Radford High School - Oak Leaf Yearbook (Radford, VA)

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Words, Words, Words . . . studied in In a new program initiated this year by our English department, Juniors and Seniors are allowed to choose four semesters of studies from a varied curriculum. Among these are reading improvement, literature, communications, writing improvement, busi- ness English, and a journalism class. These courses prepare a person for further educa- tion and also for the business world. Here are Roley Altizer, Peggy Baker, Mike Joseph, and Carolyn Wheeling explain- ing cartoons to a mass media class. Richard Faulkner seems to enjoy his Shakespeare class as he dramatizes the immortal words of Macbeth. Ray Smith, Delaine Baylor, Barbara Skeens, Barbara Rochford, Sue Campbell, and Peggy Young take part in debates and play reading in their speech and drama classes. Much of the woi’k done on the school newspaper is completed in journalism class. Jeannie Fowler, Terry — 22

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right and wrong ones are English courses Stout, Susan Haynes, Gary Goodwin, and Rebecca Silverman are talking over the new issue of the paper. Students in the eighth, ninth, and tenth grades are busy with regular English courses. In this ninth grade class, Bobby Nicholson, Billy Akers, Barbara Hall, and Jackie Pugh are learning the fundamentals of debating. Larry Price reads the answers to a test recently taken by his class on some uses of the noun. Martha Townsend and Phil Cochran show an oil painting to their tenth grade class which is studying the English novel. English is an important course of study not only because it requires five units for graduation, but because it involves a basic skill needed in other subject areas. A firm background in this subject helps to insure success in further studies. 23 —