Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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Talking Abroad Language Modifies Its Focus Walking down the hall, differ- ent languages sounded from all di- rections. No, this was not a U.N. meeting, but the foreign language department. After stepping clos- er, it was obvious that these voices were not foreigners, but students practicing accents in the four lan- guages offered — Spanish, Ger- man, French and Latin. Trying a new angle, language classes changed from basic gram- mar and spelling to a focus on oral use of the language. New text- books and visual aids contributed to this new angle. Since many universities now re- quire two years of a foreign lan- guage for entrance, enrollment was high in all classes. The larger classes actually increased student interest and participation. Senior Chris White explained, “To learn another language is to learn an- other world.“ Design by Ashley Arnold. Photos by Jerry Moore. Mr. Rey Kartchner, department head, German students, Christy Monroe and goes over a test with senior Mike Sicz Meredith Hoefle have fun creating a after Spanish class. dialogue to perform in class.

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9 • ' «■ 9 9 • • f fl ■ « 1 ► 4 » . 4 4 V „ A V . t’.4t. Making America Industrial Arts Forms Tomorrows 0 ashing to the workbench, the student seized the huge, heavy hammer, raised it above his head, and swiftly drew a smashing blow to his opponent. The stubborn nail in his creation had been con- quered. This was a familiar sight in the industrial arts department which not only consisted of woods, but drafting, welding, plastics, print- ing, manufacturing and auto shop. Each class was primarily a learn- ing by doing experience accord- ing to Mr. Sucharski, teacher. In addition, a new class, manu- facturing, was unveiled. Its prem- ise was similar to Junior Achieve- ment — to create a product and market it. By taking various classes of- fered, students explored different career possibilities such as engi- neering and business preparation. Industrial arts succeeded in train- ing students for future occupa- tions and careers. Design by Brad Treptow. Photos by Andy Phelps. Mr. Higbee demonstrates a new proce- dure in fourth hour metals class to on- looking students. Using an elevated car as a teaching tool, Mr. Pigusch better explains how an automobile functions. P « 4 9 J 4 « ► , 4 « ► - ►« - A “ 9 9 A 9 « v v; • i ® 9 r » a1 4 » « ' 4 4 P . 4 9 A • » 4 4 » 4 4 »4» 4 4 ■ •» ’ 4 ► r 4 V 4 • « . , 4, “V ..It 9 . 99 9 V 9 9 f9 9 » 4 V 4, »»4 4 ► ' P A® ► 4 •» f

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 v « a t- v » p ’ .►►«A» »« t ► Senior Carrie Osborne pays close at- tention to an interesting lecture in fifth hour French. Mrs. Sue Kaesler checks to make sure junior Krissy Spears completed her French homework assignment.