Richfield High School - Aurean Yearbook (Richfield, MN)

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Are Sought by Enthu iastic Students ft rNL,,, ,,.. I V4 K .-......f x as li Stu Anderson seems to thinlc English class is very interesting. But does he have to express it so vividly? ig, if X- x Mrs. Mary Jo Biornstad Q1 English I2 Miss Audrey Buss English IO and li Mr. Frank Curry Speech Sophomore Class Advisor Speech Director, One Act Play Director, Homecoming Advisor Spoon River Anthology Director Mrs. Lucille Duggan English IO Mrs. Judith Dykes English ll Mr. Richard Fawcett Speech. World Literature, Advanced Speech Debate Coach, , n Speech ContestiAdvisor ,,f' E p . 9 Part ot the Senior English curriculum includes reading and discussing Macbeth by William Shakespeare.

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Tom Larson seems 'ro find many unusual ways lo discuss Shakespeare wilh his senior English class! Panel discussions are used al all grade levels and are an im- porlanr parl' of curriculum. They are useful in helping sludenls A,-v fifd O Language Abilities The Language Arls Deparlmenl offered classes in a variely of subiecls. Courses in English, crealive wriling, speech. world lileralure, and drama were included in lhis curriculum. English classes al all levels included reading and analyzing lilerary works, learning lhe basics of ex- posilory wriling, sludying lhe English language, and developing oral communicalion skills. Special em- phasis was placed on lhe linguislics unil in lenlh grade. As iuniors, wriling skills were used lo slruc- lure analylical papers. Also included for iuniors This year was a 'Field lrip 'ro lhe Tyrone Gulhrie Thealre lo view Harper's Ferry. Senior English allempled lo give a view of 'rhe hislory of England. Chaucer. Shakespeare, and Orwell were among The many Eng- lish aulhors sludied. Speech, The olher lull year course offered by lhe Language Arls Deparlmenl, soughl lo help each sludenl find his lrue sell. Through a program of personalily development inhibilions, fears. and lruslralions were reduced. Crealive wriling, drama, and world lileralure were offered lo inlroduce sludenls lo The wide area of lhe humanilies and crealive lhinking. oblain more informalion fhan lhey would individually. These seniors discuss one of lheir novels. W

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i .Q 'ii Mr. Larry Furr Mr. James Hare Mrs. Joyce Henrilcson Miss Kay Jurgenson English II English I2. Journalism English I2 English II Sfage Manager Spoflife Advisor, Baseball Carnival Publicity Chairman Drama Advisor and ,Assistant Football Coach V Attentive Students Are Led Through Miss Joan Larson English Il Mr. Harry McLenighan English lO and l2 So homore Baseball Coach, F3 Naiional l-lonor Society Miss Mary Marquardi' English IO Assistant Speech Director Miss Karen Nelson English II and I2 A.E.S. Advisor Miss Colleen Nilan English Il Ushers Club Advisor Mr. Michael Oisefh English IO and ll Aurean Advisor F52 f? V--5 ni' we?