Rainier High School - Emeraude Yearbook (Rainier, OR)

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Sophomore English teacher Tim McGladery turns away from his computer for a moment to converse with a student. Senior Dan Wade and sophomore Vicki Nelson doing a scene together from the Winter play Feiffer's People in the teaser done for the school. Mark Sloan doing a one man scene from the winter play Feiffer’s People. From the left: Sean Duncan. Stephanie Nelson. Teri Nickerson, and Dan Wade doing a scene together from the fall play The Diningroom. 17

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Oha mm fjeat of E ngiulo rhis was the last year that stu- dents could graduate with only 3 credits of English. Beginning next year, Rainier's English depart- ment will require 4 years of English to graduate. This was also the first year that col- lege prep English programs were of- fered for both juniors and seniors. These were in addition to the regular and remedial English classes. The C. P. classes stressed reading of classics and writing expository style while the regular classes dealt with entertain- ment level reading and practical writing skills. There are other classes outside the standard English that students are in- volved in such as Drama. Journalism, Speech and Yearbook. Drama classes are offered to any student willing to put out an effort to act. In these classes students studied several different tech- niques of acting and spent a lot of time outside of the classroom working on plays and better ways of acting. Jour- nalism, on the other hand, is a class to teach students how to put a newspa- per together. This is the second suc- cessful year that Rainier has put out a paper, after not having a paper for two years. Another class in the English department was competitive speech. In this class students wrote and pre- sented a variety of speechs in competi- tion. Vicki Horn and Wendy Johnson defended thier title and repeated as state champions in debate while they led the speech team to a second place finish in state competition. Yearbook was another alternative to English for some of the students. This class had the responsibility of produc- ing a record of the school year in the Emeraude. Andy Nelson talks with English student teacher Mrs. Shelia Wills, while Sandy Blankenship tries to listen in and Stacey Bolden sneaks into the picture Brian Edmison. a freshman, sits comfortably reading in Mark Schmidt's English class. Beth Hunnicult's advanced freshmen English class quietly reads Twelve Angry Men. 16

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f-feaftit, and P.E. ealth, a required class, did more I than teach students about nutrition f I and first aid. it also taught them about the effects of alcohol and drugs, and about sex education. It also offered all students a chance to obtain a certified CPR card from the Red Cross after an extensive unit was taught on CPR and emergency procedures. Mental health was also studied. Students learned about the causes of peer pressure, stress, an- ger, and how to deal with them all on a daily basis. Health was not just a class to teach the student about himself physical- ly, it taught the student how to better himself as a whole. Many students found P. E to be a wel- come change of pace from the regular classroom schedule. It gave them a chance to improve their physical abilities and to get into better shape through use of Rainiers great P.E. facilities such as baseball fields, a swimming pool, basket- ball courts, and a weight room. Students could chose from many different P.E. ac- tivities. Sean Clark thrusts on Resusa-Annie's chest as Mike Hagen checks for si;gns of breathing. Car- dio-pulmmary resuscitation was one of the self- help skills taught in safety class. Mrs Ouartly attentively checks Julie Boursaw's pulse as she pumps the exercise bicycle in he- lath class. This was one means students learned for determining their physical condition.