West Phoenix High School - Westerner Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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BOYS P.E. The Boys Physical Education department tries to stimu- late interest and participation in sports and promote phy- sical fitness. Regular Boys P.E. is made up of fifteen different sports, some of the most popular are: football, basketball, wrestling, track, and baseball. They also spend 3 weeks learning rules and techniques of such sports as soccer, handball, volleyball, tennis, trampoline, and weight train- ing. For the first time at West, Freshmen were required to take P.E., but a large majority continue to take it four years. The grade is based on points gained from dressing out, participation, attitude, skill, and a final written exam. Boys on a Varsity team practice their particular sport during Varsity P.E. 8th hour. Following through with the intention of stimulating interest in sports, the wide variety offered in this program does this successfully. -EJ Mr. Don Bicknell Boys P.E. Varsity Mr. Reginald Matthews Department Head Boys P.E. Mr. Fred Roche Boys P.E. Varsity Mr. Mike Starbuck Boys P.E. Varsity Mr. Robert Widmer Boys P.E. Varsity GIRLS RE. The Girls Physical Education department is a very active one with the widest choice of courses available in the school. While P.E. was a required subject for all freshmen, upperclassmen were given more freedom. Aside from the special dance program, another program was in full swing this year which gave the girls an opportunity to choose a new activity every six weeks. Of these some of the more popular were badminton, tennis, tumbling, and golf. Students are graded on four categories: attendance, dressing out, skill, and attitude with each category Angelo Rivers, in perfect form, jumps for the basket while Jim Christian decides whether to block him or let this one go. a possible twenty points. Miss Dryer, head of the P.E. departm these activities are not only a fun way to they also teach the girls how to get X sportsmanship and character. ent, Lire Q. MM Adv. Dance Girls P.E. Mrs. Ann Repp Girls P.E. Mrs. Mary Ann Yee Girls P.E. Members of Girls Varsity Archery Get ready to release their arrows MiSS PI'iSCill8 Prather as they aim for the bulls eye. FACU LTY 2 1

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Geometry can be a real ball, especially around 7th hour, when you've had it up to here with proofs and co-ordinates. MATHEMATICS Twelve math teachers headed by lVlr. Weldon Zimmer- man make up the Math department. They offer a wide variety of courses from General Math to lntroductry Analysis, while striving to explain the why and how of a problem instead of just getting the correct answer. Many advanced classes are offered to better pre- pare the Math student for college, such as accelerated Geometry, Trigonometry, and Introductory Analysis. Computer Programming is taught to recommended students by Nlr. Lowery. They learn how to program computers and they also go to P.C. to process them. The State Math Contest was held at West on April lst. Prizes relating to math were given to West students, who as usual, took many top honors, with Nlr. Weldon Zimmerman organizing the contest. Miss Gollong and Danzelle Lewis smile as if they've got a joke go ing. Maybe Geometry isn't such a grind after all. Mt' Mrs. Annie Buehman Algebra 1 ' Q 1 ' A lntro. Algebra 6 - s' ..,' Miss Margaret Doyle g i Algebra3 tm . ci lu- - Geometry 1 at I 'ZZ' Mr. Robert Fitzgerald if ' lntro Algebra 3 1, W y h ' Geometry 1 . M . 'r Mr. James Fossum Algebra 1 Intro. Algebra 1 ' - Miss Gladys Gollong iw ' X M ,. . Geometry 1 5 Q General Math at ' is Mr. Russell Jacobs A . . Intro. Algebra 1 A A Q at G ,Q Mr. Robert Lowery A fi ' Algebra 1 t fi -fi 5? i' g umm Analysis 1-2A Q if Q . '-iiffl. Miss Wilma Sain General Math Algebra Geometry Mr. Dale Torrence General Math Intro. Algebra 3 Mrs. Emma Wheeler Geometry 1 Intro Algebra 3 Mr. Weldon Zimmerman Department Head lntro. Analysis Algebra 3-3A 20 FACULTY - .usa sn..

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SOCIAL STUDIE , W, wmijjhswi M-limb' jp! LW WM SPECIAL SUBJECTS Reading Improvement is designed for students who are not reading up to their potential. Each student takes a diagnostic reading test at the beginning of the program. From this his needs are evaluated and work geared to meet these needs is assigned. The work is varied from old fashioned workbooks dealing with phonics, vocabulary, etc., to mod- ern reading machines designed to increase comprehension and speed. A variety of literature and S.R.A. reading labs are also available. Driver's Education is a one semester course and though no credit is given it is required sometime between the Sophomore year and grad- uation. Because this course is short and so much must be covered, a total of five absences causes a student to be dropped and despite grade average, the course must be re-taken. Driver's Education covers the basic steps necessary to keep a person alive after an accident before professional help arrives. In addition to this first aid course all driving rules and regulations are covered thoroughly. Next year IVlr. Munson hopes for actual driving equipment to test reaction rates and give stu- dents first hand experience behind the wheel. There are a variety of courses offered under the Social Studies department. Both Freshmen and Sophomores may take either World Geography or World History. While neither of these courses are advanced, World History definitely requires more work. During the third year, as all Juniors are aware X there looms American History. This, as well as Ameri can Government and Economics during the Senior year is a required course set by state law. International re lations and Arizona History are combined into these two courses. Mr. Patrick Cater American Government Mr. Everett Clinard American History World Geography Mr. Fred Hanley American History Mr. Eugene Hoel World History 1 Mr. Don Johnson World History Mr. Verne Jones 3 ez Os- Department Head American History 573, Mr. Conrad Naegle American Government 1-1A Mr. Ed Ranshaw World Geography Mr. Sims Rose World History American History Mr. George Sappenfield American History Mr. John Saunders Economics 1 Mr. Martin Shepard American Government Mrs. Mary Jackson Reading Mr. William Munson Safety Education Lbsgkv' fav FACULTY 23