Gale Ettrick Trempealeau High School - Arrowhead Yearbook (Galesville, WI)

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LANGUAGE GIVES US AN UNDERSTANDING 0F OTHER PEGPLE The French Department presently offers five possible years of consecutive study of the language. Speaking the language as a means of communication is the primary aim of the course study Th . . e language laboratory enables students to listen to native speak- ers and to work on an individual basis. Mrs. Christianson teaches French on both the senior high and junior high levels. This year the English Department consists of four faculty members: Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Twesme, Mrs. Runnestrand, and Mr. Costanzo. The goal of the English Department is to give students knowledge of their language and an understanding of other people through reading, writing, speaking, and listening. At the present time, four years of English is required, Each year seniors have a choice between a college preparatory course and a course which is more vocational in nature. After several years of talk and several months of planning which included a visit to other schools and various meetings, next year English courses offered to juniors and seniors will be changed and improved. Next year juniors and seniors will be selecting from approximately twelve elective courses, two of which will be re- quired. E 4 ABOVE: Mrs. R. Christianson. i ABOVE: Mrs. M. Runnestrand and Mr. L. Costanzo. 92 ABOVE: Mrs. K. Twesme and Mrs. E. Nelson.

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MATH STUDENTS USE COMPUTERS This year, senior students accompanied by their instructors, attended a two day work- shop at Winona, where they studied the use of computers and worked with Fortran Language which deals with computer programming. In the future, the Math Department hopes to establish computer programming for all grades, and to add two new courses to the curriculum next year, Consumers Math and Applied Math. BELOW: Mr. J. Worra ABOVE: Mr. L. Gautch ABOVE: Faster than the speed of light.

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ABOVE: Mr. R. Christianson ABOVE: Mr. L. Drew NEW COURSES ADDED TO SOCIAL STUDIES DEPT. At the present time two credits are required for grad- uation, U. S. History and American Problems, these are required of the junior and senior classes. Students have a variety of electives to select from also. Political Systems and Civics for the 9th grade, World History for grades 10, 11, and 12. This year for the first time, two new semester courses have been added, Introductions to the Behavorial Sciences and Sociology. Next year the American Problems course will be re- placed by four new electives, two of which are re- quired. These new courses will be Introduction to Behavorial Science, Sociology, Consumer Economics and Political Science. With the additions of new courses and improvements on the older ones, the Social Studies department is preparing students for outside life and further education in a more modern and complex system of living. ABOVE: Mr. D. Lund