Saguaro High School - Sentinel Yearbook (Scottsdale, AZ)

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'iww1:2,s1wfs17fSz-efsfsrwf- f. - 1 f We - is k . 1' ,f .4 -7 Mrs. Mary Hewett works busily during her fourth year of being the English department chairman. The head of each department had first period to do work for that section. This year's English department had a total of twenty-three instructors. P ,zz ,V Q 'l i' H 1 ' .rf B J' T 5- Q 5' 1 sl.. Q. Q' 9 vb ' A . Y. fl its 1- Q o Connie Mossman Barbara Broderick Wilhelmina Batchelder Olive Busby Marilyn Eickelberg Ruth Brock Connie Mossman-Englishg taught five yearsg sponsors Senior Classg B.A. Barbara Broderidif Englishg taught six yearsg sponsors National Honor Societyg A.B., M.A. Wilhelmina Batchelder-Englishg taught three yearsg sponsors Saber Society, and Sophomore Classg B.A. Olive Busby-Englishg taught four yearsg sponsors Junior Classg B.A. Marilyn Eickelberg-Englishg taught eight yearsg sponsors Junior Clasfsg B.A. Ruth Brock- Englishg taught one yearg sponsors Sophomore Class, Saber Societyg B.S. As her students study, Mrs. Wilhelmina Batchelder organizes for her next class. As in her case, many other English teachers had two different levels of English to teach. This meant a lot of extra preparation. During the past years many teachers have switched the levels of English that they teach in order to relieve them of possible boredom and repetition. A few students have the same teachers twice. ENGLISH - 159

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Mary Hewett Helen Mills Jim Vance Elizabeth Stapleton Gerry Gaintner Mary Hunt Mary Hewett-English, Dept. Head, taught fifteen years, B.A., MA. Helen Mills-English, sponsors Senior Classy A.B., M.A. J im VancedEnglishg taught eight yearsg sponsors Senior Classg B.A., M. Ed. Elizabeth Stapleton-English, tau ht three yearsg sponsors Senior Classg B.A. Gerry 5-aintner-Englishg taught four years, sponsors Junior Classg Swimming Teamg A.B. Mary Hunt-English, taught two years, B.A. English Department Has Variation in Philosophy Mrs. Barbara Broderick gives helpful criticism to one of her students. Teachers often had work days to allow students to complete assignmentsand receive help . The English class full of grammar has disappeared at Saguaro. This year saw a change of philosophy in teaching for the English department. A greater emphasis on composition was moved down to junior, sophomore, and freshman levels. This is an early preparation for college where much of the work is done in composition form. The seniors received more literature and less composition than in previous years. The emphasis on grammar was also reduced. Eight new teachers were employed this year, making a present total of twenty-three instructors in Saguaro's English department. 158 - ENGLISH Mr. Gerry Gaintner, junior and senior Enfglish teacher, investigates a new book as a possibility for a future textbook. Many o the English books used this year consisted of paperbacks, but there were also many new hard ack books put into use.

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on ws M 1 2. . E Kathleen Sheridan Rose Nack Jaye Sarapata Jan Fortsch Karen Hardy Peggy Moshjer Kathleen Sheridan-English, German, taught six years, sponsors Sophomore Class, Saber Society, and German Club, B.S. Ed., M.A. Ed., Rose Nack-English, taught seven years, B.S. Jaye Sarapata4English, taught three years, sponsors Sophomore Class, BA. J an Fortsch-English, taught six years, sponsors Chess Club, and the Freshman Class, BA. Karen Hardy-English, taught one year, sponsors Freshman Class, B.A. Peggy MoshierfEnglish, taught eleven years, sponsors Freshman Class, A.B. Saguaro's English Department does not only consist of the basic English class. Classes in speech, journalism, and developmental reading are also included. Supplementing the regular speech course is a special class in advanced speech, which enables interested students to compete in out-of-school contests. Developmental reading aids a student in faster reading ability and comprehension. This year a half-semester reading improvement course was offered for the freshmen. The course in journalism is divided in two main parts: newspaper and yearbook. The newspaper staff puts out the SABERCAT, while the yearbook staff publishes the SENTINEL. 160 - ENGLISH Advanced Speech Students it Take Part in Many Contests Here an English class takes a break fiom the normal routine and Watches a film about Greek Art. Many classes, and not only English, took time out to see and do educational or entertaining activities. A few of these included films, slides, dramatic plays, records, and skits. Class, you must read these poems more than once to get the full meaningf, instructs Mrs. Mary Hunt as her junior English class listens. Many poems and short stories were studied by the junior English classes.