Duncan High School - Wildkat Yearbook (Duncan, AZ)

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,wo DON TELLEZ. Spanish, English III. Sponsor, Spanish Club, National Honor Society. B.S. in Education, Northern Arizona University. Duncan High School l968- ANTHONY PASCO. English l, IV, Directed Reading. Sponsor, Student Action for Education. B.A., University of Southern Florida, Tampa. Duncan High School January, l973 Joel Dozier's battered llth grade gram- mar has had much use. Above: D.Pena seems to wish for relief from grammar study. Right, From Top: Julie Dozier is absored in Eng. ll assignmentg M. Pugmire attacks homeworkg D.Allison studies while R.Darby checks blackboard for English lll word list.

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Students study Ideas of great authors, struggle with grammar J.Nelson uses pocket dictionary to study vocabulary list in English Ill. Ideas in literature to help people understand one anotherg grammar and composition to help them express their own ideas in good language and with logical organization: these were the goals in language classes. Seniors in Mr. Pasco's English IV experimented with new con- cepts of grammar and read great classics of English literature. They dabbled in etymology, using BEOWULF to see how Eng- lish used to be, and uncovering Latin word origins. In English III, Mr. Tellez stressed grammar. They have to learn the basics before they can write or speak well, he said. As he considered listening and speaking to be very important, he required oral book reports and current events regularly. i The sophomores in Miss Esry's English II also studied grammar and read literature. Packing grammar into 65 freshman brains was different from senior class discussions, Mr. Pasco learned. Some- times, he declared, all I could say was 'Help! ' but he and his students enjoyed directed reading, as there students could contract for almost any kind of book, easy or hard, if it was on the approved list fsee Sue Ellen Shreve, page 19, studying lists posted in libraryj. Spanish? Well, said Mr. Tellez, we used a text book this year. You can be sure grammar and pronunciation were basic. Also, in Spanish II we read a simplified DON QUIXOTEY' English IV atmosphere is relaxedg students enjoy discussions with Mr. Pasco. P.Ruiz, however, seems to lind English I tiring.

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pg i 11 A - 1 . . f A ' . Q 4 is ' . - 1' ' hi ., K .feta-242-3 t 2 FOY G. POWELL. lnstrumental and Vocal Music. B.S., Western New Mexico University. Sponsor, Senior Class. Duncan High School 1970- I Bass clarinetist D.Valdez and alto M. Jones practice hard in class. Right: Re- hearsal for Homecoming finds S.Jones tooting his tuba on football field. Want to express yourself? Creativity gains momentum in ek rg i five t ,H ,,. V K What is creativity? What makes little kids like to draw or beat the drums or play with ham- mer and saw? The same thing that makes high school students sign for music, art, or crafts. Some chose the tympani, some the woodwinds, some the brass- and behold, the Duncan Wildkat band. Some signed for singing and that meant the choir. The art room almost over- flowed with those who like to draw and paint. Students dis- played their work at the fairg some won ribbons in the state PTA competition and the Scho- lastic M agazines contest. Arts and crafts students ex- perimented with wood, plastics, leather. Even girls learned to use saws, lathe, router, and sander. Results were bowls, candlesticks, tables, belts, purses, collage, decoupage, gift boxes. That was creativity! Leather belts were popular in arts and crafts. Here, Left, C.Mar- tinez cuts her name on a belt. S.Mortensen, Center, carefully 3-N sands the surface of a Checkerboard: and, Right, K.Wilkerson cautiously turns a mahogany goblet on the lathe.