Grandview Heights High School - Highlander Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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Fourth period Spanish class chuckles over one of Mr. Smailes’ jokes. Proper pronunciation is an important part of learning French. Mrs. Morgan shows Beckie Hutchinson the proper use of the language lab. GHS Students Present Skit at City-Wide French Banquet The language department did it s part to cope with the communication problem of the world. Sophomores were able to take second year French for the first time this year. All French students had a chance to dictate and interpret conversation with the use of a language laboratory. They had a chance also to write and present a skit for the city-wide French Banquet. First and second year Spanish students became acquainted with the language and customs of “Our Neighbors to the South” while third and fourth year students strove for flu- ency and accuracy in conversation. Everyone taking Spanish turned in term papers. Latin projects and Caesar’s classic history helped Latin scholars form a better understanding of our own language. It also laid a foundation for those who wish to enter medical, technical, and scientific fields. RUAN INFLUENCE i Da ‘ : Latin II students, Ted Smith and Sally Corcoran, show Mrs. Lambert how Latin influences our culture.

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Junior English students learn to think together and carry on purposeful con- versation through group discussion. Mrs. Core, Rick Messerschmidt, Nancy Randall, Kelly Kahler, Jim Melfi, Nancy Caldwell, Jim Estep. PORTRAITS: oe BIOGRAPHIES WITHOUT Woans » “Portraits help the student to know better the subject of a biography,” says Mrs. Mallett to Debby Schmidt and Roger Shaeffer. Speech students learn the sig- nificance of oral interpretation. Valerie James, Mr. Rodgers, Dave Williams, Karen Zimmer. Reading of Novels Furthers Students’ Literary Knowledge The English department utilized new materials in order to expand the English program. Upperclass courses were supplemented with such literary magazines as Cavalcade, and Atlantic Monthly, which brought recent articles and dramas into the classrooms. Practical English workbooks were used by juniors in an effort to improve mechanical English, and the freshmen enlarged their vocabularies with the aid of the Reader’s Digest. Students gained skills in writing compositions by studying the works of great authors. Literature projects enabled stu- dents to delve into material pertaining to a particular sub- ject. Teachers of freshmen and sophomores stressed functional . grammar and theme writing as well as reading comprehen- = sion. Junior and seniors presented speeches and poems before a group. Through these experiences, they were prepared to present improvisations and mock commercials and to organize their thoughts logically and to express their ideas clearly and concisely. 24

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A problem in the special plane geometry workbooks is explained to Bill Tre- maine by Mr. McCullough. Teaching Machines Instruct Eager Geometry Students Students taking math courses gained skill in applying accuracy and logic. Freshmen taking college preparatory courses learned the fundamentals of algebra. They learned how to factor and solve for “x.” Students not planning to go to college chose general mathematics. A new plane geometry program was offered to one class of sophomores. They had special books and used a special machine to help them learn at their own rate. An unusual feature of this program was that all of the work was done in class. Furthering their knowledge by taking Algebra II, juniors gained knowledge of quadratic equations, graphing, and complex numbers. Seniors used clay, paper, and straws to construct abstract shapes for solid geometry. Each student brought his kit to class and used it to help him prove theories and solve problems. During the second semester trigonometry students mastered the art of finding the sine, cosine, and tangent of a triangle accurately. Freshman algebra students Sue Bach and Luanna Car- ter solve for “x” as Mrs. McCaughey looks on. | | hm t Solid geometry student Mark Miller shows Mrs. Peterson and classmates how he builds a triangular ‘ 4 i pil pyramid. 26