Ellsworth High School - Elkan Yearbook (Ellsworth, KS)

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Intro. to JournalismALibrary ScienceAEngIishACollege Comp ASpeechACareersA Elkan N00 We x. l-IOOKED ON ith the rise of the unemploy- ment rate, it's getting harder to survive in the big world beyond high school. Lan- guage Arts classes are now aimed towards helping stu- dents with applications and resumes, as well as provid- ing basic skills and prepara- tion for college. Today with the scarcity of jobs, one's reply on a job NEED ANY HELP: English teacher Trudy West looks up from her work to check on her students, iPhoto by Pete Cisnerosj FREEDOM OF SPEECH: Freshman Pat Tanton gives an impromptu speech during Speech l. iPhoto by Kimberly Kohlsj 44 Language Arts application may get him or her a job, said Christy Rath- bun, sophomorefjunior Eng- lish teacher, whose students learned how to fill out job applications. The careers class stu- dents also learned how to write letters of application, resumes, and how to pre- pare for an interview. Another class in the Lan- guage Arts department that prepared students for the fu- ture was study skills S vo- cabulary, which helped stu- dents increase their vocabu- lary and improve their study habits. l really didn't know the meaning of many words when l enrolled in study skills, and now l am able to get the meanings of words by using prefixes and suf- fixes, said Jeanette Wright, senior. Study skills is a lot differ- ent than any other Language Arts class l've taken, said senior Ron Davis, Jr. The other Language Arts classes, although not specifi- cally preparing students for college, were enjoyed by all. l needed the class credit, but when l enrolled in Eng- lish lll, l didn't realize it would be fun, said Mitzi Sneath, junior. Our teacher makes it in- teresting with various pro- jects, and l'm interested in building my writing skills, said Kelly Monroe, junior. The classes are more in- teresting and make me want to learn more, said Tom Shaw, senior. - Kim Hanson

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BearcatALibrary ScienceAEnglishASpeechA I needed the class credit, but when I enrolled in English 111, 1 didn '1 realize it would be fun. - Mitzi Sneath . A wfisfffljls EVERY DAY WORK: Students practice good study habits during study skills and vocabulary class. iPhoto by Trina Fullerl DECK THE HALLS: After completing term papers during English Ill juniors Laura Long and Yvonda Smith help decorate the classroom fo Christmas. iPhoto by Trina Fullerl Language Arts 4