Jennings High School - Jen Echo Yearbook (Jennings, MO)

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STUDENTS BUILD FOUNDATION FOR A SPACE AGE MISl,3Sc:'32IfaVqa:D?hFSv 13015 h Today's world is one which a few years ago seemed possible Guvemgtor that he tis algiagler allt only in a weird kind of science fiction magazine. Modern war- making numbers behave as he fare and problems caused by the menace of communism and commands' the pending struggle for the conquest of space which have resulted in such inventions as missiles atomic energy, supersonic jet bom- bers, polaris submarines--all these and others make a mastery of math- ematical and scientific principles imperative for the high school graduate who plans to attend 1 college, and necessary for those who S.:2iTT'i1 Zn wish to secure training that will equip them for work above the lowest income bracket. Our world is an intricate one even when we consider its peace- ful aspects. Automation, medical and scientific research to wipe out cancer and other dread diseases, vaccines, the peaceful development of the atom with its potential for bringing a higher standard of living for mankind--such possibilities stagger the imagination! To equip our students to live in such a world, Jennings High offers courses designed to give them the fundamental information they will Heed. Courses available are: Algebra I and II, Geometry. Trigonometry, College Math, Consumer 's Math, Practical Science, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry. 5: 2IfFh 1 Dicky Licklider and Dave Phillips assist Mr. Robertson as they attempt to prove Archimedes' Principle. What can Myran DeWees and Don Walkenhorst be looking at? Could it be a tiny paramicitun? Six

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s A school building ablaze with lights! That is the view of Jennings High School as one comes down the hill from Hord Avenue on Clifton. What better illustrates the never-ending service of the public school to its com- munity--night and day, year after year? u Perhaps there is a basketball game going on--or just practice--an intramural program, Parent Night, the class play, a concert, adult education, the Christmas Program, a party, or a dancer all these are forms of educational service, entertainment, or wholesome recreation provided for those who might otherwise have none. Thus as the school -lights in a darkened community, represent services from which fresh young minds receive inspiration and intelligence, so may that school's boys and girls attack the problems of a jaded world in such a way that, like a glow from a flaming torch, enlightenment spreads wherever our graduates go! V In the pages of this book, we have endeavored to show one year's experiences in the lives of the boys and girls who attend our school. a t Q tf t 's . u ' xi ' tk. l 3 lllll a I it Illia '- 3 5. P I i V as il l 3 1 2 L44 1 g. ,J....5, 1 i.:i,3W Swv------4-s M -e---------ff . ll

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M Miss Meyer is reading in Spanish as KathyBohnenkamp, Sandy Sattler, Judy Greer, and Nancy Bowman follow attentively. WE BREAK THE LANGUAGE BARRIER To teach students to use their native tongue effectively is the general objective of English and Speech teachers. For three years, Senior High English teachers stress the writing of composi- tion, mastery of grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Besides training in writing, students are introduced to the vast treasury of literature--the short story, the novel, poetry, and drama. They experience the pleasure of reading Shakespeare through Julius Caesar in the Sophomore year, they become acquainted with the greatest of American writers in Junior Englishg and last, as Seniors, meet Hamlet, Macbeth, and Chaucer's Pilgrims. Because our world has shrunk, and we constantly rub elbows with all mankind, it is important that our graduates know other languages than English. Three years of Spanish and one of French now offer additional enrich- ment to the cultural background derived from the English classes. Gary Cohen, Al Meyer, Bob Drabing, Ann Medley, and Duane Mattingly prepare for a coming debate. Who would be happy if we postponed our English test? asks Mrs Polk of her Sophomore English Class. . Seven