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

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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

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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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In preparation for college, seniors were required to take English IV. The English IV team consists of Mrs. Kahla, team leader and department chairman, and Mrs. Collings. ln the fall, seniors studied a Hero unit. ln correlation to the studies, students saw Lonely Are the Brave and Oedipus the King. Later during the year seniors watched Tam- ing ofthe Shrew. ln January, the Can- terbury Tales were analyzed. In spring, students saw Far From the Maddening Crowd and Cyrano de Bergerac. Com- munication Skills taught by Mrs. Tatum and Mrs. Collings is a fused course in lit- erature and composition. Speech and Drama were instructed by Mrs. Stice. During the year, speech was involved in activities such as pantomimes, tourna- ments, and speech interp. ln the fall drama classes put on the play MacBeth for the seniors. ln Janu- ary, Drama sponsored a dinner theatre in which advanced drama students put on the classical production The Butler Did lt. Journalism l and ll are taught by Mr. Zirkel. It is an in depth study of newspa- per and yearbook. He is also the sponsor ofthe school yearbook and newspaper. TS U AY SL R TST Z o 4 I'l1 I- UD 'U I- P -4 U5 -I I l'l1 2 l'l1 U5 U5 I CR Freshman Venissa Tucker helps Tricia Mando with a slight problem on a standardized English questionnaire. I Sophomores listen to guest speaker Cindy Braunig as she demonstrates the meaning despair in sign language. Advanced Drama students portray characters in the dramatic presenta- Sophornores study a unit of the Tale of Sir Girth. tion The Butler Did lt. 176 - FacuIty!Accidemics 5 i Q i l i