Firestone High School - Volplane Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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for Communication RUTH L. NILSSON Kent State University University of Dayton ROBERT JAMES SCHLEMMER Kent State University DAVID P. ROBB Kent State University University of Akron EARL D. LOVE Kent State University JOANN DETZEL University of Akron JOHN DAWSON VANDEVER Kent State University 25

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English Serves as the Foundation Firestone students have an opportunity to read great past and contemporary literature under the instruction of the English, department. Members of the English department teach basic literature to most sophomore classes and American literature to juniors and sophomore honors classes. In the past, senior and junior honors classes studied English literature. This has been changed so that seniors may now choose World literature, practical English or journalism for their English requirement. In addition to regular English classes, Mr. David Robb and Firestone ' s debate coach, Mr. Thomas Smith, teach speech and drama. Miss Nancy Mettler and Mr. John Vandever are in charge of literary seminar. Mrs. Ruth Nilsson is the new Volplane advisor and Miss Joann Detzel is the newspaper advisor. Miss Detzel, Mrs. Darlene Troyer and Mr. Robert Schlemmer are newcomers to Firestone ' s English department. NANCY HOTCHKISS METTLER Mount Holyoke College Ohio State University Case Western Reserve SANDRA KENT University of Wisconsin THOMAS D. SMITH Morehead State University DARLENE TROYER University of Akron 24

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Learning From Our Past; JEANNE CECILE KLOCKER University of Akron VIRGINIA D. BARBIERI Mundelen College University of Akron Learning from the mistakes of the past, working to understand the present and striving to overcome the future are the foundations upon which the required history courses of Firestone are based. Sophomores get an overall view of the past by taking world history, taught by Mrs. Virginia Barbieri, Miss Jeanne Klocker and Mr. Robert Whitney. Focusing on the events of America, juniors take American history, taught by Miss Klocker, Mrs. Mary Anne Nebiker and Mr. William Turanchik. Seniors concern themselves with our goven- ment by taking problems of democracy, taught by Mr. David Marshall, Mr. Ronald Snid er and Mr. Michael Barich (pictured on page 20). In addition, sociology, economics, world geography and humanities can be pursued by the history student this year. WILLIAM TURANCHIK Kent State University THOMAS F. MYERS University of Akron 26