Portsmouth Catholic High School - L Esprit Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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Practice in the rudiments of grammar is a necessary part of learning the French language as is discovered by Sue Corsi, Ken Sedlacko and Vernon Walski. The desire for knowledge increases with the acquisition of it.

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acquired. Seniors Fran Hoffler, Bill Edwards, and Jo Ann Candrilli hold a book discussion for the English class. Tlie secret of the successful speaker is simply that he has confidence in himself because he has prepared well and knows what he is going to say. The democratic ideal of freedom of expression means that the timid or weak as well as the bold or strong will be heard. The program of Developmental Reading Training is designed to develop fully the capacity of the student to engage in the rewarding practice of intelligent rapid read- ing. In the picture we find Kathy Johnson, Mike Russo, Tom Walker, and Yvette Haley using the flasher and pacer for estimating the rate of speed in reading.

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Tlie famous presidential debate conducted by the senior class. Left I to right; Joe Grillo, David Holley, i Pat Herrick, Mrs. Butt, teacher, Carolyn Sedlacko, Bernard Hamil- I ton, Steve Liles, and Mike Butler. The World History class visualizes I points of interest by facility in map reading. Demonstrating is Anthony Clark. The study of Current Events is a necessary facet in the understanding of United States History. Here, we find juniors reading to become more aware of happenings around the world.