Welcome to Honors Physics!
Your Course
in a Nutshell
Hello physics students! My name is Kelly Hicks and I am very excited to be your physics teacher for the 2026-27 school year. This is my third year at St. Andrew’s. Prior to moving to St. Andrew’s, I taught physics and math (primarily calculus) at Germantown High School for 13 years. Before that, I was a mechanical engineer primarily working in the aerospace field.
As a physics student, you will study the laws that govern our physical world while considering matter, motion, energy, conservation principles, momentum and torque. Through physics we learn more about the world around us and hopefully come to understand that there are specific principles governing the behavior of objects in our universe.
This course builds on the skills and knowledge you have learned in your math and science courses (primarily 8th Grade Science and Algebra II). Honors physics students will be asked to incorporate high level mathematical reasoning and practices to solve challenging problems. This course is structured to prepare students for AP Physics and/or first-year university physics.
A calculator is required for this class. Every day.
Remember that all of your grades for assignments, quizzes, tests, etc. can be found in MySA. This website is just for you to access content for the course.