David Starr Jordan High School - Trailblazer Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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Soclol Sfudles -44,4 1.-:..4 ,, - ti 'iii x ' 1 Social Sludies is a lwo-period class which combines lhe malerial from American hisfory and governmenl wifh fhe skills of grammar and spelling, A required course, if gives ample opporlunify for research for source malarial and drill in lhe skills of speaking and wrifing. Senior Problems is a one-period class in which fhe srudenl' sludies problems lhal are close 'ro him. Personal life, family relalions, marriage relalions and consumer problems are lhe main areas 'laken up in The course. The greal value of lhis class is fhal lhe senior sfudenf learns more a-boul' himself and his rela+ions wi+h orhers. Head of fha Social Sfudies Deparlmenf is Rufh Sanders. Ofher members are Hop rowl Roborf Ciriello. Jonafhan Davis: lboflom row, Raymond do Groai. Waller Larsen, and Myrllo Poullnoy. Mr. Vaughn Gordon is noi' piclurod. .si k , so s , Y 'i i i ,..A k p , A .. U -,i ,I - ' L iii! 'l ' it -V l .,.f 24

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-A N Music The Music deparfmenl Teaches The siudenls a love and appreciaiion of music, 'rhrough parlicipaiion in music-malcinq and conlacf wiih fine music. We also aflernpl io leach democracy ihrouqh qroup parlicipa- 'rion in our musical orqanizaiions. The groups in ihese orqanizaiions include 'rhe band, orchiasira, piano classes, a capella choir, qlee clubs for boih boys and qirls, and ihe Choraliers. lnslrucfors, headed by Carl Roberfson are llefl' io righfl Roberf Dixon and Doroihy Bemlaridge. Mary Hoag is fhe accompanist Q ggi A-,MN 5.., s vs 5,8-F W. i i :YI-K 5 J V i nf ,J , awk 4, -gf C745 23

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4 ' ' sw Ns. ' c , 63 Social Living :ar is P 44 ri' 1, fr? is 'zz' A' wr 'vor K Sophomore social living classes meel' iwo conseculive periods each day and include English and social sludies. The firsl Three weeks are spenl in orienlalion lo The senior high school. Driver Educefion follows and slress is pu? on alliludes of habils which conlribule lo lrallic and pedeslrian safely. The sludy of lhe lraific laws is also an imporfanl perl of fhis course. The remainder of lhe year is spenl on lhe sludy of The hisiory of maior areas of lhe world and lhe causes of currenl world problems. Through our social living classes sophomores learn how lo gel' along in a high school: lhey learn our lradilions and undersland wha? makes a good cilizen noi only al' Jordan bul also in 'rhe communify. Wifh Gloria Fallen as deparfmenl head, llefl io righll Leona Auld, Maureen Cameron, Rulh Conrod, Lucille Couvillon, Thomas Gough, Carolyn Gross, Louis Mellencamp, Melvin Thomas, and Newion Wilson ably assist fha sophomores in fheir firs? year. .4 ,, , -- 3 , .I Q . .1 4 X As' ,T x 1 'J' 14. 'T -4- ii 9 ' B TJ ., is . ,-li l.. 1 25 1 L . V A