Northeast High School - Rocket Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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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.

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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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Speech Dromo groups welcomed new colleague l Practice makes perfect became the mot- to of the speech and drama department this year as students spent long hours preparing for the many activities offered. Speech students again took to the air with their Voice of the Young Citizen radio program. Two of the topics discussed were, Are Teachers' Strikes Justified?', and How Does Air and Water Pollution Affect U. S.? y Mr. Putman joined the department this year and directed both all-school plays. .f-, :jg ,S . A. ,A sv: . , V rx F My ' 5 -i' i w Q - ET A- he .1 ,Z A K I - L ' . , m f' 11l C155 R-Er 'L ' 1 . .,.'. Fi ' ' . , X ,.,. - at James Putman Elizabeth Reeder Nebraska Wesleyan Uni- B,A., M- A-. N9lH'i1Sk2l2 versityg University of drama, maiheniaticsg Wyomingg Georgetown Masque and Gavelg spon- Universityg University of sox' of speech presentations Nebraskag BA.: All-school and contestsg Voice of the plays. co-sponsor of Young Citizen Masque and Gavel Rhonda Matthews, with Gigi's assistance, demonstrates the art of Poodle grooming. Mr. Putman's stagecrafts class urges Paul Brown to Pass the soap, you're holding up the show!