Pendleton High School - Papyrus Yearbook (Pendleton, IN)

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IEEE!!! Flash Cards and Reports Stimulate Learning Seniors in English 12 classes this year read of foreign countries and their famous authors. Ronica Lewark, Bet- ty Masters, and Sue Langsdale prepare a bulletin board on Ireland. Mrs. Avery assists her Freshman English class as they prepare the next day's assignment. 26 English is an important course for all students. When hunting for a job, writing letters, or con- versing With friends, all need to speak and write correctly. English composition helps students ex- press themselves in writing and prepare for the many themes that will be written in college. Oral reports and supplementary reading on back- ground material add to their knowledge of litera- ture. Dramatizations arouse interest and aid the student in self-expression. In order to better understand the people of other countries and to develop new friendships, each member of the Spanish classes has a pen pal in a Spanish-speaking country. The members experience the thrill of participating in the cus- toms of these countries by giving plays, singing songs, and breaking the pifiata. The use of the tape recorder helps many students speak Spanish more fluently. Flash cards play an important part in helping Spanish students learn new words. Second year students Judy Mercer and Mary Ann Cox, rewiew for a test.

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Students Through Tr mg Problems FRED WOLF Vocational Agriculture Chemistry F'.F.A. Sponsor National Honor Society Sponsor 4-H Senior Agriculture Club Sponsor NANCY WYNANT Commerce Pen Staff Sponsor Sunshine Society Sponsor Quill and Scroll Sponsor LILLIAN HADLEY School Nurse Mr. Hoover, guidance director, talks with Don Hartsock, Mike McKinney, and Karen Lee about vocational opportuni- ties. In the guidance office, students may receive infor- mation on colleges and ca- reers, as well as help with per- sonal and school problems. an

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t l Jerry White tells of the fish he almost caught on a fishing trip to Fall Creek Ges tures play an important part in making a speech. Speaking and Reading Open New Worlds Speech covers a wide area of subject matter including telephone conversations, oral interpre- tation, pantomiming, storytelling, and dramatiza- tions. Panel discussions prove to be interesting for all as panelists express their views on topics, such as lowering the voting age, segregation, school dropouts, cheating, Common Market, pro- posed Indiana seaport, and working mothers. Fiery debating takes place as students attempt to get their bills passed during parliamentary procedure. Skill is required in developing reading speed, the keynote to developmental reading. Using the reading pacer and tachistoscope, students work at their own level on short stories and novels. They maintain and build their speed by timing themselves, using projectors, and testing them- selves afterward. Practicing what they have learned in developmental reading, Harry Porter and Connie Scott increase their speed. was ,fi 536.4323 QW? 1- Uiiit 'fo-W, xstygiy 15 gg 79 5-,ig 2. an rel, fe-tml www ,wp Y new Q. yew, AEM., Wm S. ff sm Yum .sw fe