Eldorado High School - El Aguila Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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English Skills are Stressed EIdorado's English department consists of twenty-four dedicated instructors. Teaching at every level of ability. the department works toward knowledge of grammar. writing. reading. and speech skills. Ninth grade English introduces the skills of reading and writing necessary for future study. Tenth grade English teachers work as a team to introduce genre, which includes short stories. drama, novels. poetry. and a great emphasis on writing. These areas are based upon and introduces by familiar Sophomore Lectures. Eleventh grade English teaches about American writers and the history of American literature. American Human- ities, the pasfteam-thought program, is a special two hour class offered to eleventh graders. This class deals with art, music. literature and indepth history. The four American Humanities teachers of this col- lege-prep program help students prepare for the American College Test and the Scholastic Aptitude test. Using various novels, test structure and ideas, the elev' enth grade English is important in prepar- ing college bound students. Twelfth grade English is a continuation of perfecting learning skills, escpecially for college- bound students. Note taking. test taking academic papers and reading all takes a large part in educating the twelfth graders. All in all, the teachers in the English department feel that, through the various English programs offered each student leaves Eldorado with knowledge of all as- pects of English. Top Row: Margie Schwaner. Marci Krone Bottom: Ruth Monteverdi. Karen Cooper

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Athletic Trainer: Don Mundell. Athletics Director: Lanny Winters. Physical Education: Top Row, left to rightz Don Flanagan, Carol Knauber and Scott Evans. Bottom Row: Marge Keeler. Duward Stell and Pam Evans. N.. .4 XV. Jerry Hall F If Ed on X I X X' '. K, ' A Eag iw G et Physical