Mount Everett High School - Aurigan Yearbook (Sheffield, MA)

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BUSINESS EDUCATION 'STUDENT SECRETARY PROGRAM PROVES SUCCESSFUL For the purpose of giving business education stu- dents Qjunior and senior girls? practical experience in secretarial work, a student secretary program has been implemented and services are offered to ad- ministration and faculty. In addition to learning techniques of secretarial Work, the girls gain experi- ence in dealing with a variety of personalities, they learn to receive and communicate directions accur- ately, and they promote their efficiency and accura- cy in practical secretarial work. CTeachers - Mrs. Cohen, Miss Rickusl. BELOW: Shorthand assignment - Betsy Baker. BELOW BOT- TOM: Typing - Kim Storti. ,4.w ENGLIS g ENGLISH CURRICULUM STILL CONSERVATIVE The English department receives, each year, one of the best kinds of evaluation possible - that of college students confronted by the very serious mat- ter of reading and writing their ways through col- lege programs. Their evaluations of the adequacy of their preparation in Englishreaffirms, each year, the necessity for a sound, basics-oriented English program. Thus, the student at Mount Everett still studies grammar, still writes assigned essays, and still reads assigned books. CTeachers: English I, II, III, IV - Mrs. Brolli, Mr. Davis, Mrs. Rhoades, Contemporary American Literature - Mr. Davisg department head - Mrs. Rhoades D. BELOW: Lecturing on Middle Ages - Mrs. Rhoades. BELOW BOTTOM: Reading Lost Horizon for English IV - Ceorge Ullrich. 29

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CURRICULUM ART ART EXPLOITS STUDENT- DISCOVERED MATERIALS The significance of medium has been explored this year in art classes under Mr. Simanek. Student-dis- covered materials provide great range for student creativity and ingenuity. Gravel, acorns, old tele- phone wire, broken glass, tar and feathers all have potential and limitations as media for art. Also this year the art classes have been dealing with larger-scale paintings than in previous years. Four feet by four panels are being designed and painted by students for display in the districts outly- ing schools, and some students expect to do murals before the end of the school year. BELOW: Painting showcase window for Thanksgiving - Ann Martin and Valerie Glanville. BELOW BOTTOM: Sculpturing with clay- Peter Shuts. 3 , at X 4- ...xt of ' I, .. .,.i ' I ft iir. 1 - sti it f ft i H OW H L' 1' q --ang 1 . l i 5 'V W ' U null, w ggi 5 . .,.., wg .. 'in 28 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE STRESSES UNDER- STANDING OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR The primary objective of the course is to enable students to gain insight into the various causes of human behavior by providing them with information and actual relevant experiences. A feature of the course is that each student presents the class with a major project that provides insight into human behavior by using his own creativity and any media he chooses. CTeachers: Mr. Consolati - Introduction to Sociologyg Mr. Pottle -Introduction to Psychologyg Mrs. Preiss - Introduction to Anthropologyj. BELOW: Advertising for blood mobile in Great Barrington - Don Campbell, jeff Barth, Fred Moore, Donna Bachetti. BELOW BOTTOM: Sensitivity session for student project - jill Patch and others. ax. T532 uve-g.u,ou' P' 'i 't1 f 'I I J www Nsszswrfeiigs 71'

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HOME ECONOMICS HOME EC OPENED TO OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION GIRLS In order to provide girls in the occupational edu- cation program with a wider range of course alter- natives, home economics, under Mrs. Brigham, was extended this year to include freshmen occupational education girls. New also this year is an advanced home econom- ics course for senior girls. Major aspects of this course are advanced sewing and crafts, advanced cooking, consumer education, child care, and family relations. BELOW: Advanced Home Economics, sewing - Cathy Kir- chner. BOTTOM: Child care with Mrs. Brigham - Melanie Wyman and Carolyn Boardman. ,gg Q . .W ,g:..:f5-Q. sw,f: 'i 's.sgeg3.. .. .eg-ig,- f r ' 1.2 -1 . 'L '. M. S 45,75 f .. . ff -' 1' v.....,W...- -uv 1 30 FOREIGN LANGUAGES EXPERIMENTS WITH INDEPENDENT STUDY The Foreign Languages department has imple- mented a program whereby students are steered into areas of their greatest interests or into pro- grams most appropriate to them. Thus, options are offered through which students may essentially de- sign and regulate their courses of study. To supplement and enrich the academic aspect of foreign languages, French cuisine dinners are regu- larly scheduled for and prepared by foreign lan- guage students. In April, 1972, Mr. Peron took a group of students to Spain and in May a group to Quebec. The next trip is being planned for France. CTeachers: French courses - Mr. Cote and Mrs. Welch: Spanish courses - Mr. Peron: department head - Mr. Cote.D BELOW: Language lab - seventh grader. Charlene Reinelce. BOTTOM: French V with Mr. Cote. Z fww'f 'M'WW