Edsel Ford High School - Flight Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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FOREIGN LANGUAGES Interest in exchange counter to nationwide The emphasis on oral work done in French, German, Russian, Spanish, and Latin enables suc- cessful foreign exchange. The foreign exchange of students is an insight into the living patterns and customs of people associated with the program. Exchange enables all involved to benefit not only academically but socially as well. Exchange is becoming a habit at Edsel Ford. This Easter, Mr. Horst Zimmerman, the German exchange teacher of last year, brought a group of 35 high school students from Wuppertal, Germany to visit Dearborn. The German students lived in Edsel Ford students’ homes during their stay. In June, Mrs. Leslie and her husband will in turn sponsor 30-35 Edsel Ford students going to Germany for four weeks. The students will go to school for two weeks in Wuppertal and will then tour southern Germany for the remaining two weeks. Mr. Edward Skendzel sings Oh Kapetan. Oh Kapetan a Russian peasant work song. This singing prompts his Russian students Janet Nagy, Mark Bores and Mary Seale in doing and understanding their work. 22

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grade program, a shift to senior-group sessions Top: Mr. Harry Adams, Mr. Arthur Bourassa. Bottom: Mrs. Ian Dawson. The emphasis on knowing yourself or finding yourself is not a new concept here at Edsel Ford. The eleventh grade Human Relation psychology course was designed to aid students in self-discovery. The emphasis is still there, but it will now be geared toward the sophomores, who the counselors feel are now more mature to make decisions concerning their own identity. Also included in the sophomore curriculum is a program concerning dating, marriage, and family living, which was previously reserved for seniors. The seniors felt, because they had been dating for several years, that it would have been more appro- priate sooner in the program. The hope is that this will help students find themselves by filtering ap- propriate information at opportune times. Mr. Joseph DiFranco Mr. Addison Dixon Mr. Ronald Doherty Mrs. Sydney Dotson Miss Mary Franzen Mr. Ford Haskins Mr. James Irwin Miss Bernice Knight Mr. Ronald Monson Mr. Rudolph Skodack Mrs. Victoria Stock Mr. Matthew Zipple 21

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The headphones, a part of the listening laboratory, are used extensively in the language classes. French student Robin Curiak uses the headphones to listen to correct French pronunciations. Mr. James Ankcnbrandt Mrs. Jan Leslie Miss Rose Romanow Mr. Edward Skendzel Miss Virginia Waldinger Miss Virginia Waldinger. depart- ment chairman, demonstrates the effective use of the listening lab.