Dr. Matt QuigleyContactEmail from students regarding class assignments: [email protected]
General School email: [email protected] Phone: 480-345-2306 ext 217 Fax: 480-345-0059 Office HoursTutoring is available during Study Hall each day. Please ask for a study hall pass to see me for help.
Welcome to the third trimester!
Earth Science
Biology Chemistry Human Anatomy and Physiology ExtracurricularsCoach for the Academic Decathlon Team
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS BY CLASS:
9th grade Earth Science:
Announcements:
Tuesday, 7/30/24 at 6:00 pm: High School Orientation Night for the 2024-2025 School Year Thursday, 8/1/24: First day of school! Assignments for the Week of 07/22/24
M: Summer Vacation T: High School Orientation Night at 6:00 pm W: Summer Vacation Th: First Day of School! F: 11th grade ChemiSTRy
Announcements:
Tuesday, 7/30/24 at 6:00 pm: High School Orientation Night for the 2024-2025 School Year Thursday, 8/1/24: First day of school! Assignments for the Week of 07/22/24
M: Summer Vacation T: High School Orientation Night at 6:00 pm W: Summer Vacation Th: First Day of School! F: 12th Grade Human anatomy and physiology
Announcements:
Tuesday, 7/30/24 at 6:00 pm: High School Orientation Night for the 2024-2025 School Year Thursday, 8/1/24: First day of school! Assignments for the Week of 07/22/24
M: Summer Vacation T: High School Orientation Night at 6:00 pm W: Summer Vacation Th: First Day of School! F: |
BiographyHello! I am Dr. Quigley and I teach the High School Earth Science and Chemistry classes at James Madison Preparatory School. I live in Tempe and have one daughter who is currently in college. While my title is “Doctor” I am not a medical doctor. I have a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University (Gig ‘em Aggies!) in Chemical Oceanography (2000) with an undergraduate degree in Marine Science (1991). Before coming to James Madison, I taught full time for Northland Pioneer College in Snowflake and Show Low, Arizona and at Roxbury Community College in Roxbury, Massachusetts. While teaching at the college level I had the opportunity to teach several different science courses from basic Chemistry and Biology to Human Anatomy and Physiology and Environmental Chemistry.
It is strange how life takes you in directions that are different from what you had originally intended. I started graduate school with the intention of becoming a research scientist, but I made some interesting discoveries about myself in the course of my education. First, I found that I become intensely seasick on small research ships (hence the oceanographer now living in a land-locked state). Second, I had a debilitating fear of public speaking while in college, and one of the reasons I decided to get my Ph.D. was because I knew it would force me to confront my fears. I was given several opportunities to do some teaching during graduate school and, to my great surprise, I discovered that it was something I truly enjoyed. Once I completed my degree I had to decide if I would pursue a career in teaching or research. I decided to go with what I loved and that has made all the difference. Teaching Philosophy: It is my goal to give my students an understanding of how the physical world around them functions, from the mundane, like gravity, to the more exotic, like subatomic structure. In order to be able to interpret advances in medicine and technology, I want my students to have a good understanding of scientific inquiry and the scientific method. |
Academic Decathlon:
Important Dates:
January 21st 2025 - Regional Competition Online Essay
January 31st through February 1st 2025 - Regional Competition in Show Low, AZ
February 18th 2025 - State Competition Online Essay
February 28th through March 1st 2025 - State Competition
The Theme for the 2024 - 2025 Season is "Our Changing Climate".
Please note, Academic Decathlon is only open to High School students grades 9 - 12. But students of ALL abilities are welcome and can compete. If you would like to join the James Madison Preparatory Academic Decathlon team for the 2024 - 2025 season please come see me or email me and I will give you an application.
Study materials for JMPS students are available through the following link:
https://usad.enlyght.com/tc/OrderReview.aspx?DistributionCode=XPSUMHDABJXB
The primary point of contact between myself and the team members will be through weekly meetings and through the JMPS AcaDec Google Classroom. The classroom code is e3jyfhu
Weekly Meeting will be held during the Enrichment Hour (Z-Hour) from 3:00 - 3:45 pm. Meeting days are TBD.
The link below will take you to the Academic Decathlon Google Classroom:
https://classroom.google.com/c/NjkzNTc2MDQyNzM1?cjc=e3jyfhu