Jersey Village High School - Falcon Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Mrs Carol Bartosh Mrs Martha Brennan Communication English l Skills fr Mrs. Susan Fauss, Annual Lab, Journalism Mrs. Lutzine Collins, English I Mrs. Linda Hinzie, Mrs. Nina Hubbard, English I English ll Teachers Not Shown: Ms. Rebecca O'Neill Mrs. Ann Johnson Miss Kay Lupton Mrs. Millie Brown Mrs. Judy Kahla Mrs. Deanna Swenke Mrs. Janice Waters Mrs. Carolyn Love Mrs. Betty Lewis Miss Adelle McClendon Miss Sharon Rouse Mrs. Linda Stice, Drama, Speech Mrs. Mary Brown, English I Mrs. Susan Galyean, English I Miss Mary Ann Snell, English I The Language Arts Department is made up of classes ranging from the regular English I-IV groups to such classes as communication skills, drama, speech, debate and iournalism. The department is organized under chair- person, Mrs. Judy Kahla. First year English opened the door to many facets of literature. It introduced students to a variety of authors and their works, such as William Shake- speare's tragedy, Romeo and Juliet . There were people in every class that just knew that Shakespeare wrote his exeunt and wherefore iust to pun- ish every high school student in the world. Academics!Faculty 193

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Language Arts Mrs. Judy Kahlo has been Language Arts chairperson for five years. Pictured above are the Language Arts team leaders: Mrs. Benialyn Barnett, English If Mrs. Anne Johnson, English lily Mrs. Judy Kahla, English IVg Mrs. Nina Hubbard, English ll, Mrs. Linda Hinzie, English I. 192 - Academics!Faculty

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English Involves Books, Movies, Composition The Drama Department produced the play, The Imaginary Invalid. To bring Romeo and Juliet closer to today's world, the stu- dents studied, West Side Story. They viewed films of each and compared plot and character development. The English program could be compared to a four story building. Students began on the first floor, English I, and climbed the steps to the top, or English IV. The second floor, sophomore English, continued the language arts skills and literature studies that were begun the previous year. During the study of literature, sophomores read such works as the MIRACLE WORKER, JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL and A SEPARATE PEACE. K-Credit classes took part in a creative expression day during May. Guests included a composer, an artist, and an interior deco- rator. In English III, the third floor, the juniors took a look at life through the works of many famous American writers. Studying the American Romantic Period, the juniors read works by Washington Irving and William Cullen Bryant. They then moved to the Transcen- dental Period to look through the philosophical eyes of Ralph Waldo Emerson and David Thoreau. Then the juniors took a jour- ney down the Mississippi with Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn. Reaching the top floor, English IV, was very gratifying for senior students. Preparing for college English was the main thrust of the course calling for emphasis on compositions and literary analysis. Seniors read novels such as THE CATCHER IN THE RYE, and FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS. Movies which highlighted the English IV curriculum were Oedipus Rex, Far From the Maddening Crowd, Cyrano de Bergerac, and Lonely are the Brave. Several electives were offered in the Language Arts Department. Speech, drama, and debate help develop the vocal arts. The Imaginary Invalid was the major production of the drama classes. Students studied lighting, stage makeup, set decoration and costuming along with acting skills. I 94 Academicsfliaculty During English IV study of the Canterbury Tales, many played roles and wrote scripts. Glenn Gryder acts as a rock cian.