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

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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

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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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Business Department expands preparation for changing World The Business Department prepares the student for life in the business world. said Business Teacher Roy Beikman. The Business Department expanded its curriculum with business core. recordkeeping. business math, business law. accounting, typing, bookkeeping, and shorthand. We are an asset to the teachers and the administration, as well as the stu- dents in helping to type and duplicate required items. such as reports, the stu- dent handbook. and many other neces- sary items. said Typing Teacher Enid Norby. Typing pool aides from the typing classes were available to assist teachers with their typing. Several new materials and equip- ment were added to the department. Typing classes are using a new system of recorded tapes to help students over- come watching their hands. Two new IBM selectrics and elec- tronic display calculators were fur- nished to the classes. Old electric type- writers were refurnished. COE. Cooperative Office Education. gave students on the job experience in office skills. Seniors. who had two years of typing and preferably shorthand and bookkeeping. were eligible to find work through COE. Miss Norby would like to expand the program because it helps both teachers and students. We would like to see that every student in the school has at least one semester of typing. said Miss Norby. Business department teachers included: Miss Enid Norby. Mr. Roy Beikman. Ms. Virginia Karloff, and Mr. Dan Majetich. Take 80 Points of x iew liffii , .. 'T gf nf lj INSTRUCTOR OF SHORTHAND. vocational typing. and Cooperative Office Education is Mrs. Virginia Karloff. Mrs. Karloff also heads the Business Department. I like typing business because it prepares students for-robs. Zi KELLIE MANUES. JUNIOR. works out a difficult prob- lem m vocational typing. I can talk while I'm working tn this class. 33 WANDA CHITWOOD. SENIOR. erases one of her few mistakes. 4l MR. ROY BEIKMAN is teaching a new course in the cur- nculum. General Business Core. He feels that the course ts teaching the students something they can use as a vocation, Sl I ENJOY TYPING in the first place. I also like teaching something that will be of benefit to the students in the future, It is fun to teach something that the students want to learn instead of something they feel they have to take. said Miss Enid Norby. typing instructor.