Mars Area Junior Senior High School - Planet Yearbook (Mars, PA)

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Emphasize Individuals Mr. Paul Aley Mrs. Shirle Kelly 7lh English 9th English Mrs. ldamu Maclrley Mrs. Sally Maier llih English 70h English The basic philosophy of lhe English deparlmenf is founded on four principles. These include influencing lhe sludenl 'lo lisfen infelligenlly. fo read lhoughffully, lo express himself effeclively, and lo lhinlc crilically. Through lhe sludy of lilercfure. lhe sludenf gains a beller underslanding of human nalure. Class discussions encourage fhe sludenl lo express his opinion eiecfively. Wrifing as- signmenfs encourage crealive lhinlcing. Adapfalions lo 'lhe individual levels of each sfudenl s abilily and inleresl are aflempled by lhe use of proiecis, poelry. essays. edilorials. dramafizahons. and research. Awareness of fhe power of fhe spolcen word is acquired rhrough speech class. Sfudenls learn confrol of ihe English language in order lo influence olhers favorably foward lheir posilion. The Journalism class disseminales school news by means oi The Planer Dusf. Novice reporlers learn lhe slyle of wriling and specialized knowledge peculiar lo iournalism in a work- shop almosphere. Recommended reading lisfs were prepared for use by senior high sfudenls. ln addilion. a sfandard slyle shee+ for use in assigning research papers was provided for all The deparlmenrs. ':g3,sfs,s. sf' 'W ' Q P .sr 1: ll 1 r ' we 4 I vHQ Q , , as ::e:-we 'J.,5?,9?T'? is s s s ' 'X 1 4 :Q ., f' ' K 1' X. . ge V f Mr. Richard Kemper Mrs. Lois Lnfshaw l01'h English l2lh English. Speech qs. .. ig 'T T fl ,Q gf xx r- '-lift X ii x Miss Carole Nealoy Miss Mary Young 8lh English 8th English SENIOR ENGUSH xludonl, PIUUY Lennon, prepare: record Oda fo fha Wind. 21

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Social iii? iff, gifs' mr is 1 Z- ir 5 E 2' 1' w.-'ffsi 2 rwfggfe , ., ft: , if 3 t T N . .we Studies and English Q .5 is-.Q 1 ,ge .A gy 4 s M., ., .W- S gf i J' ip, 2 Ji so aff Q s 1 E g. H g df . ,Q eg, .ia 'sy ef i 8 46' ' is Mr. Marvin Gall Mr. Thomas Hawkins Mr. John Henichocl Mrs. Judilh Michaels 91h Pa. History. Civics World Cullures, Journalism 7lh, Bth Geography American Hisrory N 1 33 ,f ff ' ' - pigs if as T A . . 15 If f rf ' , , '-I Wfffffy 9,5 i :i i Mrs. Avonnell Miles Mr. Harold Shing Mr. Arno Thompson Blh American Hislory 7lh World Hisiory P.O.D., Psychology JOHNSON WINS mark presidential election sposorsd by social sludias dl- purfmanf. 20 Through applicaiion of The social sciences, srudenis are prepared io capably face conlemporary problems and 'iind more efieciive solulions. Senior high social siuclies iniroduce concepis necessary io ihose individuals who will soon underralce adulr social and polirical responsiiailily. World Culiures provides a broad undersianding of human iradiiions, while American Hislory encourages pupils 'ro search for soluiions in ioday's world by analyzing ihe pasr. Economic undersianding and praciical sociology are 'raughi in fha Problems of Democracy course. Special courses and proiecis are being offered io quali- fied sfudenis. TEMAC, an advanced program for seleci in- dividuals in human behavior . is given 'ro siudenls in a programmed course. In a new reading program. sopho- mores wiih a 3.7 average and iuniors who acquire a 3.8 have ihe privilege of suspending homework and reporring on iwo orxihree books each nine weeks. Anlhropology and social psychology are slressed more as imporrani phases in developing ihe s+uden'i's comprehen- sion oi human behavior and lhe naiure of ihe complex con- 'iemporary socieiy. Emphasis is now placed upon making ihe individual inquire. 'rhink criiically. and formulafe his own conclusions.

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ig K ffl s ' 4 . . .A 5 , V 5 il c-gli '.'S22m:'Z Mrs. Maryballe Anderson Laiin Mr. Claude Gaiser French v W f -swan, ay,-gk .M r - wx, 42331 .6 f figfmi at 2531: mfs .' , 'ELAN , My Ag 9, . I Q I if F' .fi . if tfv gg- '- x '- -Us 1-fathers hue- f,'.,'n .. n- . 1 '-J' W I Z be 2 'p '4,v'1, a.,v. is Miss Phyllis Mann Spanish Languages, Library, and A Spanish siudeni plays back a recording of his pronunciaiion. A French siudenl' con- ducfs a club meeling in French. A Laiin siudeni challenges his classmaies Io a spell- ing bee. This is Mars High School's foreign language deparfmeni in acfion. Emphasis is on ihe individual. Classroom leclures imparl a knowledge of grammar. Degree of sludenl inleresf and cooperafion delermines his capacify Io sfrenglhen his command of fhe language. LATIN Two years of Laiin revive inleresl' in 'thai dead language and infrocluce sludenis fo Ihe Roman hisiory, cusloms, and arf. Furthermore. if furnishes a basic foundalion for sfudying modern languages. Sophomore proiecrs and freshmen Ierm papers inlensify inferesl in fhe field of sfudy. FRENCH Firsl year French sfudenls concenirafe 'rheir studies on Ihe spoken language wiih class conversalions and Iaborafory records. Second and third year classes develop grammar slrills and spend lime in wrifing and comprehensive reading. Praciice makes perl'ec+ is Ihe maxim applied Io aural-oral methods of inslrucfion. SPANISH To promole berier underslanding of 'rhe cusloms and fradilions of world neighbors is one goal of Ihe Spanish course. Use of The language laboralory resulls in more ac- curate pronunciafion. Coordinaled Iexiboolcs and records provide a basic foundafion in grammar from which siudenis achieve fluent speech. LATIN CLUB: A look inlo fha pax! inspire: ilu fulvrl. 22