Watchung Hills Regional High School - Lenape Yearbook (Warren, NJ)

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r. Patrick Keefe Mr. George Kimmel nglish I, IV English IV .T.A. Advisor I Mrs. Garland McCarthy Mr. Thomas Myers English II English I, In Mr.- Dennis Resnick Mrs. Frances Sills Reading English IV Lenape Advisor Not- pictured: Mr. Wayne Lee Mrs. Doris Egger Mrs. Patricia Gardner Mrs. Geraldine Ryan Mr. Myers giving a class orientation to parents at Back to School Night. Mr. James Lathan Mr. Gregory Manka English I English I Chess Club The Visual Image, a popular new semester elective taught by Mrs. Gardner and Mr. Lee concentrates on the practical study of cin- ema and film-making with the emphasis on doing? The general goal of the course is to develop in the student the habits of analy- sis, criticism, understanding, and appreciation of the cinema in a disciplined and creative manner. Theater Workshop introduces the student to the various crafts and skills related to the production of plays. Depending on the stu- dent,s individual interests, there will be opportunities to work in one or more fields such as set design and construction, lighting, make-up, costume, and acting skills.

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112 English Department The English Department gives the student body a good foundation in communication skills as well as offering programs for creative expres- sion. A wide range of both modern and classical literature serves as the Mr. Joseph Donnelly Head of Department Mr. Joseph Battiato English II En lish IV basis for the program with special courses for Creative Writing, Poetry, Creative Writing Wild Lit Speech, Journalism, Theater, World Literature, and the Visual Image Techniques of poetry where students are encouraged to find themselves within themselves. Miss Janet Connolly Mrs. Beverly DiGeronimo Mrs. Frances Fischer Miss Arlene Franzese English I, III English I English III English II Readh If h , , Bin 0' F.T.1;.idvisor ,0 K01: JV; WW ZW Mrs. Ryanhs Journalism Class 7th Period

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Mr. Lee Stapleton Mrs. Marian Travers Mr. Louis Warner Mrs. Dance Wilson English III, IV English II, IV English I English II World Lit. Lenape Advisor Speech Theatre Workshop Script and Cue Script and Cue Mr. Battiato, accompanied by Mrs. Travers, sponsored a class trip to the Cloister,s and to a Broadway Musical. The two Ho'nors English groups, 55 students in all, boarded the bus after homeroom with the first stop being the Cloisters Museum. Students had an opportunity to look around gathering impressions to be used for a future writing assignment. After a leisurely lunch in the Theater district, the students saw Two Gentlemen of Verona? comparing the production to their own study of Shakespeare in the classroom. Returning to school about 6:00 p.m., the students thoroughly enjoyed their interesting and full day. Mrs. Traverts English class acting out a play enabling the students to understand and rel- ate to the characters. Karen Hyman, playing the part of Beneatha in A Raisin, in the Sun demonstrates to the other players a dance of welcome, part of Beneathfs African heritage. Bonnie Kaplan, as Momma, and Steve Cohen. as Walter, look on.