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

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Individual Attention Key To Success Reading classes had a successful en- rollment with l25 students who were willing to accept the challenge of im- proving their reading skills. To enroll in this course, students must have been reading at least two years below their present grade level. Each student was required to master 200 vocabulary words, approximately 30 short stories and at least 6 books of their choice. When they finished their reading, a stu- dent-teacher conference was held. FLASH CARDS are helpful in sounding out words. A.J. Morrison shows her teaching technology to her students. HELPFUL HANDS are always welcome. Here, Junior David Lechner receives instructions from faculty member Kerry Luber. Advisor A.J. Morrison helped stu- dents concentrate on understanding the main idea of a story, using context clues, critical thinking skills and vo- cabulary development. Also, students learned to appreciate the literary value of many short stories. Serving to help out Morrison in class was Aide Tina Bell. The majority of the students in- crease their reading skills at least two grades if they remain in the course and complete a full year's work, Morrison 104 Special Education 0 Reading concluded. Special education classes were prop- erly titled for some very special stu- dents at Marshall. Besides the basic programs run with these eleven stu- dents, grooming, language conversa- tion, social leisure and sign language skills were also included. But the main goals for the handicapped were to teach them vocational skills. With these skills handicapped students pre- pare for the opportunity to work. Hav-

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jk -we A English at the same time, she com- mented. Mahlstedt involved herself in var- ious activities and was a member of the Girls' Varsity Basketball team. During winter vacation, six Marshall students, chaperoned by Betty Lindsay and Vi Watson, traveled to New York. The group stayed on Manhattan ls- land for one week and enjoyed live the- ater, museums, and sight-seeing. ,fl 1 J ,Z 3 Senior Humanities hw been a very practical and useful course. EUROPEAN FOOD was an enjoyable part of traveling abroad. Brenda Schmick, Chris Schloe, and Debbie Armstrong dine in a Bavarian Village restaurant. THE NEW YORK GANG-FRONT ROW: Betty Lindsay, Kaci McNally, Margi Gould, Randy Sheets. BACK ROW: Vi Watson, Jon Maynard, Sam Drennan, Suzy Messing. DISCUSSING PHILOSOPHIES ranging from Buddhism to existentialism are Frauke Mahlstedt and Kelley Phillips. The search for self identity is stressed in this course. Senior Humanities ' Trips Don Ross

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ing money skills, understandable speech and travel experience gave these students the ability to live in a group home. A new activity entered their sched- ule. One class period a day was spent in the cafeteria washing tables with the supervision of instructors Dianna Moss and Kerry Luber. To be independent is a very important goal, concluded Moss. I highly recommend , Marshall's reading program. Nelson Spry ' ' f EMUi!WWa f ff MW 46 A AZ? 'wtvhtxiiiw'WUFZQV ' . f F. ff . M y if - ' f 11,9 A f 4 X an-f STUDYING HARD are Freshmen Eddie Etter, Ray Skillingstan, and David Harding. A short quiz was usually given after students finished their books. SORTING SEEDSis one skill learned by Junior Melissa Seagroves. Here she shows how easily it can be done. STUDENTS find independent study to their advantage, as Sophomores Pat Thomas and Wade Halverson use their time to catch up on their work. Special Education ' Reading Q