Lyme Central School - Ontarion Yearbook (Chaumont, NY)

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Secretaries In Front: Mrs. SI In Back: Mrs. Jane Failing. Mr. Ed. Behafu Guidance lean Brojrn, Nurse

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I t-.ir Hither, teachers, hear me as I pray. For every child 1 teach today. That each smJ niay he to me ious That where I make their recor? No space may be left incomplete Then grant me grace each mind to give f AAk marked rule by which to live. ; dear Father I beseech. 1 may keep the rule I teach.

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% V English The English department is developing a cohesive program toward competency in writing and reading. Specific writing skills are being taught so that our students can achieve above the minimum require- ments mandated by the New York Board of Regents. The research 1 paper is being systematically implemented into all the grades. Read- I ing comprehension is stressed by regular exercise as well as compre- hension in novels, short stories and plays. Getting back to basics is certainly significant to the English curricu- lum at Lyme Central School. Miss Spink Spanish. French. 8A English 10-12 English Mr Fiske Language The Foreign language Department it Lyme Central School often students the chance to learn about the people, luimre. and customs of other countries, and to he able to express themselves m the language of those countries Students can studs either French or Spanish, (or both, if they wish) and although the work is admittedly difficult, there t% a lot of fun along the way knglish is spoken as little as possible, and besides just text books, records, tapes, slides, and movies are used in the classes Stu- dents learn the fun hash language skills, (reading, writing, listening comprehensum, and speaking! along with the proverbs, jokes, and songs of other countries. Out-of - the classroom activities include language parties and foreign food dinners 5