David Douglas High School - Celtic Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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English English plays a very imporTanT role in The life of sTudenTs aT David Douglas. STarTing aT The freshman level, The English Teachers insTill in The sTuolenTs good English habifs. This is accomplished by grammar sfudies, The reading of liTeraTure, and The use of The library. AT The sophomore level, sTudenTs are given a chance To TurTher advance Their grammaT- ical skills and use of The English language. The sophomores prepare a vocaTional noTe- book on some occupaTional choice, and also learn To evaluaTe and appreciaTe various Types of liTerary forms. FRESHMAN ENGLlSH LToR:-Mrs. Holder, Mrs. Fredricksen, Miss WesTcoTf and Mrs. Dunn. Mrs. Linda Dunn English l-2, 3-4 B.E. SeaTTle UniversiTy Mrs. Barbara Fredricksen English i-2 BA. CenTral WashingTon STaTe College Mrs. Karen E. Holder English l-2 BA. PorTland STaTe College Miss Doris WesTcoTT English l-2 Miss Sue Carol Cook HumaniTies, English 7-8 A.B, WashingTon UniversiTy Mrs. Carol Pavlakovich English 7-8 B.S. Duquesne UniversiTy Miss Judy Torvencl HumaniTies English 7-8, German 7-8 B.A. ST. Olaf College SENIOR ENGLISH LToR:--Mrs. Pavlakovich, Miss Torvend, and Mrs. Cook. 29

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Elly ,, W I. r r KT 1 GERMAN LtoR:-Mrs. Reed and Mr. Friesen Mr. George Friesen Mrs. Thelma Barriere Spanish i-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 B.A. University of California ililllllll -'ll German T-2, 3-4 AB. Cascade College if Mr. Max Erskine Spanish l-2, 3-4 BA. University of Oregon M.A. Kent State University Mrs. Marie Meynink Latin T-2, 3-4, 5-6 Department Chairman B.A. University of Washington LATIN AND SPANISH LtoR:-Mrs. Meynink, Mrs. Barriere, and Mr. Erskine. Mrs, Donna Reed German I-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 B.A. Lewis and Clark FRENCH AND Schr-ockenberg S Foreign Language Well trained and competent foreign language instruc- tors have provided the David Douglas l-ligh School stu- dent with the opportunity to learn a foreign tongue. With the latest addition of a specially equipped language lab the department has been able to further develop their pupils' ability to comprehend a foreign language at a i most impressive rate. Miss Kyra Dodge Russian l-2, 3-4, 5-6 French l-2, 3-4 BA. Whitman College RUSSIAN L'oR.-Mrs l-leahey Miss Dodge and Miss worthwhile experience. The highlight of this year's activities was the annual foreign language field day held at the University of Oregon. The exchange of ideas at this event for all par- ticipating teachers and students again proved to be a Mrs. Joy Heaney French l-2, 3-4 BA., MA. University of Washington Miss Ann Schnackenberg French l-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 B.A. Pacific Lutheran University

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Y .1 As iuniors, The sTudenTs in Their English classes are given a chance To puT Their knowledge and previously learned skills Td pracTice. The sTudenTS are acauainTed wiTh The various Thoughfs and ideas expressed in American liTeraTure. This is done by develop- ing The sTudenTs' abiliTy To Think criTically and analyze The vvriTTen and spoken word. ln Their senior year, The sTudenTs compleTe Their sTudy of English, Searching ouT, organ- and analyzing Their maTerial, The sTu- give many auThor Talks ThroughouT The izing, denTs year. They are encouraged To express Their ideas vviTh force and clarify. They are also given a course in The reading lab To help im- prove Their reading abiliTy. All Tour years oT English help Ta make The sTudenTs beTTer human beings. FRESHMAN TEAM TEACHING Lrok.-Miss Fast and Mrs. Hansen Miss Joan FasT English T-2, 3-4 B.S. PorTland STaTe College Mrs, BeaTrice Hansen English l-2 BA. Radford STaTe Teachers M.Ed. Virginia Polyfechnic i Mrs Tschache helps one of her students To learn betfer Typing procedures. Mrs. EThel .labs English 5-6, U.S. I-lisTory A.B. UniversiTy of Nebraska Miss Karen Kullbom English 5-6 B.A. Mills College Mr. Gordon L. Wilson English 5-6 Creafive WriTing B.S. Oregon STaTe UniversiTy Miss MargareT Mayers English 5-6 A.A, Mulfnomah Junior College B.5. PorTland STaTe College Mrs. MargareT E. NorThrup English 5-6 B.A. Grand lsland College M.A. Colorado UniversiTy - J JUNICR ENGLISH Lrok--Miss Moyers, Mrs. Jobs lseatedl, Miss Kullbom, Mrs, Northrop on Mr V'-'soc . -.i.i.i.