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

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Variety Of English Courses Aid Students STUDENTS IN Mr. Strasheim's class study and read assignments about the material they will discuss the next day. MR. STRASHEIM lectures to his class on the eight parts of speech and their uses in writing effective sentences in compositions. JEAN BAIRD works during her journalism class to mimeograph the paper. MISS WAGGONER reads Shakespeare to her students during a class. MRS. MOREHOUSE checks papers to return to her students. 16

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Skills In Comprehension And Creativity Reading classes offer students an opportunity to increase their comprehension and speed. Vocabulary and spelling are emphasized, too. Communications has been designed to give the student more confidence by being better prepared in writing to approach the highly competitive job market in the world of work. Newspaper and yearbook writing techniques of layout and proofreading are just a few of the publication techniques included in journalism. Instructors in the English department are Mrs. Hickman, general literature, American literature, English 12; Mrs. Morehouse, reading, English 9 and journalism; Mr. Stra-sheim, English 10, communications, general literature and Miss Waggoner, English 9 and 10. CONNIE RUE presents a report for an assignment for Mr. Strashelm, MR. STRASHEIM grades his students on reports they have given in class. TIM DEBOODT takes advantage of spare time and studies in Mr. Strasheim's class. BRENDA BOWERS and Joni Gilmore complete a lesson for Mrs. Morehouse. MR. STRASHEIM'S class listens as he discusses a book they have just read. Open discussions are a part of every English class. MRS. MOREHOUSE supervises over a game her reading students are playing. Various games aid students in improving their reading skills. 15

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Foreign Languages Are Valuable Electives Pronunciation and intonation are included in French I, an introduction to the sounds of the French language. Students learn greetings, numbers, months, time and days of the week. A thorough examination of the present tense of verbs and conjugation is also included. The eight verb tenses and other grammatical forms are learned through oral drills and written exercises in French II. French culture is introduced through the use of supplementary materials such as magazines, films, slides and games. The primary purpose of Spanish I is to introduce vocabulary with special emphasis on verbs in the present and past tense. Spelling, accents, pronouns and subjects and objects of verbs are used in conversation and writing. Spanish II is a continuation of the first-year foundation with an introduction to the more complicated grammatical constructions. Also included are units to improve conversation and vocabulary. Foreign language instructor is Mr. Ortiz. MR. ORTIZ’S CLASS listens to a lecture in Spanish to help students understand more about the language they are learning. MR. ORTIZ reads an assignment in Spanish to the class. STUDYING IS a major part of learning a foreign language. Here Mr. Ortiz has his class CONCENTRATING ON her assignment involved in doing just that. for the next day is Nancy Prince. 17