Independence High School - Spirit Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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Fulbright Scholar teaches at Independence Mrs. Jean Merchant English 12; Latin I, II, III Mrs. Doris Parker Bookkeeping I, II Typewriting II Mrs. Marian Miller Algebra II; Alegbra- Trigonometry; Functions Mr. Gary Pierce Orientation Miss Jean Olive Guidance Counselor Mr. Haywood Polk World History Government Mrs. John Oehler English Lab, English 10 Mrs. Morie Pruden English 12; Drama Although being in the first year of a new school, the language depart¬ ment was an exemplary one. Spanish and French are taught on four levels and Latin is taught for three years. The modern languages are taught by the conversational approach. Tape re¬ corders and native tapes used in labs enable the students to perfect pro¬ nunciation of the languages. National language contests were entered in the spring. Senior Manrique, a native of Peru, joined our language department through Fulbright Scholarship. Mrs. Clark’s French class listens to proper French pronunciation on the tape recorder. Mrs. Merchant’s second period Latin class reviews its Latin reading. Senor Manrique exhibits his friendly style.

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Students enter essay contests Mr. McCachren explains angles and their measures to his geometry class. The math department at Independence consists of courses taught in geometry, business math, algebra I and II, algebra-trigonometry, and functions. The head of our math department, Mr. McCachren, taught summer school courses in math at Central Piedmont Community College. Mrs. Marian Miller, who teaches algebra and functions, attended a sym¬ posium concerning model schools in Boston in De¬ cember. Mrs. Hawkins explains intersection and union of rays to her geometry class. Mrs. Miller answers a question concerning matrices. Group study in American history is a part of the model school curriculum. The Social Studies department is striving to promote an awareness of the individual worth and to stimulate students to appreciate the ideas and philosophies of other peoples, coun¬ tries, and periods of time. Through this appreciation, the students are enlightened to the democratic prin¬ cipals of mankind. The department is planning a hu¬ manities project which will include the addition of a social studies li¬ brary. This year students in social studies courses entered the “I Speak for De¬ mocracy” and “What Democracy Means to Me” essay contests. Mrs. Potter explains the origin of man, in relation to the Bible, to Sue Hartsell. Miss Cox relates geography to U.S. history.

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Industrial Arts, taught by Mr. McKin¬ ney, is referred to as the “gateway to modern technology.” Drafting, the foun¬ dation to this technical world, is taught in preparation for life. Independence is fortunate in having a varied assortment of equipment which includes a drafting room and a blue printing machine. Industrial Arts also includes the course taught in wood lab. Donald Fuller and James Hardy work on a broken television set. The auto mechanics students overhaul an old engine. Vocational classes at Independence in¬ clude home economics, graphic arts, brick masonry, carpentry, and mechanics. These courses are to prepare the student for the years after his graduation. These courses are new to the regular school curriculum. Students in most of these courses receive three credits for graduation. After the first semester, the student is able to specialize in the phase of the course which interests him most. These students demonstrate the necessary skills of brick masonry. Mr Jacumin s students practice skills in graphic arts.