East Side High School - Torch Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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Ana Maria Almeida works on the word processors recently acquired at East Side Attentively focusing on her work. Maria Colon finishes typing her letter.

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English Takes A New Step As the new year started, the English department added one more class to the twelfth grade curriculum. The English Advanced Placement class, or English AP as it is commonly referred to. was established for a select group of seniors: those who had demonstrated their abilities in their three previous years of English. Unlike the other honor classes. this class was established to present a more college - like atmosphere. Students are being geared towards a collegiate way of learning, with more lectures and more reading. Mr. DiFran-cesco was chosen to teach this class and underwent a series of classes at Manhattan College in order to become more acquainted with this new material. Mr. DiFrancesco’s ideas were quickly put into motion as his class began to read more and more novels. Writing is also a vital part of this class and Mr. DiFrancesco soon dictated countless essay topics. This program was set up in order to help East Side seniors adjust to the rigorous and sometimes overwhelming freshman year of English at college. The class is not very large, however, with Mr. DiFrancesco's help and encouragement along with the tenacity and dedication of the students, this pioneer program will definitely encase itself within the regular English classes that a graduating senior may become a part of. Joey Santos. Herlander Amorin and Mr DiFrancesco gives George Dias the Paul Alves try to figure out who the assignment for the day. third murderer is in MacBeth. Academics 21

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High Tech At the end of Junior year. East Side acquired three new machines. These machines, called Lanier Word Processors, were bought to teach word processing in the Secretarial and Office Practice classes. The acquisition of these new machines was made possible by the state, through the funding of this new project. These machines are used in double period classes. Mrs. Ruggori’s classes are now using the machines in order to expand their knowledge of business skills. However, with only three machines the students must take Mrs. Ruggeri's business class gets ready to begin the days assignments turns using the equipment, but the Business department is expecting ten additional IBM PC's in order to ease the demand. The machines are very versatile and can be used to teach additional subjects such as accounting and other business related topics. Mrs. Rugger! hopes to see word processing taught as a separate class in the near future. The new machines resemble computers, but they are much easier to use. Like a computer, disks are used, but these disks show how to use the computers and give exams as well. Manuals come along with the new equipment and many new and different ideas can be put onto the screen. The Business Department is expanding the field of business technology for all business students and with the help of the newest'' technology, the students are well equipped for the future. I.ucy Carganta wails for the information she newts lo come on the screen Academics 23