Brighton High School - Crossroads Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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Smmlinu. 1. In r.-Luke Nolfi. Miss Priscilla Jones. Edward Wuinee. Thomas DeVitto. Sealed- Miss Marianne Lehr. Mrs. Lillian Follansbee. Mrs, Julia Brown. and Mrs. Margaret Wojnowski. FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT: Continuing the work on languages begun in the fourth grade, the Language department in high school teaches a total of thirty-one courses in Spanish. French. Latin and German. The school is equipped with a special foreign language laboratory where the teachers use records, tapes, recording instruments and films to aid the students. The sound track of foreign films is transmitted through headsets obliterating the usual noise of the projector and making it easier for the student to concentrate. Brighton's language department has been rated as one of the best in the state. era l A il rn , -Xt O. W . ,Q . 1 V TR , ri fN'E'I1Iy:YE' VE'I1

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FRENCH CLUB LATIN CLUB SPANISH CLUB

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9 Smrzzlirzg-Robert Scrimgeour. Gertrude O'Donnell. Sherman Selden. Ruth Lucy. Rolf Toepfer, Paul Knoke. Mrs. Cora Ross. Sealed-Mrs, Lucille Kinney. Mrs. Elizabeth Hendricks. Sidney Archer. Miss Mary Ann DeLaura. Miss Margaret Young. Miss Elizaheth Hart. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT: To teach the student to read. write. and speak the language more effectively. the English department this year is building the cur- riculum around units. stressing the appreciation and understanding of the various aspects of literature and language. Special courses in remedial reading are offered those students at all levels who feel a need to improve their reading speed and comprehension. Senior reading stresses vocabulary. speed and comprehension in prepar- ation for college work. A half year course in drama gives interested students background in acting and directing. Journalism is offered to the high school students who leam by doing on the school newspaper and yearbook. In nity-vigil!