Highland Park High School - Polar Bear Yearbook (Highland Park, MI)

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. . . in Academics was devised to give each of the assistant principals and office secretaries fewer students to work with, provide more time to be devoted to each student, and bring about better organization. Along with the difficult solid subjects, students are offered elective subjects in which they can ex- press their creativeness. The orchestra has been revived this year under the direction of Miss Ann Dodge. The band provided its members with new uniforms, which they displayed proudly for the first time at the first horne football game. Improvements, new additions-all prove to be a beginning of new things to come in this new decade. 1

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Decad D ns The dawn of nuclear power has brought to con- temporary youth opportunities never before thought possible. Varied courses are provided to prepare students for the careers they may wish to enter. Faculty members set aside many hours to assist students in their subjects. Many improvements have been made 12 in the school building. Skilled workers strive to provide students with newer and better-equipped science and language laboratories. Flourescent light- ing is installed in halls and classrooms. At the beginning of the year, students were sur- prised to find the school reorganized into two sec- tions, the East and West units. The new system

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ariety ls Spice of Engli h Classes Four years of English language study are re- quired for graduation. Every student's program card includes an English class. Beginning with the January semester, three new faces greeted students. Mrs. Patricia Bristol, Mr. James Norton, and Mr. Jack Gray took the places of familiar figures, Mrs. Victoria John- son and Mr. Lawrence Thomas. Students in grades 9B through 10B take basic English classes which consist mostly of grammar. In 10A, students are allowed to take Journalism. They learn about publication of both newspapers and yearbooks. This course qualifies them to join the Spectator or Polar Bear staff. Most 11B Parkers are in regular Speech or Radio Speech class. In 11A, 12B or 12A Literature classes, students are taught about American and European writers. For pupils in tenth grade and higher, Dramatics classes are optional. Students learn the principles of the stage and participate in school play productions. All students are allowed to take Developmental or Advanced Reading class. In this class they improve reading skills and speed up reading abilities. PRACTICING COPYREADING during a 10A journalism class are, clockwise from the left, jean Anthony, Sharon Weeby, Maurice Sharai, Paul Mooradian, Susan Furton, and Doug Sharpe. ...spd 'M ?AMLET'S PLAN of revenge is also the problem of ially McCormick, Lois Stock, Mellissa Hughes, Carol 'anozza and Ann Clinton, members of Mr. Larry Thomas' MRS, DOROTHY KOHLER points out errors in composition to Valerie Hudspetl .OA Elective English class. Wilene Cummings, Marilyn Crowe, and Victor Joubran. 14