Maine East High School - Lens Yearbook (Park Ridge, IL)

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QW X9 Joseph Pawlowski Department Chairman Terry Beckwith Frosh-Soph Gymnastics Bruce Brothers Gerald Fischer Frosh-Soph Baseball John Sebastian James Witmer Drivers' Ed cuts close corners Despite the extra hour of actual driving added two years ago, the three- phase program incorporated at Maine East is just meeting minimum standards, accord- ing to Mr. Pawlowski, Department Chairman. Practice on the expressways and advanced driving instruction is lacking in the present program, however, it is conceivable that these additions will be enforced in the future. With 34 hours of classroom, 12 hours of simulators and 4 hours of behind the wheel, the Maine East Driver Education program places more stress on driving preparation than the commercial driving schools. Above Left: Behind the wheel instruction is essential to good driving. Left: Mr. Brothers survives another danger- ous journey.

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V studio added to Speech and Drama, The newest innovation in the department was the WMTH- TV studio in C-207. Students gained valuable experience writing, producing, and editing their color pro- ductions. Video tapes were also made and used by other departments. The Speech and Drama Department sponsored the all American plays, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, You Can't Take it With You, I Never Sang For my Father, and four one-act plays in May which were part of the Bicentennial Fair. The Debate Team, coached by new faculty NFL, Thespians, WMTH-TV member Mr. Kelly, was considered the best in the state by Mr. Jeffers. The Speech Team was the biggest in the state. Students directed V-Show and many plays this year. These projects gave the students more responsibility and decision-making experi- ence. Mr. Jeffers felt that the students learned more and the quality of the work was better. New courses added this year were History of Theater and Dramatic Literature. Mr. Jeffers reviewed the year as a good one, as There was a lot of school interest. David Jeffers Department Chairman NFL, Thespians, V-Show Michael Kelly NFL, Debate Roger Kleinfeld V-Show, Thespians William Mitchell WMTH Gary Schutte Upper Right: New instructor Mr. Kelly works with I debate students in preparation for tournament Right: Mr. Kleinfeld, stage crew director, con structs a miniature stage for the fall play, You L Can't Take it With You. f 1 t Vikki -C fp 1 Q ' pyya L? ,ir W7 wiv, Ulf ,,,15wf1'. is , X, .. 14 ft 1

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English program to be expanded The addition of two new courses, Read, Think, and Write, and Faces of Evil represented the major change in the English Department. However, there will be a significant restructuring within the department next year. According to Dr. Howarth, depart- ment chairman, a change was in- stituted to insure that students would be exposed to all English skills, extending those presently taught in the existing elective program. Students will be re- quired-to take one course from each of four categories: Language Roy Howarth Department Chairman, NHS Rollin Aleshire Carolyn Calhoun Debate Patricia Collins SAVE Richard De Roo Lynn Dieter Student Council Helen Dobbins Robert Dollaske Ouroboros Varsity Soccer Clark Duncan james Farrell Ski Club Elizabeth Goerss Gail Colman Lens Paul Healy Heidi Hutson Pioneer, Quill and Scroll Charles Kessler Sophomore Soccer Leona Laouras junior Class Sponsor ll. Composition, Media Literacy, Amer- ican Literature, and Literary ThemesfGenres, New courses have been developed for these sequences, so that seven or eight courses will be offered under each category. Also, for the first time, sophomores will be able to elect their English courses. Next year will bring a change in personnel as well as curriculum. The department will be missing Mr Healy, who retired at the end of this year after 19 years of teach- ing at East. t.'x siif xii-