Harrison High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Farmington, MI)

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English Resists Barriers 8r Success Shines Through THE ENGLISH TEACHERS began the year with many new ideas. One suggestion was to give new students to Harrison 0 reading entrance test. The teachers would be able to approximate the students abilities and plan activities around this information. The program was discussed, but postponed. The American Novel course added the novels, ttHuck Finn and Grapes of Wrath which were financed by a book fair. A new course called uHorrors and Superna- tural was considered. It was for non-college bound, slower students. This course failed for lack of money on the district level. Mrs. Nyberg's new SRA reading lab assisted the iibasic English students and was a success. Mrs. Kaplan and student teacher, Miss Ken- nedy, tried a bit of team teaching in the Shake- speare class, and kicked the year off with a suc- cessful trip to Stratford to see iiKing Lear. A new teacher, Miss Akres, was added to the department and Mr. Clair was speaking English full time this year. Mrs. Barrett attributes 'ithe success of the English department to the conscientious students and staff.

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26 ABOVE: Mark Vasu and Don Hagan prepare for a group presentation. ABOVE RIGHT: whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune . . . , Kerry thamt Gluckman really shakes the spear in dramatics. EXTREME LOWER RIGHT: English Department. L. to r. Miss Barbara Haas, Mrs. Joyce Kaplan, Mrs. Margaret Rosbolt, Mrs. Mary Brown. Row 2.- Mrs. Katherine Nyberg, Miss Margaret Ferguson, Miss Bonita Fel- ton, Miss Diane Akres. Row 3: Mrs. Laura Sparrow, Mr. William Clair, Mrs. Carla Barrett. tdepartment headt RIGHT: Absorbed in the days lecture is Kris Hagstrom.

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28 Teaching Devices Push Individual Ideas THE 1972-73 SCHOOL year for the Social Science Department has been subiect to change. New ideas have been incorporated with ones of the past to make this year the best one yet. Mr. Richard Tyler, department head, along with his fellow Social Science teachers have for- mulated a new technique of teaching called iiSimulation Games. The goal of these games was to make the courses more challenging and eventful for both student and teacher. This method was still in the experimental phase, but its outlook was promising. Harrison High School has been presented with an outstanding collection of historical docu- ments known as the 'iFreedom Shrine by Cen- tral Michigan University and the Farmington Exchange Club. Guest speakers at the presenta- tion were the Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Marinus VanAmeyde and Mrs. Martha Griffiths, the newly elected Congresswoman from our U. S. 17th District. The placques were permanently installed in the Social Studies corridor on the 3rd floor. ABOVE: Social Science Dept. L. to r.: Mr. Bernard Goldstein, Mr. John Her- rington, Mr. Richard Steele, Mr. John Lanzetta, Mr. Philip Stopke, Mr. Fred Niemiec, Mr. Ray Voss, Mr. Richard Tyler iDept. Headt, Mr. James McKee iabsentt.