Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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MRS. DELPHINE ROBERTS Department Chairman Spanish 3 and 4 LANGUAGE CURRICULUM During the first two years of study of either French or Spanish, which are the two languages offered at RUHS, emphasis is given to pro- nunciation, conversation, and strengthening of the skills of un- derstanding. The aural-oral ap- proach is the method we use. With the help of the Language Labora- tory the student reviews and re- peats the language patterns which he has studied until they become automatic and his progress in the language is remarkable. Our main objective, at this time, is compre- hension and expression. In the last two years of Lan- guage study our definite objective is to expand our scope by stress- ing all the basic skills: speaking, understanding, reading and writ- ing. Our advanced pupils now have the opportunity to sharpen language skills and to have a deeper understanding and appre- ciation of French and or Spanish speaking countries. His study is helped along by the use of our Language Laboratory and the reading of some of our best novels which enrich his vocabulary and enables him to express himself adequately within limits of his ma- turity and experience. The key to successful linguist is the studying of each lesson, NEVER allowing himself to fall be- hind, because language, like ge- ometry is not a subject that can be learned by ‘‘cramming”. DEPARTMENT MEMBERS—Seated: Mrs. Delphine Roberts. Standing: Mr. Kenneth Rawson, Spanish 1 and 2; Mrs. Elsie Sanchez, Spanish 1 and 2; Mrs. Blanche Sandford, French 2, 3, and 4; and Mr. John Holm, French 1 and 2, and English 2y. Students attentively listen to instructions in the language lab. This French 1 Class concen- rates on the audio-visual aids used by Mr. John Holm for teaching.

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eneral jlish 3. Myers, , Eng- d Miss MR. HIRAM FRY Department Chairman American Government “ery | Malaysia | Rew 7 Pena g CURRICULUM Mr. Joseph Bilota 7 ee Bs Rae, The Social Studies Department of the Richmond explains to his 2 Pai : ; Union High School offers both required and elective students in US. courses to further its work in the fields of history History the import- and civic education. ance of Virginia in the early United States. Emerging Nations is the tenth grade elective course which will be initiated in September of this year. The four large units of this new offering wiil be (a) Latin America, (b) Communist Bloc Na- tions, (c) Africa, and (d) South East Asia and China. United States History is a two-semester class of the eleventh grade. A passing mark in this class is one of the legal requirements for high school grad- vation in California. A full-year course named American Government has replaced the former one-semester course called Civics. All twelfth grade students are required by law to earn a passing mark in this class in order Mr. John Enos jai ae Pyaat oe 4 to be graduated. In April we begin using a text- readies the projector se : be ag book on Richmond City Government, largely written for showing a film pene — P : , and edited by Mr. John Enos, American Govern- to his American : 4 ment teacher. Government Class. Department Member s— Seated: Mrs. Margaret El- dredge, U.S. History. Stand- ing: Mrs. Carroll Parrill, U.S. History; Mrs. Nina Rook- aird, American Government, Latin American History; Mr. Roy Fogel, American Gov- ernment; Mr. Ernest Scolari, U.S. History; Miss Elaine Dale, U.S. History; Mr. Vir- gil Woolbright, U.S. His- tory, American Government; Miss Kathleen McCarthy, World History; and Mr. Jo- seph Bilota, U.S. History. Not Pictured: Mrs. Ernestine Brown, Social Studies; Mr. John Enos, U.S. History, American Government, So- ciology; Miss Dorothy Madi- son, U.S. History, World History, Far East History; Mr. Paul McGinnis, Ameri- can Government, U.S. His- tory; Miss Ann Myren, Am- erican Government; U.S. History; and Mrs. M. Smith, U.S. History.

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MR. ALEXANDER KOUGHAN Department Chairman Applied Science, Physics 38 ii ee 2 saat : on B : DEPARTMENT MEMBERS—Mrs. Alysse Lowe, Biology and Sociology; Mr. Harold Fisher, Chemistry; Mr. Wayne Perry, Chemistry; and Mrs. Margot Halvorsen, Home Science, Biology. CURRICULUM The Science Department offers courses in two principal areas, the Biological Sciences and the Physi- cal Sciences. In the Biological area, courses in Biology, including Physiology and Home Science, which includes Per- sonal Health and Home Nursing, are offered. The Physical Science courses in- clude Applied Science, a physics course for non-college preparatory students; Chemistry, a laboratory course for college preparatory Juniors; and Physics, a laboratory course for college preparatory Seniors. Mr. Wayne Perry, Chemistry instructor, explains an experiment to Judi Hand, Nancy McDaniels, and Dwayne Broughton. Department Members— Seated: Mr. Alexander Koughan. Standing: Mr. George Campbell, Biology; Mr. Roy Norman, Biology; Mr. Leo Baker, Biology and Applied Science; Mrs. Lois Siegel, Biology; Mrs. Betty Wessenberg, Biology. Not pictured: Miss Tanya Oliv- ier, Biology.