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

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Human Relations Human Relations is held on alternating days along with physical education classes. Human Relations assists students now and in the future. Couselors give guidance in setting and obtaining goals and im- proving attitudes and values. The Human Relations program involves all grade levels. Freshmen acquaint themselves with each other and draft out their four- year schedule. Sophomores study behavior patterns and learn about group w'ork. Juniors report on occupa- tional fields of interest and begin collecting informa- tion about colleges. Finally, seniors acquire knowledge about taxes, marriage and college. Human Relations en- ables students to become acquainted with their school, their classmates and themselves. Further- more, Human Relations in- spires students to learn more about their society wrhich strengthens their values to become a more knowledgable and valuable citizen. Slaughter Supports Who is that lady counseling students down in the guidance office? Why, that is Mrs. Jean Slaughter, counselor and Hu- man Relations teacher at Edsel. She also has been involved in teaching English at Stout, Nowlin, Duvall and Lindbcrg. After graduating from Dearborn High School, she continued her education at Hillsdale College for her B.A.. She obtained her Master’s through credit hours at both Eastern and the University of Michigan. Her talent is singing opera; she has sung with the Michigan Opera and has also done some work with Mr. Robert Morency. On May 6,9, and 13, Mrs. Slaughter will be fulfilling a lifelong dream. She will sing in the chorus of her favorite opera, Tosca. It is her favorite opera because of the powerful music and theme. Productions in which Mrs. Slaughter has participated include “ Turandot ” at the Masonic Temple and “Orpheus” at the Fisher. She became interested in opera through an English Humanities program at Dearborn High School. Also, in high school she was interested in piano, acting and singing. In her free time she also enjoys playing golf. 27

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26 Stuart Summarizes “After having taught for 18 years, I can honestly say that I really do enjoy teaching, especially high school students. At times it can be very frustrating and overwhelming; however, more often than not, teaching high school students can be challenging, stimulating, and rewarding,” summarized Mr. Ronald Stuart, English Humanities teacher at Edsel Ford. In addition to teaching the twelfth grade English Hu- manities program, he also teaches night school at Henry Ford Community College. As a graduate of Fordson High School, Mr. Stuart continued his education at Wayne State University. He is presently working on a Master’s Degree at Wayne State. His B.A. degree is in English and Humanities. Stuart spends a lot of his free time bowling, having participated for about 17 years. His overall average is 191. He has bowled in the Dearborn Schoolmen’s League for a number of years and has bowled against other teachers in this school. Also, Mr. Stuart stated, “I have never challenged Mr. Bergen; however, I would welcome an opportunity to bowl with (or against) him. “In addition to bowling, 1 enjoy playing softball in the summer. I also enjoy reading and drawing,” continued Mr. Stuart. He also enjoys concerts and attending plays with his wife. Additionally, he spends a great deal of time with his son and two daughters. Edsel Ford teachers and students speak with pride of Edsel’s unique English-Humanities program. This un- usual course consists of studying English for three days, one day is dedicated to art, and one day is devoted to music per week. While ninth-grade classes learn basic English, the English-Humanities program starts in tenth grade. English classes teach significance of both the literary style and the English language. Students review certain novel- ists, short-story writers and playwrights. English Humanities OPPOSITE PAGE: TOP LEFT: Kirstein Gibson, 10, and Jennifer Jackson,ll, smile for the camera. CENTER LEFT: Edsel students pass time in the guidance office. BOTTOM RIGHT: Sophomores Cindy Fryz, Lisa Tomasovich, Eric Chemberlin and Matt Cross make a gruesome foursome. BOTTOM LEFT: Senior Jodi Lohner concen- trates on her test. THIS PAGE: TOP LEFT: Senior Karen Bean presents her art speech using an unusual attention getter. TOP RIGHT: Sharon Stice,12, seems to “dig” creating her wood block. CENTER: Seniors Pam Linske, JUI Gawura, and Kyung-Mi LIm diligently work on their wood blocks. BOTTOM RIGHT: Seniors Rick Danes and Rick Sohm discuss literary writing.

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Reciting Shakespeare Mr. Neil Brown, English Humanities teacher at Edsel Ford, also teaches drama. Mr. Brown directs all of the school plays and sponsors the EF troupe of Thespians, an international dramatic honors club. Thespian activities include trips to Strat- ford-on-Avon, Canada, to see plays. Mr. Brown also sponsors and chaperons EF’s Thespian representatives at the Annual International Thespian Convention at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He said,“Ball State is an excellent learning experience for students. It is cultural as well as social and educational.’' Apart from school Mr. Brown enjoys attending plays, sporting events, traveling and dealing in antiques. English ectives THIS PAGE: TOP LEFT: Mr. Neil Brown starts reciting Shakespeare. MIDDLE RIGHT: This English class seems to be doing everything except listening to the teacher. BOTTOM: Joel Scott,12, and Loren Fisher. 11, cleverly disguise hand-hoiding. OPPOSITE PAGE: TOP LEFT: Kyung-MI Lim,12, is really listening to the Beastie Boys. TOP RIGHT: Mrs. Jan Vandenburg discovers what Lim is listening to. MIDDLE LEFT: Catherine Fox,9, listening to ghost stories, as you can tell by the fright displayed on her face. MIDDLE RIGHT: Headphones drop from the sky for the eager students awaiting to learn Espanol. BOTTOM: German students are being put to sleep with easy listening. The Edsel Ford English Department is offering many electives to its students. These classes give students a chance to experience a variety of different areas. Mr. Neil Brown teaches two classes which involve learning to act, direct and produce dramatic productions. They are Play Production and Act- ing and Directing. Miss Anne Gautreau teach- es Leadership Training. This class is comprised of class officers and representatives. Students organize school activ- ities, such as dances and pep rallies, and learn leadership qualities, including how to take charge in a given situa- tion. Miss Gautreau also teaches Film Study, whereby students learn to interpret popular and current films, and offer critiques on them. Mr. Duane Machak teaches Speech, Debate and Forensics classes. Students gain exper- ience in public speaking through these classes. Mrs. Maria Lindsay opens the door of print journalism to students who wish to take Introduction to Journalism I and II. Upon completion of these classes students may continue on to Newstaff and Yearbook production. PACE, Providing Alternate Choices in Education, is taught by Mr. A1 Harris. Mr. James Wimshurst, Mr. David Balfour, Mr. Chase Harrison, Mr. Lynn Langley and Mrs. Beverly Reiter. The purpose of PACE is to teach and help students who have difficulty in English and social studies class. 28