Hopkins High School - Warrior Yearbook (Minnetonka, MN)

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MR. MOTZKO BEAMS WITH SATISFACTION AS HIS CLASS RESPONDS TO A TASK. MISS JULIE A. BENSON, English . . . MR. ROGER A. SALMON, Engl sh. MRS. JOANNA K. KUEHN, English, Pep Club Adviser MR. ROBERT A. IERFAID, English. 20

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MR. JOHN MORRIS, Count lor . . . MISS HARRIET PRUSSING, Coun telor. SONJA INGMUNDSON CROUCHES IN THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATE HER MANY COLLEGE CHOICES. GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT SECRETARY MRS. PIADSEN PREPARES AN ADMITTANCE PASS FOR JUNIOR BARB OWENS. TANTRUMS AND TEARS MET WITH MIRACLES THIS YEAR marked the transition from the class system to the alphabetical system in the counseling department. This innovation, which divided the students alphabetically rather than according to class as in the post, allowed the counselors to deal with members of the same family as well os to work with all three class levels. A second innovation was Mr. Nelson who became the seventh member of the counseling stoff. Fast and accurate IBM computers provided the teacher with a profile on each of his students, and reduced the scheduling time from approximately six weeks to an hour and a half. The computers made it possible to maintain a well organized record of each Hopkins graduate's schoolwork and post-graduate life. More college representatives than ever before came to acquaint Hopkins students with various colleges ond universities. The University of Minnesota experimented with a revolutionary approach using three rotating faculty speakers each equipped to handle o specific area of interest. Such conferences were aided by a constant influx of college bulletins ond scholarship blanks, along with vocational information and notices of local job opportunities. 19

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MR. CARL AISAK- ER, Engtiih, World History . . . MRS. VIRGINIA HANSON, Englilh, FTA Advisor. MISS ANNA MARIA GAUS-TAD, English, French . . . MRS. KAREN HESS, English, Sr. Class Adviser, Pom Pom Girl Adviser, language Arls Deportment Chairman. UTERARY MASTERPIECES FROM PLATO TO SATRE SATISFY THESE ENGLISH STUDENTS' QUEST FOR KNOWLEDGE. MRS. CAROL LER-FALD, English . . . MRS. KAREN KIT-CHAK, English, World History. MR. DAVID E. MACLEAN, English, American History, Saddle Club Adviser . . . MISS ROSE MACEMON, English, World literature THIS GROUP GAVE OUT 20% MORE HOMEWORK THIS WAS A YEAR of distinction for the English department. The University of Minnesota, one of eight nationwide research centers involved, selected Hopkins as a pilot school for an experimental English project in verbal communication. The project's goal was to build a link of language study between all levels of education from primary through college stages. The secondary level guinea pigs were asked to introduce units on subjects such as discourse, linguistics, and persuasion to our English courses. The department was further distinguished this year in that an extracurricular advanced placement English program for sophomores was begun on an experimental basis, anticipating possible extension in the coming school year. Moreover, both the advanced sophomores and the rest of the accelerated lot were allowed to continue their annual excursions to the Guthrie Theatre. Meanwhile back in the classrooms, students again had the opportunity to view several important films such as To Kill A Mockingbird, Intruder in the Dust, and Macbeth. 21