Dana Hills High School - Mast Yearbook (Dana Point, CA)

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----' GLISH EXHIBITS NEW APPRGACHES is nun' -an 17 ' , ,MM , ' a fc 2 + x '25 y - ,- , f .. ,L f e0QffilA ff, 9..- ,Fi l -.I L.. According to Mrs. Prescott, the department head, the basic philosophy of the English department is f'to help each stu- dent gain the language arts skills, such as reading, writing, and listening, needed to function well in our society. In or- der to accomplish this goal the English department has ini- tiated two new teaching methods this year. One is the ex- tensive use of video tape and the other is a different approach to grammar and writing as prescribed in two new textbooks. Video tape allows the student to compare what he has inter- preted in his reading to how others have interpreted in creat- ing a film or play. The new approach to grammar centers around understanding how to use words correctly and ef- fectively in communication even to the point of Grammar as Style which is the title ofa new Advanced Composition text. lj Jaime Bernhagen practices secretarial skills. 21 Students practice short- hand notes in the useful business class. 31 Consumer survival offers different modes of instruction. 45 Lit. of the Sea students take time in class to read a novel about life at sea. 53 Mrs. Prescott tells it like it is in college review. 61 Students usually begin building writing ability with English l 71 go on to English ll 85 and then finish honing their writing skills in either Basic Com- position 9J or Advanced Composition,

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BUS NESS TEACHES SALEABLE SKILLS The Business Department teaches skills which are directly relateable to the business world. The typing, shorthand and notehand classes offer skills which not only allow a student to do well in business but also helps the students do their classwork. The department also offers a class called Con- sumer Survival which shows what a family must do to exist in our society. There are two outstanding features to the de- partment. One is the model office program which utilizes practical experience as a teaching method and the other is the electronic typing equipment which was invented by Mrs. Barrett to aid typing instruction. As Mr. Chambers, the head of the department points out, the philosophy of the de- partment is to teach a saleable skill and we have many methods at our disposal to do so. ew 'X r ---P' p,1W,,.4,,, 1 1 5s Msn'- M --.,,,, ,, ,aff 4 , D t 463, a-- A' , 12 1 -v.nnv-- Q- Q .'i',,

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CRQSSROAD .. PRO IDES LTER ATI Crossroads is a newly created school designed to be an alternative to standardized teaching. The program is based on allowing the student more control over his destiny. Cross- roads gives the student freedom of choice in classes and allows him to go deeper into levels of learning starting with the teacher directing the student and ending with the student pro- viding his own direction. The students are given a chance to take either Communications fEnglishJ, Computations QMathJ, Social Studies fSocial Sciencey, or Science, The ways the stu- dent can earn credit are by taking Dana Hills classes, Seminar meetings, Individual study, Community Service or ROP. A typical student schedule reveals varied amounts of time spent in class and in the community learning at a first hand basis. . , .,.....,.. -f T . 4 21' .XQI il