Coeur d’Alene High School

 

Welcome Vikings! I am Don Walters. 
This is me in front of Kokanee Glacier in BC, Canada.  I teach AP US Government and Politics and American Government. 

I have been at CHS since 1999. I have previously lived in Boise, ID, Eugene, OR, Spokane, WA, Seattle, WA, and Scenic, WA where I was born. Incidentally, Scenic is a town that no longer exists. It was at the west portal of the Cascade Tunnel near Stevens Pass, WA. After attending North Central HS in Spokane I joined the US Air Force where I was a B-52 Defensive Aerial Gunner. Then I attended college at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. I graduated with a BA in Political Science. After college I managed a restaurant, then a janitorial company and worked as a sales rep for a company called BMS in Spokane. In 1995 I started as a ski instructor where I discovered a passion for teaching and helping people learn something new. I am still a weekend ski instructor at Schweitzer Mountain in Sandpoint, ID. I went back to college at Boise State to get a secondary teaching certificate and am very fortunate to be able to do what I love for a career. 

I have visited 28 states plus Guam, Washington D.C, Belize, Canada, China, Antigua, Puerto Rico, Iles des Saintes, Guadeloupe and Dominica.

I enjoy skiing, running, cycling, hunting, fishing and own several vintage motorbikes. 

I was a coach for cross country and track for 23 years and am a starting official for many of the local track meets.

I have four kids, Daniel CHS class of 2016, Kellen 2017, Evan 2020, and WuYi 2022,  and am married to my high school sweetheart of 33 years, Jolene. 

 

Please contact me at 667-4507 or dwalters@cdaschools.org.

 

Room 601

 

Office Hours: 715-735am and 230-245pm

 

Some relevant websites for US Government :

 

You can register to vote here: http://www.kcgov.us/elections/register.asp

 

American Government text website https://www.savvas.com/index.cfm?locator=PS2y61

 

AP US Government Text https://www.perfectionlearning.com/advanced-placement-united-states-government-politics-3rd-edition-t3202-g.html

 

 

 Free Response Writing guide for APGoPo 9/20  https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxaMyZYdLb5pNHQ4NUdrTmoyV3c/edit?usp=sharing

 

 

 

Gov Sem 1 Review

 

 

APGoPo Review sheets for Exam:

 

 

 

 

 

Sample AP Exam

https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/ap-student/course/ap-comparative-govt-us-govt-politics-2010-course-exam-description.pdf

 

 

Course guide with practice questions 

http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-us-government-and-politics-course-description.pdf