Los Alamos High School - La Loma Yearbook (Los Alamos, NM)

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,-rv Study groups can be very productive especially when three girls work to- gether, Department Plans Ina'z'vz'a'uatz'zea' Instruction This year several new members were added to the English De- partment. Miss Marilyn Standridge, Miss Ann Maroney, Miss Lynda Parker, and Miss Linda Miller were all added to the staff. Several new films, film strips, and overhead slides were pur- chased to make the study ofliterature easier for the student to comprehend. The Department is now in the process of planning for individualized instruction in the new Learning Center. The Center should be completed by early fall. Again this year as in past years much emphasis was placed on the reading of the novel. Novels such as Lora' jim, and Return of the Native were required for reading for many of the English class- es. t :,, A. y 4. -uhm fe K .4 K Reima--a-.n...,,,,-, .g................., S... M i' 'llluq...e-et Participating in an English class is one of the qualities seen in our high school. M155 Linda Niiller and Dennis Clark evidently Sterling Black receives help in Mrs. McCleskeyis sophomore English class. find some humor in the Practica! English maga- zine. 17 Academic

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..5i..,F-.av ,. - Mrs. Mendius Mrs. McCleskey ,, Watavgim S, Msg, I t 'vw . . Miss Miller ---ef--tw s pa ff- S. S 16 Academic Miss Marony Mrs. Fries Mrs. Campbell Miss Altpeter txiletf X ,I i,,., i.i,lii ,... t 9153 sqm ie' , I If KY, E was ff 'tim , i X. Miss Parker Mr. Sedlacek MISS NANCY JO ALTPETER - English III, B.A. University of Massachusetts, M. Ed. Bridge- water State University. MRS. JEAN M. CAMP- BELL - English IV, Advanced Composition, Advanced Literature, B.A. Doane College, MA. University of Omaha. MRS. SHIRLEY S. FRIES i Latin, English IV, Cornell University, Ameri- can Academy of Rome. INIISS ANN IW. MARO- NEY - English Il, B.S. Mankato State College, Mankato, Minn. MRS. LUCILLE MCCLESKEY - English II, B.A. Texas Women's University, M.A. Southern Methodist University, Highlands University. NIRS. PATRICIA NIENDIUS - English IV, B.A. UCLA. MISS LINDA GAYLE MILLER - English II, English III, B.A. Texas Technological College. MISS LYNDA L. PARK- ER - English III, English II, BS Edinboro State College. MR. ROBERT C. SEDLACEK - Eng- lish III, English IV, B.A. Missouri Valley College. MR. ROSS RAMSEY - English IV, MS. Un- iversity of Utah. MRS. MOLLY WYLES - Eng- lish Ilg B.A., M.A. Highlands. MR. RODNEY YOUNG -Journalism, English III, B.A. Univer- sity of Colorado. Mr. Ramsey Mrs. Wyles Mr. Young Mrs. Phillips explains the origin of ancient brass rubings of England to one of 'Xlrs Mendius' senior English classes.

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.H-a...,h H LJ. PM fa. s-.NNNQW A guest speaker in Mr. Wimberley's math class explains one ofthe many aspects of how the new style of math is used. This math student listens attentively as a difficult math problem is ex- A WV H pitttmfain his 1-lass. s M J ,K S ' 'Yi M th If ' is The Mathematics Department was greatly improved m,th or V - v - K - -'-'- 5 gil? A this year with the addition of new rooms and equipment. I t ' ' The rooms were modernized with carpeted floors and V special desks with mathematical charts. The quality of E J ,LL, N . Q course instruction was greatly improved and the depart- f . fs ment enlarged when Mr. Roy Brent and Mr. Dale Perini 3.4 y V . . ,,ig. Q ' f ', .tw ' f Joined the department. I ,- 5 'ttt' Once again, many students were enrolled in the wide . . variety of mathematics courses which provide a supple- V, E w mentary background for science. . . -3- - - . :isa Mr. Perini supervises S .Q ,. his students in a race ' I t' to solve a diflicult L ff. math problem. f t T Mr. Brent Mrs. Phillips Mr. Meaclers Mr. Schachterle Mr. Perini Mr. Wimberley NIR. ROY BRENT - Geometry, Algebra llg A.B. Western Kentucky University. MR. JAMES J. MEADERS - Department Headg Pre-Calculus, General Math, Calculusg BS. Midland College, M.A. Colorado State College of Education, 51.8. University of Illinois. MR. DALE PERINI - Algebra I, Consumers Mathg BS. Oklahoma University, M. Ed. Oklahoma University. MRS, ANNE N. PHIL- LIPS - Algebra ll, Introduction to Analysis: BS. University of Texas. NTR. LELAND SCHACHTERLE K Algebra II, Geometryg B.S. Colorado State Un- iversity, NI..-X. Western State College. NIR. FLOYD WTNIBPIRLBY - Geometry, Algebra ll. Trigonometryg B.A. Hardin-Simmons University. MA. University of Utah. M...-Mfg' 18 Academic