John Marshall High School - Lex Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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STUDYING INTENSELY for a test are Gregg Ellars, ESL students. These Southeast Asian students have attended Marshall since January of 1980. TAKING TIME OUT from their German class are Sophomores Sharon Gasser and Karen Smith. SPEAKING the German language to his second year students is Mr. Robert Sager. Mr. Sager planned a second trip to Germany with some of his students. Foreign LanguagefESL ' 67

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Languages, ESL broaden horigons John Marshall offered both Spanish and German for the eager to learn student. Mr. Robert Sager, head of the German department, taught first through fourth-year German. The class spent time learning about Germany and the culture of the people. Mr. Sager stressed, Everyone should visit Ger- many at sometime in his or her lifetime. Two Marshall students lived abroad in Germany, Suzi Ber- ard, and Hannah Best. Both lived with German famlies, learn- ing about the people and their country. Sylvia Beyer, an exchange student from Germany, lived with Junior Celeste Reck while attending Marshall. According to Celeste, Hav- ing Sylvia live with me has been a great experience for the both of us. A course that was introduced to Marshall in January 1980 was ESL, or English as a Second Language. This class had thirty Southeast Asian students who learned the American ways quickly. The class enjoyed getting out among the public and taking field trips to places such as museums and the zoo. Marshall was able to educate these students with the help of federal government grants. L5 5 66 0 Foreign LanguagefESL LECTURING about the American culture is ESL aide John Phan. Phan has been with the program since it started in January 1980. REVIEWING for a vocabulary test are ESL students Hanh Truong, Duc Tang, Mai Tran, and Du Nga. Spelling tests are a big part of the ESL Course, for they enrich the students vocabulary daily.

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5.-S.. Bu ine f inrrcmfe fkillf l'We want to teach students how to deal with current events that will shape their lives,', stated Senior Social Studies Teacher Rod Jones. As the teachers in SS 7-8 emphasized the responsibilities of citizenship both political- ly and economically, the students learned more about their future roles. Meanwhile, the juniors in SS 5-6 studied history and past events. Major units included the development of the two- party system, the causes of the World Wars and the depres- sion, and studying constitutional amendments. Since it was a presidential election year, a primary con- cern was studying the presidential candidates and the elec- tion itself. Social Studies students were given the opportu- nity to participate in a mock election in which Jimmy Carter came out on top with Ronald Reagan close behind. The aim of the Business Department was to provide each student with a knowledge in machine operations and business procedures. The students studied the techniques involved with transcript machines, adding machines, and electronic calculators. Business is something everyone needs to know in order to succeed in the world, stated Jim McCallister, department chairman, expressing need for the department. Junior Laura Alldritt added, I think that using your skills around school helps with future work exper- iencesf' RUTH BARBOUR keeps herself busy in the Social Studies Resource Center. Working in the Resource Center is just one of the many things she helps with around school. WORKING DILIGENTLY on their BOP assignments are seniors Kelly Knutson and Lori Kennedy. Carol Montminy takes a short break to relax. OH DARN ANOTHER MISTAKEF' exclaims Senior Melanie Steve- son. Working with these machines gives students experience for future occupations. 68 Social Studies X Business