Portsmouth High School - Legend Yearbook (Portsmouth, RI)

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j COMPUTER DEPARTMENT k Combining Bytes And Pieces The Computer Department at PHS is a great place to learn all about computers! The students work on a ■minicomputer' called the Digital PDP 11 44 and also have access to several micro-computers. The students really enjoy working in the air-conditioning computer lab where there is an informal at- mosphere of students and teachers helping each other. The Computer Department is located in the F-wing and offers six different courses including topics in computer literacy, pro- gramming in the computer languages, Basic and Pascal, and computer application. Courses are offered for every caliber of student. A student may take an easier course such as Introduction to Computers or Com- puter I or, if the student really likes a chal- lenge, the student may take the Advanced Placement (Honors) course. The students go on field trips to such places as the Computer Museum, New En- gland Telephone, and the Northeast Com- puter Show in Boston. The Computer De- partment is also involved in competitions and sends teams to local and national con- tests. In May of 1986 five computer students competed in the American Computer Sci- ence League national competition in Penn- sylvania. A team of 4 students traveled to Providence College and Western New En- gland College to attend the Association of Computing Machinery Programming Contests.

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rf ART DEPARTMENT Nurturing Free Expression The Art Department is staffed by two teach- ers and a department chairman, each possessing a lifetime teaching certificate in art education. The Department offers nine different courses including Art I Elective, Art I, Art II, Art III, Art IV, Drawing, Painting, Commercial Art and Ex- ploring Art Careers. Many students take at least one course in the art area to fulfill their Practi- cal Fine Arts graduation requirement. As a re- sult of this sampling, a large number of students continue with their art program by selecting the upper level courses. The Art Department has been very successful in preparing students for undergradute and graduate programs in art at several of the leading area colleges.

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J MODERN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT |[ Adding A Classical Dimension The Modern Language Department offers instruc- tions in three foreign languages: French, Spanish and Portuguese. French and Spanish can be started at the Middle School so that students have the opportunity to participate in a 5-year accelerated program. The regular program allows students with no previous language experience to complete a 4-year study sequence. Trips abroad are very popular; in recent years, teachers have accompa- nied student groups to Portugal, Spain, France, Mexico, and Canada. The Modern Language Club is an extra-curricular activity that promotes lan- guage-oriented activities and sponsors a foster child in Columbia through the Foster Parents Plan with money earned from fund-raising projects.