Hialeah High School - Hiways Yearbook (Hialeah, FL)

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ri B. ,K . W, , 5 s .. Y - -.J 'ray ' ' ' -z 'asf ' : . ' N12 1 l. lnsfruclor Ramon Fracchia, wilh his +alen+s in fhe English language, has no 'rrouble pronouncing lasf names of new sfudenrs. 2. Donny Fox and Ronnie Hulfquisl find lhe circle arrangemenfs more relaxed serling for sludy. 3. Closely observing her sludenls al work, Mrs. Evelyn McKenzie makes consrruclive suggesfions 'ro Oscar Aceyedo and Caesar Alas. 4. Shulfing our all surrounding dislracfions, Diane Beaudoin concenfrares deeply on a new grammar lesson. 5. Slriving for belrer grades, Tom Cipullo seT'rles down To do his worlc. 6. Teaching his college prep sludenls logic. Mr. Eric Richey finds a s+a'remen+ valid, using frufh +ables. 58 f Curriculum I 2

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'Sell-awaren ess' is Pride's goal Pride is a leeling. . .a leeling ol sell. . .a sense ol one's own worlh, ol dignily and sell-respecl. ll's Peer Counseling. In lhe counseling classes, lhe Pride counselor, Dr. James Men- nes, lrains sludenls in lhe areas ol sell-awareness, problem-solving, decision-making and values clarili- calion. Aller compleling lhe coun- seling lraining, sludenls work wilh olher sludenls who have problems or need lo discuss silualions wilh a peer. The program greally comple- menls lhe already-exisling guid- ance program. J'i'?. J1lbvl4 ? I. Aller adding lhe lolals, Gladys Concepcion linds inleresling resulls in personalily analysis, 2. By slighl shillings in bean bag chairs, peer counseling sludenls each linds his own special posilion ol relaxalion. 3. In spare lime, Tammy Beach and Anne Sleadman aslc opinions and advice on personal mallers ol Dr. lvlennes. 4. Paul Coggeshall is amazed wilh all lhe 'ego slales' which malce up lhe personalily as Dr. lvlennes shows. . Curriculum X 57

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English builds survival skills The English program is designed To make sTudenTs more aware oT The viTal role ThaT The English lan- guage and iTs liTeraTure play in Their daily lives. To reach The goals oT This program, Teachers sTressed The proTicienT use OT com- municaTion skills as The Tools oT survival and as The medium Tor TranslaTing concepTs and ideals inTo personal and social growTh oT each sTudenT. The curriculum oT This deparTmenT provided experiences and acTiviTies in reading, wriTing, Thinking, discussing, lisTening and researching. An eTTecTive, sequenTial pro- gram, The course oTTerings included remedial, general and honor classes aT all grade levels. AlThough all classes spenT some Time reTining basic skills, addi- Tional wriTing labs and reading labs, wiTh a wealTh oT maTerial, were available To assisT sTudenTs in overcoming deficiencies in com- municaTion skills. Curriculum X 59