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

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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

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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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Future Scientists Forge Their Beginnings Great Valley harbors an en- thusiastic science department. Activities range from the sludge test in 1. P. S . , to the frog dis- section in biology, to labora- tory explosions in chemistry, all culminating with calculating the velocity of the moon in physics. Excursions with science classes take students away from the classroom as they explore the terrestial and aquatic vistas of the world. When students are less than entralled with science, they may end their frustration after two years. . . and, for those somewhat -crazed but serious science students, advanced lev- els of biology, chemistry, and physics are available for them to pursue. By taking advantage of the various offerings of the science department students have an opportunity to learn a- bout their bodies and their en- vironment on both the atomic and planetary level. Mr. Ellis demonstrates frog dissection. Cham. II challenges Andy and Jim. iiik I. p. S. students attempt a lab. Mr. Grant helps Joe with a problem. K ' Sarge Colon and Colonel Caplan size up the situation. As the instructors of the ROTC program, these two propel students through all levels of Aerospace. Dave Perotta and John Barr are concern- ed over the success of an 1. P. S. lab. 110 Academics