Scottsbluff High School - Bluff Yearbook (Scottsbluff, NE)

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TEACHING ECONOMICS AND American History is Mr. Merlin Davis. He has attended Creighton Uni- versity and the University of Wyoming. Mr. Davis is assistant track coach and has been in the Scotts- bluff system for five years. His hobby is sports. MR. LES LEE teaches American Government. He holds an A.B. and a M.A. degree which he obtained from Colorado State College He is the head football coach and the assistant track coach and has been in the Scottsbluff system for two years. 20 New Histor Electi , MW , I 1. SOCIAL PROBLEMS IS the subiect which Mrs. Estelle Schuman teaches. She has attended Scottsbluff and Chadron State Col- leges and the University of Wyoming. Mrs. Schuman holds an A.B. degree. She has done refresher work at Wyoming Univer- sity. -Q.. t fd ,

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nd Conventional Math. GW INSTRUCTING BOTH ADVANCED Algebra and Junior English is Mrs. Judy ost. She holds a B.S. degree cmd has been at the Senior High for two years. rs. Yost is head sponsor of Skittens. Her hobbies include camping, reading, odel car racing, caring for her bosset hound and piano playing. every year to see how well students are progressing in school work. Using this educational plans and problems. TEACHING PLANE GEOMETRY is Miss Ada Winans. She holds both a B.S. and M.A. degree and has taught at the high school for twenty-one years. She did refresher work at Carleton College. Miss Winans lists traveling as her main interest outside of school. ,A-. MR. JAMES PETITT teaches Advanced Algebra and Advanced Mathematics. He has an A.B. degree. Mr. Petitt coaches both football and track. He has done refresher work at the University of Nebraska and South Dakota State College. His hobby is coins. l9

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re Taught This Year. Students must take at least three years of history. These courses acquaint students with their heritage and government. Sophomores study World History, Included in this course is the study of the various religions. In the Junior year American History is covered. It is taught by the relatively new method of team teaching. In debates which are held in some classes the students voice their opinions on various issues. In American Government, seniors learn about the American govern- mental system. A study of the Constitution and the Amendments is also done. In Social Problems communism is studied extensively in addition to other social prob- Iems. Two new courses offered to Seniors this year are World Geography and Economics. TED CROSS GIVES his point of view on whether nuclear weapons should banned from the United States. During the school year American His- classes participate in debates on various topics. These discussions help students to learn more about what is occuring in the world today. MR. RICHARD SHELLENBERGER teaches American History and World Geography. He holds A.B., M.A, and M.S. degrees. Mr. Shellenberger has been at Scottsbluff for five years and sponsors Chess Club. ,W .. .Q-svn - - f W . -,.s-f:3,Q-,g? 'T of , 10' i A 1 fig -4-714 i ry A F: '9'7i'fTd0,, get 5 T f --,. .EW ' 'i as INSTRUCTING STUDENTS IN World History is Mr. Michael Cren- shaw. He attended Colorado State University and holds a B.A. degree. He has taught in the Scottsbluff school system for two years. His hob- bies include reading, hunting and fishing. 2I