Norwalk High School - Signal Yearbook (Norwalk, OH)

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N'-..1 MR. KENDALL MISS MARTHA MRS. MARTHA MR. ELMER SMITH MRS. LaVERNE FALKE JEFFRIES MCCONAHA English STORER English, Journalism English English Hi-Y, 9th Adviser English Publications Tri-Hi-Y 12th Adviser Play Director Commencement I Committee MR. LARRY ZIMMER English, Speech Pep Club ag .4541-sv' LISTENING to Robert Frost's poetry record- ings are junior English students, New texts, speech plays provide change of pace New grammar handbooks and a new literature series helped all English students tackle the essentials of grammar and enjoy classical and modern writing. An essay contest, sponsored by the American Legion, gave Eng- lish students in grades 9-12 a chance to improve their writing. Five students placed in the county. Senior English students rushed to com- plete their term papers. Students purchased in the school library many paperbacks in order to hand in that last minute book report. Experiencing nervous as well as rewarding moments, speech stu- dents gave impromptu, informative, and character talks and pro- duced four one-act plays for an assembly. Journalism students published the yearbook and nine issues of the newspaper. l ppp pf- c SENIORS Mary Beth Packard and Willetta Embick, as sisters in a speech class play, discuss the visit of a country cousin. 10

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Pupils view present, study past history With Lt. Col. John Glenn's orbital flight Febru- ary 20, all students viewed on television a major event of history in the making. In regular classwork stu- dents took part in diverse studies. In senior government classes Mr. Sam Nan intro- duced such new projects as filling out income tax re- turns. Economics students, taught by Mr. Harley Camp- bell, pretended to buy stocks and kept tabulation on the rise and fail of the market. World history students with Mr. Tony Zuppe kept tab on the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. Front and center. was again a call familiar to American history students in Mr. Grant Walls' classes. Poise in reciting was taught along with history as stu- dents memorized historical selections like Columbus and the Gettysburg Address. Mrs. Catherine Rogers' eighth graders studied Ohio history from the Indians to the present. They also leamed how to be good citizens. Seventh graders studied topography and industries in the countries of the world in Mr. Howard Wheeler's geography classes. '77 MR. JACOB MAAS MR. HARLEY CAMPBELL Government Economics, Sociology World History Asst. Coach MR. GRANT WALLS MR. PAUL SWEENEY Government American History Head Basketball Coach I I th Adviser H Q R t A . RKTQ-i , , A .L 5 j A- Y h -ft Q ' ', , ' x 1. fd Ink. - x .f . Rx.-lf 'M ,fr '.. ' .3 x x 2. . 5- . iq - L ...S J, HAMA x 4? -4. J -L REVIEWING a world history test, Iorie Ellis reads her correct answer concerning territorial expansion of the U.S. ,f X MRS. CATHERINE MR. SAMUEL NAN Government ROGERS Head Football Coach Government 12th Adviser MR. HOWARD MR. TONY ZUPPE WHEELER World History Geography Asst. Coach Dramatics Club 10th Adviser

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If 1? FRENCH II students Gus Angelas and Terry Albright, pouring imaginary wine, point out landmarks on a Seine River excursion. Tape recorder, projects add interest to languages During the first six weeks French students, without the use of books, learned basic grammar and such idiomatic expressions as Tres bien, mercif, Pupils were surprised to hear themselves speak- ing French over the tape recorder. Mr. Eugene Szczecina, who teaches the new-method French, studied at the University of Mis- souri last summer. Spanish students made pinatas and booklets for projects and also used the tape recorder. Miss Carol Embick, Spanish teacher, spent her summer studying at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, and touring Mexico with several other teachers. Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres were familiar Words in Mrs. Lucille Lucal's Latin II classes as students began their study of Caesar,s Gallic Wars. Students also read and reported on Roman myths. In addition to learning grammar, first year students made Latin valentines. 11