Cobre High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Bayard, NM)

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Mr. Benavidez is one of the social studies teachers. Here he is with one of his classes of jn to take . n)erican histor during his or her junior year. . merican histor ' course. Each student is required History Classes Look Back At The Past History covirses are constructed to in- form students of past and present cultures and how they effect us. They give students an understantling of how past civilizations lived and why or why not they exist in this da ' and age- Different methods are used in ap- proaching a subject. One way is to hold panels, another is to ask guest speakers to inform the classes, and last but not least are the regular class discussions and work. Mrs. Bemeite neighliors Mr. Robert Benavidez ,Mn,. Dillin Stone

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Spanish Is Cobre ' s Only Foreign Language More concentration on spoken Span- ish was the emphasis in foreign lan- guage this year. According to Mrs. Sema, department head, and attempt is being made to reach a higher de- gree of fluency among English-speak- ing students. A need for this ap- proach was indicated and the response was rewarding. Students in the classes worked on dialogues, dic- tations, reading and oral participa- tion through audio tapes and films. The students also listened to Spanish records for their enjoyment. Spanish teachers this vear were Mrs. Barbara Sema, department head; Mrs. Rachel Terrazas; and Mr. Frank Lopez. Students display the Me t w.a swwti -vw Teaching the fundamentals of Spanish is Mrs. Sein

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The Library Is Useful In Many Ways The library provides both enjoyment and information for the whole school. Materials found, consist of books, magazines, clippings, film- strips, and slides. Newer and better materials are coming in all the time. Some of the materials may be checked out while others remain in the library in order for them to be available to all at the time when needed. Eighteen workers help the Librar- ian and assistant in the library. They consist of three students per period. During pre-registeration in spring a per.son may sign up to take this course diu-ing the ne.xt school term. Working in the library helps a stu- dent as he goes on to college because he will be familiar enough to know and iLse the library. .Mrs. Man Huds( Lillian anez. one of th eighteen workers in the librarw helps Mrs. Hudson, the librarian, to shelve hooks. Mrs. jndv Jacobs