Mona Shores High School - Compass Points Yearbook (Norton Shores, MI)

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English Provides the Basic Foundation for Comprehending Mr. John Halloran, Contemporary Literature and Senior English teacher, gives Clarence Kuzma help on his review of To Sir, W ith Love. The urbane Mrs. Jean Laurin gives her erratic Senior English class vocabulary words that are clandestine to everyone but her- self, all the while being parsimonious in telling exactly which words will be on the next test. N w if We if s se X5 RX Due to the work of Mr. John Halloranhchairman of the English Department, combined with the aid of Mr. Charles St. Louis of the A-V Department, English classes had the opportunity to see movies such as Rich- ard lll, Animal Farm, Wuthering Heights, and the racy Tom Jones. These movies correlate with the Senior English curriculum of following history of British and American literature. Many changes were made in positions for the Depart- ment, beginning with the addition of seven new teachers. Mr. Gillhespy took over debate, Mr. Reed assumed re- sponsibility for the yearbook, and Mr. Woodall advised Mr. Louis VanCamp seems to be challenging a stu- dentis source of information. Mr. VanCamp teaches English IV, Honors English, and Great Books. l v

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all Other Subjects the newspaper until February when he left and Mr. St. Louis took over. Phasing has been extended this year to a tri-grouping system. Seniors are phased into I, II, and Honors sys- tem. Underclassmen are phased I, II, and III. This year the debate squad traveled and performed extensively. Dramatics featured plays with student partici- pation, highlighted by the three one-acts which were di- rected by the students also. English offers many electives for the interested stu- dent. Broadcast Speech, Great Books, and Journalism are a few examples. A as ,NX K Mrs. Roberta Leibee lectures to one of her English III classes She also teaches Business English. Mr. Bill Keur is in his second year of teaching Junior English. Besides having four English classes, Mr. Keur prepares students for college writing through Advanced Composition. Another teacher in her second year at Shores is Miss Evelyn Weckerly. Miss Weckerly teaches English II.