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

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Gommunicating High Standards Motivate Students Although tough budget cutbacks hit all of Marshall's departments, the Eng- lish Department remained active. Be- cause of an increase in enrollment at the beginning of the year, Gloria Arts joined the staff as a part-time teacher. Mrs. Arts taught three English classes. Commented Mrs. Arts on the Marshall English Department, This is the most organized and helpful department l have ever been a part of. Other changes in the department in- ,1 Q mMwf fffif f W fe J, fr- '7- 2 WZ QM 4 WWA Language Arts cluded a merger of the Freshman and English Resource Centers into one Re- source center under the direction of Barbara Peyton. I sincerely regret be- ing unable to know the freshmen as well as I have in the past, and l miss my adult friends on the other side of the building. On the other hand, it's been a pleasure to become acquainted with people on this side of the building and a real joy to become re-acquainted with 'former freshmen'. ENJOYING A RELAXING MOMENT in Comp class are Dan Collras and Brenda Strom. Students enjoy the friendly atmo- sphere provided in Marshall's English classes. ENGLISH COMPOSITION requires total The English Department hosted its fourteenth annual Shakespearean Mac- beth Bowl on Wednesday, Feb 3. The Bloody Executioners, Mr. Lyle Meyer's Comp 5 class, and Mr. Jim Hanna's Nights Black Agents hit head on to match wits. But the Bloody Execution- ers, comprised of Ron Dowhaniuk, Matt Hill, Grace Milner, David Mont- gomery, and Shelley Regimbal, showed their superiority in claiming a 51-18 victory over Nights Black concentration. Senior Glenn Whitish puts to paper learned grammar methods. PROMOTING Macbeth-related products which they invented, Juniors Kevin Ken- drick and Mike Bonaduce entertain the crowd during intermission.

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know how to teach a language, ex- plained Mr. Greg Ellars, one of the ESL teachers. Audio lingual was the meth- od used in ESL classes, which meant that the language was taught by speak- ing it rather than by studying it on paper. l really like having discussions in ESL class. lt helps me learn the grammar used in English, stated Leung Chun, an ESL student. I enjoy being in ESL classes because they help me communicate better. Leung Chun TO HELP STUDENTS better understand the English language, games often proved helpful. Here, Instructor Steve Rutherford and ESL students Cher Vang, Tou Vang, and Bovavang Phommasaysy engage in a game of Monopoly. BY DISCUSSING American customs and history, ESL students increase their knowledge about their new country. INTENTLYSTUDYING for an upcoming German final is Junior Research Scholar Sharon Gasser. The next trip to Germany was planned for l985. Foreign Language ' ESL

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Agents - Kenny Leung, Gary Mah, Viv- lan McKenzie, Susan Norton, and Ran- :iy Vangorder. Despite the cutbacks, Marshall's English Department continued to stress the importance of composition and literature skills. Senior Jenny Me- gyesi, summing up her feelings about English at Marshall, commented, After four years of intense English, I feel adequately prepared for college. I haven't taken an English class I didn't enjoy. Tina Johnson T: 5 9 mm - E 2 LED BY CAPTAIN MATT HILL, Shelley Regimbal, Grace Milner, and David Montgomery combine their Shakespearean knowledge to answer a perplexing question in the annual Macbeth Bowl. A group effort proved successful for the junior-senior combination team as they won the con- teSt. SENIOR FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT, Frauke Mahlstedt, partici- pates in first year speech. Under the direction of Lyle Meyer, the class proved popular with students as four sections were offered. CONSTANT DEMANDS capture much of Mrs. Barbara Peyton's atten- tion in the busy English Resource Center. Besides providing homework materials to students, she also relates well to them and is a good friend to many. Language Arts