Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Wide Range of Choice Russian, Hebrew, Latin, French, German and Spanish were the six languages offered to students by the Foreign Language Department. Oral work and continuous practice in pronunciation and grammar constituted much of the process in learning a foreign language. Supplementary devices used in the department in- cluded the use of the language laboratory and tapes of vari- ous exercises. ln addition to the language, students gained information on the culture of the country they studied through basic sentences and dialogues. Special difficulty arose to students of Russian and Hebrew. An entirely new alphabet and combination of sounds had to be mastered before reading and writing could be developed. One of the few schools in District One to offer these two languages, PV students were given a wider range of choices. The student body was also given the opportunity to study Chinese at Tucson High School. A Russian Club was formed this year under the direction of Mr. Richard McNabb. Members went deeper into the cultural aspects of the country. They were given the opportunity to sing the songs and eat the food native to the country. To be accepted by most colleges, students were required to take two years of any foreign language. First year French classes learned to coniugate verbs in several different tenses. Students practiced pronunciation through dialogue and drills in class. wc, DM, I. W 4 Third and fourth year Russian classes were combined because of small enroll- ment. Mr. McNabb stressed oral work to develop students' fluency in speaking. Latin students were each given a chance to recite before the class. Oral work enabled them to gain a better understanding and fluency of the language. c is

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Six Foreign Languages Gave Student Bod PHILIP N. ARCHAMBAULT Spanish Deparfmenl' Chairman French JAMIE M. COOK R- LOUIS French HOPKINS Junior Class 5PUnl5l1 Frosh Basketball HERLINDA AVILES C. A. BUNKER Spanish RICHARD L. McNABB French Russian Russian Clu b , s fiiw is f ii M I M ' T ' X W img is JOY A. CHAPMAN French German AFS s. A. oc6N Spanish Fifth year Spanish classes sludiecl novels of the language Io gain experience in all aspects of grammar and speaking. Novels added variety Io the course Second year German sludenls pradiced repealing in a series of repelilion drills. Such drills were de after their Ieacher, Mrs. Chapman, as she led Ihem signed fo help improve lislening comprehension Mr. Shapiro taught Hebrew siudenls differenl sym- g, . . K bols necessary for wriling ihe language. - F- ,K X MARIE owen Lois scHNAnER NORMAN i. DOROTHY STONE DOROTHEA M spanish spanish sHAPmo I-win STUESSY Heb,-ew German . ,sis C u -- ' 1 ': ,,, - , si i in -- is fm s is i in g ,.,. lwfiig, ij w fi W' F ii i' ' ,... je iw Qigi 'j',f?:? :-..

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oys Participated in a Unique PE Program P Weightlifting was one of many courses offered to group participation, exercise programs were stressed all boys in physical education classes. Through which developed students' agility and coordination. EDWARD BARON Physical Education Frosh Track Wrestling ROBERT FORD Driver Education Health Physical Education Swimming staffs L. F. CAMPBELL Driver Education Health Physical Education GLEN HARCUS Department Chairman Physical Education Frosh Gymnastics RICHARD H. COOPER Driver Education Health Physical Education DON HOLLEY Physical Education Frosh Football Frosh Track sf WAYNE G. CORDER Physical Education Cross Country Track D. LEE HUBBARD General Metals Physical Education r '-f'i'f P me . . P tetete -r '- i ili rm, if S sc. ri sry. g ' L . , l V ,... . if t is 3 e r . L V ' - A , G 1 ' ei., 4' . ,fs A .-I- - - ,,,., :gf n V 121- ' ff f- ': ay ROBERT JONES. MEL KARRLE BOB LANS L. R. WEIMER Pl YSlCf'll EQUCUYIOI1 Driver Education Physical Education Physical Education Afhlellf Dll'eCl0f Health Gymnastics Frosh Football Physical Education Tennis Frosh Track Courses in Boys' Physical Education were designed to show progression in learning. Each semester of PE had a unique group of activities, decided upon from such aspects as the student's year in school, his needs and abilities and available facilities. Freshmen usually took courses which were not offered to them in iunior high. Beginning gymnastics, wrestling and archery proved to be challenging sports for most freshmen. Sophomores and iuniors were offered a wide variety of activities including soccer, weight training, field hockey and volleyball. Interested boys who had taken prerequisites progressed to ad- vanced classes. Courses were usually interrupted once or twice a week for boys to run the cross country and the obstacle course. Boys who participated in any PE class were required to run the cross country for a specific time. This included running around the track and school. Boys learned how to play a correct game of basketball in physical education. Rules and techniques of the game were taught to the boys by their teacher. 4 + .K New . - 1 . s 'Q c .kg ,T I