Dallas High School - Dragon Yearbook (Dallas, OR)

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Creative Writing teacher, Mrs, Linda Chertudi aids Vocabulary and Spelling students, Debbie Wilson and Mel Lange, study for an Karen Clifton and Sue Sampson with a short story assign- exam using instructor Glenn Knight's individual learning packages. ment. Conversing with each other, Darrel Brookshire, Tim Hoxsie and Debbie Smull conclude their scheduling for first semester Language Arts classes. ENGLISH CLASSES Media Utilized Language Arts classes totalled roughly eighty sections for the year with many students taking multiple sections. Some of the classes included Vocabulary and Spelling, Basic Writing, Science Fiction, Non-Fiction, History and Development of the English Language, Novel and College Writing Skills. Some of the featured films shown included: All Quiet On The Western Front, The Art Of Huck Finn, Time Enough To See The World, Soldier's Christmas and Farenheit 451°. Drama classes traveled to the Portland Civic Auditorium to view the ballet Cinderella, while poetry classes communed with nature on an outdoor field trip to Black Rock. Other unusual activities included the publication of a magazine of student writing in Creative Writing classes, the use of package instruction in Mr. Glenn Knight's Vocabulary and Spelling class, and the viewing of Night Gallery and Star Trek video tapes in Science Fiction classes. 29

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LANGUAGE ARTS Goals Realigned After four years as Language Arts Department Chairman, Mr. James Fairchild said he found it both interesting and frustrating. Changing Room 13 into a resource area proved to be one of his most challenging interests. The room offered multiple copies of particular books for student use. The emphasis on budget and spending was on texts, teaching supplies and films. The Language Arts staff held night meetings to re-evaluate each course and acted on student business, petitions and pre-registration. The third year Intern Program went very well, but needs more supervision, according to Mr. Fairchild. Intern, Mr. Rod Britt gained much experience by working with the vets . Graduation requirements for the present day seventh-graders occupied the nine instructor’s time as they adjusted the focus of lesson plans to interrelate with the concept of achievement levels as dictated by the state department. The free-elective, non-graded program remained intact throughout the year, despite changes in philosophy and point of view. Organizing their material for a panel discussion are Cindy Rettler and Kathy Holbrook who are members of Mr. Glenn Knight's seventh period Group Processes class. Discussing Rod Serling's story Escape Clause and the rationale behind a man selling his soul to the devil are Ronda Wilson and Caryl Hoffman. Peggy Martin lends Mr. Dewey Tuttle her personal volume of Emily Dickenson's romantic poems as fellow poetry student Pam Sondav looks on.

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SOCIAL SCIENCES “What’s Happ Four teachers combined their talents to present juniors and seniors with a varied and realistic view of today's society. The old stand-by, Modern Problems, exposed students to such things as city and state government, a look at occupations, and a chance to participate in a mock-election. Throughout the year, speakers informed students on topics ranging from government to garbage disposal, and those enrolled participated in the annual ’’rites of Law Day . Mr. Paul Ward's economics class provided students with the basic understanding of the way the nation's economy works. Students received a chance to invest their money in a simulated stock exchange and were often seen scanning the daily stock report with finance in mind, or huddling in nervous groups after a market drop. The sociology classes, headed by Mr. Robert-Cantomvine, discussed relevant topics like personality traits, dating, social needs, and a mori-torium on sex education. Psychology students had a chance to analyze themselves and discuss their feelings on various subjects with other students. These students often took their newly obtained knowledge to other classes, applying reverse psychology on teachers and fellow students alike. Social Studies moved into a new' and more relevant position at DHS, seriously challenging interested students. Kathy Sanders, Ellen Iveans, Anita Gruse and Dan Fell assume roles as they study the industrialization of America and labor-management problems. Modern Problem student, Craig Benson listens Senior Economics students, Bill Lalack and Peter Scott debate the virtues of government attentively at a City Council meeting. controls on inflationary spending, while Mike Fresh looks on.