Gavit High School - Futura Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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7. Mrs. Shirley Franey, Iowa State University B.A., Indiana University M.S., English, speech. 8. Miss Dalia Malciauskas, Northern Illinois Uni¬ versity B.S., M.S., English, Student Council sponsor. 9. Mr. Cary Eckard, Indiana University B.S., M.S., English, Junior class sponsor. 10. Mr. Edward Troy, Ball State University B.S., M.A., Varsity swim coach. 11. Mrs. Sampson observes Sherry Andres ' reading speed in developmental reading class. 12. Miss Susan M. Koscielniak, St. Joseph ' s College, language arts, mass media, speech debate coach. Academics 15

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English, a necessity for life The Gavit English Department is set up to provide certain goals for the individual student. Their aims are to provide for the individual student a variety of programs that are geared to his interests and abilities and to also create a learning situation in which every child is willing to participate. The depart¬ ment is designed to stimulate creati¬ vity and to create an atmosphere in which a student can assume responsibility for his behavior. The English department offers three programs of required four- year English courses along with seven electives. The college preparatory program gave college-minded students in¬ structions to build vocabulary, to master grammar, and to study liter¬ ature to its depth. The practical English courses are geared to those who have not yet mastered language arts and need help with the detec¬ tion and correcting of their reading problems. One of the most beneficial cour¬ ses for the college-bound students is the six-week mini-course that the department head, Mrs. Angela Pen¬ ny, taught. The students learned to make descriptive reference cards on 57 reference books. Students received new textbooks to further their education in the arts. All books are and will be used for the next five years. Mr. Donald Kopenec, the advisor of the FUTURA staff, a co-curricu- lar English elective, taught the fun¬ damentals of creative journalism. What you say, how you write, and the books you read are all reflections of the person you are. Mrs. Angela Penny English department head 14 Academics 1. Senior English students examine various books for Mrs. Penny ' s six-week college prep reference unit. 2. Mrs. Jeanne W. Moll, Indiana University M.S., English. 3. Mrs. Angela Penny, Indiana University M.S., senior English, department head. 4. As a mass media student, Lori Swearington gets the “feel of the camera. 5. Mrs. Rebecca Board, Indiana State Univer¬ sity B.S., English, Scribner ' s Club, Freshman class sponsor. 6. Miss Margaret Fitzgerald, Indiana Univer¬ sity B.A., M.A., English, Junior class sponsor.

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A study of mass communications is impor¬ tant since we are all consumers of the media. The importance is to educate the public to be knowledgeable and critical consumers. Mr. Donald Kopenec 1. Mr. Donald Kopenec, Quincy College B.A., Purdue University M.S., English, mass media, publications. Cinema Study Club. 2. Mr. Aram R. Daronatsy, Indiana University B.S., M.S., English. 3. Mrs. Marge Macey, Indiana State University B.S., English, drama, stagecraft, Thespians sponsor. Mime Troupe sponsor, Ushrettes sponsor. 4. Miss Alison Blaine, Purdue, speech, radio, television degree, drama. 5. Mrs. S. Sampson, Arkansas AM N B.S., Indiana University M.S., developmental reading, English. 16 Academics