Robbinsdale High School - Robin Yearbook (Robbinsdale, MN)

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xi T . wwf? T ,....Ws1isaI Mrs Peferson shows a drawing of an Eliza- Mr. Thiede, Mr. Driver, and Mr, Spurrier Mrs. Gamslry correcfs siudenl Themes 9 an ZETGTSTQCLIRRICUEUSM FDR COLLEGE, JOBS CreaTive wriTing, a new English course, has been added To The lisT of senior subiecTs. This course oTTers poTenTial wriTers an opporTuniTy To use Their imaginaTion while pracTicing The mechanics OT English. Three Themes per weelc, Two long Term papers, and analysis of liTeraTure consTiTuTe The courses conTenT. As in all senior English classes, MacbeTh, Chaucefs Canferbury Tales, and Dickens Tale of Two Cifies are read and discussed. Engineering physics, anoTher new course This year, is oTTered To sTudenTs who excel in science and maTh. The inTricacies OT elecTriciTy, color, sound, heaT, and The rneTric sysTem are explored Through experimenTs and in The TexT. PreparaTion Tor adulThood is conTinued in senior social science. Social and economic problems, governrnenT, and world aTTairs Torm The core oT This course. Term papers, panel discussions and Tilrns supplemenl' The TexT bool: reading. Home Economics III aTTernpTs To rnalce senior girls aware ol: The responsibilihes and naTure OT marriage and Tamily living. During The year, sTuclenTs designed TuTure house plans, dressed dolls as Chrishnas giTTs Tor needy children, sTudied child care, daTing and eTigueTTe, and made hypoTheTical wedding plans. Miss Bohn explains some TacTs oi child care To sTudenTs. Mr. Freese and Mr. l-lagemeisTer demonsTraTe The use oT physics equipmenl To sTudenTs.

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Qfsi My Mr Hengum Mrs Adams, and Mr, Alden discuss proiecfs Tor Their Mrs, Briniman, Miss Snabbi, and Miss Anderson malce plans Tor a Ofld I1 sfo Y classes ioinT-language club. JUNIORS MEET REQUIREMENTS, ELECT CHEMISTRY AND LANGUAGES The pasT, presenT, and TuTure needs OT sTudenTs provide The ToundaTiOn Tor The elevenTh grade curriculum. In world hisTOry classes iuniors sTudy The course OT man Trom The days OT The Chinese dynasTies To The lTalian Renaissance, Trom The reigns OT The Roman emperors To The ouTbrealc oT World War ll. Juniors IisTen To French, German, and Spanish records To improve Their accenT and TranslaTe selecTions in order To learn The vocabularies and sTrucTure OT The Three Toreign languages TaughT aT Robbinsdale High School. UndersTanding The people and culTures OT oTher counTries is an impOrTanT parT OT Toreign language courses. To beTTer acguainT sTudenTs wiTh American IiTeraTure is one OT The primary aims OT iunior English Teachers. UndersTanding ancl enjoy-menT resulT Trom The readings OT Melville, I-IawThOrne, Twain, Faullcner, Crane, and oTher American auThOrs. Oral repOrTs, panel discussions, Themes, library research. grammar, and vocabulary sTuCly help sTudenTs become more adepT in using The English language and Thinlc creaTiveIy. WiTh Today's emphasis on scienTiTic Tields, chemisTry has become an increasingly imporTanT subiecT To high school sTudenTs everywhere. The course includes basic sTudy OT gases, liquids, and solids in addiTion To numerous explanaTory movies. Mrs Moore prefends To reprimand sTudenTs reading a comic book Mrs. Lussenhop and Mr. Johnson give aTTer-school h lp on The Vers gn of MOBY DICK, proper use OT chemisTry equipmenT.