Apache Junction High School - Prospector Yearbook (Apache Junction, AZ)

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4'Without the English Department, the school wouldnlt function, said Lit- erature Teacher Jacquelyn Brookshire. The English department offered a variety of classes designed to enrich the knowledge of written -and spoken lan- guage. U Through literature we help the stu- dent learn to read critically and help him appreciate human valuesf, said Mrs. Shirley Kasper, English teacher. Literature classes included: introduc- tion to literature, science fiction, and paperback power. Communication relies heavily upon the spoken word. Speech and drama classes helped develop the powers of the Speech and Debate Teams and the Drama Club gave interested students the opportunity to expand their talents beyond the classroom. Basic composition, college bound English, English for every day, and reading were also included in the Eng- lish curriculum. - School publications were made pos- sible through the work of newspaper and yearbook classes, under the direc- tion of Advisor Bertha Reynolds. Jour- nalism classes helped develop future staff members for both newspaper and yearbook with beginning journalism. English Department teachers included: Miss Jacquelyn Brookshire, Mrs. Sara Cannon, Mr. Rick Donnelly, Mr. William Payne, Mrs. Bertha Rey- nolds, and Mrs. Kathy Backalukas. Several new materials were used in the department. These included new sound slides, science fiction books, and a new book, On the Move for Eng- lish for everyday. The amount of classes offered at our school are the basic necessityf' said Mr. Rick Donnelly. Mrs. Shirley Kasper liked to teach students who are, eager to leam and are in classes because they think they can learn something. ' - Sue Vaughn Take 78 45 NEW SPEECH TEAM Points of view Parks Joan Sambaluk and Jim 4

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Big est contribution to kids kee S them off the streets ir ..., ax l 4 You must have math to go out into the world! The biggest contribution math makes is keeping kids off of the streets, with all the homework the teachers give, who would have time? said Mr. Thomas Olmstead, math teacher. Analysis is the new class that has been added tothe Math Department. lt's taught by Mr. Lamar Watkins, who is also the Math Department head. Last year there were three basic math classes, but this year there is only one, said Mr. Mitchell Siler, the new- est of the math teachers who left at semester. According to Mr. Thom Olmstead new pencil thin pocket sized calculators have been added to the Math Depart- ment. Mr. Siler also mentioned that this year one has to have two credits instead of one to graduate. Also, math is needed in almost all classes, especially science. Mr. Watkins said, The only differ- ence in my classes are they are much bigger than last year and are harder to teach because of their sizef' Future plans for the department are to grow and develop to meet the needs of the students. lj JOTTING DOWN LAST minute Algebra II notes are Mike Graham. senior. Matt Landa- vazo. Mary Lou Ehmann. and Brian Zinner. sophomores. 21 TAKING OVER AT semester time for Mr. Mitchell Siler is Miss Carole Hull. math teacher. 31 TAKING THE LAST test of the semester. before exams is Chris Matterson. sophomore. 43 STUDYING FOR SEMESTER exam in Algebra ll are Michelle Ruoen. Denise Geiese. and Nadine Lynde. sophomores. Take 77 Points of view

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lj . - E l .. -I f af , v , f-'fir' 1 I E 2 S7 1 'Le M iii 5 M 51 J N. wma.. i ,pa-f . ,, 1 4 3 lj I REALLY ENJOY teaching here. I especially enjoy coaching the Speech Team and going to tournaments. I appreciate the support that the team and I get from the administra- tion. said Miss Sara Cannon. ZJWORKING WITH STUDENTS and helping them achieve is what I enjoy most about teaching. said Mrs. Shirley Kasper. 33 YOU LEARN HOW to communicate better with other people you don't even know, and how to be able to stand in front of a class and talk without being embarrassed. It also takes a lot of your shyness away. All together speech is a blast and interesting, said Denise Cox. sophomore. 4y WE'LL MEET OUR deadline no matter how long it takesf, said Mrs. Bert Reynolds when asked for a slogan for Journalism. 5J I CHOSE TEACHING as a career first of all because I like the subject matter. Further- more. I like working with teenagers, said Mr. Rick Donnelly. Take 79 Points of view