Athens Area High School - Athenian Yearbook (Athens, PA)

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LANGUAGE PAUL R. WEAVER B,A. Pennsylvania State University English 10 Soghomore Class dvisor Thespians Stage Guild SHERRY C. SPENCER B.S. University of Wisconsin English 10, 11 l l JANE C. HAIR A.B. Elmira College English 7, 8, 9. CARIMAR S. PATRICIAN B.S. Bloomsburg State College French 7, 8, 9 l PETER P. POKEGO B.S. Bloomsburg State College French I, ll, lll T.D. Club J.V. Football Assistant Track Coach ROBERT M. SCHRIER A.B. Lafayette College M.A. Bucknell University English 9, 12 SUSAN A. SILLAMAN B.S. Mansfield State College English 7, 8

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GRACEMARY ALGER A.B. Elmira College. ' M.Ed. College of William and Mary English 12 Athenian HARRY E. AYER B.S., M.S. Bucknell University Reading Consultant THELMA H. BEAGLE B.S. Gettysburg College English 8 Reading ELIZABETH B. BRESEE B.S. Mansfield State College English 11 Modern Literature Teaogan Quill and Scroll LINA C. BURNS B.S. Mansfield State College English 8, 9 Reading 7 MARY CICCARELLI B.S. Mansfield State College German l, ll, lll German Club JAMES C. DREW B.S. Mansfield State College Reading 7, 8 English 9 Sonic Express LANGUAGE The Language Department of Athens High School consists of English, French, and German. These three subjects strive for the common goal of developing the art of communication. Their programs are established to promote exact and precise exchanges of ideas and information. In the seventh and eighth grades, English courses stress grammar and composition. Reading instruction, received twice weekly, is a separate course aimed at increasing speed reading and comprehension. Senior High courses further develop these skills as well as introduce literature. These courses are divided into American Literature in eleventh grade and English Literature in twelfth grade. Electives in English offered to juniors and seniors are Modern Literature and Oral and Written Expression. In Modern Literature contemporary authors and their works are discussed and evaluated. Oral and Written Expression develops techniques in public speaking and teaches the correct organization and preparation of formal writings. German is taught on three levels to students in senior high. Courses in French, which are offered in every grade continue the grammar and vocabulary which were begun in the primary grades. Both foreign language courses include background history and a study of the customs of that country. The aim of both the French and German programs is to provide students with an adequate fluency in the language and a working knowledge of the country. 20

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CARL J. EASTMAN B.S. Mansfield State College Physics Intermediate Mathematics DEVERE O. HAUSKNECHT B.S. Mansfield State College Physical Science Chemistry Science 8 TED KEIR B.S. East Stroudsburg State College M.S. Ithaca College Earth and Space Science Vocational Science Varsity Basketball Coach Varsity Baseball Coach SCIENCE The Athens High School Science Department strives to maintain a current approach to the changing world of science. It also develops curiosity and appreciation for one's environment and introduces the use of the scientific approach for the gaining of knowledge. Science studies begin in the seventh grade with a general survey of basic astronomy and health. A study of elementary chemistry and physics is included in eighth grade science. ln biology, freshmen learn specifically about plants, animals, and their functions. Students entering senior high are offered a preference of science courses. Their choice in tenth grade is usually physical science, followed by chemistry in eleventh grade and physics in twelfth grade. However, students taking science for a general background only, prefer vocational science in the Sophomore year studies of earth science in the junior and senior years. Besides the regular courses, this year the Science Department has sponsored a Junior High Science Club. The club is composed of seventh and eighth graders who continue experiments on projects requiring more than class allows. RICHARD MERRITT B.S. Mansfield State College Biology 9 Head Wrestling Coach 7 84 8 Wrestling Club Varsity Club 22 JOSEPH J. THOMPSON B.S. Bloomsburg State College Science 7. 8 Junior High Science Club Varsity Club VICTOR S. WEISS B.A. Moravian College Science 7 SIGRID WILKINSON B.S. Mansfield State College Chemistry Science 8 Varsity Cheerleaders Junior Varsity Cheerleaders