Marina High School - Ragnarok Yearbook (Huntington Beach, CA)

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Opportunity School Under the direction of Mr. Carnahan, the coordinator, Mr. Kennedy and Mrs. Anger helped the pupils in opportunity school to develop an appropriate self-image, understand the demands and expectations of society, develop appropriate personal goals, and improve their basic skills. l Q l Portable Classes 5 Do you remember when We used Q to have grass on the West side of 2 campus behind the math classes? Well if you look there now, you will see classrooms with dark Windows. That's right, rooms 251-254! Well those funny looking buildings are the brand new, much needed, portable classrooms. ? -

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iliif - fm u tt Wg , -1, ,W . ,Y e I , 4. Last year Curriculum Committee's major concern Was obtaining a Pass!Fa1l policy for our dis trict. After much hard work the present Passfliail policy was approved, and Was implemented in September. This year the committee Worked mainly in the development of departmental goals and objectives As each department set up its goals the committee looked them over and provided constructive criticism. The purpose of this committee is to look into present classes and revise the curriculum as it is needed. Since the students are the ones who must sit in the classes, they are the people Who know what needs improvement. They must speak outg we need student input. said Kathie Thomas the committee's chairman. Fo ru m The Forum Commission, as an integral part of the stu- dent government of Marina is responsible for bringing before the students for discussion campus issues of importance. Members of this year's Forum Commission Were, rep- resenting the administration, our principal, Mr. Weaverg from the faculty, Mr. Bakery Viking Council's representa- tive, Pat Evansg C.S. R. 's rep- resentative, Ed Clearyg and our Student at Large, Ellen Sung. Working in conjunction with the other student governmental agencies, throughout the year, the Commission Worked hard to bring before the students topics of interest. Topics considered for discussion were Pass!Fail P E., Open Campus, Student Rights, and the A. S. B. con- stitutional amendments. 5 if 1

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Smokers' Clinic Set up by the American Tuber culosis Association, the purpose of the Smokers' Clinic is to make students aware of smoking pat terns, philosophies and reasons for smoking. The clinic was de signed as an informative unit to help students quit, or cut down on smoking. However, there is no force on the student to quit smoking. Our administration feels that it is a better method to teach the students the truth on smoking rather than suspending the pupil All new to the English Department curriculum were the classes Man and Communication, Sports, Literature, and Science Fiction. Above is a pic- ture of Mr. Parmentier's sixth period Man and Communication class, popu- larly known as the Communication Game. If you were a privileged male stu- dent at Marina you could have en- rolled in the second period guitar class which was taught by the illustri- ous Mr. Thompson. The Business Department changed its entire method of teaching last semester. Pupils who enrolled in one of the department's classes found him self working on Learning Activity packages, at his own pace. This pro- gram was designed to allow the more advanced students to work at a more accelerated speed, and for the slower learners to take their time to develop their skills. --55, .-..,, Changing Curriculum