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

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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

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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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The Social Studies team con- sists of American History, World History, Government and CVAE History. American History is composed of Mr. Oliphantg team leader Mr. Smiley, Mrs. Swasey, and Mr. Meek. During the year, freshmen studied a Civil War Unit, the Westward expansion, Business and Labor, the Spanish Ameri- can War, and American Expedi- tion. In September, students started with a review of the Civil War. The highlight of this period of studying was when the fresh- men saw The Cowboys star- ring John Wayne. ln November, students studied Reconstruc- tion and Westward Expan- sion. ln March, freshmen traced the growth of Business and Labor Unions. In December, students saw the award winning movie Dr. Zhivago. ln the spring, they saw films such as Tora, Tora, Tora and Pat- ton, to enhance their study of the American Expeditions. The World History team con- sists of Mrs. Daughtryg team leader, Mrs. Hill, and Mr. Clay- ton, Department Chairperson. During the year, juniors studied a feudalism unit. Later they par- ticipated in a road game on their study of imperialism. In March, juniors watched films such as Night Of The Fog to enhance the study of World War ll. I78 - FAcuIty!Accidemics IST IST R IST IST IST R IST R Seniors were able to watch many films this year. Here, Jean- nell Smith prepares herself for an interesting presentation. Pat Ziontz, junior, breaks concentration from his World His- tory to look at the camera. Coach West relaxes in resource center as Photographer Jeff Maluski captures a unique double exposure.