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

Page 18 text:

Alex R, Morrison The Math Department offers a variety of non-academic math to students who do not intend to go to college. There is Basic Math, High School Math, and Senior Math, where students learn to balance checkbooks and keep budgets. The academic math program is designed to prepare students for college, The first level is Algebra I and ll, which is essen- tial for continuing the course. After first-year Algebra, a stu- dent may go on to Algebra Ill and IV. There is also a one- year Geometry course, Trignometry, and a Math Analysis class. Those students wishing to go on have the opportunity of an accelerated math program, including Analytic Geometry, Solid Geometry, and an introduction to Calculus. This year, our math students visited U.C.L.A. and saw the computer at work. Lf. f,- A 3 1 J f L- I . , I+ 'A-115517. Frank Seltzer ., ,.',r. W 1.1 , 1 -I .4 .,,.' 12126 f 4 'X l.tri-. -.91 A I , ., . , t X ei. , 4i .fs its . ii-.so-...x-..f s I I ,.'. - .x ' fr, Henry W. Penhallow fl V .4 f I I 5' ' ' ,. fi' , hw -' I if fvffe . M '12 I' iz-,1 5: ' yff h -.., f f - -V 'W ', 4 .,,W??f4f, fc I' -'C r A --'ss --- I David Ogawa ,, , I ,-w 7 .,'. fi' ' 'E-v Lge I 5.5.-f E1 , 51 - ' c -di ' 5 - , .4 Z ' 5 la 4 of agriculture Agriculture offers an opportunity for a minor de- gree of specialization in the areas of vegetable gardening, fruit growing, floriculture, landscape gardening, plant propagation, and home beautifica- tion. Up-to-date nursery practice is emphasized with practical work in the field, the lath house, and the glass house, Investigation and study of the require- ments and opportunities for employment in horti- culture are stressed. Home projects are encouraged, and the advanced horticulture classes have a re-emphaisis of operation, processes, and techniques presented in Horticul- ture I, Girls have an opportunity in Horitculture to specialize in corsage making, with both natural and wood fibers, flower arrangement, and planters, Z ff-7 , i.-fa, George H. Nikaido cw' sf? fe: ,riff .. -if I t jil Qi , W if '-.gi n . ,I 5- . . .'3f.1i'J-III 4 . '21 If'if1iI'II'I ' , IM mai' V ex f' . it fi' . g rilipgii Ivan I.. Wolfson Dept, Chairman Gerald Eliot Dept. Chairman mathematics Leonard F. Marsnik

Page 17 text:

'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

Page 19 text:

The Driver Education Department at Poly has introduced 21 new course in the field of driver education and training ln it Driver Education and Driver Training have been tusr-d into ont- YO vw-'i-li course called Driver instruction At the present time. this course is offered five periods por dav and can accommodate Q6 students per period This mi-an-. that iii one semester 480 students get both driver education and this opportunity to learn to drive an automobile This program is made .-ee-og-pffyf 1 ., possible with the Drivetrainer the automobile version of thc Link , Trainer. which teaches flying I, Qk Every student gets T2 weeks of Driver Education in this class : S students are given a California Vehicle Code Summary to study ilefl and are given an actual written test similar to the one given when applying for a license, Then a student is given 6 weeks of Driver ' Training. X ' At the end of the course, if he has passed. the student is given a cord saying he has successfully completed a course behind the wheel in Driver Training. 'L Don R Anders gferg. A' Q is 4? d ' d t' 'S ' X, NMA' Dr. Louis Bernoft I X i Dept. Chairman N, , I Kenneth L. Moy NSN fir' 'si--1 to N , mfr' d I W ,W W , . thi L X 1- ,f3r.i, , . Hugh Woodward gt' , lx Dr. Walter G. Patterson I I . Most of the classes in the Art Department are for the average .X gf high school student. These are the l classes of Art, Crafts, and ' Cemmics' I ' Samuel M. Negley The more advanced courses are more likely to be of interest to Q the art maior or a person who intends to go into the art field as a V vocation. I L r There are two rather special classes in our department for those ' that may have a particular interest in serving the school. One of Virginia Peterson these courses is the Art Service class which makes most of the ban- Dept. Chairman ner signs seen hanging on the cafetorium walls. The other is the Stage Art course, This class has been quite ham- pered by the lack of a stage. Nevertheless, it has provided props and lighting for the Christmas program, Spring Music festival, and the graduations. ! 71 . fill X 'sit 'iM ' i.,ca7 G41 T f . . l a w Q fj V W . i V - Kfy :W ' 'K V gg ,il , , XXI 4 1 ' F' Tx 'I Evvi I 'N ' ':4 :':'x Q i, ii vii T? David Norton Vada Flowers in 1' 4415 Q yfnbfx, Z HK r 1- i , '- x Li i Alexandra Countis K K4 f -.f ..,- ' J me P u 'L' 1 1 ' ' V ll! ' A A V .mf 'Wi ,. X 3' 4