Leon High School - Lions Tale Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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Curriculum put in three-track program Realizing that a large percentage of Leon High School graduates enroll in college and that college entrance requirements are becoming more strict, the Leon High faculty and admin- istration set up a three-track program: College Preparatory, General, and Liberal. The English department is the largest de- partment, with an enrollment of approximately 1600 students. The thirteen teachers are headed hy Miss Hollie Carmine. In the three-track pro- gram students are offered Basic English, College Preparatory English, General English, Business Wurry-Wonder-Wread-Write. These are the thoughts of Sherrie Granison as she ponders deligently over a stack of research books. ,rc Fourth period English IV class found that Shakespeare was quite a versatile old fellow when Miss Carmine had them write a theme on his career. English, Creative English, Speech, Journalism and VVorld Literature. English courses try to develop the skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening to the extent that students will be prepared to meet the demands of life in these fields. Although these Speech ll students sit in a circle, every- thing else is quite straight and clear. Mrs. Cubbon might be saying, It is get, not git! Sa 9 Eh L., -IQ- Bk fa-..f.-n : n