Each year, Moeller engages in a school-wide, interdisciplinary study of a topical issue. The conversation begins with a summer reading, continues throughout the year in each class, and culminates in the symposium, a student led display of works and projects that explore the topic at hand.
Previous Topics:
2017-2018: Drug and Alcohol Addiction and Recovery
Summer Reading: Suburban Junky
Keynote Speaker: TBD
2016-2017: Gender Equality
Summer Reading: I Am Malala
Keynote Speakers: Em Joy (Women Helping Women) and Kate Lawson (Title
IX Director at Xavier University)
2015-2016: Adolescent Mental Health
Summer Reading: The Soloist
Keynote Speaker: Beth Nowak (Founder of That Conversation)
2014-2015: Immigration
Summer Reading: They Take Our Jobs
Keynote Speaker: Fr. Jim Schutte (Pastor of St. Leo’s Parish)