Roosevelt High School - Roundup Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Emerging from behind his cluttered desk, Mr. Philip Parks, above, clarifies American History for a class. Linda Podhajsky Government Don Prior World History Garland Seibert American Studies John Shaffer World History Dick Treman Economics Government Granville Welch American Studies Black History ?5

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Fields of various interests for social science students Mr. Granville Welch points out to his history class a book which will provide added insight, while Mr. Keith Carlson (right) simply points to make his point. The Social Studies Department contin- ued to grow this year. Psychology was a new course added to the department. A one semester course, led by Mr. Carlson, gave many students a chance to further their own interests. The class included a field trip and several guest speakers in addition to the regular classroom curriculum. To- wards the end of the course an independent study project was offered. Students chose their own subject to investigate and report on. The sophomore class continued its study of world history. Mr. Geary, a new teacher, took the place of Mr. Viviano. The junior classes had their regular Amer- ican history class three times a week. On the other two days a variety of electives were offered. This is a continuation of last year. Black History was available again this year. It is designed to go into greater depth than the regular history classes could. Sev- eral field trips were taken and contemporary issues were often discussed. Mrs. Jagiello, for the second year, led an Anthropology class. This opened another area of interest for senior stadents. For students who wanted it, there was an opportunity for a government and ec- onomics independent study project in lieu of the regular government and economics classes. Keith Carlson Psychology Economics Nancy Fivian World History Robert Geary World History Phyllis Jagiello World History Anthropology Kenneth Kephart Economics Government P. W. Parks American Studies 24

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Physical education offers students various activities Physical education, an innportant part of your school activities, is offered to Roosevelt students in many forms. Power volleyball was among one of the new sports added to the girls ' gym classes. With the addition of the girl ' s gym- nastics team, many girls have been able to practice this sport. Intra-mural sports were sponsored again this year by Mr. Robert Anderson for the boys ' gym classes. Students had the opportunity to go to a swim class instead of the regular gym class. A new diving board was purchased for the pool. 1 t- ' ' 1 Mrs. Smith and junior Kim Carpenter discuss swimming techniques. Various P. E. activities are enjoyed by the boys ' gym class. Mr. Robert Anderson Mrs. Eula Cole Mr. Al Comito Mr. Don Prior Mr. Tom Reed Mrs. Nora Smith