Bloom High School - Bloom Yearbook (Chicago Heights, IL)

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nglish Department olfers variety of courses Mrs.. Wiedenheft instructs Lois Sigler and Robert Leach in using a reading pacer to improve speed, in the Junior-Senior reading lab. Four years of many varied English courses are an im- portant part in the academic program of all Bloom students. No matter what the interest and abilities of the student, there seems to be an English course or part of a course, suited for that individual. The English Department strives to increase the knowl- edge and interest of all students in the skills of English which then can besapplied to other fields of interest. English courses at Bloom have changed from the tradi- tional grammar oriented courses, to those which em- phasize the ability to analyze, interpret and write ef- fectively. Under the aegis of the English Department is an experimental program at the freshman level, in which students are involved in exciting activities such as writing, acting and editing their own films. Specialization follows a mastery of basic skills in the first two years of curriculum. The third year of English is American Literature and covers the writers and litera- ture ofthe United States. Finally in the Senior year stu- dents are able to choose from a variety of courses such as English Literature, World Lit, Senior Comp. and Drama. Fwhinn-...f Kathy Mumford, Tyrone Newton, Sue Keller and Wayne Buehrer discuss a research paper for a group project in Mrs. Versluis's Senior Composition class.

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This was the year for . . Trojan Power Trojan Power is Oliver Alexander leading the mighty Trojans onto the basketball courts before a game with Thornton. On your mark, get ready, . . . and junior Tim Holt displays Trojan Power in the varsity low hurdles. A .il W' :Q 1 I K I Y Bloom has more than its share of Trojan Power Trojan teams were blessed with many Individual stars. A basketball superstar An outstanding quarterback and pitcher A state champion pole vaulter, and an Excellent all-around athlete. A Trojan basketball team that won The regional tournament, a track team that Tied for fourth in the state. Baseball And golf teams that both won South Suburban league championships. This is the Trojans' contribution to sports Trojan Power is a look of cool confidence, worn by State Champion pole vaulter Jan Johnson. Trojan Power is the Varsity Basketball team, relaxing after a victory over Eisenhower. tbxjfb 53,7 fs.

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KABOVEJ The combined classes of Mrs. Szelag and Mrs. Merritt work on a special project. KRIGHTI Sophomore Journalism students Georgette Wonders, Lester Turner and Monica Parisi look over articles they have written in a recent issue of the BROADCASTER. fABOVEj Robert DeGuilio, as so many other English students, uses the library to work on an English assignment. IRIGHTI Greg Buehrer and Gene Bruhl work on a scene design project in stagecraft class.