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

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,x If swf. i 13.25 ,sb 37-Aww. 00.54 5111 1 1- ,..,,, ,. fam Stewart, Danny Hausler and Mark Krcll analyze a poem y Stephen Crane for presentation to their eleventh grade Eng- -sh Class. Ms. Brenda McKee and sophomores Zachary Tay- lor, Gilbert Costilla and Barry Smith read Julius Caesar aloud. Each member of Ms. Nellie Freeman's class designed a Coat of Arms which depicted their name, astrological sign, present and future life. 7 ? l ' O ' . l fy I .+- , a. 1 EW , : A Q-.-,sl wives! -'f,i. 412 f ,Q I ll . 3 is Q J gi . - I. A l R Y 'lim 1 I english 103

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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.,,,,

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104 groups Groups' interests ambitions change We've come a long way in the way we learn, the things wi do, and in the clubs we ioin. Students' interests and ambi tions have changed and accordingly, clubs have changei their names and ambitions to reflect these transitions. 1 Outside influences are making their mark felt on club dayl isecond Tuesday of each monthi. One of the phenomenas the seventies, Women's Lib, has been evident in the Schools organizations. Future Nurses Association has been replace: by Medical Careers Club, and Future Homemakers of Amer ica has given way to Leaders of Tomorrow. Male membeij ship in such groups as Future Teachers Association and cheerleaders has risen in the past ten years. Another rallying cry of this decade has been interest in thi protection of the environment as evidenced by the Ecology Club. X Not only are clubs changing externally in appearance: and actions, but also, internally. ln the past, individualg belonged to only one organization, pledging loyalty to it anc its goals. Now as the school is entering its second decadel evidence can be seen of students' affiliation with a variety oi organizations active in school. f individual clubs are beginning to recognize the wisdom of pooling efforts in order to achieve a common goal. Twenty six organizations combined forces in a Mascot Carnival tc raise enough money for a new General. Those ten years from 1966 to T976 have been years ol change for MacArthur's organizations. We've come a long way! l I I .i