Flushing High School - Gargoyle Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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The English Department of FHS is a vital part of the school. It is a state man- date that a student have 8 terms of Com- munication Arts, two of which may be Speech. The most basic need is for a person to have control over his language in college and the outside world. The different classes offered by the English Department include journalism, Cre- ative Writing, a Sophomore writing class, Mystery and Detective, College Board Prep Course, Word Power, English in Business and Industry, and A.P. English. People attracted to English are 'Ivory Tower People' who prefer to deal in ideals and heroic situations. Teaching such a subject in a high school offers a strange and exciting contrast, said Mrs. Madeine Staffanell. Dr. Eleanor Friedman, Assistant Princi- pal of the English Department, com- mented that, Literature is the best liked subject among students. I look at litera- ture as a good way of communicating. One can communicate with the dead or living, it is also important for students to learn and appreciate our heritage in lit- erature. as V7 E NEDDY MCMILLS 3513! GLADYS FIELD V il' XV' I' . 'Q-Q, if - 322 I i'ii .' 1 IEANETTE BUXBAUI IRWIN KOPLI MADELIN STAFFANEI

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Everyone who knows a for- eign language is at an advan- tage. In New York City alone, it is helpful to know Spanish because we are a bilingual city. Knowing another lan- guage is an asset when looking for a job. And as Mrs. Suzanne Kallich put it, When you visit a foreign country, it is a great joy to be able to speak the language. In this 'shrinking world', to limit oneself to one language is foolish. The languages offered at Flushing are: Spanish, French, Italian, and Greek. Mrs. Diane Levine, Assistant Principal of the Spanish Department ex- plained that, We are trying to get an Advanced Place- ment class and are constantly expanding our bilingual pro- gram. The E.S.L. Program lEnglish as a Second Languagel is a six term course for people who cannot speak English. The Spanish speaking students take all their major classes in Spanish and have two periods of English daily. R , f. 'X MARY SKLAVOS 'A tw , . J .1 S ff.. L. A I MJ , ,. , K J QU ' ffgfrzu M544 MILDRED BERGER J . ...lg DIANE LEVINE ..,,RA+ S mx-- ,. N . L b rn .l- . 'N i il 1 5 tj Al.. ff, 1 I vi, ,ii ALICE GONZALEZ l . '95 I 'sniff .1 .. SBARBARA MAYERso If ,,. fi .4 1ffZl2ITl3IIIZLI3T.....i.....l.ZlLfZ 1 1 --W .,,.,..., ...t,..... as yd.. ..... I ALICE PARDAI LANGUAGE