Dobie High School - Roundup Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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English 6 nw f Junior Adam Garcia looks through a stack as of papers for one of his English assignments. w Jackie Hardwick, Spanish teacher, jokes E around in class while she listens to a A Spanish tape. . . Q Vicki S0f8I'lS8l1 C0mpUf8S h8I' Latin il'lf0l'- m3ti0I'I. Preparing to practice a timed reading with Mrs. Crawford are Danny Pyper and Diane Lierman. te best part about this year and every year, said Sandra ford, head of the English Language Arts Department, is the ve all work together. We have a responsible, responsive group tfessionals, and it's great because we all get along so well. ting along has been the key to this up-and-down school year. een losing two teachers, gaining another, the addition of two classes, and learning to work under new leadership, the Jage Arts Department has had the work cut out for them. egin with, this was the first year for two new English courses: ar Review and Careers English. Both classes are aimed at helping nts who are required to have four years of English and are not e-bound. Then, Marilyn Dodd, former head ofthe department, was 'ted to supervisor of secondary reading in the district. This left rrd in charge. Rhonda Lewis moved to Oklahoma when her nd was transferred and her replacement was John Farrell. rses offered during the year involved English and grammar basics can literature, and British literature. Basic reading was oftered for freshmen as well as reading skills for sophomores. A premium point class, Developmental Reading, was offered to seniors who wanted to improve their reading speed and comprehension. Many teachers devoted much of their free time to the school, often putting in numerous hours of time without being required to. Ann Brannen and Randa Wheat put in time working with students and helping them prepare for contests and other important even- ts.Rosemary Rayburn and Harold Briggs helped in producing Write- On, and Linda Tate coached girls' basketball. The teachers' courses alternate each semester, so they each teach a wide variety of courses, with the exception of Brannen, who taught journalism and yearbook, and Wheat, who taught speech, debate, and drama. Other teachers were Paula Bray, Briggs, Adrienne Brothers, Roxanne Galley, Carolyn Cowan, Kaylin Dupree, and Walter Hold. Also, Deborah James, Marsha Moncrief, Rayburn, Carol San Miguel, Kay Shaffer, and Tate. English 175

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.9 . 51152, ee Kg' Dwayne McDowell, Anne Paine, David Nladrigall, Diane Herrera, and Joey Talghader listen to a Spanish ll dialogue in Jackie Hardwick's room. gel ' Qiiicil Qttafw 4 f 2' fi' W' eigf an 'if Mina any Z Find yourself in another world, explained foreign language teachers. By learning another language students become familiar with the customs and culture of other countries, therefore they are almost literally in another part of the world. According to James Hulme, department head and French teacher, more emphasis needs to be placed on students to learn a second language. Whether entering the job market or a college or university a student who knows another language seems to be placed on a priority list, enabling him to be chosen before someone who knows only English. Because of small classes and budget cuts, this was the last year for German to be taught. The class was taught by Herman Grammer, 174 Language district foreign language supervisor. Besides teaching German, also helped Hulme teach French when the class loads became Iaroe for just one teacher. Since the enrollment in Latin has creased, Richard Golenko, Latin and social studies teacher, will teaching only Latin next year for the first time in many years. Latin, French, and Spanish all went to contests and did well, the best part of the whole year, according to Hulme was when won state again. , Other teachers that helped make up the department were I Shifflet, Spanish teacher, Jacqueline Hardwick, Spanish tea and Lieu Pham, English as a second language teacher. wwf

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Hoa Trieu works on her business math problems during her office machines class. 4 f ,. . . . ' .2 .W , N eww-7' Xf m 'i,,L f , ., M, . . , -4ezfttss2,q,,Vh4,hrX .f v 1 ' .1 it ' Q .V .rf . 'M t I . ff e .. .fat s ,WIS , af' 0 '-,M J Sf if ' If .f A-' 4 After failing on his first try, Sam Hari makes a second attempt to locate his p I ,4f ' 9 7'7. 4 '4 ?,,4 Y aww-nl on an Apple Il computer as Bill Eggleston watches in the computer room. Mathematics , According to Jill Smith, mathematics department head, Teachers who are very professional and encourage the students to do their best is what the math department is all about. These professionals taught introductory Algebra, Algebra I-IV, geometry, trigonometry, elementary analysis, calculus, computer math, survey math, fundamental mathematics, and mathematics of consumer educations to students trying to fulfill their two-year requirements of math. There were many students, however, who chose to take more than just two years of math. Of the extra courses taken, computer math was enjoyed most by students. There were about 51 students enrolled in the computer classes and an additional 21 students came before and after school just to use the computers. Students in the computer classes made programs to find solutions to math problems, and they devised programs for games they made up. 176 MathematiCS!BusineSS The math department made seven micro computers avalla students to use, including the four new Apple ll computers TE this year. For those students who completed two semesters of c before graduation,Eva Gates taught survey math. This year the only one student enrolled in this course. This student, San L also the only student to ever take the second semester of math. According to Gates, survey math covers topics a would encounter in his third semester of calculus in college. also said that she did not really teach Le, but she acted as visor or consultant when he had any questions. Others who taught math courses this year besides Smith and were Glenn Barnhill, Sharon Boeger, Janice Hassinger, Robert Betty Battle, Merlin Mohr, Judy Kemler, Vickie Cochran, Young, Virginia Bollman, Kathleen Murrell, and Dennis Shippey. 5 3