Sandia High School - Crest Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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Bible, Mystery, Sci Fi Popular English Choices Sandians had the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of English classes in many areas of reading and writing. journalism students Wrote articles for the Sandian, Grammar and Composition students learned the basic fundamentals of writing a paper, and many English classes enjoyed watching movies such as Red Sky at Morning and The Great Gatsbyn. Mrs. Pat Meleski supervised the English department, and introduced a photography class that gave students an English credit. English classes were in such demand that many students petitioned the right to take more than one English class without having to add one as a sixth subject. Mystery and the Supernatural, Bible Literature, and Science Fiction were among the most popular of the English classes. A new course called Last Minute English was offered for seniors needing a last chancel' to improve their English skills. ,1 , ....L, V 1 xi f 'w., 5 O , ff 4, ,W 2 ,.,y my.. ' main if MLM , 'e1MfMin N'---.mm ,Mer -wa ...il ,M , v fr ,,, me if 4, , .,,. , V 4 qi , Wh 5?W 'f,W iw.. Q ai E S Rs Ss S 5 9 v 1' nf s 2 -1 ii igg-,arse ss-asses suliii e .sk It .. . .. S ik, . l -. 1 Mary' Katherine Goddard played a major role in colonial journalism. As well as printing the firsl ropies of Zhe Derlaration uflndependenee, ,Wiss Goddard was the publisher and editor ofa 'weekly newspaper, the Maryland journal and Baltimore Advertiser, in whieh she provided her readers ufilh eyewitness accounts of revolutionary baffles. Her 'work was inslrurnenlal in furihering the freedom of the press. X. f V J- ifff aff if t .fy get ,, i 6 J ABOVE LEFT: Mr. Dale Bivens, speech teacher, is the only New Mexico speech team sponsor to hold the coveted Double Diamond award for producing outstanding competitive speaking groups. ABOVE MIDDLE: Mrs. :Xhtlalla reads a selection outloud to one of her American Dream classes. LEFT: wlorld Culture students enjoy a snack of tood prepared in the tradition of the foreign countries they are studying.

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BOI IOM! Nlrs. Dorothy Hanson takes time out from some paper work to observe the progress of her typing students. BELOW: Mrs. jan Stevenson and Miss Dawn Hendrix discuss some of the day's problems in the business education work area. RIGHT: Susan VVade. sophomore, types a daily assignment on an lBNl Selectric in Office Education class. x K .t.,.. we 'fails wasnt f we jsuul .V .-. L C0l'lIleI', J0hIl2 Accounting l, Il, Business Math: Coached football, basketball Hale, Linda: Typing l, Recordkeeping, Business Math Hanson, Dorothy: Typing I, II, Office Education II: Sponsored OE.-X HeIldI'iX, Dawn: Department Chairman, Business Law, Office Education: Sponsored OEA Moore, Dinah: Typing I, Seminar 9, Cashiering and Merchandising: Coached Table 'liennis Perry, Nancy: Shorthand I 8: II, Typingl SteVeIlS0l'1, Jan: Business English, Business Machines, Office Education Ig Sponsored OEA Voelker, Le0l'l3l'd: Distributive Educationg Sponsored DECA Business Students Learn Skills For Office Jobs Business courses offered a wide selection that helped the students in many job areas. Secretarial Work, typing, filing and the use of duplicator machines were emphasized. Office Education I students learned the use of several machines including calculators and transcribers, while Office Education ll students earned credit with on-the-job office training. Members of the Distributive Education Club of America held several breakfasts and were given credit for working at paying jobs also. Popular classes in Business Education were accounting, shorthand, business machines, and business law. The Office Education Association offered students a chance for national competition in many business fields. The organization was sponsored by Miss Dawn Hendrix, Mrs. Dorothy Hanson and Mrs. Jan Stevenson. Miss Hendrix also served as Department Chairman. The success of the Sandia Business department helped place many graduates in jobs. ' lux , ff i7'1' S i xg -.?.---

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Wm 1 2 RIGHT: Nlr. Dick Prall listens to a student question in the course of an American Dream class session, BELOW: Pat Melt-ski, department chairman, lectures to her Grammar and Composition class. LOWER LEFT: lJon't take that picturel Katie Gardner tries to ward off a yearbook photographer as Delano Scott looks around. H2lged0l'Il, Paul: Film Criticism, English I0 Harris, Nancy: Mystery and thi- Supernatural, Modern Novels, English 10 Kerrigan, Mary Alice: Psychology in Literature, Research lVlethods, English 10 Magnuson, Mary: Exploring Life through Literature, Mystery and the Supernatural, Modern Novels McCormick, Ken: Nonviolence Literature, English 9, VVord and Symbol Meleski, P212 Department Chairman, Photography, Grammar and Composition, Southwest Literature l i l Abdalla, Emma Lou: Amerii-an Dream, American Literature, Seminar 9 BCZVCII, Muriel: VVorld Culture l, ll, English 10, junior-Senior Writirig Bivens, Dale: English 9, Speech B0l1gllI0l'1, JO: English 9, 10 Charron, Genevieve: British Lin-rature, VVorld Literature, Mythology and Folklore, Grammar and Composition Dillon, Barbara: English 9, 10, Reading Experiences '- 'Ps :-- X ex it ima K Q I t zsvxmi i ,awizisi emit,