Marshall High School - Dial Yearbook (Marshall, MI)

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Quarter e asses to stay? This year the social studies curriculum was set up on a quarter system . This system was used to give the students a greater selection of classes in which to choose and also provided for a more specialized unit of study for some students. American history was broken down to cover specific periods in history like the Revolutionary period, Civil War period and our modern atomic age. A student could also choose to study, American expansion, the Depression era, and how America became an industrial giant. The government section was broken down also . Federalism, Congress and the Presidency , State and Local was joined by the contemporary Political Parties and Electoral College class which follow quite closely with the present political campaign. Political science was also touched when classes were offered dealing the U . S. 's involvement with other nations and their problems. World was broken down into specialized topic areas never before studied individually such as Africa, The Middle East, and Ancient history . New classes that proved very popular with students were History of Sport, Crimes, Great World Leaders, and Michigan History. The Social Studies department hit a high note when in May, Mr. Roy, the beloved geography teacher, showed his first movie ever with the assistance of Mr. Smouse. The topic of the movie, Kansas of course. AJ Last day of school Lori Billman, Karen Alexander, and Maria Zapata get together for a party in Mr. Roy's fifth hour history class. BJ Mr. Cronk takes time outside of class to help Sheila Burlingame with a problem. 28 Social Studies

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territories in 17 63. Honor stories, science fiction tales, creative writing, and Nobel prize winning authors are just a few of the course offerings through the MHS English department. Freshmen are required to enroll in an English 9 survey course, but after that initial year, MHS students may sign up for any of the many English electives. First year teachers Ms. Pam Babcock and Mr. Steven Poole team-taught Romeo and Juliet to the freshman classes. Expository writing was offered to the more advanced students who were interested in preparation for college English classes. Writing teacher Mrs. Kim Brown required written assignments, at least, every three days. Also a fifteen page term paper, complete with footnotes was required during the last quarter of the class. Cb Sophomore Mike Bills, dresses up as Snoopy for a 'French class play. DJ Scott Grenquist peers up for a shot while reading Cuentos Alegres, a Spanish testbook. EJ After reading the book, LIGHT IN THE FOREST, Ron Falk, Bob Hoffman, Steve Kelley, Layne Newsome, and Jeff Face, get together to examine a map, which marks off Indian nglish is a noun Language Arts 29