Gavit High School - Futura Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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Individual attention stressed Many of our students, from both middle school and high school, have specific learning problems. For this reason, Gavit has put into effect a special education program to provide help for these students. Students enrolled in this program were taught the necessary subjects that would aid them later in life; such as the basic skills of math, English, science and social studies. They also could take almost any elective they choose. Our special ed. classes were taught on an individual basis be¬ cause of the differences in the capabilities and speed of progress of each student. In this way, the teacher had more time and op¬ portunity to know their students a little better so that they could help each progress at his own speed. The special ed. program had one main goal: To get students back into a regular program of classes and to help them feel accepted by their fellow students in school. 1. Miss Sheila Skowronski, Northern Il¬ linois University B.S., visually impaired. Drill Team, Twirlers, sponsor. 2. Mrs. Janet Neiswinger, Purdue, Educ¬ ational Media Center. Mrs. Rita Cornell, Indiana State University B.S., Purdue M.S., librarian. Pep Club sponsor. 3. Mrs. Betsy Desler, Ball State University B.S., Special Ed., English, Lang. Arts, Sci¬ ence, social studies, C.U.C. Club sponsor. 4. Jinni Nahod, Ball State University B.S., Valparaiso University M.S., speech, hear¬ ing, language. 5. Miss Rosellen Maddalone, Indiana University B.S., special education, work study coordinator, C.U.C. Club sponsor. 28 Academics

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v )■£ i An industrial arts class is important because it gives insight into various occupations which a student could 1. Alan Arrenholz studiously works in drafting class. 2. Mr. John ). Molnar, Purdue University B.S., Indiana State M.S., electricity, power mechanics. 3. Mr. Richard Clausen, Indiana State Uni¬ versity B.S. M.S., graphic arts, depart¬ ment chairman, graphic arts club. 4. Curtis Cubbs and Jerry Orzechowicz attentively pursue their assignments in woodshop. 5. Contemplating his next step, Jim Wendinger inspects his wooden project. 6. Jack Singer adjusts a small engine in power mechanics. Academics 27

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Students penetrate the past I like learning about how the government runs and how the con¬ stitution was written. Peggy Benirschke Senior The Social Studies department consisted of geography, world history, government, and eco¬ nomics. Whether working in¬ dividually or in groups, social studies courses provided students with a basic understanding of our world. Geography, a class usually taken by students during their freshmen year is the only social studies course that is both a requirement and an elective. While students who do not wish to further their education after high school are required to take geography, many college bound students take the one semester course as an elective. Emphasizing the economic and physical char¬ acteristics of the countries studied, Geography I and II students ex¬ plored the western and eastern hemisphere ' s respectively. World history is a two semester course required by all sophomores. Covered in World History I were the prehistoric, ancient, and medi¬ eval periods. The development and contributions of modern nations were discussed in the second semester. A change in pace took place in Mr. Petyo ' s class this year. Houghton-Miflin Publishing Cor¬ poration ran an experimental test on their world history books. By using two control groups and two experimental groups, the publishers wanted to find out how well their book was written. 1. Various types of architecture are dis¬ played by world history student Dorothy Myrzlock. 2. Mr. Auther L. Thompson, Indiana University B.S., M.S., world history, U.S. history, freshman basketball, M.S. foot¬ ball. 3. Miss E. Diane Clinton, Houghton Col¬ lege B.A., University of Buffalo M.E.D., government, sociology, psychology, social studies department chairman. 4. Miss Caryle Feddler, Northern Il¬ linois University B.S., M.S., M.S. history, assistant track coach. 5. Mr. Thomas Zygmunt, Ball State Uni¬ versity, B.S., M.A., American history, government, Senior class sponsor. Academics 29