Proviso West High School - Mural Yearbook (Hillside, IL)

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AM Stud nd D 0 Junior and Senior year, gifted students are invit- ed to take American Studies or Developement of Western Thought. Both of these courses are two of the few interdisciplinary courses available at P.W. Since both courses emphasize student-di- rected learning, many units involve researching books and presenting them to the rest of the class in a creative manner. Individual projects and small group work and discussions are also featured. In American Studies, many of the units approach American culture through ethnicity, values and even violence. The course involves many field trips including the Morton Arboretum and Chin- atown. In D.O.W.T. Seniors take a two hour course that involves Honors English and Social Studies. The students read books from Western Civilization. The students study the evolution of government and religiong the students also present ideas in a creative manner. They have role-players, play presentations, and small and large group discus- sions. D.O.W.T. students take several field trips per semester also. They go to an occasional play or other exhibits that are appropriate to their course work. The great responsibility and the creative projects make Honors English a lot of fun. X 24

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' nglish: he ey To The Future Proviso West High School offers a variety of English courses from basic reading and writing skills to advanced college prepara- tion classes. Freshmen gain familiarity with oral talks in the ba- sics of speech, while the sophomores learn Writing techniques. The juniors and seniors struggle through the year with their docu- mented papers, and all students are introduced to various types of literature. Depending on the courses taken, the students are ex- posed to British authors like Shakespeare and Milton, American authors like Hawthorne and Poe, or modern authors like Heming- way and Steinbeck. English presents the thoughts of the past and present for the understanding of the students.

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S51 1 ,-, ,f , it H V SX I L .f Business Education av' ' 1 ne ' ' if 3' ,W.....,-- ' Q ir'g.' ff Students who will someday find themselves in the business World can gather a great deal of knowledge about that World by tak- ing the Business Education Courses Proviso West provides. There are typing, short- hand, and accounting courses that provide an excellent background in the business field. While Compro still provides students with the chance to learn programming and key punching techniques. Proviso West has modernized and offers Micro-Computer Data Entry and BASIC. All these classes can offer the student a strong knowledge in business and make them well rounded in all areas. ...mfg-1-M ...ti 4