Derby High School - Panther Yearbook (Derby, KS)

Page 18 text:

Mrs. Sarah Rhodes laughs as Mrs Thelda Mrs. Bonita Pack. Mrs Ruby Brumfield. Mr Kenny Carter and Mrs. Betty Colburn Delamarter points out one of her stu- take a moment in the teachers' lounge to look over an English lesson, dents. Variety “spices up” English courses appeal The five years of develop- ment. which made it possible for Derby students to have 40 English courses from which to choose, gave them the oppor- tunity to receive the English background best suited to the lifestyle they choose. With the lengthening of 9- week composition courses to semester classes and the addi- tion of four mini-courses being the major changes from the previous year. Mrs. Thelda De- lamarter. department head, seemed satisfied. We have tried to build up a department with enough English courses to satisfy both college-bound and non-college-bound students. By doing so. we hope that we have eliminated the student who becomes bored and re- sentful in composition and grammar courses. Our inten- tions Were not only to repre- sent both student groups, but to make available as many in- teresting. practical applica- tions of English as possible. Mrs Mary Rutledge smiles as she grades her Science Fiction classes' pa- pers. 14 Language Arts Ms Kathy Keller and Mrs Kay Heizer refer Mr Rocky Rockenbach conducts a class to STAGE AND SCHOOL for information discussion in his 6th hour novel class Miss Sue Holsapple finds The Pan- Mrs Sondra Vedock looks up from cor ,her s Tale editor. Jim Kroenmg. sr . reefing a paper to listen to a student amusing

Page 17 text:

COOKS: Clockwise: Lennie Knight. Wanna Lee Lukens. Robbie Banning. Maurine Sutton, Emma Hoover. Bertha Klein. Donna Reed. Mabel Shorey. Loren Burke. Lois Kramer. Elwanda Gean. Mary Lou Kopyscinski. In her second year at DSH, Mrs. Mary Ann Baker, dietician, continued work on improving cafeteria meals. After taking a survey, she planned meals that better appealed to the staff and student body. All food was prepared by the twelve cooks. Meanwhile, the work of the custodians was dependable re- gardless of the time of day. Be- sides the assistance given dur- ing the school day hours, they were always available to help out during evening activities. In addition, two men worked a night shift to further mainte- nance of the school. CUSTODIANS: Front Row: Howard McKinney. Jiggs Antle, Ernest Barshney: Middle Row: Melvin Farber. Lee Chailland. Fred Simons: Back Row: Dallas Burrow. Phung Van Kiew. John Brevik: NOT PICTURED: Eldon Eslinger. Harry Zimmerman. Louis Mammato. Mrs. Mary Ann Baker (dietician)

Page 19 text:

Eric Tangeman. jr.. and Ann Loehr. soph., act out their dialogues Mr Jim Hartshorn monitors Spanish through head- in German. phones. Culture included in language study In regard to the Foreign Lan- guage Department's quality. Mrs. Mary Beckelhimer. French instructor, said. Wher- ever we went as representa- tives of Derby, we were ahead.” Derby’s foreign languages (Spanish. French, and German) involved much more than the study of the language itself. Ef- forts were made to bring in the culture of the native language which included a holiday cele- bration a la France, complete with French cake and other French delights. Five two and three year Ger- man students were given the opportunity to visualize the real thing with a trip to Ger- many. For the second year. German and French were offered to Ju- nior High freshmen, bringing about a double in the number of participants. Mrs Trudy Rumple explains genders to German I students Mrs. Mary Beckelhimer points to the French textbook A Foreign Language 15