Brookfield Central High School - Legend Yearbook (Brookfield, WI)

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The Individual ? N think ,we should have been able to test out of the sophomore classes. If you already know the material, it's not going to do you any good. lt would be hard to test this accurately, but el think that if you can demon- stratethat you have aboveaverage skills, you shouldn't be put in classes geared to alower level. ' g, l Determining Qbmpetency would be an enormous problem. The teacher or guidance counselor wouldlhave to decide on the basis of past grades and test, scores, and even then it would be hard to determine for- cer- .tain whether yor not ' the W- student already knewtheimaterial. , l , i Q XADUL. yet, there should be some provisiontbuilt into the system, not only for 'lhei gifted students butt, also tor those who have. had little or no proper English training. Perhaps if a system was set up which would allow students to be individually consid- ered,tit would be tairerfor all., i English f 131

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K l KNAW. D 130 X English From Dante to Denouement . . . 11, Mrs. Elyce Moschella - American Literature, Composition: Journalism: Tyra Advi- sor. Q23 Ms. Sue Corby - Developmental Reading: Remedial Readingg Speed Read- ing: Reading Content. t3l Mrs. Jane Campbell- Developmental Reading, Remedial Reading, Speed Read- ing. my Mrs. Barbara Geek - American Literature, Composition, SSI Advisor. t5l Mr. Robert Andersson - Speed Reading. t6j During Advanced Composition, Dave Dixon, Chris Dris- coll, and John Donaldson review a vocabulary lesson while Diane Winter studies. While Advanced Comp. is not a required course, more than 80M of all college-bound seniors take the class. UQ Intent on his work, junior Steve Godfrey writes model sentences as part of a grammar exercise. Although the subject is not always popular among students, most agree that it is very helpful in improving writing mechanics. QBQ During a World Literature class, Mrs. Doer- fler discusses The Cold Mountain Poems of Han-Shan while student interpretations of the Cold Mountain Man hang on a mural in the background. The poem, part of the first semester curriculum, describes the isolated world of this man.

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A 'm in French Ill now, and so far l've 've taken Spanish for five years and U I love it, because it's so interesting. I plan to further my education in lan- guages. I'm going to major in Business, If really enjoyed the foreign language program. One thing I like is the large amount of culture you are exposed to, because it really adds a lot to the language and makes the class more interesting. Jeannine Mayone and I want to have a career which incorpo- rates foreign languages. Central's pro- gram has taught me a lot. - Mariann Lehecke 1 Q11 Mr. Robert Whelan - Spanish ll and Ill, Boys' Tennis Coach. l2j Mn. Joen Zander - German I, Il, Ill, IV, and Vg Spanish lVg German Club Advisor. l3j Mr. Donn Goodwin - Latin I, ll, Ill, IV, and Vg Classical Humanitiesg Clas- slcs Club Advisor. My Mies Jacqueline Irvine - French l, ll, Ill, IV, and V: French Club Advisor. K5j Working in the library, junior Bob Puchner does the final conjugations of his French home- work. l6j In the language lab, Sheila Levin and Steve Walby discuss an assignment. Besides pro- viding a relaxing area for study, the lab has a great deal of technical equipment which can assist the student in better understanding the spoken Ian- guage. Uj Julie Boucher translates a passage from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. l8j Jeannine Mayone listens attentively to a French dialogue. From these exercises, students gain conversational skills. 132 f Foreign Languages