Central High School - Pemican Yearbook (High Point, NC)

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l lbecome better readers, speakers, writers. Latin courses at HPHS gave students an opportunity to read Caesar's Gallic Wars and to study the culture of ancient Rome. Word study and translations furnished ma- terial for vocabulary growth and lively class discussions. Special projects on art and social customs helped students to increase their knowledge of the Latin people and of the contributions of Roman civilization to the modern world. Speech classes at HPHS enabled students to gain poise and skill in speaking through such activities as parliamentary procedure story-telling, panel discussions, and dramatics. Speakers participated in three contests, win- ning high honors in each. ln April the stu- dents made a field trip to Washington, D. C. n--. Keith Connor and Bobby Garner demonstrate their knowledge of Latin eonjugations on a blackboard assignment. Vicki Snider reads in her best form to a receptive audience in speech class.

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C OURSES... was Z. i ,aw jf English class is not just a time for lecturing and note- taking, as Trudge Herbert and Jim Van Ando realize when struggling with tricky grammar exercises. The library always manages to satisfy the wide range of reading interests found in the school. Here Ann Van Hook, Betty Lewis, and Brenda Daily search the shelves for report material. Students English teachers at HPHS stressed the im- portance of accurate punctuation, sentence structure, and spelling. Sophomores added to their reading skills through participation in the SRA Reading Laboratory. Juniors read Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman. Seniors re- newed their acquaintance with Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and the modern English poets, while students of Business English IV worked diligently to perfect their knowledge of spell- ing, punctuation, and vocabulary. Reports to give, notebooks to complete, biographical sketches to prepare for history - all these required the materials of a well- stocked library. Through the NDEA, the li- brary was able to double its purchasing power for new books and materials. Many new books in mathematics and science were supple- mented by illustrative films and other learn- ing devices. ln the -library, Linda Prather concentrate upon finding just the right word for an En lish theme or the best information for Q a history report. .5 -JP it I f KR jj WfEE1Q555YT5?SES TMiXWib .W , ,td V 20 . nl!

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Q Languages create interest in other la s it sz fl tx a s 5 ,V A ,J 3,5 lg , H51 M, L ev L Clark Dillon Randy Burge Brenda Dockery and Sally Osborn learn that pronouncing French words together improves their individual accents Language Day gives these Spanish students .loan Wood and Darrell Odom a chance to show off talent and colorful costumes at the some time ff ', f if -7 , Spanish and French are the two modern foreign languages taught at HPHS First year Spanish students tackled challenging vocabu laries and translations supplementing their studies with murals and Scrapbooks In addr tion to their regular work second year stu dents learned songs read poetry and studied the traditions of the Spanish people Language Day and the State Spanish Exam :nation challenged the Spaniards to show their language skills This year for the first time classes had the opportunity to hear speakers on various language topics Enthusiastic first year French students stud ied grommar and improved their accents by listening to French pronouncnation records They also participated in the State Language Examination program and sent representa tives to the Language Day celebration The second year French students made on orig inal tape recording about High Point to send to the twin school Lycee Dupuy de Lome Lorlent France 22 'P '3 yt gil. Ala T' ,X X I b ' ' ' Y I I I X . ' ' ll - ll . , 1 l h 1 ' ' 1 , . 7