Andrew Lewis High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Salem, VA)

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Besides the additions to the cur¬ riculum, the English Department added a Book Nook , which is located in the English lab. The Book Nook , a small room within the English lab, separating rooms 201 and 203, contained all sorts of paperback books avail¬ able for students to check out. The general opinion of the stu¬ dents was that it was a good idea, but several felt that it was not open often enough. Much to the displeasure of the students, the English lab was no longer a place for gain time students who had nothing to do. It was, instead, simply where English labs were held and where students could go to check out books. Students were suprised to find that they had something constructive to do in every assigned English lab. It was not as in past years when English labs were sometimes used to do homework in other subjects or to read magazines. Mike Berry tries desperately to pantomime The Agony and the Ecstasy . Seniors Carolyn Wickham, Joyce Baughn, Mike Willis and Randy Sims nervously await their turn while trying to guess Mike Berry ' s book title.

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English students become ' enriched ' Changes were apparent in the English department, and the most obvious was the replacement of the old English books with a new series called Responsive Read¬ ing . These books do not rely on famous name authors such as Shakespeare, but instead on rela¬ tively unknown authors. The main purpose of this book is to make the student respond. There are no right or wrong answers, but instead the reader ' s opinions. The teachers felt that this line of study would better suit the majority of students not planning to go to college. Another new addition to the English department was the de¬ velopment of a course entitled Enrichment. All students were supposedly scheduled in one of the Enrichment classes, for al¬ though students are not graded in this course, it was required in or¬ der to pass English. The course was designed to enrich students with things that are not given in other classes and also to make use of student ' s gain time in a beneficial way. Films such as Charlie Chaplin movies were shown, and games such as Pass¬ word and Charades were played. Guest speakers on such subjects as advertising also came to the lectures. The overall stu¬ dent opinion of the Enrichment course was unfavorable, because many students felt it was a com¬ plete waste of time. However, there were those who did feel enriched by the course, and en¬ joyed it because it provided vari¬ ety to a sometimes dull schedule. Anne Craighead, Kathy Worley, and Jerry Mowles contidantly watch the seniors perform.

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Inserting a bobbin in the sewing machine requires a little effort and steady hands for Debbie Vest. Mrs. Blake and Karen Stroud beam over a correctly sewn dart. 20