Saguaro High School - Sentinel Yearbook (Scottsdale, AZ)

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English Department Offers New Journalism Course Cinda McCabe Helen Mills Peggy Moshier Rose Nack 158 - ENGLISH THE SPEECH program at Saguaro increased this year with the addition of an Advanced Speech class. Also in the area of speech improvement was the hopeful formation of a debate team. Along with developing speech came the vital skill of reading. Saguaro's Developmental Reading courses helped in the im- provement of speed and span of vision. They aided study skills and comprehension. New developments were seen in another area of the English department, journalism. This year's newspaper course was in- creased from one semester of beginning newspaper to T a full year course which studied the mass media. Mrs. Cinda McCabe expresses the importance of themes in literary works. Material being studied this year includes a great deal of American and English literature. Miss Helen Mills discusses English literature with her class. The series of Adventures In Appreciation books were widely used in the English Department. Cinda Mccabe - English: sponsors Chess Club, Freshman Class: Helen Mills - Englishg A.B., M.A. Peggy Moshler - Englishg sponsors Sophomore Classy A.B. Rose Nack - E I' h' . more Classg B.S. ng is ' Sponsors Sopho

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M The English Department's faculty lounge served not only the machines. lt also sewed as a conference room where parents could teachers but the student assistants as well. It made a convenient meet with their child's teacher at any time. Each of the various work room well-equipped with typewriters and mimeograph departments at Saguaro is provided with a faculty lounge. Senior English classes concentrated on the development of good writing skills and punctuation in preparation for college. English Department Chairman Mrs. Mary Hewett stresses the importance of good composition. Jan Fortxh Gerry Gaintner .loan Hantla Mary Hewett THOUGH MASTERY of the processes of writing and speaking the English language is imperative for high school students, further knowledge of the language is necessary. The SHS English program has tried to accomplish just this. English I emphasized the importance of grammar and composition essentials, along with vocabulary and the study of literature. English ll worked mainly on the structure of composition. The new development of voca- tional choices has been added to the Soph- omore English program to get them ready for jobs. Counseling for college was one of the benefits of this year's English Ill classes. The juniors also studied English and American Litera- ture. The main goal of English lV was to prepare the students for college, with stress placed on expository writing skills. Jan Fortsch - English, B.A. Gerry Gaintner - English, sponsors swimming team, Saguaro Advertising Corpora- tion, A.B. Joan Hantla - English, reading, sponsors Sophomore Class, B.A., M.S. Mary Hewett - English, Dept. Head, B.A., M.A. Mary Hunt - English, B.A. Larry Jackson - English, speech, sponsors Speech Club, Freshman Football, forensics coach, A.A., B.A. Mary Hunt Larry Jackson ENGLISH 157

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Vicky Pennington Adorned with a Sabercat beanie, Mrs. Rose Nack teaches her IIA English class basic fundamentals of newspaper production. Every student is required to study the newspaper during his sophomore year. charlotte Schilt Kathleen Sheridan Elizabeth Stapleton James Vance The industrious newspaper staff works diligently during fourth hour to meet all deadlines. In order to be a member of the Sabercat newspaper staff a student must have taken journalism. He must be responsible, enthusiastic, cooperative, and a hard worker. Public speaking la subject that is stressed in sophomore Englishl is used in many fields, says Mrs. Peggy Moshier. Vicky Pennington - journalism, sponsors Pep Club, SABERCAT, SENTINEL, B.A. Charlotte Schilt - English, B.A. Ed. Kathleen Sheridan - English, sponsors Jun- ior Class, Saber Society, B.S. Ed., M.A. Elizabeth Stapleton - English, sponsors Humanities Club, Senior Class, B.A. Ed. James Vance - English, sponsors Senior Class, B.A., M. Ed. Each teacher has a planning period to help plan for the next day. Miss Kathleen Sheridan types material for her English classes. ENGLISH 159