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

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Debate class went to many con- tests. Mike Zimmerman was a finalist in the Optimist Oration contest. Many individual awards were received. Debaters competed in eleven tournaments. information is collected from libraries and ordered. Mrs. Vickie Rude trains and sponsors this class through many contests all year. Communication Skills is taught by Mrs. Carol Bartosh and centered around visual media. This year such activities as technical communica- tion, photographic essay, advertis- ing lay-outs and the designing of album covers were included. Learning to be an informed con- sumer of mass communication was the emphasis of Journalism l. Stu- dents studied violence on television and movies, move regulations, and laws governing the free press in the United States. The class moved from an overview of the field into the study of basic newspaper skills including the selling of advertisment, designing an effective publication, and writing features, news articles, and editorials. The maior production of the Journalism I classes was the April Peregrine, Journalism II included advance work in publications. The yearbook and newspapers were the projects of the advanced students. All designs, writing, and photography were planned and carried out by the advanced students. Grace Oehlers, Wayne Wilson, and Debby Berger took part in a presentation for the sale of yearbooks and newspapers. During freshman English class, many students get comforta- ble while reading from textbooks. Academicsflzaculty

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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.

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Social Studies ,,,,M., Mr. George Clayton, Social Studies chairperson, has been here five years. I96 -Academics X Faculty Pictured above are the Social Studies team leaders Mr Ra Housel . - - Y Y organized the American History team, Mrs. Sue Dellacroce, tl'1e'gov- ernment team, and Mrs. Reba Daughtrey, World History team.