Northwest Classen High School - Round Table Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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WHEN lT COMES TO EXTRA-CURRlCULAR duties, faculty members indulge, too. Miss Audrie Alberts, Spanish teacher, helps keep the school scrapbook, is representative to OCCTA and sponsors National Honor Society. Mr. Virgil E. Caldwell teaches German and Spanish, sponsors the German Club, is on the Classics Board, and does reporting for THE PIPE- LINE, OCCTA official bulletin. Miss Inez Ellis, in charge of to Accept Challen es. We SO MANY MEN, SO MANY MlNDS. Students enjoy the study of foreign language because it widens appreciation of cultures other than our own. Association ofthe language with the think- ing of foreign peoples, enhances research into customs and traditions peculiar to a nationality and imparts a feeling of being cosmopolitan. Language students realize the oneness of today's world. They value contributions others have made to our way of living. The American Field Service program, which sponsors teenagers on summer tours to foreign countries where they live three months as a foster child with a foreign family, has stimu- lated interest in foreign language. Eligibility in- cludes having had two years study of a foreign language. The Foreign Exchange Student pro- gram also encourages interest. -1 2- I rr.. g Tests and Measurments, teaches Spanish, directs the audio- visual aids program and co-sponsors Future Teachers of America. Miss Henrietta Von Tungeln teaches Spanish, and enjoyed a tour of Spain this summer. She is a freshman class sponsor, sponsors Honor Language, and is an OCCTA representative. Proudly ETERNALLY FEMlNlNEl Regardless of the mode women are fashion conscious. Miss Lucille Willoughby and Miss Lelia Pickard are odmirina French fashions ancien reaimef' Miss Willoughby teaches Latin and is senior class sponsor. Miss Pickard teaches French. She is a sophomore class sponsor, co-sponsors Honor Language, and is working to obtain a charter for an Honor French group.

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MAKING MATHEMATICS INTERESTING is important to Mr. Rodney St. Dizier, '56-'57 department head. Miss Mary Pruitt stops in for a discussion ot class procedures. Mr. St. Dizier holds to Geometry. Miss Pruitt adds a class in Trig. She is junior class sponsor and member of the Planning Com- mittee. Mr. St. Dizier sponsors the amateur radio group and co-sponsors the aviation club. IT ALL ADDS UP TO an expansive geometric design Mrs. Nellie B. Ecton demonstrates to Mr. Rex Irwin. Mrs. Ecton specializes in teaching Algebra. She is a co-sponsor of Coronets, girl's pep club and a representative to OCCTA. Mr. Irwin sandwiches math classes between his duties as head football coach and track mentor. He thinks math a good proving ground for athletes. They Unlock ur Faith and Inspire Us IF YOU CAN'T FIGURE, YOU DON'T COUNT. An oppor- tunity to get a solid background in math for any career is offered at Northwest Classen. The importance ot math has never waned in our curriculum offerings. Its place in helping students acquire understanding and skills neces- sary to the highest personal development of the individual goes unchallenged. Miss Margaret Thompson, Miss Mary Wedding, Miss Julia Denny, Mr. Jean Finnell, Mrs. Mary Jane Mooney and Mr. Soce Lewis convene in the planning room to discuss departmental matters. -1-1...

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TODAY'S SUDDEN ALL-OUT AWARNESS of things scientific did not startle our science department into action. Science scholarships, national recognition and awards are tradi- tional with our instructors and students. Science and math, basic to the many phases of engineering, are much sought courses by Northwest Classen students, since so many of our graduates head toward those fields. For others it pro- vides training for an adequate life in a fast changing world. Record for Posterity Events 'WHAT SHALL l BE WHEN I GROW UP?' Throughout high school this is a vital question in most students thinking. To discover facts about different occupations is the purpose of Distributive Education and Diversified Occupations de- partments. On-the-iob supervision is an important part of Mr. J. H. Conger teaches Physics and Aeronautics. Mr. Carl Shafer, teaches Chemistry. Mr. Marian M. Jamison, has Geoloav and General Science. Mrs. Geraldine Buzbee handles Biology and Natural Science. Mr. Wesley Sullivan combines his teaching into Biology and Chemistry. Mr. John Paden di- rects Research Science and teaches Biology. Conducting an annual Science Fair is a significant departmental project that has lead to important scientific discoveries. That of the training available to students seriously exploring probable future careers. Miss Beth West heads the Distribu- tive Education program and Mr. John Standridge directs the activities covered in Diversified Occupations. -15- we