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Social Studies

Welcome to the Tennyson High School Social Studies Department page. Here at Tennyson, we believe in empowering students to be the civic leaders of tomorrow.

The Social Studies Dept.'s mission is to curate learning environments that promote and support students to be civically engaged by cultivating curricular practices that assist students to think historically and critically about the past and present. 

Our Core Values: 

  • Critical Thinking
  • Literacy
  • Empathy
  • Respect

Who we are

Sandra Navarro

Sandra Navarro
Department Chair, Room E-3
Email: snavarro@husd.k12.ca.us
Phone: (510) 723-3190 x 63237

Hugh Lenahan

Hugh Lenahan
Room S11
Email: hlenahan@husd.k12.ca.us
Phone: (510) 723-3190 x 63424

Dwight Ruddell

Dwight Ruddell
Room E -19
Email: druddell@husd.k12.ca.us
Phone: (510) 723-3190 x 63247

Kristina Verdile

Kristina Verdile
Room P-5
Email: kverdile@husd.k12.ca.us
Phone: (510) 723-3190 x 63256

Analleli Gallardo

Analleli Gallardo
Email: ag268@husd.k12.ca.us
Phone: (510) 723-3190 x 63243

 

Charles Jones

Charles Jones
Room P-19
Email: cj2412@husd.k12.ca.us
Phone: (510) 723-3190 x 63270

 

Evelyn Ayala

Evelyn Ayala
Room E-22
Email: ea10115@husd.k12.ca.us
Phone: (510) 723-3190 x 63250

 

Javier Astorga

Javier Astorga
Room E -9
Email: ja229@husd.k12.ca.us
Phone: (510) 723-3190 x 63241

 

Jaynee Ruiz
Yearbook Advisor, Room E-8
Email: jruiz1@husd.k12.ca.us
Phone: (510) 723-3190 x 63240

 

 

To see what courses are available, visit the HUSD Course Catalog.