North High School - Valiant Yearbook (Torrance, CA)

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t. : 1 Mrs. Janet Robinson State Tchis Col. MS Col. Prep Tests Classful of enthusiasts Mrs. Lyda Sikkema Cal State L.A. MA Eng. Skills Rdg. Ind. Rdg. Mrs. Korman lends a tielping hand. Mrs. Carole Shakeiy Minn. Univ. MA Fantasy, Black Lit. Eng. Rdg I A Mrs. Romayne Thompson Cal Stale L.B. BA Eng. IC Senior Eng. Miss Carlotta Shupp Bob Jones Univ. BA Journey into Terror. Chid. Classics Mrs Sue Yawn Univ. of Texas MA Bible Lit. Old New Test 123

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English Promoted the Expressing of Ideas Mrs. Barbara MacManus San Diego State BA Eng. Rdg. I Eng. IC Mrs. Kathenne Mottram Eng. IG CR. Wrtg. Pract. Wrtg. Miss Ida Nazon Cal State Long Beach BA Eng. ICGram. Spell. North High ' s English Departmpnt could very well be called the most on-going department in the school. Headed by Miss Ida Nazon, its ' members are con- tinually on the lookout for new course ideas and teaching techniques. As the result of listening to student sugges- tions in order to satisfy their interests, courses such as Literature of the West , Action and Combat , and Lit- erature and Politics have been created. In the future, the department hopes to develop a resource area where stu- dents can go any period of the day to seek directed help in English. Plans are also being made to enhance the team teaching approach which has been so successful in several other English classes and other departments. Mr. Lehr Mushrush Aurora Col. MS Annual, Cont. Scene Mr. Guy Old Univ. of Oklahoma Med, BA Eng. Rdg 4 Journ. Adv. Journ. - i 9 a M Mr. Patrick McDermott Oregon Col. of Education BA Satire. Imag. WIds. Eng. 2 Mr. John Reynolds CS. LB. MA Speech I. Radio Lab 122

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A-V Miss Joyce Cardwell University of L.B. BA Spanish Mrs. Paula Grahamer U.C.L.A. BA German Foreign Language Dept. Strived Toward Cultural Understanding Communication, appreciation of foreign cultures, and an under- standing of the relationsfiip be- tween tfie English language and those of other lands are among the main goals of each of the for- eign language instructors. Headed by Mrs. Marguerite Landford, these 7 teachers strive to make Deutsch. Espanol, Francais and Latin more than iust a course. This year saw a few innovations within the department. Aside from the increased use of audio-visual aids, individualized instruction was put forth in Mrs. Paula Graham- er ' s German 3 4 classes. Cultural experiences, in which students make and eat the foods of other lands, continued on successfully throughout the year. But probably the most exciting of all educational experiences in foreign language were the trips abroad. Trips to Europe were taken by Mrs. Graham- er and Mrs. Gerry Rische and their students. These teachers hope to see these educational excursions as part of the curriculum where students may earn units for them after passing a required exam after the journey. 124 Foreign language class is caught speaking the forbidden language - English.