Jenkins High School - Sequoyah Yearbook (Savannah, GA)

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TO BE OR NOT TO BE ENGLISH That wasn't really the question when seen on Mrs. Conyers test. The ques- tion was who said it. English courses here received a facelift one might say. Instead of having one semester of Grammar and one semester of Compo- sition the two classes were combined. The classes were then called Comp Lit. which was short for composition Litera- ture. New books were issued to stu- dents, but the old ones were kept on hand for occasional references. English was one of the most important classes to students in all grades because it was re- quired that students took four years of English. So saying English was important was putting it lightly. The members of the English Department were Mrs. Da- vis, Mrs. Rowell, Mrs. Ready, Ms. Sief- ferman, Ms. Stephenson, Ms. Bryan, Mrs. Conyers. These teachers increased their stan- dards in order to meet the Board of Education's policy. Another obstacle other than the new English courses was the 5 point higher grading scale. Brandt Haney 6 7 4. Teaching with gestures is an impor- 7. Mrs. Rowell helps students with class tant part of Ms. Karen Stephenson's assignments. technique. 5. Mrs. Dwan Davis shares a sign of ap- proval for some lucky student. 6. Showing that Literature can bring out the animal in you, Mrs. Carolyn Siefferman defends her subject. ACADEMICS 25

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2 7. Coing over last minute tests, Mrs. Katherine Rowell is pleased. 2. Stressing the importance of being knowledgable of the basics of English is Ms. Dianetta Bryan. 3. Pointing out the main issue Mrs. Emma Cene Conyers addresses her class. 24 ACADEMICS

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SPEAKING IN TONGUES Foreign Language Surfers lingo was a foreign language a lot closer to home than Spanish, Rus- sian, or French. On the other hand some considered surfers lingo to be a world apart from English. To several people surfers lingo was just as hard to comprehend as Spanish or French. This year Jenkins broadened its lan- guage department. It now offered Spanish, French, German, Latin, and Russian. With such a wide spread field of foreign language, students had no problem finding a class to meet their new college requirements. The crew that taught these classes were: Mrs. Peebles—Russian and French, Ms. Ster- ling—Spanish and German, Ms. Paa- lan—Spanish, and Ms. Fay taught Latin. 7 Gazing at her assignment schedule, Mrs. U. Sterling prepares to address her class. 2 Preparing to teach her class, Mrs. Patti Peebles puts on her headphones and goes to work. 3 Listening attentively, French students enjoy the teachings from the French tape. 4 Beginning her day with a smile, Mrs. Patti Peebles prepares to address her French pupils. 5 Before beginning her Spanish class, Mrs. Paalan smiles. 26 ACADEMICS