North Central High School - Tamarack Yearbook (Spokane, WA)

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Joseph Tremblay Daniel Davis Department Head Talent Club Senior English Sophomore English Marilyn Klawunder News Adviser English Joseph Tremblay instructs senior Nancy Vinge in the prepa- ration of a class assignment. m uld Honor Students Junior English Vivian Hager Future Nurses Freshmna English Gloria Letsch Future Teachers Asst. Junior English Drama, English, The secret of man ' s success or failure lies in his ability to com- municate and express himself so that he can be understood by those about him. Our most common and frequent means of communica- tion are speaking and writing. In the English classes that all stu- dents attended through their high school years the emphasis was on these two areas. In the course of study, students were given material in grammar, construction, literature (botb American and classical), vocabulary, vocational instruction, and all forms of material relating to man ' s progress in his ability to express himself. Freshman English courses concentrated on the fundamentals of real literature when they read Julius Caesar, Tale of Two Cities and Silas Marner. They also studied more of the fundamentals of con- struction and usage. Juniors in both traditional and the new team- seniors Kathy Malone and Ron McCullogh read parts from a play in drama class. 16

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Gregory Sanford Department Head Social Studies Muriel Allison Honors Board U S. History Robert Bland Boys ' Tennis Ass ' t World History Virginia Drew Data Processing U.S. History Kenneth Hagen PTA Board World History Social Studies He who knows the past understands the present; he who has an understanding of the present has the key to the future. It could be said that this is the keynote of all history study. The element of history in our country ' s culture cannot be overlooked, nor can its importance be understated. In grade school, the study of history is taken as a matter of course. In high school, however, its importance becomes more readily seen. The history of our state. Washington, is a required course of study for all freshmen. In addition, they take a semester course in world geography. The only required course in history above the ninth grade is United States history, generally taken in the junior year. In addition, two more credits in either world history or current world problems are required. Seniors have a new system available to them on a nine-week basis. New to North Central is a course in con- temporary problems, economics and government. All courses of study are designed to make the student more aw are of the daily events, their causes and effects: in general, to create a more aware citizen. Richard Pelkie Key Club World History Delbert Jones Community Service U.S. History Edward Luders Junior Class Adviser Sociology Richard Hannan Frosh Football Washington History Eguene Lister Varsity Track Washington History Wallace Russell Freshman Homeroom Chairman World History Ralph Griffith uses a map to further illustrate an answer for his U.S. History class. Blaine Bennett Varsity Football Assistant World Geography 15

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Sharon Nustad Russell Meyer John Malterner League Adviser Spelling Contests Pep Coordinator Junior English Vocabulary Senior English Vocabulary teaching programs spent an entire year on American literature and America ' s cultural history. The team-teaching program continued its varied approaches to the subject and expanded their vocational and governmental studies. Seniors who elected to continue their study of the language in preparation for college studies concentrated on classical literature and composition. In addition to regular courses, vocabulary was offered to seniors in the hope that the knowledge of Latin and Greek roots would help them on their college -entrance tests. The preparation of term papers and detailed reports were also an im- portant part of the senior curriculum in English. Much care and thought were given to the planning of the study of our language. It is hoped that the students will use their abilities to t lie fullest extent and take full advantage of the oppor- tunities they will see opening before them. Dan Davis explains English assignment while Michelle McKinney. Lu Kennedy. Jim Coleman, Tim Ross, Gloria Kcnsok and Jo Seitz listen. Lorraine McNew Elizabeth Peck Scholarship Chairman Vox Puellarum English Freshman English Nona Halvorson Drama Junior English In a question and answer period In her Sophomore English class. Laura Briscoe waits for a class response from the students. 17