Northern High School - Spirit Yearbook (Port Huron, MI)

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Irvin Hayward Nancy Hedstmm Larry Miller Communication skills developed in English Courses For many students, the English Program may be the initial step to self-expression, for it is only on this path that they pursue the abstraction that is English and convert it into the functional application of intersocial communication. Awareness of grammar and the intricacies of proper sen- tence construction entailed with it are the foundations to be built during the freshman year; students then utilize these skills in the sophomore English program. However, indic- ative to any successful English study is the amount of indi- vidual concentration; for this purpose two phases of study are instituted: for further comprehension of the functions of English are Communications classes and the need for a more demanding program are Honors English classes. Each student at Northern must include in his curriculum the American Literature class. The fascination and beauty of the language the student has studied and the culture his nation has created are united before him. The individual interests of each person are developed in a comprehensive study of literary works and styles; each student is encouraged to utilize his capabilities in a creative capacity. English Litera- ture and World Literature are employed as a means of projecting the student ' s enthusiasm. The classes offer great versatility and contribute to the formation of ideas and under- standing civilization and its history. The singularity of students ' interests is expressed in electives - such as Journalism, Speech, and Drama. At the end of Mr. Larry Miller ' s usual day, he calmly reflects on the various classroom happenings. Ruth Meyer Department Head For Miss Pamela Gray ' s Drama class Marsh Campbell and Martha McNally portray two of the char- acters in the play Merchant of Venice ” by Shakespeare. 25

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Pamela Banduric In Air. Homer Sims ' fourth Jiour World Literature class students ertjoy sampling novels by twentieth-century writers. Nancy Jo Condland Maurice Williams. Linda Richards, Carol Stokan, and Myra Cottingham read a play aloud in Mrs. Edyth Patterson ' s third-hour American Literature class. In this course students rexui American novels, plays, and poems. In Mr. James Duncan ' s fifth-hour English Literature class students Julie Houck and Daniel Luebke read the poem One Summer Evening by Wordsworth.

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The proper way to fold a sweater is the topic of Randy Darczy ' s demonstra- tion speech for Miss Pamela Gray ' s fifth-hour Speech Class. Choral reading is a new aspect of Freshmen English used in Mr. James Dun- am ' s second-hour class.