Douglas MacArthur High School - MacArtair Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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in f I .X A is .iv ,4 ., Q,- Q in ' X i 'lit-ff 'N 1' if :wil . MacArtair Editor Richard Delgado and Five Star Herald Edi- tor Maureen McShan go over some of the 1200 receipts col- lected at the Yearbook sale. Paper Staff says: l. Sometimes we read our words. 2. Sometimes we hide behind our words 3. Sometimes we eat our words. 4. Sometimes we throw our words away. Five Star Herald Sponsor Ms. Peggy Schneider and Editor Maureen McShan copyread stories for the next edition. Combining the talents of paper and yearbook staffs Alan Plott, Richard Jones, and Toni Taplin work to reach on expected sales goal of 1500 yearbooks. publications lOl

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MacArfair, Herald staffers communicate If there is any word that can strike terror in the hearts of students in the Publication Department it is dead- line. Students enrolled in a class of iournalism, photography, yearbook or paper or any combination thereof are well acquainted with the defini- tion and subtle and direct threats underlying that seemingly innocent word. The Publications Departmerltt, headed by Ms. Peggy Schneider, is the communications system of the MacArthur campus. Relying on the mediums of the picture, artwork, and the written word, the four classes write, edit, draw, curse and scream to get the events and ideas of the student body reported in cor- rect and fashionable iournalistic style. Photography and journalism classes learn the basics and methods involved in the publication of a top newspaper, yearbook or magazine. The MacArtair and Five Star Herald staffs put to practical use the skills taught throughout the rest of the department. After three weeks of the Get Around TUlT campaign, the Yearbook staff works hard on selling the MacArtair. lOO publications

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IO2 english Role playing, skits enliven English class This is your life, Ms. Barbara Tyson rang through the corridors of the 300 wing! No, Ralph Edwards hadn't descended upon MacArthur, but Ms. Nellie Freeman's advanced Sophomore English class had. They were involved in group projects to honor special MacArthur people. Through investi- gation, students were able to piece together inform- ation on their special person and come up with a 'las kv the ,E -we- fet professional presentation complete with an audi- ence. English classes have come a long way. Teachers are constantly challenging students in creative com- position while still stressing grammar in grading. Methods such as skits, illustrations and role-playing encourage the student to become a part of what he is studying. In situations such as these students are able to empathize with the characters and thus get a clearer understanding of the author. Senior Danny Foisie, as part of a presentation for Ms. Gay Greening's class, demonstrates the how to of guitar playing. Cheryl Wiles and Debbie DeLeon discuss a poem to be presented to other class members. v-1-favs,-,4.,,,,