Corcoran High School - Glen Echo Yearbook (Syracuse, NY)

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Issues and A nswers More than the bright blue carpet and poster-covered walls attracts students to the Corcoran Reading Center. They come to improve test-taking skills, read ing speed, concentration, and to fulfill state mandated reading competency. Study of vocabulary is stressed along with the development of study skills in Science and Social Studies. Educational Developmental Labora- tory Materials and machinery are sup- plemented with paperback anthologies and workbooks, in addition to Control- led Readers, Tachistoscopes, and tape recorders. Materials of all interest and ability levels are utilized. It may seem as if Scrabble is only a game, but students in the Reading Lab. learn that it is also a way of gaining skills in vocabulary and spelling. Face the ation American History on a college level is what Advanced Placement CA.P.j Amer- ican History is all about. A number of textbooks are used that stress different historians' views. Dis- cussions and lectures as well as a few in-class debates enlighten students to the moods, issues, and crisises that make up our heritage. A college exam in May determines how much college credit a student can receive. All kinds of media techniques are utilized by Sue Good, teacher of Project Advanced American History. 000 OA

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Working diligently on a new program, Bob Snyder and John Franklin find that the Computer Math course can be a challenging experience. Playing mixed doubles in ping-pong, Don Colomb teaches Jenny Car- penter some ofthe tricks of the trade. L .M-,I Preparation is part of everyone's responsibility as Larrel Patterson demonstrates in his printing class. During her Science class, Barbara Hertkorn encounters a hair-raising experience. Q0 OA

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One of the most interesting aspects of the Printing courses, is to learn about different machines and the history of the printing industry. Demonstrating how to run one of the printing machines, Walter Domres makes certain that his students understand how to use the equipment in his room. There are several different courses in Printing offered at Corcoran High School. Taught by Walter Domres, these classes include Printing I, II and Vocational Printing. Students can earn up to Zh units of credit in these cours- es. Although the classes include very technical work, the teacher helps each student to develop advanced skills in film processing, production, proofs, making half-tones and duo-tones to mention just a few. The classes are opened to both male and female stu- dents. Concentration .1 V. Q ffl, V, V- , ,V.V,, . t nv ,r XX L ,ri'agf q9F iw ap 1: QV Oo O 0 This yearis photography class is taught by two excellent teachers, Philip Otis and Walter Domres. Illustrating the technique used to judge spac- ial relations, Phillip Otis shows Theresa Clarke a simplified method.