East Bay High School - Warrior Yearbook (Gibsonton, FL)

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The English de- partment, under the direction of Dr. Linka Mullikin, was con- cerned with teaching the basic skills of the English language. The challenge of this task was undertaken by seventeen depart- ment members, who were responsible for teaching a variety of subjects from comma Top right: Debbie Damon - sophomore English Middle left: Linka Mullikin -junior English Middle right: Eleventh grade English teachers tleft to rightl: Patricia Bishop, Maria Peretz, Mary Ann Bostick, Dorothy Combs and Linka Mullikin, Bottom left: Freshmen English teachers tleft to rightl: Ann Hayes, Jeanette Hill, Steve Ayers, Margaret Van Wagner, Carol Ferguson, and lerry Canfield. Bottom right: Sophomore English teachers tleft to rightj: Gail jackson, Debbie Damon, Ralph Felty, Valerie Mercak, 18fAdministration: English English Teachers Never . . . placement to the origin of Greek mythology. The ninth grade teachers covered grammar that was helpful for the development of techniques in English. They also discussed library and reference skills that helped students complete assign- ments and prepared them for projects they would under- take as sophomores. Instruction of writing skills was the prime interest of the tenth grade teachers. fl. ff swezawwsvww4wiwwwfMMzwwww4s1 'imw,,, W- f wr

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,Nag-YA I ima E is t A department designed to help students in many different areas was the Special Services. Their jobs ranged from caring for the sick to testing the exceptional student. Mrs. Oak, the school nurse, gave medical assis- tance to the student body. Marian Martin, the E.A.S. counselor, dealt with stu- dents who had been suspended. Richard Scott, the school psychologist, was the consultant for giving various tests to the exceptional students. Gretchen Thorson, the E.H. resourcer, worked with the handicapped stu- dents. She helped low- performance students emotionally prepare for tests and trained them in Extra Service With A Smile different methods of ef- fective studying. Pam Miller, D.A.C.C.O. coun- selor, was available to students for drug abuse counseling. Doris Salde, the speech therapist, aided those students who showed difficulty in ex- pressing themselves. Israel Malave, the vocational re- habilitation specialist, assisted handicapped stu- dents through federally funded programs. Eunice Smith, the school book- keeper, was responsible for all business records and those situations in- volving money. Terry Roberts was also a book- keeper, his job concerned managing athletic funds. William Person, the human relations specialist, worked with students having dif- ficulty coping with teach- ers, parents and peers. john Grimaldi, the oc- cupational specialist, aided students in locating jobs. He was also responsible for issuing work permits. james Storch, the resource officer, acted as the con- nection between the school and police headquarters. He also had the power to arrest those students vio- lating the law. These per- sonnel provided the ser- vices essential for a com- plete curricular program. , ln, V ' W-Q , .m HY, , Yu. .s E' 'ii 'fsnsw Relations Specialist . K 1 s ,di-N Top left: Deputy james Storch Middle left: Mr. William Person - Human Middle right: Mrs. Eunice Smith - School Bookkeeper Bottom left: Terry Roberts - Athletic Business Manager Bottom right: john Grimaldi- Occupational Special Services: Administrationf17 ,M- '

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lag... ln sophomore English, students wrote English com- positions and also ex- pressed lin writingl their opinions on current controversies such as the hostage situation and the election. In junior English, teaching in- cluded: reviewing American literature, . . . Lose Their Class career papers, and an analyzation of the play Our Town. While freshmen, sophomore and junior English COUTSGS were FC- quirements for graduation, senior English was an elec- tive. Those seniors taking English 4 studied: Greek mythology, An- tigone, Shake- spearean works, and completed term pa- pers that included footnotes and a bibliography. l Top left: Linka Mullikin - Department head. Middle left: Lynnette Morrill - Drama and sophomore English. Middle right: Daniel Barr -journalism and senior English, Linka Mullikin - Department head Par Bishop -junior and senior English, ' Bottom: Carol Ferguson showed interest in books as freshmen students studied reference skills. English: Administrationf19