Great Valley High School - Musket Yearbook (Malvern, PA)

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.EP Miss Ebert advises students. It doesn ' t look like anybody ' s reading in this reading class! English Department: Back To Basics This year marked t±ie beginning of a new system for G. V. ' s English dept. The new program is designed to insure that students reach a certain level of competency before moving on. The stress is on taking a position and argueing logically for it. When the first competency exams were administered some students found, to their dismay, that it was no joke. Once a student has moved past the level I area he has a wide range of courses to choose from. One can study journalism, poetry, drama or novels. With all this choice a student is bound to find something that interests him! Student-teacher conference A good story highlights an English class. Theme Readers Advise Students Theme readers work closely with students on their writing. They come weekly to collect new pa- pers or to help rework old ones. 108 Academics

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Megan Bailey looks surprised that someone has interrupted her typing. Mrs. Grande and Mrs. Frey. Practicality Of Business Programs Is Obvious We often find ourselves asking our math and English teachers, ' T3ut what GOOD is the quadratic formula to ME? or Who cares about the message in WAR AND PEACE? These things don ' t mat- ter in REAL LIFE ! One can ' t, however, ask his typing teacher, When in the world will 1 possibly use typing in my career? This is because the courses offered by the business department reap tangible benefits. They prepare students for jobs straight out of high school. It is possible for students to revolve their schedule entirely around a business curriculum. In fact, the business de- partment is a whole different world. Adele Moulden surreptitiously erases an error. Amy Quay is engrossed in her typing. A smile from Mr. Whitcraft. i - V

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Foreign Languages Broaden Our Horizons B lla PORT E S Language classes are conducted both formally and informally. Students share the fruit of their labor. Anyone who has ever taken a language course knows how hopeless it feels to be swamped with grammatical exercises and verb conjugations. He tru- ly understands the phrase It ' s all Greek to me! However, if one manages to survive these somewhat grueling exercises, he is amply rewarded: foreign languages provide students with an opportunity to round off their education. Students are exposed to and study in depth, not only another language, but another country, another culture, and another lifestyle. Learning ex- periences are not restricted to the classroom. Students also spend time in the language lab improving their auditory skills. As a student teacher, Madame Adrien, a native speaker from Africa, offered insight into the French culture. f Academics 109