Miami Norland High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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Recordings of excerpts from English Literature help the student to comprehend the subject matter more readily. thucy would never do this to me, would you, Lucy?7, reflects Miss Jasiecki, obviously disturbed over some impropriety. Realizing the Jack Akin Judy Cook o. f Bruce Firestone Adele Horwitz Dorothy F, Jasiecki impact that seemingly obscure incidentals have on youth, Miss Jasiecki utilizes such props in creating a friendly atmosphere.

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LIBRARY Stimulates Growth in Areas of Interest and Study Man has amassed a treasure chest of knowledge and information down through the ages. The his- tories of past cultures, scientific achievements, records of the many accomplishments of mankind, as well as a vast store of fiction writing have been preserved through centuries in books. The library of Miami Norland provides students With the key to the storehouse of mankind,s knowledge. Books on every possible subject, and of every imaginable type are available to students through the library. Novels, short stories and poetry are found among the fiction shelves. Non-fiction books on topics covering anything from a study of World War I to an explanation of how to write poetry can also be found. In addition, the library provides reference materials such as magazines, dictionaries, encyclo- pedias and documented reports of events. The Nor- e k h W land library is staffed with three librarians and two InSpiring art figures diSPlayed in the library cultivate a tranquil secretaries to serve the students and the faculty. atmosphere by which Bill Minnan prepares a class assignment. Questioning which source of information would pertain to her term paper, Sandy Wagner ponders over the selection. 'A 3; L. .x , L: x! s: f7 Frances Kern Kathryn Lowery Martha Sweeney Student librarian Ann Ethridge proceeds in checking out a book for Stephanie Kronberg by placing a borrowerk card in the back pocket. 47

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Hazel Kerns Shirley Knappe Billie Lewis Dorothy Massey ! Creation of eye-appealing layouts, as exemplified by Frank Balsamo and Caro- lyn Bradbury, is but one of the procedures necessary in yearbook production. ENGLISH Establishes the Approach to Accomplishment in Life Success in any field cannot be accomplished Without adequate ability to express oneself. Aware- ness of this important fact has led the English Department in the operation of an extensive four- year study of the English language. Exploiting every facet of English, the program strives to im- plant within the student facility in writing, fluency in speaking, and comprehension in reading. T0 at- tain these goals, vocabularies are sharpened, Ameri- can and English literature explored, and literary techniques developed. The Developmental Reading Course, which has been found to be extremely beneficial to its participants, has been adopted into the English curriculum. Its basic function is to in- crease the rate at Which the pupil reads While Linda Freedman and Bob Gale increase their knowledge of English developing improved comprehension. literature and culture by singing ballads 0f the Anglo-Saxon period. 49