Manchester High School - Anchor Yearbook (Manchester, MA)

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The English Dept. Timothy C. Averill James G. Kitendaugh For the English department at Manchester Junior-Senior High School, the 1970 ' s are years of change. The introduction of optional electives in the junior and senior years, the strengthening of the junior high school curriculum, and a re-examination of the objectives of grades nine and ten reflect this atmosphere of change. In spite of this strong drive for re-examination and revision, however, the objectives of the department remain substantially the same: to help students think, read, and write critically, and to provide an intelligent basis for future experiences with language and literature, regardless of the student ' s future aspirations. Herbert Hahn Robert G. Horvath Leo A. Fraser ' Anne V. Jerome Elizabeth Nelson i

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Since the present wonderful class of 1975 arrived here from the sixth grade, a total revamping of the Foreign Language program has taken place, and a new language laboratory has been added. A fifth year of French and all four years of Spanish have been added to our departmental course offerings. Mrs. Flanagan and Mrs. Steiner have arrived too, to make all this go well. Under the Expanded Curriculum Program, two years of German and two years of Latin have been initiated. And who has watched and encouraged all these developments? The present great senior class, of Course! That ' s who! Ellen H. Goll Virginia A. Flanagan Richard A. Ananian Joni A. Steiner We believe that reading is the most important learning tool in junior- senior high school. The primary objective of our developmental reading program is to provide all students with an opportunity to improve their reading skills. Edward J. Field Jr. Mary F. Gero The Language Dept. The Reading Dept.

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Ernest R. Shepard Jr. Frank R. Bergmann The Social Studies Department has developed a curriculum to keep pace with the times. Within the total curriculum are courses or units covering every major area of the world and each of the social science disciplines. Courses are structured to aid in the development of skills and information of the college-preparatory students at two levels. There are several courses offered for the needs of the general student also. In the coming school year, the Social Studies Department will join with other departments to present an interdisciplinary program in Occupational Competence for ninth graders. Richard G. Prouty Wendell L. Crosby Rose B. Bottger Charles Bachini Jr. The Social Studies Dept.