North Scott High School - Silver Shield Yearbook (Eldridge, IA)

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ff Zhlventures in American Literature A q . A iii. 'iii yff Y f ll, ' 'J 1 it gig. ra, K' ' if Wm Spanish can be simple as Miss Barb fohnson explains to foni Kuehi, Holding up the wail, Mr. Steve Mohr gives the weekly spelling fist. mr. conrad's modern novel class was probably the best. it seemed to be one of the few classes that really prompted discussion. mary tillis darst 'IO Seeking information, Mr. Quentin Coffman flips through his index cards. 20 ACADEMICS The sports page is Eugene Kreiters favorite recreational reading. fn Communications, one speech too many can make Mrs. fudith faoohs a bit drowsy.

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w 7- gf I MV I 1 1 M IE ID IU Ill Alfllf ID IL X N IC IE ID Y G 1.0-as 1-'F 1' Q Sometimes class can be fun, or at least we let the teacher think we are having fun as Toni Pender and Randy Ortez show in World Lit as they play that fun author game: BIOGRAPHOI 'S'-. From the start we were called a com- prehensive high school. That means we covered a lot more than reading, writ- ing and arithmetic. The building was built to house all kinds of extra offerings like home eco- nomics and industrial arts. It was never questioned that we would have a good vocational agriculture class. The founding fathers never dreamed of home building, computer program- ing or foreign foods, but the seeds for all of these were planted in the original curriculum soil! English I,II,III,IV have grown to the four quarters of English I and II and a variety of other electives. Science and math have grown with ecology and analysis added to the ba- sic biology, chemistry, physics and al- gebra and geometry. The special education program, through state mandate, has provided much needed help and education for those with special needs. Their new wing houses one of the most advanced programs in the state. The most obvious changes in classes at NS are related to the physical changes in the building. When the clay room was added we could offer ceram- ics and create beautiful potsp when the automotive shop was added we could then repair carsI Many classes are created to fill the needs and interests of students. The so- lar panels and computers we worked with this year were responses to in- creased interest in these areas by stu- dents and teachers. NS is a changing place, building on the past to meet the needs of the future. SECTION EDITED BY IULIE WILSON I9

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Qzit was mr. cockman could bnghten up the darkest of days Wlth h1s wacky humor. gary wayne sawyer 74 Homecoming week was fhalleriging tor the English Department as Mrs. Diane Hall, Mrs. ludith lacobs, Mrs. Mifflin.-lle liansdowne-Elager, Mr. Gene Conrad, Mr. Len Cfovkrnan, Mrs. Linda Mcfffliirci, Mr. Dennis Hennigan, and Mr. Harlan Vandervinne ask North Scott 4lWho is the real Mr. Cockrnan7' . 1 4 curriculum changes English classes took a new turn this year by being held in the auditorium and classrooms in C-hall. Gther changes made this year included the implementing ot the sophomore curriculum, parallel to the freshman courses. These courses involve writing, communications, short literature, and long literature. Many teachers took time from their already hectic schedules to attend workshops and other English related Conterences. Mr. Len Cockman, department head, is on the board ot directors for the National Council ot Teachers ot English. Being the newsletter editor tor the Iowa Council was another responsibility he under- took. The South-East regional director ot the lowa High School Press Association was Mr. Gene Conrad. He presented methods to aid high school journalists with developing news and feature ideas at the tall regional meeting at Marycrest. Mrs. Diane Hall attended the Drake Writers Workshop, while Mrs. ludith lacobs and Mrs. Linda McClurg attended a workshop at Blackhawk college. On April 6th, the second annual writers conference was held at the High School. Young writers were also present at the Mississippi Bend Area education Agency workshop on May ll where Mr. Cockman presented a workshop. English classes this year were the guinea pigs when it came to taking the Gates McGinney Reading Test. Results were given to the parents who came to open house. THOUGHT HRASE ENGLISH 21