English Language Arts
DHS English Department Teachers
Chris Taylor - Department Chair, English 9 Honors, English 10 Honors, FLEX
Jennifer Bartlett - English 11, AP English Language & Composition, AP English Literature & Composition
Twan Brown - Dual Credit Literature 121 & 122, Dual Credit Rhetoric 101 & 102
Alexa Elliott - English 10, English 11
Kelsey Hicks - English 9, English 9 Honors, FLEX
Anthony Kortas - English 12, Drama, Forensic Speech
Nikia McGlory - English 10, English 12, FLEX
William Patterson - ESL I, ESL II, ESL III, ESL IV, Bilingual Resource Support
Taylor Smith - English 10, AVID
Patrick Solis - English 9, FLEX
Emerson Thorlton - English 9, English 11
English Graduation Requirements
Students must successfully complete four years (eight semesters) of English Language Arts (ELA) courses to graduate from Danville High School.
Click here to view the 2026-2027 DHS Course Guide. ELA course descriptions can be found on p.39-43.