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

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The English Department consists of English I through IV, Communication Skills, Journalism, Speech, and Drama. English I has four teachers, Mrs. Brown, team leader, Mrs. Hinzie, Mrs. Waters, and Mrs. Brennan. Dur- ing the year, students study a short story unit, mythology, the Renais- sance Period, and a novel unit. ln the fall, students watched the play Jason and the Argonauts to enhance their study of mythology. Later, during the study of the'Renaissance Period, they watched the film Romeo and Juliet. ln the spring, students were required to study novels. ln May, freshmen studied poetry and descriptive writing. The English ll team is comprised of Mrs. McClendon, team leader, Mrs. Elliott, Mrs. Lewis, and Mrs. Little. During the sophomore year, students watched the film The Miracle Worker. In collaboration with the film, they listened to a guest speaker, Mrs. Braunig, from the Mental Health Institute, who spoke on the subject of handicapped children. To enhance the study of the Medieval Period, students watched films such as King Arthurs Court and A Connecticut Yankee. Some of the K-Credit students dressed up as characters in Medieval times for mock interviews. During the Spring, the students had an extensive novel study on the book, A Separate Peace. ln May students watched and studied the play Julius Caesar. English lll includes Mrs. Johnson, team leader, Mrs. Brown, and Mrs. Ricky. Junior students were kept continually busy with compositions, proses, and research papers. Along with the assignments, juniors watched films such as East Of Eden and 1776. In November, students saw The lnnocents and the play The Blue Hotel. ln January, students started studying novel analysis. Students watched the play The Bell of Amherst, a dramatic monologue to Emily Dickenson. To intensify study of the Puritans, juniors saw the film Young Goodman Brown. In May juniors watched Barneby the Scrivi- ner. I74 - Faculty X Academics -I u.l 'L' xl ua 22 xl u.l Z2 -J I-I-I E2 -I u.: 'L' -I Cindy Dobias, junior, works diligently to meet a newspapei deadline. f 4 I Sophomores watch a Christmas play presented by the Chri tian Student Union.

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While students may not be that familiar with them, each teacher's aid has a special part in helping classes run smoothly. Two that are well known are Mrs. Cunningham and Mrs. Savage, they run the front desk, greet visitors, answer the switchboard, and handle attend- ance records. Andy Anderson was also well known and liked by stu- dents. He was often seen issuing textbooks and audio visual equip- ment. The printing room was run by Mrs. Jo Morgan, Mrs. Barbara Gaidousek and Charlene Kuyken- dall, whose job was typing, running copies, and making stencils to keep lessons ready for the next class day. Working in the financial department, Toni Dichiara col- lected money for credits and wrote purchase orders. Bonnie Rose made her home in the library, she aided in the many facets of the library world. 'EACHER'S AID , Charlene Kuykendall Printing Y' LLI LLI I- in Lu LLI I- Toni Dichiara Financial Aid Pat Cunningham Front Desk Bonnie Hose Library Aide Barbara Gaidusek Printing Debbie Savage Front Desk Jo Morgan Printing Andy Anderson Textbook!Audio Visual Faculty and Academics - 173

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. if V , f ia ew 'W' M3 . ,,,. . V. sm .P .ef Seniors have fun reading out a scene from the play The Skin of Our Teeth. Mg Shirley Patterson reluctantly hands a pen to a friend who obviously forgot about the es , Henery Kellum, sophomore, relaxes after finish- Sophomore Lauri Smith recites from her Junior Lyn White decides to take it easy ing a major exam. written essay to her fellow students. forthe camera. Faculty!Acodemics - 17