Paramus High School - Delphian Yearbook (Paramus, NJ)

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English Our English Department underwent various adjustments in the 1977-78 school year. With the transition to a four year high school, the faculty was increased to twenty-five members, and although the goals remained basically the same, more emphasis was placed on teaching techniques and expositor) writing. To begin the year, the department instituted an in-service series of seminars and workshops for teachers. One such pro¬ gram was an all-day workshop under the supervision of Dr. Gene Stanford. Teachers were given the opportunity to correct a sample of a student ' s writing. Then the teachers shared their findings with a colleague. Dr. Stanford was able to demon¬ strate that teachers should be more commendatory of students’ writing. After Dr. Stanford ' s visit, the department was divided into three groups, each meeting weekly with the New Jersey Rutgers writing project, under the supervision of Dr. Janet Emig. In this projec t teachers were afforded the opportunity to write freely for a short period in order to emphasize that teachers should also write to perfect their skills. In addition, the teachers ' library was expanded with books on composition. Another innovation was the offering of an Advanced Place¬ ment course in English, taught by Mr. Paul Maramaldi. After a screening process, the class numbered fourteen people. Rigorous reading, followed by an in-depth discussion on each work, exposed students to literature of the Western World. Mr. Emil Sanzari, department chairperson, emphasizes that the success of the English department and its various pro¬ grams is the result of the excellence and dedication of his staff which enables the department to try to achieve its desired goals. Mr. Lucian Alu Sophomore English, Junior Ad¬ vanced English, Creative Writing, Fiction Writing Ms. Beverly Barbour Sophomore English, Sophomore Advanced English, Midnight Literature, Individual Reading Mr. Robert Boyce Sophomore Advanced English, Sophomore English, Language, Thought, and Behavior, DELPHIAN Adviser Mrs. Joanne A. Barsalona Science Fiction, Famous People, American Family in Literature Mr. David Brockner Freshman Advanced English, Freshman English Mr. Emil J. Sanzari English Department Chairperson, Shakespeare: Tragedy and Coin¬ ed v. Modern Drama Mrs. F rances Bigart Permanent Substitute, Tri-HiA Miss Ruby Bishar Advanced Senior English, In¬ dividual Reading, Liaison Commit¬ tee, CITA Committee, EAP Faculty Representative, EAP PR R Chairperson 20