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

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At his podium, a grinning Mr. Gary Qisen reacts to another wronq answer. mr. scott would start talking about the marines and the next thing the period would be over. ralph qronewoid 61 Looking on top of the world is Mr. Andrew Aqosta and Mr. Don Scott. j'f-'rjiak '- , ' Q, 74 Xi' A W J' ',J3f:jiff Niue sew' fi A .- no ,i 'lv' f. fl' ,H Ln' N ,J :lu 19 , M1 V . ,il ff A 37 fr ef V I ,v mv 4 4 -J ffffiziz, if gQJ':fQL,Q 4 22 ACADEMICS Expressive American History lectures Capture the students' interest in Mr. Don Scotts class.

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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

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sdciaiasv i always felt mr. agosta was a - - teacher who was fair and A if interest in each individual student. he's the best! roberta pacha shinbori 69 fgfisg IQ i honest. he took a genuine J ia. lg ' f , , 3 f f ,WWW Aden ,, Exhibiting his talents on the copy machine, Mr, Milton Schatz glances up. Nonchalantly strolling in front of Minorities class is Mr. Randy Denner moderate changes A crooked finger points at YOU. The question is t'What's the capital of lOWA? Hearing this statement, you know you are in 43 history back into the class. veys a message which enlightens his class. he has had in other years. absence on his scheduled appearance. Receiving the honor of shaking Mr. Larry Lake's hand is Congressman lim Leach, Mr. Larry Lake's American Government class. Mr. Lake served this year as the Social Studies department head, a position which is rotated among other department mem- T bers every two years. Generally speaking, each individual class in Social Studies has gone through moderate change, such as the new book From Sea to Shining Sea in American History. Mr. Gary Olsen described the book as being easier to teach from, and easier for the students to interpret. The highlight each year are films, such as All Quiet Cn The Western Front, which brings Whap! The sound explodes through the room as Mr. Andrew Agosta cracks his ruler on the desktop of a dozing student. Anyone who has had Mr. Agosta for Psychology or Government can recall their dread of his intense interrogation sessions. A student having Milt Schatz for a class would be sure to be well-informed on current events. Passing through the hall you might notice one room that stands out from the rest. This room would be that of Randy Denner, whose enthusiastic voice con- Every 7 years, the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools bring a team of educators to evaluate the schools. Mr. Schatz dedicated his time to be on the evaluation committee as This year North Scott was honored by the presence of Con- gressman lim Leach, who spoke on issues concerning the up- coming election. Students were disenchanted by Bill Bluba's SGCIAL STUDIES 23