Jenkins High School - Sequoyah Yearbook (Savannah, GA)

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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

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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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