Hazelwood Central High School - Torch Yearbook (Florissant, MO)

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'E X Y my Mrs. Mae McKinney BS. MA. Reading, English Mr. William J. Meyer B.S. English English Students Stud English for The main obiective ot the Language Arts Depart- ment is the teaching ot communication skills-reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Each skill has specitic goals. The student is encouraged to appreciate liter- ature and to develop a lite-long interest in reading. ln addition to reading, the spelling, punctuation, cap- italization, organization, and thinking skills are taught. The Language Arts otter l7lf2 units ot credit. These include courses in English, speech, drama, de- bate, journalism, reading, creative writing, and three toreign languages. This year, tor the tirst time, English IV is required. lt is thought that the student whose tormal education terminates with graduation needs as much training in mastering his language as the college-bound student. By taking tour years ot English, each student is given the opportunity to reach his potential in communica- tion. Two new' courses. creative writing and rapid read- ing, were added to the curriculum. The reading course teaches the student to retine all reading skills and to develop critical reading skills. Creative writing is a laboratory course in which the student creates, revises. edits, rewrites, and evaluates his writings. The library also has expanded to meet student needs. An additional room was added to the library, and more than 2200 books were purchased this year. GROUP DISCUSSION . . . Mrs. Tamarkin prefers a circular arrangement tor her English lll class. This tormation encourages more intormal discussions. Mr. James F. Barton B.S. English ,T Mrs. Agatha Parks B.S. Ed. M.A.L.S. Librarian Mr. Malcolm S. Enger BA. MA. English

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. QA or . .xi 1 Migf Lenore'Bi. Hit+ X ' Mr. Bernard R. Dawkins Mr. Claude Libla Mrs. Joan Charles B.S.Ed. M.E. i A.B. B.S. Ed. 5.5. Ed. M.A. Social Psychology ' X American Governmenl World l-lislory Missouri l-lisiory , Family Relalions American Hislory Cilizenslwip Cilizenslwip l 3 Y Ad l l d t d' 1' W ld P bl C v K WARNING SIGNS . . . Barb Wieser, wiflw flue lwelp of Mr. Balmer, explains 'llle causes of World War ll 'ro her world lmislory class.

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at Least 720 Hours l Mrs. Ka+hleen Meyer Mr. K. A.B. B.S. English English Mr. Richard E. Gauvin B.A. M.Ed. English Mrs. Oleene Rodery B.S. in Ed. Assisfanr Librarian B. Boyer TRY AGAIN . . . Wriling a rheme is hard worlc. Ideas musi be formed, organized, and slared clearly. Mike Hill learns lhis in Mr. Rauch's English ll class. RESEARCH . . . Marlin l-larl refers To The encyclopedia lor inlormalion on his hislory research paper. A second room has been added To lhe library 'ro accornmodale 'rhe new books and lhe larger school popularion. S1 ,fffo 5 27