verne California GO LEOPARDS!
Teacher Credential Program Social Studies Secondary Education
Masters in Education Special Emphasis
Experience
Desoto Central High School 2022-Present Jaguars
Southaven High School, Southaven, Mississippi 2010-2022 Chargers
Tupelo High School, Tupelo, Mississippi 2007-2010 Golden Wave
University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi Summer 2010 and 2011 Trent Lott Leadership Institute Hotty Toddy!
Los Osos High School, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 2004-2007 Grizzlies
Message
Hello and thank you for visiting my website. I enjoy teaching and I am happy to call DCHS my home. Go Jags!
I love what I do and I am passionate about working with high school students. I hope to help them realize and reach their full potential.
College and Career Readiness and US Government and Economics are required classes and must be passed to graduate. Be sure to be on time, attend regularly and log into schoology daily.
Let's make the most of our time together. There is so much for us to teach and learn from one another.