Brandon High School - Eagle Yearbook (Brandon, FL)

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5 wi nv- NN--KT' x.1IIn E. Mrs. Ola Primus instructs students on checking out books. 342 ! English Mr. James Flayfield explains to his students about a class production. Agustin Aguila listens attentively during class.

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cad mics ,anew Proving to Candace Cherenko that grarnrnar can be lun. tvtrs Gibson points out one of the unnier sentences in Warriner's as Jeffrey Carter watches Over the 66 years of our existence we seen many changes: a new school new courses. new teachers to the courses. and, as the need about anything new necessary to the largest high shcool in the state at its peak. At the beginning of the school year 230 were a part of the staff this huge, smooth-running machine. people all had some part in the implementation ot a curriculum which came close to offering something for everyone. Required courses for gradua- tion included three years of English. two years of math, a science course. and his- tory. These were each made available at tour different degrees of difficulty - Com- pensatory Education for those who needed remediation to meet state re- quirements. Basic for those who desired a simplified version of the course. Ftegular for the vast majority of the school popula- tion, and AP for gifted students who wished to earn college credit for their efforts. Much more than just required training was offered to us. though. From Science to Auto Mechanics to Social Studies, throughout every department of the school, we had opportunities for detailed study in the areas which we felt would be ofthe most use to us as individuals. , Chemistry students of 1956 demon- strate the unique scientific methods used back in the 5O's. Academics 341

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he Wonderful World Of Words Mike Carter and Jenny Rose discover that v'- the card catalogue is easy to use Cami Bristow asks Ford Kistler, Are you serious? copying, laminating, and binding equip- ment were available. Brandon High School had five full-time Media Specialists to provide the students and the faculty with any assistance they needed in making full use of their multi- media center. In the English Department a new prog- ram, developed for sophomores, was cal- led the Reading Lab. It was used to de- velop not only the students' reading abil- ity, but also self-awareness, independ- ence, commitment, and responsibility. Also four new English teachers, Mrs. Let- ta Edwards, Mr. Jerry Thompson, Miss Chrissy lgnatuck, and Mrs. Terry Meiser, brought the English staff total to twenty- nine. English continued to offer such spe- cialty courses as speech communication, fantasy literature, creative writing and advanced placement English for which one could earn college credit. Brandon students scored high in communications skills on state and national tests, a reflec- tion of the fine program being offered in English. Drama, a branch of the Fine Arts De- partment, consisted of two phases: Clas- ses and productions. Classes taught stu- dents to act, pantomime, read plays, ap- ply makeup, and leam about costuming. In the past few years, Drama had limited their performances to classroom pre- sentations. In November, 1980, Mr. James Bayfield, Drama Coach, returned our budding actors and actresses to the center of the community's attention with their spectacular production of M.A.S.H. . The Media Center, English Depart- ment, and Drama had come a long way since the beginning back in 19145 and Brandon High was very proud of those departments. Media, Drama I 343