Niles Township High School North - Saga Yearbook (Skokie, IL)

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Foreign Language Niles North offers instruction in six major languages: French, Spanish, German, Hebrew, Lat- in and Russian. In addition to normal classroom work, the Foreign Language Department incorporates many extracurri- cular activities into its program- ming to increase and stimulate student interest. Spanish students this year viewed a Spanish film at a local movie theatre. French, Spanish, and German teachers arranged with cultural restaurants in Chicago for groups of their students to have the experi- ence of savoring fine foreign cuisine. Russian classes took a field trip to the Arie Crown Theatre, where Ukranian Dancers were featured, and fifth year French students saw The Barber of Se- ville performed on stage in French. Films depicting the cul- tural and social aspects of the Soviet Union were borrowed from the Soviet Embassy and shown to Russian classes. Excursions to London and Paris, Madrid, and Austria and Germany were taken by stu- dents and teachers during their spring vacations. During winter vacation, a group went to Greece. These three trips were sponsored by the Foreign Study League. The department made a few changes in its curriculum this year. Conversational German was offered for the first time, allowing advanced German students to continue their stud- ies further. A first year Russian course was again available this year. Russian had just been re- introduced as a course the pre- vious year. Teachers tried to help incoming foreign lan- guage students by holding ar- ticulation meetings with the feeder junior high schools. 28

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English The English curriculum, through its versatile APEX pro- gram, enables each student to find and pursue his interests. This modern approach to edu- cation encourages every indi- vidual to develop his abilities fully. A variety of courses cov- ering subjects such as journal- ism, debate, drama, grammar and literature are available to upperclassmen, while all fresh- men take two semesters of fundamental speech and litera- ture. These classes expose the student to many new ideas and experiences and help him to recognize his area of interest. Women in Literature was offered this year as a new course. Through literary study and interpretation, the role of women in Western society was determined and discussed by students. A- Gestures, a means to silently ex- press emotion on stage, are prac- ticed by Debbie Lyons in Beginning Acting. B. Experiences in Television Workshop enable Laura Millman, Ian Gross- man, Alan Lander, Lisa Surkin, Bruce Gruen, Paul Arenson and Mike Rosenquist to learn about media communications. C. The mirror in the reading center reflects a broad image, allowing Mrs. Ruth Pompian to see the room at a glance. D. During an Individualized Composi- tion class, Mrs. Marla Hoffman gives Mike Weiner suggestions for improving his style. E. Oblivious to his surroundings, Mike Silverstein immerses himself in a book during an Individualized Reading session. 27

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A. Dictating French to test her stu- dents' oral ability is Miss Marla Adelson. B. Mr. Isaac Itzhak Hoffman reviews some basic Hebrew phrases with his class. C. Bob Weinberg and Jeffrey Katz spend their unscheduled time uti- lizing the foreign language re- source center facilities. D. An interesting talk captures the at- tention of Terri Rudd and Shelly Waxburg. 29