{"id":143,"date":"2017-11-28T14:43:49","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T18:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/english\/?page_id=143"},"modified":"2026-08-31T09:14:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T13:14:41","slug":"welcome-to-the-english-department","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/english\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the English Department"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The English department believes that through the study of literature and informational texts,&nbsp;students develop lifelong skills in: reading, writing, speaking, listening, researching, thinking critically, and &nbsp;analyzing digital media,which&nbsp;will sustain them throughout their formal education&nbsp;and foster growth in every aspect of their lives.&nbsp;&nbsp;Thus, it is our desire that learners&nbsp;cultivate an appreciation for language arts and an&nbsp;understanding that honing these skills will increase their quality of life.&nbsp; By interacting with text,&nbsp;students solidify and\/or challenge prior belief systems&nbsp;and evolve.&nbsp; Through the study of literature, students come to appreciate both&nbsp;the struggle and the evolutionary process of mankind. &nbsp;Through analytic, argumentative, and narrative text-based writing, students will view reading and writing&nbsp;as&nbsp;valuable tools to&nbsp;expand knowledge, enhance comprehension, and augment&nbsp;enjoyment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The English department believes that through the study of literature and informational texts,&nbsp;students develop lifelong skills in: reading, writing, speaking, listening, researching, thinking critically, and &nbsp;analyzing digital media,which&nbsp;will sustain them throughout their formal education&nbsp;and foster growth in every aspect of their lives.&nbsp;&nbsp;Thus, it is our desire that learners&nbsp;cultivate an appreciation for language arts and an&nbsp;understanding [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-143","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":271,"href":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/143\/revisions\/271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}