Berlin High School - Lamp Yearbook (Berlin, CT)

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Mrs. May Ambat Reading Specialist Miss Ruth Earn Reading Specialist 27 Reading and Special Education Gesticulating wildly, Chorus class Mr Brum enthusiastically discusses voice projection during a Reading specialist Miss Ruth Earn and her new assistant Mrs. May Ambat have been hard at work instituting a new reading program at Berlin High After a careful screening of the reading abilities of the tenth grade students, the reading department, in conjunction with the English department, has planned and implemented a special reading program It is hoped that the new materials and teaching techniques of the program will improve student reading skills A reading skills course is also offered to eleventh and twelfth grade students These highly individualized classes allow students to progress at their own rate and in areas of their own needs Mrs Evelyn Bernetich Special Education Mr. James Day Special Education 20 — Reading and Special Education

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Mr. James FitzGerald World History Mrs. Susan Daniels Community Studies Mr Morton Dondes United States History Mr George Hall Sociology Mrs. Violet Murphy Miss Nancy Poitras United States History American Studies yhile learning strategy and teamwork, Tim Schuetze sets up ie ball for his teammates during an exciting game of volleyball. If your answers to the questions were Richard Nixon. U S.C Trojans, and Mick Jagger, then you need a lot of help from the History Department Whether a student wants to learn about Oriental civilization or to get a basic knowledge of the United States government, the history department can help him One of the most heavily enrolled history courses is Mr Goodrow's Ancient and Medieval History which is elected almost exclusively by freshmen A course which is intended for the sophomore class is Modern History This course studies European history at a time period parallel to the time period studied in U S. History All students in high school are required to take a U.S History course, and most elect it during their junior year A popular alternative to the regular U S History course is American Studies which not only satisfies the requirements for a U.S. history credit but also fills an English credit Students meet for two periods every day for this class which is team taught by an English and a history teacher The history department offers two courses which explore numan relationships A beneficial course which is offered exclusively to seniors is Marriage In this class, students are able to experience a lifestyle similar to that of a married person A course enjoyed by all students is Sociology taught by Mr Hall The History department s diversified course offerings meet student needs and interests Social Studies — 19

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Music 1 . . . • » . third o» the siudent population is involved m the , i ,,1 . i the music department Although most ot these students to r »i r-r- i to pmsue a career in music they do enjoy the expenses that the department s varied curriculum otters them mdcr the direction ol Paul Karam the Berlin High School Redcoat A t .rvj Ru'd is wen known throughout the state ot Connecticut in went - I [Ji-d has Deer invited to play at the Cherry Blossom ettrv A■ ■ Vjton o C at the Eastern Stales Exhibition and at nar . -ii.o wide exhibitions The Band Class meets tor one itnod ac» de, to practice material lor halttime perlormances at too at • ‘tieii games and to rehearse tor the annual Christmas md Spnng : • erts in addition band students frequently memorise md pe-r -rrr specified scales to demonstrate their knowledge ol nus . as wet es the ability to play Another mus« offering is chorus and special choir Under the Sir t.m ut M James B'ur both the chorus and the special choir a e p 'to«med at many schools m the state and have served es the kjcieut tor the Drama Club s musical productions in addition to band and chorus the music department also otters curses in theory music appreciation and conducting These basset generally locus on Das written skiHs ol music rather than on jertormance Sli another music offering is electronic music This lourse offers students a chance to experiment with synthesizers and ectr p no» m order to actseve new and drtterent sounds The music department is constantly adding new courses m an it tort to keep pace with the everchanpng styles m music today Mr Paul Karam Director of Music Mr. James Bruni Choral and General Music Foreign Language The concept ot teaching students a new language before they Tave successfully mastered the»r own may sound ridiculous but ipparentty it works The staff ot the foreign language department aorfcs diligently to leach students to speak French Spanish and .atm and to give students some insight into the French Spanish md i atm cutlures Towards this end the department sponsors various f« d trips m the course ol the school year in order to provide the toreign language students a chance to utilize then new knowledge french and Spanish classes often travel to New York to visit the United Natom to see a play and to dine at a continental restaurant These tnps are atways enjoyable as welt as educational last summer seven tore»gn language students traveled to Europe itnMr Frost and Mr Lamnere These students spent three weeks m f ranee studying the art culture Mestyle and history ol that country The tnp proved to be so successful that the foreign language department is plannmg another European tap tor this summer in order to finance these excursons the foreign language classes nekJ many fund raising events These events were the Foreign Language Carnival The international Dinner and several candy sates Through the foreign language department s varied pourse setoc hon and special class activities students really enioy learning a new language Mrs. Sandra D’Angona Department Head Mrs. Katherine Bryers Spanish Mr Arnold Frost Mr. Paul LaRiviere Miss Audrey Schubach French Latin French Spanish Music and Foreign language —