John H Francis Polytechnic High School - Student Yearbook (Sun Valley, CA)

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social studies The Social Studies Department gives students an oppor- tunity to learn the influence of the past on us. The course in American History is required of all 'l'lth graders. When a student becomes a Senior, he is ex- posed to the work of government. This includes a variety of activities from legislative and legal speakers, to visits to the city hall. Senior Problems leads the students into the fields of elementary psychology, sociology, and applied economics. Vocational and educational guidance is also included. At the present time, Social Studies offers only one elective, International Relations. Field trips, speakers, films, panel discussions, mock elections and legislatures are among the devices which the Social Studies Department uses to achieve its chief goal, that of active and informed citizens. iw , V , gs, r i r l atherine Shaw Frank L. Jorgenson 'Liv . -i Lee Ann Grossman ' John P. Ens V 'nh G 4 T T l '- l ' A, gg , ' L' .. Helene Romero Dept. Chairman Miriam Carr 1, l - r, -se x tk l I A Gary Lipton

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. ,ed t 4 . tl. 1 N t tri t The iob of librarian is composed of many tedious duties students seldom realize exist. Mrs. Baygu- low must know all of the latest books and order them for the library. When the new books ar- rive, she has to process them, stamp them, and make out an index card for the card catalog. Thanks to Mrs. Bagulow, the students of Poly have a wide selection of books from which to choose for school work and for pleasure. Supervising health and first-aid activities is our nurse, Mrs. Ruth Lohr, PHN. Mrs. Lohr is assisted by Mrs. Brandt, at the extreme left. One of the main iobs of these two ladies is the control of communicable diseases among students. Pupils absent from school for a period of three days or more, must report to Mrs, Lohr and get an o.k. slip before re-entering school. TTA if 7 I Q Q! ' ' ---W . it ' 1 wi Y ,.,, l A L- 1 if fr f!'f:wgq2,1, . - sn : K H, Y 1 Main office clerks, Miss Tarr and Mrs. Maddick find that their iobs are com- posed ofa little bit of everything. They provide help and a smile to all who come to them for assistance, They also assist the Vice-Principals. 'r ',. ., f if ...nv 5 'Q ? 'WR 4 The duties of the Counselors office clerks, Mrs. Holle- fr? It ii man and Mrs. Douglas, are among the most impor- ' 9 tant to students. They maintain all of the cumulative records for students throughout their three years of T1 high school. They fill requests for college transcripts, l and control report cards and programs. 1 l l

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'T7 Edward A. lrwin Dept. Chairman -'wr-'f'aszm-,, ,4 Carolyn Frank wr' Edward D. Rasky Claude E. Stephenson engli h Robert Arnold i J -swf? i , ' ,N , M y . - 'J Vs. , l f i it 1 ,V 3 X M, iflii' 'Hi I, Virgil Oriente Sylvia Sawyer 1 Maurice Glickman 1 eye- , ,fir uemwm . f., or ' 4. 4 14 ? t'rv'l' X : .L X H. 5 sg' g2,4g5 ,c gsY7 , , VL ,gf 4 fy Madalynne Lewis ,izdjv its Work in the English Department cover-L much more than learning how to spell and learning how to uw carrrut pro nouns included in the department are such diver--e sublr-c's as lournalisrn, debate and that mad house known as the vvftf book staff The newcomer to the school automatically taxes B lO and A-lO English to learn all the mysteries of grammar sentence structure, and a smattering of literature ln the B-ll Polyites must take American Literature, which is an introduction to all of the finer types of writing produced by this country A new course Modern Literature has been added this semester ln the past year, the speech and debate classes have done outstanding work and have walked off with many awards for the school. The Drama class will present more plays with the opening ot the auditorium ln the iournalism field, The Poly Optimist continues to up- hold the long established reputation as one of the finest school newspaper in the country ln the tweltth grade, students have their choice of three courses, advance composition, a University preparatory coursez inter-mediate composition, Junior College preparatory course, and Senior English, non-academic course. Since English is our language, it is the purpose of the teachers in the department to instill an appreciation for the tools that we employ and to teach their correct usage. .gr ,, 'W' ff flf ,ff W f ,i l 5 l fn, wa Allan Morton rf, James W, Whitcornb Barbara Juarez Elizabeth Hayes