Sahuaro High School - Viva Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Nlr. Leo Croteau, as head ofthe Curriculum Associates, acts as chief spokes- manjorthe group. He talks with Mr. Slawson to compromise differences in scheduling, budgets. and curriculum problems. cuRRlcuLuM ASSOCIATES Curriculum Associates: 'clandestine' co-ordinators Curriculum Associates influenced each student's life every day at Sahuaro, although he may never have heard of them. All department chairmen and both as- sistant principals made up this top- level council. Meeting every Thursday in the admi- nistration conference room, associates worked with lVlr. Johnson in planning next year's budget, and with Mr. Slaw- son in co-ordinating the curriculum. Mr. Leo Croteau was in charge of the group, whose job was to co-ordinate in common areas, such as the budget: help with school policiesp give re- commendations to Mr. Egbert so he can test them: and conduct in-service training. One such idea that was 82 ACADEMICS: CU RRI CU LUM successfully approved was the inde- pendent study program. Commenting about the Curriculum As- sociates, Mr. Slawson said: We ad- ministrators take care of our own a- rea, but we rely heavily on the Cur- riculum Associates for the developing and evaluating of the curriculum. Mr. Croteau said about the Curriculum Associates, I would say anything that is presented as a new idea goes through the Curriculum Associates no matter who it is given to...before it is implemented in the program the Curriculum Associates are advised. The Curriculum Associates require a great deal of give and take by re- cognizing that the total program must succeed, Mr. Croteau added.

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ENGLISH Logic students try to use ES P in class Logic helps one to become open- minded and to carefully review evidence for logical validity, said Michele Bail- ey. Jim Savage said, It's a thought provocking class: makes you see things in writing and speeches that you would have otherwise missed. Ann Broyles who read Cyrano de Ber- gerac said, The whole class was in tears when we finished it. Paula McKenna said, Although I don't plan to go on and be a writer, Begin- ning Journalism has helped me write better and more freely in all types of writing. Robin Puffenbarger said, It's fun to read and study literature but grammar is another story. Another student said, After talking to friends from other schools I would much rather go 84 ACADEMICS: CU RRI CU LUM here than there. The teachers are young and more on our IeveI. i Debbie Drachman said, I like Genera- tive Rhetoric because I never before had really understood the grammar part of English but nowl feel I do. Mr. Croteau, chairman of the English department said, Generative Rhetoric is the first system that marries gram- mar and composition. He said that when the ACT scores were compared to two other schools we had improved the most. He said that we had gone up in standings since 1969. Students registered in six elective courses as compared to 12 electives last year. However, due to strong interest now in Contemporary Litera- ture, Modern Media, and Logic, there were th ree sections of each th is year.