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

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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

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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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LutzineCoIIings English IV a Comm.Skills Mary Brown English III FACULTY Gail Rickey English lll Betty Lewis English ll Nina Tatum English II and Comm. Skills Sandra Little English II Judy Kahla Dept. Chairper' son English IV Team Leader Ann Johnson English Ill Team Leader Jan Waters English I Adelle McClendon English ll Team Leader Martha Brennan English I Linda Stice Speech and Drama Left: Rita Rice English Resource Linda Hinzie English l Wesley Zirkel Journalism I and II Left: Ricky Jacobs CVAE English Mary Brown English I Team Leader FocuIty!Acodemics - I 77