Arvada High School - Redskin Yearbook (Arvada, CO)

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J cr, The Social Studies Department attempts to guide the student through experiences that will help him develop an understanding of the society in which he lives and how it evolved. World history students study culture patterns, progress, and change in all ages and countries, while American history pupils learn of the development and heritage of our own country. American government X world affairs stresses understand ing of the U.S. system of government and its responsibilities to its people and to the world. To help the student become more aware of his role in the economic life of the country and to understand his relationship to the earth on which he lives, especially in the area of occupational activities, are the goals of economics and economic geography 14

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Q . t S V 5 lf gs ,gg i vu, , fi it A beautiful new library containing over 8, 500 volumes serves as a coordinator for the English department. journalism, dramatics, stagecrafting, and speech classes are offered in addition to three years of basic English. A college preparatory English course is designed for those students interestedin continuing their education after high school. First-year journalism students are responsible for publication of the school paper, the ARROW, while second year pupils publish a smaller edition, the DART. The fundamentals of acting are taught in dramatics, and all technical work on school productions is supervised by stagecrafting students. Speech class enables students to organize thoughts, develop clear diction, and retain poise when in front of an audience