Northeast High School - Rocket Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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New material introduced in Nebraska Curriculum, l Jan Adnms Lucy Comstock l3.S., Nebraska: Englishp Rockettes B,S., Nebraska: English Teachers in the English department be- gan this year to inject much of the materials of new English curricula into their classes. As the Lincoln Public Schools began to adopt the Nebraska Curriculum, Northeast teachers ' introduced more and more of this new materi- al. The Nebraska Curriculum is an integrated program based, on literature and composition. Terms such as multilevel sentences, sen- tence patterns, noun markers and determin- ers became part of students' vocabulary. Like- . . rms , I 1 X isaa e it Y ' f Ei, er fe r'-i .L f,-'. ii ---' ' , ' A i Penny Haws Marlys Hughes Jean Kent B.S., Nebraskag Iinglishg B.S., Kearney Stnteg Ne- B.S., Nebraskag University Reserve Pep Club braskaxg lowag Coloraclog English: Publications of Northern Iowag English: Reserve Pep Club English and literature classes are made easier and more interesting through the use of bulletin-board displays and group discussions. Mr. Lacher and Mrs. Haws show this in their sophomore and junior classes throughout the day.

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New stuff updated cmd expcmded Norfhedsfs library The Northeast library had an all new look this year with the addition of Mrs. Ed- ythe Cascini as librarian, Mr. Richard Larson as director of the Instructional Media Center, and Mrs. Ruth Stacey, I.M.C. clerk. In addition to the regular daily services of circulating books, providing research ma- terials, and supplying audio-visual aids, the staff became involved in several updating projects. Mrs. Sturgeon spent many hours re- vising and enlarging the vertical file. Maga- zines were supplied to enlarge the collection, which now includes most of the issues pub- lished in the past five years. Complete inven- tory was taken and many of the volumes that had disappeared over the years were replaced The book collection was enlarged and the card catalogue brought up to date. All this was accomplished in preparation for the proposed new Instructional Media Center while its beginnings took shape in the form of recordings, film strips, and 4'personal film projectors already in the library. fi ai-...s Jeanne Davis and Mrs. Cascini find the new daily newspaper rack is a convenient addition to the library. Edythe Cassini Richard Larson ILA., lVl,Ed.g Hamline Uni- B.A., Vilcslcyang Nebraska: versityg Nclirziskag Albany Instructional Nleclia Cenler Stale Teachers College, Emporia Stale Teachers College-g ML-dia Specialist Mr. Larson and Larr Lorenson set u the video-ta e y p . -P a TV program for classroom viewing Keep ng back issues of magazines in order is a big job for library clerk Ruth Stacey and Kathy Sipp.

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students tind wider study challenging ond enlightening wise, such expressions as genre, syntax, rhet-- ssl ts - . oric, analogy and phonology found their way A 'A' n i ttt e tk .flfff into students' thinking and writing. ' tttft s f, Oral and Written composition moved clos- A G er to the literature units and much creative .52 fe writing and speaking was based on concepts ,ig i Q students had gained. Literary selections were If f V. ,. is analyzed in depth in an attempt to understand y, snis l i s it the central concept of the Work. Paperbacks i often replaced the standard text. Barbara Kos BS., B.A., lVl.A., Nebras- ,, kag English we-' Mv v-YJ DVNVJ M set f D XNNPXJ K 5-.NX R John Lacher B.A., Kearney Stateg Hast- ings Collegcg Assistant Wrestling Coach X .3 U18 Maher Lawrence Mason B.-Ax., M-A-, N9lYl'11Sli113 BA., Hastings Collegt-1 English M.A., Nebraskag Th.B,, Northwestern Seminary, Minncsotug G. li. Fellow- shipg Purdue University: l.iteraxtureg Chess Club Margaret Stednitz B.A., Nohrzxskag Englishl Ushers Mrs. Kent and Jim Gleason look at students, illustrations of a Sr. Comp. project while Mr. Wall, with the able assistance of two class members, sets up the newly-purchased reading machine in preparation for this next class.