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

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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

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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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Students Gain Insight Into Taxes, Government Two departments at Marshall were designed to prepare students for the busy, bureaucratic life in America. Business Education and Social Studies introduced many issues and skills nec- essary to function in the modern world. Politics played an important role in the life of every American, and the So- cial Studies department delved into past events as well as modern day cri- ses to develop an awareness in stu- dents toward their role in life. Discus- E Laura Tiger, as she compares ideas with Soc ies teacher Dale Peretti. STCIDYING American culture is Quong An. ln addi- tion to learning about our culture, ESL students brought with them from Asia an interesting heritage of their own. DISCUSSING WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS is ial Stud- sions centered on topics such as the energy shortage, foreign policy and the threat of nuclear war. On the local scene, a mock election for governor was held in each of the Senior Social Studies classes and the senior Research Scholars participated in the Youth Legislature in Salem with other Oregon high school students. Also, mock job interviews with a repre- sentative from the ESCO Corporation involved several students. One of the Junior Social Studies ' Business participants, Senior Denise Hill, com mented, l learned some very valuable tips which will help me in future jol: interviews. Perhaps as important to a citizer was the valuable business knowledge gained through the Business Educatior department. This year, more students learned how to use computers as twc new SR-80 computers were purchased. Both departments welcomed new staff additions. Mike Roche, a teacher