Northrop High School - Bear Tracks Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

Page 17 text:

Junior Charlene Tesch is hard at work during her English class, reading stories of excite- ment and adventure. — Photo byC. Atherton English — 13

Page 16 text:

The key to The ability lo effectively communi- cate an idea is important to everyone. Without this skill a person may encoun- ter many problems in dealing with oth- ers. The goal of Northrop ' s English de- partment is, according to Dept. Head Madeline Thompson, We believe that all students will have a need for the abil- ity to read with comprehension, to write with clear meaning, to listen construc- tively, and to speak fluently. In order to achieve this goal the Eng- lish dept. offers classes ranging from English Essentials for freshmen to Lit- erature Seminar for Seniors. The variety of English classes at Northrop enables a person to study anything from science- fiction like George Orwell ' s 1984 to Greek classics like Sophocles ' Oedipus Rex. The importance of English is proven by the fact that state regulations require three years prior to graduation. Through all three years one theme holds true: A person is only understood by those who understand his point of view. One of the biggest days in the Childrens ' lit class is the day that the little kids come to Northrop and the Bruins get to work with them on a one to one basis. photo bv Jeff DeVille Mrs. Geraldme Mansbach checks her stu- dents while working. photo by C. Atherton Beginning Journalism finds synonyms for the word said. They found over a hundred m twenty minutes. . photo by C. Atherton communications 12 — English

Page 18 text:

1) Hsw A O, C h ?F Senior Kenny Lane watches as Mr. Lee Co- chard grades his test photo by Jeff DeVille Sophomores Dave Shuler and Greg Owens try to solve a Rubik ' s Cube in Geometry class. photo by Kim Carson Junior Kim Wright works on an Algebra problem in class. photo by Charlotte Ather- ton 14 — Math