San Clemente High School - Thalassa Yearbook (San Clemente, CA)

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Mr. Richard George, Humanities. Nu, ,bye he It 5- , Mr. Lyle Frost, Reading. English Department Moves Ahead Miss Gayle Hightower, English. The English department forged ahead again this year with the introduction of new courses designed to meet the needs of all interests and all students. The Humanities program, a combination of several de- partments lArt, History, Music, and Englishj, was tremendously successful in providing interdicnrlinary studies. Marine Mythology, another course which refused to confne itseU to basic English, prompted students to seek the relationship between literature and the sea. The Writing Clinic, a course designed to assist students with individual problems in com- position, was introduced. With the introduction of these three, the course offerings for the English department expanded to thirty-two. Besides offering many courses, the English Depart- ment offered a variety of teaching methods. For some there were team teachers. For others their were learning packets, and still for others there were seminars, contracts, and individidualized instruction. Change for the better became the catch phrase that was followed. And the department continued to move ahead with the students.

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Mr. John Forrester--Distributive Education, Student Service, Work Experience. Bus. Ed. Trains ForJobs The Business Education department al San Clemente High School added to its curriculum this year. Besides Offering ,he grgdipiongl courses in business, the department moved ahead and away from the school by offering a laboratory in job training. The Work Experience program permitted students to get paid while earning high school credit. It provided jobs of all types for students interested in learn- Mrs.RuIh Ha --Sh th dl, T ' , , , , , , ,I Typing 11,yx,mm?,:a,af,afningl,p'ng ing a specmc occupation before graduating from high school. Students sought and found work ranging from secretarial typist to grocery clerk. Judging by the program's enthusiastic reception, Work Experience was asuccess. Mrs.,Darlerte Saltz--Typing I, Business English Mr. M arshall Adair--Bookkeeping, Business Machines. my ,wa K f ft izliii-H ' Mrs. Anna Henrie--Typing 1,0-Hice Occupation

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Mr. Pat 0'Brien, English, Annual Mr. Robert Mae, English, Triton Newspaper. English team teachers: Mr. David Neidharl, Mrs. Harriet Olsen, Mrs. Sharon Cole.