Raymore Peculiar High School - Panther Yearbook (Peculiar, MO)

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Qommu nications X 18 more than Just English French, German, Spanish, forensics, speech, debate, journalism. These classes are all part of the communications curri- culum. In foreign language classes, students see slides and taste the cuisine of the lan- guages they study. Students took field trips to watch plays in various languages and eat at ethnic restaurants. Speech, forensics and debate help stu- dents improve the way they speak in front of a group. Students can also participate in speech and forensics tournaments prepar- ing them for district and state competition. In journalism, students learn the basics of interviewing and writing journalistical- 1y. They gain a new appreciation of print media and learn to look at situations objec- , tively. Putting in a little overtime, Miss Su- san ayes teaches French G and English. ' erman 56 Students on t! trip linger oun La Mediterran '3!

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English 58 English English English English English'English English department expands Itis the biggest department in Ray-Pec and is run by nine faculty members. It is definitely manditory in high school. Its the English department. The English curriculum is set up in a progressive program-consisting of English I stressing grammar skills. Proceeding is English II stressing writing skills. This is a two-year progressive format, which is con- sistently growing. Continuing from Eng- lish II, students choose from an assort- ment of elective classes in literature and in writing skills. For example, one might take Creative Writing I and II, myths, ad- vanced composition, short stories, liter- ature for the college bound, College Prep I Hours of hard work go into prepara- tions for a term paper. Honors Eng- lish 11 students, Robyn Preator and Tracy Giammatteo study reference materials for their papers. and II. The program has turned into a progres- sive one, where in the past 13 years, it had been just repetitious. This year, thereis been a change. Ray- Pec has added weighted classes, but not solely to English. The weighted classes are a good addition in the aspect of not only raising GPAs, but more than likely has challenged the students, according to Mrs. Kathy Jenkins. The English department consists of Sal- ly Sportsman, Ruth Bloodworth, Susan Poppe, Julia Shippy, Mike Beahm, Susan Mayes, Denise Jennison, Barbara Ingram and Kathy Jenkins.