Fountain Valley High School - Raconteur Yearbook (Fountain Valley, CA)

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Mrs. Danna Bradford Mr. Floyd Cornaby Miss Joanne Hayes Mr. Oliver Johnson Miss Nancy Kurfess Department Chairman Expression Art students were some of the most free people on campus. Their classes let them use today's most prized freedom, expression. They created beautiful ceramics, paintings, and all kinds of crafts. Some of the creators earned honors and awards outside the school. Most non-art students will remember the Christmas windows which were so significant of these changing times. Mr. Lawerence Otterline n-M EQL S ecial Education ids Learnin The Special Educators, Mr. Gary Grebbien, Mr. Corlett Wilson, and Mrs. Lois Lucas, of Fountain Valley High School deserve an extra vote of thanks for their time and patience in working with the educationally handicapped. Special Edu- .T cators gave the added attention students needed and which a normal classroom atmosphere could not offer. These teachers offered specific encour- agement to the students in their fields of interest, Math, English, Science, and Social Studies. They made school a more likeable place for students who lacked confidence in their abilities. Mrs. Lois Lucas Mr. Corlett Wilson Mr. Gary Grebbien 'K ' Q. if 265

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Mrs. Marie Caugney I Mrs Patricia Kay Mrs. Jane McPhee T e 'Spice 0 Life' Initiated by the Homemaking Department this year was a new approach to learning. Much like the work experience program of the Business Department, the Foods Service classes let students actually practice the skills that they needed for future careers. Students were placed in cafeterias, restaurants, and soda shops where they worked for pay and class credit. In its first year, this program proved to be highly beneficial to the students. A popular class for Senior girls was the home planning and family life class. Here the girls planned a make-believe wedding and went through the steps of devising a budget and managing a household. They J even made floor plans for the home that they might some- day like to live in. And to the delight of their mothers and grandmothers, the girls learned to knit and crochet. . Girls taking these classes would be highly qualified for jobs as housewives or home economists. Mrs. Marilyn Watson Mrs. Rosalie White alls Were Alive With Music it Mr James Doyle Mr. Lyman Moore Department Chairman Fountain Valley was very proud of its Musical Department and rightly so. Mr, Lyman Moore molded many varying student voices into the performing Troubadors and other choral groups. And beautiful strains could be heard in the music hall as the department made use of a grand piano which the students paid for themselves. Mr. James Doyle developed the unpolished music skills of many into the marching bandg concert band, and orchestra. Through the dedication of these two teachers, Fountain Valleyis music groups were well- accepted wherever they performed.

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Conjugate W T . A great emphasis has been placed on foreign languages in recent years, and Fountain Valley High School has done its part in keeping with this emphasis. German, Spanish, French and Latin were offered to students as foreign languages. Besides the excellent staff of language teachers, students utilized an extensive collection of Written materials and the newest in electronic equipment to assist them in the master of their- Y chosen language. The tapes, records, and ever-popular language lab- oratories were invaluable aids. The students could benefit particularly from use of the language labs as teachers could offer special help to some students while the rest of the class continued with the lesson. At first it was like pilot to control tower with the headsets and control panel, but after the initial fascination wore off, the language labs be- came a natural part of learning. Students developed acute listening skills and were able to practice speaking accents with the assistance offered by the labs. Vocabulary and grammar were repeated to the student until a total understanding was attained. In this capacity, the langiage labs by far paid for themselves. aa - l Mrs. Diane Champion Mrs. Berta Esty Mr. Daniel Giron Department Chairman Mrs. Enriqueta Ramos Mr. Guido Reinhard Mrs. Phyllis Tarwater lim a g.. W- In Mrs. Kris Goodan Mr. Carl Hoist CJ! W, f .C L if may raw 5 aa Y f ax , N-Q. X M 'l .. aff .. ? c .wwf