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

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LIBRARY Micro-film Library Established for Reference Purposes A iirst at Leon was the setting up of a micro-film library, which could be used as reference material. The librarians also stressed the use of resources other than just the book, such as records. A new system was used this year in checking out books. A record was kept of overdue materials, or books with fines owed. Before checking out any resources the students name was checked, and if clear, he was allowed to take out the materials for only one week. Another new policy was that the librarians felt it was the students duty to know when his books were overdue, so no notices were given. Reference materials were always in demand, Randy Sharron leafed through an art book to find information for a report. - -',....-, 'X -X r. .ef it .tre X L ,rw i Listening stations were among the new additions for students who wished to study. Here Donna Fauls took notes while listening. MR. ROBERT BURKHART, head librariang MRS. CAROLYN KOZO, librariang MRS. GLADYS ANDERSON, librarian. 29

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GUIDANCE Department Communicates Valuable Information Consulting with every student was the goal of the Guidance department. Post graduation plans were of concern to most students and educational and vocational information became the topic of many conferences. Seniors, especially, were concerned about future educational plans or their choice of a vocation to enter as a career. The Guidance depart- ment also provided information dealing with the in- terpretation of test scores. The Kuder Preference Test and Senior Placement were two such examinations. I an ,gi MR. JULIAN C. ADDERLEY, guidance, Activettesg MRS. MARY F. GREEN, guidance, healthg MRS. ELLEN PEASE, guidanceg MRS. 'Hur BARBARA PHIFER, glidanceg MRS. CHARLOTTE PHILLIPS director of guidance. Post graduation plans were discussed by Mr. Adderley and Andy Reeves. Debbie Allan Crightl chose a col- lege catalog from a wide variety in guidance. 28

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ENGLISH Curriculum Includes Special Courses in Switch The English program at Leon was drastically changed this year with the introduction of semester courses for seniors rather than full year courses. Seniors took British literature the first semester and then an elective during the second. A wide variety of electives was offered. These included: Composi- tion I and II, Twentieth Century Literature, Seman- tics, Mass Media, World Literature, Creative Writ- ing, and the English Novel. Juniors did not change this year, but will be on the semester system next year. Sophomores will also switch to the new plan next. year. American literature, usually taken in the junior year, was taken by the sophomores. Modern- ization of the English program began at the close of last year's term, when English teachers met with a consultant from Clearwater High School. Many schools downstate are on the system and have decid- ed to use it permanently. The purpose of the new system is to allow for more specialization in courses and hopefully provide more student interest in the subject area. Also, teachers are able to work more closely with their plans and their class materials. If .. --s----f ',..-ff MRS. MCGLADE ALLEN, English IIL MRS. VIRGINIA CARK- MARGE COLLAR, English IV, MRS. MINA CUBBON, speech, HUFF, English IV, college writing, MRS. WILDA CLOWERS, public speaking, debate, theater, Thespian, National Forensic League. English IV, world literature, department head, Civinettesg MRS. English students participated in ' many activities outside of the classroom. Mrs. Collar checked roll before a film on Hamlet. 30