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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 2025–2026 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

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

  • All required books for the school year will be available for purchase at Registration in August.

  • Summer reading books must be purchased independently and will be available at local bookstores.

 
Honors Reading List

Get your summer reading books at Barnes & Noble — May 30 to June 6

  • Mention Fairview at checkout and a portion of the sales will benefit the FHS Library.

  • Additional required texts for the school year will be available for purchase during Registration.

  • Purchase your books early for convenience and to support the library.

 View the English Honors Summer Reading List and Assignments 

 

Math Summer Enrichment

Planning to take 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.