Neelyville High School - Tiger Yearbook (Neelyville, MO)

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ALLEN BATES Interests: reading, gardening VIRGINIA BRANNON Interests: trail riding, camping, reading PATRICIA TYLER Interests: reading, weaving. Writers' Guild ENGLISH All of us use communication skills when we talk, write, listen, read or send body language signals. The English department aims to help students to refine these communication skills by teaching the usage of grammar and writing skills, development of accurate observations and awareness of logical thinking and clear organi- zation. Spelling programs provide a basic core of instantly usable words which make writing tasks easier. Literature studies help students to develop appreciation and understanding of literary forms and extend awareness of the range of subjects and themes reflected in each form. SPEECH Only the lionhearted step through the portals to take speech on the first day of school. They know the importance of what they are doing though, for there is no way to escape having to converse with a group at some point in their lives, and they want to be prepared! Class begins with the least threatening assignments of con- versing in a circle, to skits of in- troduction, to the big moment of speaking in front of a group, but it all happens quite painlessly. Students Find that they not only learn how to conquer their fear of speaking but have enjoyed seeing the improvement of others. II

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ART SPANISH MARTHA SLAYTON Interests: painting, sewing, golf, swimming In art class my motto is Learning by doing. It is easy to ap- preciate art by viewing it, but much easier to understand when a person gets into the act. All students are given a chance to participate in fine art activi- ties such as print making, pottery, metal embossing and weaving besides drawing and painting. Students learn basic Spanish in our introductory class. We study names and family members, sports and other activities. Besides regular classroom work in conversa- tion, reading and writing, we take a break now and then with Spanish Bingo or a Mexican folk song. Also, ev- eryone looks forward to our unit on foods when each stu- dent brings a Mexican dish to celebrate “La Fiesta de Navidad,” (Christmas Festival). 10

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BUSINESS ED. NORMA FOSTER Interest: reading, working outside KARON SKAGGS Interest: reading, sewing, crafts The business and office education department provides the opportunity for students to explore career opportunities, to develop occupational intelli- gence. to choose discriminatingly and use wisely goods and services of business, to acquire economic competencies, to receive occupational train- ing. to prepare for further advanced study, and to acquire skills and knowledge for personal use. Over the years the business and office education department has im- proved due to the purchase of equipment such as computers, calculators and typewriters, and with the addition of one semester classes. However, even with the new equipment, there is room for greater improvement, namely — additional classroom space, an improved electrical system and greater storage facilities. Eighty to ninty percent of the data processed is business data. 12