Delavan Darien High School - Era Yearbook (Delavan, WI)

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imapene Brillon is one of the tchool'i two administrative rcfrtar. ies. She can he found in the main office, Donna Eddy i» the other administrative secretary. She. like Mr . Britton. take time from their bimy schedule to answer student qurs-tion». The I)-DUS custodians arc Alfred Rcdenius. Marlyn Fchrtn. Willard Wendorf, Clarence Wiser. Mildred Hipp Cook Dora Koostra Cook Bernice Seibert ook With Siert Cook Evelyn W endorf Cook Cooks-Ciistodians 7

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Ku rll Stewart, Pn «.i«li r»t Irvine Llewellyn. Vice-Prevident U ilbur Scott. Treasurer 11.1mill knnwlton. Dirrctur Donulil Urardilcy, Clerk Jame (Tirixtianfton, Adm. Huiliiinp: and Grounds Richard Mon-kc. Superintendent Chris Poulo , Principal William an I jnen. A» i»tant Principal Board plans for the ’’New Design’’ The Hoard of Education and Administration have been interested in the New Design for Education including such innovations as flexible scheduling, individualized instruction, large group-small group instruction, team teaching and independent study. They have worked with faculty and students to bring about many of these innovations. Dr. Dwight I). Allen of Stanford University provided inspiration in a workshop here. East fall the IDEA project was proposed to D-1)1 IS. and the administration worked to bring this project about. Now D-DHS is one of thirty-six schools which has been recruited, because of its leadership in educational ideas, to participate in this program of the Charles F. Kettering Foundation.

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Robert Pickering, head of Kngli-h department; Linda ku an. literature; Robert Scott, speech; Norma Barber, reading: Linda Zell, literature; Martha Hrmwin. literature; Ralph Midi . literature: Prank Me trite, core; Richard Kelly, poetry, drama, and »horl tnrt. Schedule adds responsibility hMMtn Utile | the Knglish department was concerned with educational innovations this, year. For two years team teaching has been used as a w ay of instruction. Changes were made for the second semester to make Knglish more dynamic ami meaningful to the students by offering a greater variety of courses. I nder flexible scheduling, the Knglish teachers ami students have been able to schedule back time for extra grammar ami literature seminars for those inter ested students. Students w hose schedule-were too full to take their desired courses, could reschedule themselves for indiv idual tutoring. To provide more selective reading, several paperback t ooks were supplied in quantity to the students.