Alameda High School - Acorn Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

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English Broadens Our Knowledge ENGLISH TEACHERS—SEATED, left to right: Mrs. M. Los Kamp, Mrs. K. Putney, Mrs. L. Schroeder, Mrs. R. Smith, Mrs. H. Harrosh. STANDING: Mr. B. Tingwall, Mr. A. Moore, Mrs. A. Pavid, Mrs. C. Hargraves, Mrs. V. Anderson, Mr. P. Ribicoff, Mr. J. Schneider, Dr. J. Rediger. English is a required subject during the first three years of one’s high school education. Many students, particularly the college-bound, take ad- vantage of the opportunity to acquire a fourth year of instruction. Beside the regular English courses there is, whenever possible, an Honor’s English class to challenge students evidencing a superior ability. The English Department keeps a store of ex- cellent literary works, such as Shakesperian plays, Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables, and Thomas ram] English students recite under the watchful eye of Mr. Moore. Hardy’s Return of the Native, at the disposal of its teachers. An interest ing innovation during the past year has been the offering of great literary works in the Senior English classes. There is also a sufficient quantity of books which deal exclu- sively with. English grammar and sentence mechanics. Because of the great books they have become aware of and because of the doors that have been opened to the beauty of thought, the students are grateful. Ej Is this right?

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and Counselors Guide Us To Our Future Years MRS. C. HOWELL MRS. .L. diVECCHIO The counselors are a very important part of any student’s program planning in high school. ‘They give guidance to the students when it seems necessary. Many students do not realize how valuable a good counselor can be. The counselor performs numerous services which are helpful to the student. Among their services, counselors interpret test data. ‘Tests can be anything from an I.Q. test to a college entrance examination which might oth- erwise be impossible to obtain. Information concerning entrance require ments for further education may be obtained from a counselor. The students should seek this informa- Mrs. Howell points out the advantages of college life. MRS. L. THAM Mr. — MR. C. BUTLER MR. P. TOVEY tion early in their high school life so they will be sure to meet all requirements. If they are having particular trouble with any of these requirements they should not hesitate to talk them over with their counselors. The counselors may be able to suggest alternate courses or, if necessary, a COm- pletely different objective in the fulfillment of a high school education. In addition, the counselors remind students of credit and subject deficiencies, they give informa- tion on scholarship opportunities, they suggest remedial subjects for scholastic weaknesses, and procure tutors or other assistance when needed. Bartley explains the advantages of a college education to Donna Reed. 13

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We Learn About sama Foreign Languages mx: ae % q | t FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT TEACHERS—left to right: Mrs. L. Donnenberg, Mrs. Marker, Mr. D. Rateaver, Mrs. C. Apperson, Mrs. N. Henry, Mr. C. Gamboa (not pictured) French, Latin, and Spanish are the foreign languages offered to the students at A.H.S. In these classes students have the opportunity to learn the language of their choice and further their educations in foreign relations and customs as well. Teachers in this department keep their classes interesting. They frequently provide educational diversions in the form of songs sung in a foreign tongue or projects which combine language study with the study of a country’s history. Ole! Muchachos y muchachas, el Castellano es una lengua muy maravillosa. Through N.D.E.A. the school system is raising funds which the government plans to match. These funds will help procure tape recorders and phonographs for the language department. This equipment will be used for audio aid and to help with word pronunciation. If attained, this equip- ment might pave the way to a language labora- tory in the future. Any progress in this area would be of great merit, and enhance A.H.S.’s already excellent language department. Students of Latin look at wall adornments and ponder days when all roads led to Rome.