Northwest High School - Silvertip Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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l E I Carefully explaining reading material was part of the English teachers' job. Kay Gasaway sums up important points in the book and helps students to comprehend difficult parts better. Language Arts provides variety of subject matter Although no new courses were added to the curriculum and no new equip- ment was purchased, the Language Arts Department spent the year developing and revising its variety of curriculum of- ferings. In addition to enrolling in regular or honors English classes, students had the opportunity to enroll in several English- related courses. Some students found their interest in drama, speech, debate and forensics while others showed in- terest in developing writing skills and working on specialized publications such as the literary magazine, school newspaper and yearbook. As part of a city-wide writing assess- ment pfOgI9.l'1'l, all Northwest students were actively involved in the writing pro- ject. The activity evaluated g each student's ability to complete a mail- order form, write a business letter and write a descriptive story from a given pic- ture. After each student's work was evaluated by a Northwest English teacher, the scores were submitted to a central office where they were compared to scores in other city schools. To give students taking English III Honors and Advanced Placement History the opportunity to combine skills needed for each course, the two classes were combined into a two-hour block. The students were able to take field trips and do more lengthy projects. Also, the teachers were able to work together and coordinate the curriculum materials taught to make them more meaningful to the student. A new responsibility for the Language Department was the selling of tickets for the three-night performance of the all- school musical Oklahoma! English teachers sold the tickets to their students as well as manning the ticket booth the night of the performances. Seniors Danielle Cullinane and john Thornton receivedspecial recognition in the Language Arts Department for win- ning the National Council of Teachers of English Achievement Award for their superior performance in writing. Northwest was the only high school in Wichita to have two winners, a first for the school. 'mfr Language Arts 0 125

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YC2fb00k Staff members listen 35 3 guide CXPl2in5 the involved Pf0CC55 Of Pfimiflg a how 16 page sections ofthe yearbook are collected and sewn by machinery before the yearbook during a tour of American Yearbook Company in Topeka. She describes . Cove, is attached to the book bcfofc it is gmt to the school, Adjusting the camera to get the p cinematography class. Linda Baxter I Clayton Crenshaw . fp Kay Gasaway Vyyl I Jim King , Marva Lange X' ,J 'f Roger McCunc Celia McDuff Terry McLean Marilyn Ramsey Susanne Riquetti Esther Sullivan Susan Wiley Karen Zimbelman 124 ' Language Arts erfect focus, Senior Bill Kerich works on a movie for his X 1 -A+. 2 L Utilizing the Media Center is only one of many units taught in English 2. Clayton Crenshaw takes his class to the library for a project that requires extra sources not found in the classroom.

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E - , Q Notecards hold information a debater may need dur- ing a presentation. Sophomore Nancy Langrehr uses one of many cards to support her arguments. DEBATE: fFront Rowj Dawn Strahan, Connie Biggs, Michelle Hunt, Shannon Casey, Nancy Langrehr, Tonya Wells, Rhonda Evans, Stefany VanScoyk, Kelly Sparck. fStandingQ Devan Padmanabhan, Steve Hardin, Rick Brewer, jeff Engelkcn and Roger Long. Showing her confidence while preparing to give her point of view, Sophomore Stefany VanScoyk shows her assurance by smiling. 126 ' Debate! Forensics