Astoria High School - Zephyrus Yearbook (Astoria, OR)

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Four foreign languages were offered to stu¬ dents this year. Miss Schroeder, a new teach¬ er, taught Latin and French; Mrs. Gross, French and German; and Mrs. Valadez, Spanish. Tapes were used to add interest and meaning to the lessons. Occasionally, films were shown. Although in one particular foreign language, they were shown to all classes. Through learning a foreign language, students have a better understanding of cultures and peoples of different lands. This knowledge will help the person who stays at home as well as the person who travels. Though Latin is a dead language, it helps one to understand Eng¬ lish better. GERMAN--Mrs. Gross consults her book for the next sentence in an exercise. Language Plunge Challenges Students 17

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SENIOR ENGLISH--Mr. Price SOPHOMORE ENGLISH--Mrs. Forrester SENIOR ENGLISH--Mr. Albom English Classes Have Varied Studies The English department tries to meet today ' s challenge of relevancy by close coordination among teachers, a clear division of curric¬ ulum responsibilities, and an effort to meet special needs. While emphasis in all classes is upon developing clear and logical writing style that can be applied to most needs and desires in school and after graduation, the department at the same time works through literature as a tool effective in helping stu¬ dents to solve problems philosophically and scientifically; to satisfy psychological and social needs; to achieve economic compe¬ tence; to understand and evaluate cultural processes; to explore areas of opinion, emo¬ tion and thought; and to participate in social action. THE HAPPY JOURNEY --Junior classes watch students put on the play they are studying. JUNIOR, SENIOR ENGLISH— Mrs. Berney. She was succeeded by Mrs. Woodbeck after spring vacation break. SOPHOMORE ENGLISH--Miss Hildenbrand SPECIAL ENGLISH--Mr. Forrester JUNIOR ENGLISH--Mrs. Swanson

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World Troubles Receive Attention U.S. HISTORY--Teaching Juniors are Mr. Carlson and Miss Tolonen. Each year a course in Social Studies is required for all students. By studying World History, Sophomores are familiarized with world prob¬ lems of the past. This enables them to gain a better understanding of the struggles in the world today. In U.S. History and Modern Prob¬ lems classes, Juniors and Seniors are taught the basic fundamentals of United States government and the problems which it is faced with now. This helps to keep students better informed and more aware of conditions in the world a- round them. Seniors this year also followed the national elections and took an active part in the campaigns. MODERN PROBLEMS INSTRUCTORS—Mr. Horn and Mr. Sarin work hard to inform Seniors about world problems. : f 1 1 I i P 1 11 I if i | --I | w 1 TEACH WORLD HISTORY— Mr. Scott and Mr. Gunderson enjoy a moment of relaxation before class.