Downey High School - Volsung Yearbook (Downey, CA)

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Education trains the body as well as the mind Activity, attitude, achievement and attend- ance are the four principal considerations in determining a student's grade in physical edu- cation, which is required by the State of Cali- fornia tor the gaining of a high school diploma. Boys' gym classes cover football, basketball, softball ,speedball, volleyball and swimming. Classes rotate at regular intervals. For the girls, classes stress physical fitness, muscular and mental coordination and good sportsmanship. Special activities include drill teams, team sports, and an important auxiliary activity, the Girls' Athletic Association. MISS PAT SPERRY Physical Education GAA Sponsor MISS .IOANNE ZWANZIGER Physical Education WILLIAM SMITHERAN MISS NORMA OJSTEDT . Vikettes Sponsor Atheltic Director Head, G-irls' P.E, Department Head MRS. NANCY BRONSDON Physical Education MISS JACQUELINE DAVIS GEORGE CALDERWOOD Physical Education Physical Education MISS JUANITA COON Physical Education JOSEPH CUSI-IMAN AL ZIMMERMAN Physical Education Physical Education , T, Y ' Coach

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Language is the key to understanding l,- ,. KIM i 21 0 1 , ,,f,, ,ff MRS. JUANA ACOSTA GLEN B. MARBLE Spanish ll Spanish I, II 81 IV Spanish Club Sponsor Downey High offers students a chance to learn any one ot four foreign languages, including Latin, which may be dead as a conversational communication, but is very much alive in all of the other languages studied, including English. Because of CaIitornia's large Spanish-speaking population, that language draws the most students, requiring four teachers to handle them, French and German are fairly recent additions to the cur- riculum, but have proved very popular. All ot the language classes have clubs which plan and pro- duce many projects which aid in the study ot the language and the peoples of the countries which speak it. They combined to have a Christmas party in December, the Spanish Club staged a Taco Fiesta ta scene from which is shown herelg the German Club had a festival with German food, and the Latin students staged their annual Roman Banquet. ia' RICHARD B. HODSON ARMANDO CISNEROS Spanish II 8. III Spanish I Spanish Club Sponsor World Geography MRS. VSRNABSLLE I-IOLLOWELL KARL FORSTER I-afInI,lI8.lIi German i,iia.iii I Latin Club Sponsor German Club Sponsor cf: ul. .-f MRS. RUTH BURRIS EDVVARD MAURICE French I 81 II French II, III 8. IV English XI French Club Sponsor French Club Sponsor

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Science and math offer my-us, 1. 2 , t 'ei ' P i DONALD GOULD J, R. CARPENTER MISS ELINOR CLARK ALEXANDER COLLIE Science Dept. Head Chemistry Biology X 81 Xl Aeronautics Chemistry Physical Science Science Club Sponsor Biology X Science courses at Downey High include lite science, required usually in the sophomore year except for those students elect- ing to 'take biology in the eleventh grade, biology, a laboratory course in life science, open to juniors and seniors who have not had life science land tor college prep students who are required to have a lab science coursel, chemistry, tor which a previous course in algebra is recommended, physics, for seniors, and physiology, for juniors and seniors, with biology as a prerequi- site. Also included in the science curriculum are courses in phys- ical science survey and pre-flight aeronautics. The latter is a s.:rvey course covering the theory ot flight, civil air regulations, meteorology and navigation, A Link trainer is available to each student. ln this day ot space travel and scientific achievement, math- ematics is more and more important. Downey High offers courses in algebra, plane geometry, advanced math, practical math, and senior math. Advanced math is a seminar type course for students who are above average in scientific ability and interests. WILLIAM PEMBERTON HAROLD MOYER Biology X Biology Xl Coach Science Club Sponsor T vi - Z- ,N 5 .gas I g. . P3:'Fg?'TQ,a-A 1955 , V f f:.i5y'I?it f .f f' F- 3 I V W 1 , ,- QL, ' 'F' - . 5 ml . . . 1' A ,, J eel 1 f ' S- to , .' E A Ati-A 'A 5 J - CHARLES REEVES DALE KILLION CARL HOLLRAH. MRS, BETTY ZABY Emlmv X Biology X Physics Biology X flogcl-y Geometry Homemaking l