Portage High School - Legend Yearbook (Portage, IN)

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English classes expand use of audio-visual equipment The 1974-75 year in the English Department was a little like the year ' s economy, hav ing both ups and downs. Presented during the year were plays and viedotapesof Huck Finn and “ Red Badge of Courage, which added enjoyable variety to the English currculum. “ I think the students enjoyed watching plays put on by their fellow classmates,” commented Mrs. Mary Ella Barber, junior English teacher. One of the major problems faced by the department was the programing of phase electives. Mrs. Majorie Herren, guidance counselor, explained, “The load on th e computer was too great, so many times what the computer scheduled and what the students wanted was different.’ SOPHOMORES STEVE LEFFERT and Abha kapila work on a make-up test in the hall during English class. Student absences were reduced by the new attendance policy used in 1974-75. MR. WARREN MUNRO, senior English teacher, reads a short story to his Modern Novels class. This class was just one of ten phase electives offered to seniors for the second vear. LOOKING THROUGH THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE for a specific type of ad, senior Kim Vasquez completes a project for her new spaper phase elective course. 78 English

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PLANNING NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED LUNCH MEALS for the Portage Township Schools for the last 28 sears is Miss Mars Ellen Ault. Director of Foods. MR. THOMAS LAUERMAN, Mrs Marjorie Herren. Mr Robert Mullen and Miss Ann Van Beck work together as guidance counselors to help students ss ith scheduling problems that arise throughout the s ear CAFETERIA STAFF — Front Row: Shirley Supp, Emma Myers, Nora McMillan, Ruth Peck. Myra Dixon Row 2: Dorothy Rizzo, Theresa Meier, Annabel Thomas, Ann Heck, Edith Chavev. Pat Wielgles. Administration

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WHIP INFLATION NOW I $ ENGLISH FACULTY: JOHN ALEXANDER — English 10. MARY ELLA BARBER — English 1 1 M ARY DOLD — English 10. NANCY HABENICHT — English 11, Latin I. II. 111. IV. JUDY HOLLAR — News Bureau. English 10 JAMES K1LLION — English 1 1. Practical Speech GERRY KOTYUK — English 1 1 KATHY KOTYUK — English 1 1 JULIA KOVALOW — Phase Electives. BARBARA MASON — English 10. Special Reading. WARREN MUNRO — Phase Electives. SHERRY OHLFEST — English 1 1 JOHN WILLIAMS — English 10. ROXANN BROWN and Jeff Stiegman. perform The Matchmaker for their English class. Juniors had a chance to give a presentation before their fellow classmates. MISS SANDY HAMMER STEIN, substitute teacher, depicts her version of ' Hell from Dante’s Inferno. This book was required reading for modern novels. English 79