Kimball County High School - Longhorn Yearbook (Kimball, NE)

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Understanding About World Affairs LYNN ANDERSEN, dropped by to purchase her car license plates at the time Mrs. Ray Pate was explaining some more of the duties of county government workers to Bonnie Watson, Cindy Gerner, and Sheila Newell. These three junior girls represented a part of the KCHS students who participated in County Government Day sponsored by the American Legion and Ladies Auxiliary. STUDENTS OFTEN need to confer with their teachers concerning further explanation of an assignment. Pam Baltes is asking Mr. Staehr for some help in world history. GIVING INDIVIDUAL class reports is a part of a world geography assignment. Mr. Hendrickson listens as Sharon Brown gives one of her reports to the class. 17

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Social Studies Help Promote Students History, both past and present, world relations, and future hope for peace are some of the topics discussed during the school term in world history. American History students study the nation's economy, its political and social history, and the American Revolutionary War to the present. The class uses TIME magazine and other reference books as they study law, the courts, contemporary social and governmental problems. An introductory course in psychology with emphasis on learning and thinking, emotions, personality, conflict, and adjustment is included during the second semester. A special unit on prehistoric man and studies of the various uses of maps, different religions, races, and cultures of the world are included in world geography. The social studies staff includes Mr. Glassey—American problems and American history; Mr. Calise— American history and world geography; Mr. Hendrickson—world geography; and Mr. Staehr—world history. Media used in these classes include films, slides, filmstrip, maps and globes; which update units being studied. MR. CAUSE discusses life cultures with one of his world geography classes. Students participate in discussions and work on individual class projects, and they do considerable work with maps to add variety to the social studies classes. TAKING A break at the close of the school day, Mr. Glassey drops by the publication’s Christmas party for a few moments of relaxation, and to chat with fellow faculty and students. COUNTY GOVERNMENT DAY brought Bonnie Watson, Cindy Gerner, and Sheila Newell to Mrs. Ray Pate's office where she explained to them the working procedure of an office machine. 16

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English Students Benefit From Variety Courses new to English students this year include reading, communications, general literature, and journalistic writing. Communications is offered for students who plan a vocational career. Students who feel a need for improving their reading have such a course available for them this year. Journalistic writing includes writing for both yearbook and newspaper. Teachers in the English department include Mrs. Hickman—English 12, general literature, and speech; Mr. Strasheim—English 10 and American literature; Miss Waggoner-communications and English 9; and Mrs. Morehouse-En-glish 9, reading, journalistic writing, and publications. SPEECH STUDENTS have many opportunities to practice various types of speeches which they may be called upon to make at sometime in their lives. James Buckles gives an extemporaneous speech on his pet peeve during speech class. 18 PREPARING FOR a unit of study on Shakespeare's works, Mr. Strasheim lectures to his class of sophomore English students concerning the life and achievements in the field of literature of this great writer. CHALK BOARD assignments reveal why these journalism students are busily engaged in various newspaper and yearbook projects.