Rogers High School - Rogerian Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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Panel discussions are one way of pounding world history into the sophomore students usually registered for the course. The history of the world, from Caesar Augustus to Dwight Eisenhower, is taught from various angles to generate in the subject which serves as a background course for nearly every major. Fred Pomeranz, Sue Derderian, and Robert Arehart engage in a three way report that varies the daily routine. Looking back over the year ' s studies in American history seems pleasant to these students of the junior level social science. Dealing strictly with happenings on home soil, and a required course for those in the junior year, the class may deal with everything from the Articles of Confederation to our present constitution. Ronald Meeker and Becky Meinka appear happy with their experience in American history. The absorption of heritage ... A black-board type map of the United States is featured in this scene also taken from a history classroom. This particular map may be washed before providing the background for a blank map test in which students fill in the 13 original colonies, divi¬ sions of territory, or the identification of the nation ' s 49 states from their outline alone. Pat Black and Janice Dressle demon¬ strate the U. S. as it probably was near 1840.

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♦.. preparing for the road. Sportsmanlike Driving is the title of the text book and the topic for many a discussion in driver education classes. Driving students attend class on a five day week basis — three days in the classroom and two in actual experience on the road. Attending a driver education course not only gives an excellent driver education program with credit applicable to graduation, but also lowers the insurance rates of the trainee. ... preparing for the home. Girls enrolled in the homemaking department learn skills considered a must in the life of a housewife. Cooking, sewing, the management of the modern home, and even the planning of a budget are taught to avail each girl of a broad background in homemaking. Shown at left are sewing students at work on one of their latest creations — students learn to design, pattern, and sew their own dresses. Another facet of homemaking is shown by Barbara Wheating, Janice Duvall, and Connie Kwiatkowski, who, by the way, were the top three honors in the departmen ' ' s cherry pie baking contest with Connie ' s creation winning first place.

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Classroom study of Lat in is made interesting to the classes ' enrollment by the use of models and figurines patterned after the people and places of ancient Rome. Shelby Long points to a galley which was powered in part by brisk sea breezes with the remaining propulsion being left to slaves. John Hilfinger, at left, dons a white robe to keep in step with Ed Boerst and Janice Roe, who came prepared for their studies dressed in Roman costumes. our own and that of others Thinking of bullfights and vacations in sunny Spain seems among the favorite thoughts of these students who elected Spanish as their foreign language. As it is in French class, no less than two years of Spanish are required to complete a foreign language minor. The Spanish minor or major is also highly acceptable toward college admittance. Theresa Lewandowski is garbed in a Spanish scarf and joins Linda Gentry, David Damm, and Darel Taylor in doing a bit of Spanish daydreaming from the language ' s base of operations. Room 212. Ah! Mon Chere! would madam like to sip zee wine? This might be a typical question asked by an ambitious waiter as he greets his costumers in a small French cafe, located on the second floor of Rogers High School. Lessons learned under Mile. Margaret Miller in French class are squeezed into two short years and become a valuable asset when applying for college admission. Becky Mann, Jim Kamm, Donna Stick, and Eddy Mauk add more than a little spice to their daily studies. rtinUtpwMM IfHUt t n ttlWt .