On Jan 22, Alex Winkler, Government teacher, starts class with a speech about college life. Winkler’s Government class is a semester class for seniors (Photo by OLawson).

During Alex Winkler, Government teacher, Government class on Jan. 22, Daniel Kaechele and Skyler Navratil, 12, listen in to Winkler’s college speech. Winkler takes government as an opportunity to give his students important life lessons along with important life lessons about their government (Photo by OLawson).

On Jan. 22, Jakob Stovall, 12, laughs during Alex Winkler, Government teacher, speech before class. Winkler gave a speech on life in college to the seniors in his second semester Government class (Photo by OLawson).

In Alex Winkler, social studies teacher, Government class on Jan 22, Sloane McKinney and Brianna Gulley, 12, talk at the beginning of class. They joke as Winkler talks about his experience living alone in college (Photo by OLawson).

On Jan. 22, Kaitlyn Whipkey, 12, laughs at Alex Winkler, AP U.S. history, joke during his story about living alone in college. Whipkey is taking Government, a senior class, along with American History because she is graduating early (Photo by OLawson).

At the start of class on Nov. 13, Alex Winkler, AP U.S. history, makes a funny comment before the start of his lesson. This days lesson in the third hour AP US History class was over the rising tension leading to the Civil War (Photo by AKice).

On Nov. 13, Camryn Clooney, 11, takes notes over the AP US History lesson. Alex Winkler, AP U.S. history, walks around his room while students in his third hour AP U.S. history class learns about the tensions preceding the Civil War (Photo by AKice).

During her AP US History class on Nov. 13, Brianna Russo, 11, takes notes during that days presentation. Russo pauses to read the screen while writing her notes (Photo by AKice).

On Nov. 13, Elijah Flores, 11, takes notes on his computer during his third hour AP US History class. Flores splits his Google tabs on his screen to be able to look at a copy of the presentation and have his notes open at the same time (Photo by AKice).

During class on Nov. 13, Wyatt Pollum, 11, listens in while Alex Winkler, social studies teacher, explains the next slide in his presentation. Winkler’s presentation covers the rise in tension before the Civil War (Photo by AKice).

Juniors, John Mitchell, Jordan Kinsey and Aiden Torrez, read through the powerpoint slide. All three students take notes on their computer while their teacher, Alex Winkler, AP U.S. history, presents (Photo by AKice).