Dieruff High School - Ledannus Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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Are Emphasis In English amining what others have created is a primary pursuit of several reading and discussion courses. The department prepares students for these specialized courses by retaining an eclectic approach in the required English II, III, and IV classes, which include an Honors- Advanced Placement Program. (A) Ms. Evette Howell — English III, Media: Communications in Print, Imaginative Writing. (B) Mrs. Emilia Sauers — English II. (C) Mrs. Melissa Riley — English IV, Media: The Visual Spectrum. (D) Mr. Harry Schaeffer English IV, College Skills: Language Proficiency for the College-Bound, Trends and Skills. (E) Mr. Terrence Buckno — English II. (F) Mr. Raymond Muniz — English III. (G) Ms. Fern Mann — English II, III. (H) Mr. John Bannon — English IV, Journalism, College Skills: Language Proficiency for the College-Bound. (I) Miss Mary Brower — English II, III. (J) Ms. Helen Rivera — English IV. Literature for Mo- derns, Humanities.

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Talents And Skills For Pleasure And Practicality Have you imagined yourself behind a camera “panning,” “closing in,” “zooming back” — or, in front of one being “closed in on?” Perhaps you see yourself “in print” — creator of a newspaper article, a yearbook layout, or a poem? Then again, maybe you are the knowledegable, but unpretentious, scholar? The English Department’s elective program provides op- portunities for these “people” and many more. College- bound students can increase their reading and writing skills in courses designed just for them. Some courses con- centrate on the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct professional and personal business. Also directed toward both professional and personal achievement, several courses focus on verbal and graphic creativity; the spoken word, the printed word; the photograph, the moving pic- ture. Developing personal and universal awareness by ex- 16

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Library And Reading Provide Specialized Services Although not specifically English courses, the reading classes offerred at Dieruff constitute part of the depart- ment. Both remedial and developmental reading help are provided on an individual basis. The library serves students and teachers as a recrea- tional reading room, a research facility, and even a recrea- tional listening space since it is equipped with a sound proof room. (A) Mrs. Alexandra Malesky — Librarian; Mr. Dennis Kennedy — Eng- lish II, III. (B) Mr. Bernard Schimmel — English III, Composition for College; Mrs. Marguerite Finizzi — English IV, Shakespeare, Public Speaking I, II, Drama. (C) Mr. Peter Santa Maria — English II. Reading; Mr. Roland DeLuca — English II, Department Head. (D) Ms. Helen Killinger — English II, III, IV, Modern Literature. 18