Tucson High School - Tucsonian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Political Elections Captured lnterest C Civics Classes Making social studies more relevant to life today was a challenge facing the teachers. As Mr. ,loc Steiner said, '6Each teacher is an individualf' Instructors made use of various teaching methods through panel discussions, speakers and audio-Visual aids. One geography class concentrated on the study of maps. A fifth period course in Latin American History provided students an oppor- tunity to learn more about the colonization of South America. Seniors in American Prob- lems discussed such current problems as racism, poverty and the Arab-Israeli dispute. Many American History classes became involved in studying political campaigns. Stu- dents gave speeches supporting their favorite presidential candidate. A new Xerox machine aided teachers in reproducing materials. While browsing through a display book, a world geography student discovered many interesting things about Spain. Latin-American History ana Problems students periodically presented reports To their class on the internal problems of Spanish speaking countries Greeting Republican senator Ken Cardella at the political clinic Roy Jenkins wished him luck in the upcoming general election on November 5 24

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Tacos, Tutoring ccupied Lan uage Students Indigestion seemed to be a major problem for students enrolled in one of the five for- eign language courses available this year. Most language classes dined out at least once in a restaurant of their cultural studies. Span- ish students sampled tacos at Casa Molina, Chinese pupils contemplated the truthfulness of fortune cookies at the Four Seasons and French students bravely tasted snails in the Parisian atmosphere of the Bistro. i Studywise, students disclosed their ver- satility through different channels. Third year German student David Beatty won first prize in the regional National German Contest, open for high school students. Cicero and Virgil frustrated third and fourth year Latin stu- dents, respectively. Advanced French enthusi- asts undertook the task of tutoring a French Suppressing a laugh, Betty Wong collected Vicky Moore's Chinese homework. Daily at Roskruge .TU-Ui0f assignments often meant struggling through drills on word characters. Henry Finer, David Kreamer and Karen Zagona gaily performed Pad4 dents in French 7-8, utilized correct pronunciation and proper grammar dy's Christmas for Mrs. Grimbles' third year French class. The trio, stu- usage while presenting the play. 23

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if World Geography students studied maps, learning about cal features of the continents. After examining the maps, Don Anderson Mike Boroxan .lean Custenborder Barry Dunn Tony Morales Don Prentice au 'X M-f Aw V t fs-u.,...,,,,,,.,.vn K WW Wd 'M is the topographi- opinions and ideas about what they had learned. The fees paid by they exchanged pupils were used for the purchase of the class maps. Dennis Cawley Ron Clinton Thomas Cooper Ardeth Cropper Laverne Foltz Richard Force Sterling Hatfield Leon Limperis Dorothy Shirley Joe Steiner Donald Warren Edith Wingate ,Y 1- ' .' , ,, e im ddr 7 . . :, X 352 tl f M 2 , . 5 5? I 3 my 3 . ,W . W . A ,,,, -fm., , 4. .TP egrwwii meg I ig .gsm K, ,flee 1 N ig , fr om... NW., 25 me I Melee gl fggisf