Shawnee Mission West High School - Saga Yearbook (Shawnee Mission, KS)

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Reading the predictions of a young science fictionist, Miss Eilers, though disputing them, offers commendation for imaginative ideas. 26 Anna Cox Sue Goodnow Shirley Harris Sandra Jacob Gliding along as a disembodied spirit, Stephanie Clark portrays Shakespeare's Ghost of Banquo.

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Relaxing from the perplexities of American Government during a ten minute break, Sue Davis, Tina Steffey, Linda Bryan, and Cynda Stolte stage a nutritious sit-in. Summer Crew Sample Finding their classes somewhat warmer, some- what longer, and somewhat more informal than regular fall classes, 297 students attended West's summer school session last June and July. This year's curriculum consisted of four courses: driver's education, personal typing, American government, and American history. Teachers and pupils started each day at 7:45, and returned to homes, pools, and jobs at noon. Twelve members of the Shawnee lVlission faculty taught the scholars. Functioning as temporary prin- cipal, lVlr. Dean Johnson co-ordinated activities during the special session. Guidance couselors, a new addition to the 1968 program, completed the administrative team by advising those needing aid. The June and July term resembled the fall terms in many ways. Students used the same texts and followed parallel basic study plans. As always, librarians remained on duty to assist with research work. Summer Vikings had the same goal as fall Vikings, to earn just one more credit towards the culminating activities of graduation. s Varied Academic Fare f wt... Glancing askance, Rita Baldwin reveals expected interest concerning her approaching turn in the driver's seat.

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Scholars Seek Paths To Contempory Thought Sophomore Vikings explored new pathways dur- ing the past year in English ll. The investigators surveyed an unprecedented combination of litera- ture and composition, as opposed to former prac- tices of distinct and separate semester studies. Through examining the mechanics of grammar and literary composition, the scholars strived for clear and meaningful self-expression. Recently acquired texts aided the sophomores in fathoming the depths of world literature, while a four-book series, probing poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and drama, presented a myriad of writings. Several contemporary plays, supplemented by a modern textbook, The Language of Discovery, related values of literature to present- day life. Junior linguists delved into a study area novel to the course of English lll. By accompanying their texts with outside readings, pupils further pursued their interests in American writings. Book reports, class discussions, and special research assignments contributed toward an atmosphere that re-created the spirit of American history through literature. H ng, A V I Ming! .,.,,,, 7.1, 4 1 , , ,, sf W f J f Nlrs, Cox's sophomore English class experiments with drama tic dialogue to interpret Joyce's Clay. Vividly re-enacting the opening scene of Macbeth, witch Julie Carol Lipp Kaymarie lVlcNerney Chotena threatens junior classmates with a diabolical cackle. K . tw- Geraldine Nesbit Charlotte Ratzlafi