Duncan High School - Wildkat Yearbook (Duncan, AZ)

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Dialogue in Spanish II class is good practice in pro- English II students D. Smith, M. Pearce, C. Thompson nunciation, gestures forM. Delgado, P. Torres. use all hands on teen-oriented bulletin board. S. Wilkerson hands in papers for extra credit in senior English. Center, B. Garcia types story for KAT CHAT in journalism class. Right, T. Lewis reports current event as part of speech assignment. K. Lunt, S. Richardson, S. Rhodes, C. Lunt drill Mr. Santee halts D. Smith, R. Lunt, S. Gardner for on parts for triple trio entry in music festival. correction and repeat in trombone trio practice. 29

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V. Pace finds the READER'S GUIDE indispensable in locating information for her research theme. Though a new teacher, Mr. Tellez learned fast: a Clown chair helped to control chronic talkers. Language, Music Study requires work, observation, thought In English this year, we learned to search for the underlying meanings. . . we had drill on vocabulary which we'll need in college. . . he LECTURED, and we had to take NOTES. There were book reports also, and English IV had re- search themes. Reading, writing, and speaking were routine in all English classes. In speech, the assignments included debating, cur- rent events, poetry reading, panto- mimes. After about 12 weeks with substitute teachers, the Spanish and junior English students were glad to have Mr. Don Tellez arrive and begin to drill them in vocabulary and grammar; in Spanish, they had to listen carefully to be able to answer his fluent chatter; and they con- versed with each other in dialogues (no English allowed). Music meant drill and practice; it meant also performing at programs, half-times, and assemblies; and having fun on trips to the University of Arizona Band Day and to the music festivals. Mr. Coover, MACBETH students D. Mortensen, M. Torres, S. Richardson discuss Globe Theater model. 28

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Social Studies, Sciences (iive explanations of man’s past, environment What happened? Why? What effect will it have on my life? Such questions were explored in history, discussed in American government. Students in economics, business law, and general business studied the mone- tary structure of American life, learned such necessaries as how to borrow mon- ey and compute the cost; examined legal problems and cases. Classes were lively with discussions of political questions, especially in this presidential year. Business students learned the importance of investigating career choices, locating information on how and where to apply for jobs, knowing facts about investments in bonds and in- surance. Said one algebra student, We all worked together.” Relays added spice to class sessions on Fridays. General math students caught up on arithmetic prin- ciples they had missed earlier. Chemistry students studied, memo- rized, and experimented. Physics stu- dents read the book, proved with exper- iments that it spoke truth. Biology stu- dents dissected creatures, gathered plant specimens, read of the relationship of man to his environment. D. Kennedy rests from study of world history book, and M. Clouse checks newspaper for current events report. Economics students M. Delgado, T. Rowley, W. Gardner use library to find statistics on incomes and taxes. 30