James Madison Memorial High School - Olympian Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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Members of Mr. Toftey's English class presented their play for their classmates. Mr. Schwaegerl looks as if he is absolutely thrilled to see another English film. Mrs. Parish at her birthday party

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English English 9 was taught by Mrs. K. Ehlert, Mrs. Yatvin, Ms. Hatch and Mrs. Kinder. Mrs. Saulino taught English 9 and English 10. Mr. Schwaegerl, Mrs. Strother, Mrs. Berger, Mr. Theo- bald also taught English 10. Eng- lish ll was taught by Mrs. R. Ehlert, Mr. Toftey and Mr. Par- rish. English l2 was also taught by Mr. Parish and Mrs. Parish. Miss Heath taught Pre-Thrust. English 9 dealt with teaching the students the foundation of what they are going to need to know for the rest of their English careers. Things like role-playing, oral presentations and essays. They also saw the movie Romeo and Juliet . The students in English 10 took part in lilm making, film viewing, large and small group discussions and individualized instructions in writing, language and reading. The second semester they selected mini-courses they wanted to take. Acting, Grammar, Language History, History, Adventure, Mystery, Advanced Studies: Shakespeare, and others were offered. English ll consisted of a study ofAmerican literature and drama as forms of communication and was taught the first semester. The second semester the students also chose from mini-courses. The twelfth grade students could elect to take either English 12 or speech communication. English I2 was a final course in reading, writing, and group dis- cussion. Speech communication taught the student not only how to give speeches but developed self- confidence. 68 Mrs. Parish gives a lesson on what NOT to do while giving a speech Robbin Richards experienced what it was like to be blind for a day.

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Foreign anguage Mrs. K. M. Smith taught Span- ish I and 2, Mrs. Morse also taught Spanish 2 and 3. Spanish 2 and Spanish 4 were taught by Mr. Hubble. Mrs. Cipperly taught French 2 and French 3. Mrs. Ver- geront and Mrs. Cohn taught French 1 and French 2. They also taught advanced French. Latin 2 and 3 were taught by Mr. Stau- dacher. Mrs. Conway taught Lat- in l. Mrs. Rider was in charge of German l, 2 and 3. A foreign language leadership team was formed with the Jefferson and Orchard Ridge teachers to improve communica- tion and to work on special pro- jects. Advanced French mini- courses were also started this year. All of the Spanish classes did some cooking and they had guest speakers. Spanish 3 did a research project on stamps and reporting on them orally. Spanish 2 did some skits based on a story read in class. In German l students prepared German food. German 2 had a German Christmas Party com- plete with food, music, and skits which were prepared by the stu- dents. German 3 took a trip through Germany with the assist- ance ofslides. The French classes also had cooking in all levels which includ- ed making crepes, souffles, cakes, etc. The Advanced classes were given the chance to eat out at a French restaurant, The French Theater class put on the play LE BOURGEOIS GENTIL- HOMME . The movie LE BOUCHERH was shown to all interested French students. 70 4 t ? i 1 Q3 g I Mrs. Rider as she teaches her class how to speak German. it ia... N, Mrs, Cohn explains the art of cooking crepes to Kate Fitzpatrick and Bill Stoehr,