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Get a head start on the upcoming semester at Fairview High School with quick access to summer assignments!
Whether you're an incoming freshman or a returning student, staying organized and prepared over the summer has never been easier.
 

Why Start Now?

Maximize your academic success by completing your summer work before the school year begins! Early preparation gives you a meaningful advantage by:

  • Providing a preview of course expectations.

  • Helping you assess your readiness and identify areas for improvement.

  • Ensuring you're primed to begin the year confident and prepared.

Start your summer assignment today and set yourself up for a strong start!

Summer Reading for the 2026–2027 School Year

AP/IB Biology and BioChemistry
Required Summer Reading:
The Serengeti Rules: The Quest to Discover How Life Works and Why It Matters

Author: Sean B. Carroll 
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691264295

This reading is also highly recommended for parents! One of the most important revelations about the natural world is that everything is regulated—there are rules that regulate the amount of every molecule in our bodies and rules that govern the numbers of every animal and plant in the wild. And the most surprising revelation about the rules that regulate life at such different scales is that they are remarkably similar—there is a common underlying logic of life.

Fairview English Department – Honors Program Book List & Summer Reading Assignments (PIB 9 & 10, AP 11 & 12, and IB 11 & 12)

Please refer to the document below for information about summer reading and assignments for honors English courses.

Get your summer reading books and texts for next year at Fairview 5/12 & 5/15 or after that at the Boulder Bookstore. Mention Fairview at checkout, and a portion of the sales will benefit the FHS Library.

All additional texts for the school year will be available for purchase at Registration.  Purchase your books for the school year while you’re there for convenience and to support your library!

 View the English Honors Summer Reading List and Assignments 

Math Summer Enrichment

Planning to take Adv Alg 2 or PIB Algebra 2/3 in the fall?
Make sure to review the information in this  Math Summer Enrichment link.

AP/IB Environmental Science

Recommended Summer Reading:
Tipping Point for Planet Earth: How Close Are We to the Edge

  • Authors: A.D. Barnosky & E.A. Hadly

  • Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books

  • ISBN: 978250051158

This reading is not mandatory, but it is highly recommended as an introduction to course topics.

Required:
The authors spoke at BSIA. Watch the video here.