Burlington High School - Heirloom Yearbook (Burlington, NJ)

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SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT One of the goals of the Social Studies Department is to promote better understanding of human relationships — past, present, and future. The Department has implemented several changes to foster achievement of this worthy goal. New courses, such as Local History, Anthropology, Urban Studies, and Non-Western Cultures, now complement the traditional programs: American History, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Economics, World Problems, and The Humanities. The Department is continuously seeking ways to achieve this goal and will continue making significant changes aimed at keeping pace with the challenges posed by the growing complexities of American and World cultures. Mr. David Burolicll Mr. Dominic Cicali — Mr. Edward Sanderson 27 Department Chairman

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MUSIC AND ART The Burlington City High School Art Department strives to serve its student body through artistic offerings in the various art media. The students adventure through numerous projects, working at their own individual speed and interest. The instructor coaches and encourages the students to expand their artistic and aesthetic senses. The Music Department focuses its attention on technique and skill development. Under the direction of Mr. Frank Bonanno and Mr. Dawson McElwee, many innovations have come about. The department now boasts of an award winning Marching Band, an orchestra, a Stage Band and many new ensemble groups. Never before has there been a time when man so needed the arts to enable him to live a more creative and fruitful life. Therefore the Music and Art Department strives, mainly, to teach students an appreciation and working knowledge of cre- ative artistry. Mr. Dawson McElwee Mr. Frank Bonanno Miss Judith Hoyt Department Chairman — Mr. Martin Boonin

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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT The Class of 1975 was the first class to experience a major change in the English program. In the freshman and sophomore years the present graduates followed the usual English program. One teacher taught all phases of English for the entire school year to the same classes. For many reasons in 1972-1973, the English program was rearranged for the juniors and seniors. Now in each year, eight mini-courses are offered. The first semester includes four skills courses of five weeks duration each. Four different English teachers rotate classes so that each junior and senior takes these; mini-courses: Development Reading, Speech, Language, and Composition. The second semester consists of four literature mini-courses of five weeks duration each. Four English teachers then again rotate these four mini-courses covering the four types of literature study: Drama, the Novel, Poetry, and Prose. In the junior year American Literature is the source of reading; in the senior year, English Literature supplies the reading mate- rial.