English Language Arts

Christine Allen (Dept. Chair)
Language Arts Department Chair
AP English & AP Psychology
Contact Ms. Allen by Email
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520-584-7888

Deanne Blea
English Language 9, English Language 10
Contact Ms. Blea by Email
520-584-7771

Leon Corbett
English 11; English 11 Honors, English 12
Contact Mr. Corbett by Email
520-584-7785

Elise Crookston
English 10; Honors English 10,  English 12
Contact Ms. Crookston by Email
520-584-7772

Elizabeth Dimercurio
English 9, English 11, English 12
Contact Ms. Dimercurio by Email
520-584-7921

Elizabeth Slaine
Writing 101, English 11, Honors English 11 
Contact Ms. Slaine by Email
520-584-7937

Kathryn Vesloski
Gate 9; English 10 Honors
Contact Ms. Vesloski by email
520-584-7812

The following are standards in the English department:
Essays: Essays will be written adhering to MLA format.  Students should expect to have to submit essays to Turnitin.com.  Essays will adhere to the department Do/Don’t sheet for essay writing. 


Cheating/ plagiarism:  In cases where students have cheated, all students involved will receive a zero on the assignment.  On cases of plagiarism of essays, all students involved (whether they copied the paper or provided the paper to be copied from) will receive a zero on the assignment and it will be noted in their school records to keep record in case of repeated offenses. 

Extra credit:  No student will be allowed to raise their grade more than 3% with extra credit.

Department Dos/Don'ts

Please use email to contact teachers. Contact the Counseling Office to leave a message at 520-584-7743 if you are unable to access email.