Milwaukie High School - Maroon Yearbook (Milwaukie, OR)

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pv- 4 I f.:z.Ls..-'Hx 4 ---r--K' Frosh.lSoph. Language Arts Composition skills, literature emphasised by lower classmen Miss Catherine Bennett, a new English teacher, taught freshmen that 'success is possible with high standards. As a new approach some freshman classes emphasized literature, but all dealt mainly with gram- mar and writing skills. Sophomores had a more indepth study of writing and literature. Students responded well, although at first freshmen were not accustomed to the higher reading level. Vocabulary was also considered important by soph- omore teacher, Miss Frances Turner. Mrs. June McKinstry, also a sophomore teacher, felt that students learned more and responded better to independent study. Freshman classes read Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Sophomore classes read Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Animal Farm by George Orwell. and The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery. The old and new approaches better prepared fresh- men and sophomores for junior and senior English. ' 1,f'fl q V s if T s Joan Catherine June Frances Becker Bennett McKinstry Tumer LEFT: Mrs. June McKinstry assists Tyler Hitzemann, sophomore, in identifying prepositions during her 4th period English class. CENTER: Greg Vanderzanden, Jim Sams, Kristi Larios and other students, in Mrs. Sue Kirnberly's 4th period freshman English class, relax and read. TOP: Mrs. Joan Becker takes attendance in her 4th period English class. English is a stimula- ting, rewarding, chal- lenging subject. Mr.David Stems Language Arts 31

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30 Language Arts RIGHT: Insights and Great Expect- tations, freshman literatureg Encounters, Animal Farm, and The Little Prince, sophomore lit- erature. BOTTOM RIGHT: Mr. Richard Geer laughs at a student joke during his fourth period English class. BOTTOM LEFT: Jim Sams relaxes while reading 'Nightmare' during Mrs. Susan Kimberley's fourth period English. BELOW LEFT: Miss Frances Turner instructs students on spel- ling in her sophomore English class. 'lov wi

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Literature can be fun if you make it that way. Sherri Summers, senior 32 Language Arts J r.l Sr. Language Arts Word Power, Survey classes intriguing for upper classmen Juniors and seniors were kept busy in Word Power, a vocabulary class, and in their survey, career, or regular English class. Word Power, a class designed to build and strength- en vocabulary, was offered to both juniors and seniors. It was taught by Mr. David Redpath and Miss Frances Tumer. Junior survey classes were taught by Mr. Bob Christensen and Mr. George Bouthilet. They explored the many genres of American literature. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Anthem by Ayn Rand, and Earth Abides by George R. Stewart, were among the books read. Senior survey classes were taught by Mr. David Redpath and Miss Frances Tumer. The classes studied English Literature and its history. Beowulf, Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory and Gu1liver's 'Iravels by Jonathan Swift were among the works read. Career English, a senior class taught by Mrs. Grace McGinnis, also changed. The class, which studies how the business world operates by managing their own business, introduced a profit margin into their 'com- pany. 'How to argue without getting upset' was one area of study in Mrs. McGinnis' regular junior English classes. l - -4' 2 N- fx: K George Bob Grace David Bouthilet Christensen McGinnis Redpath TOP LEF'I': Mr. George Bouthilet lectures on the grotesque genre to his fourth period English class. CENTER: Mr. David Redpath reads an excerpt from Beowulf in Anglo-Saxon to his Efth period English class. RIGHT: Lane Stiff, senior. works on a project in fourth period Career English.