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

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RESOWEDI fha? is JUPY Syifem in 9' Uffffbd Sfofcs Md be significunfiy changed 20 Viewing an imaginary movie, Ed Aikin tries to resolve with which date he should share his buttered popcorn. Afiqrmative debater Doug Hill calm- ly presents his baffling con tention: to abolish the jury system. mea wma my P Forensics conveyed creative ideas Impromptu palm reader Terry Welch examines Don Wood 's hand, while Becky Taylor proceeds to convince him of fortune-tel1ing's inaccuracy.

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Delighting in a stimulating discussion, sophomore English students chuckle , at an erroneous remark concerning the novel they recently completed. l fifs-x1?'?.-K il? s.:-sf-lax: f Q sssrss t XAKL i L.'. .r.. X .L.L s K Ui h i --si- , q,,Q, X cccc be -5 it c.ir ...t , r..,:- ,,-' - , ss 1 . - .4 s- - -1' i E : . ::' A .: .. Mike Livingston comtemplates a devious plot to leave unobtrusively and avoid the imminent test. Electives updated English courses for a modern approach to language. Al- leviating lethargic grammar with elec- tives, sophomores and juniors deter- mined individual preferences of study. Pupils selected from an abundance of quarter-long classes in the fields of dra- ma, today's problems, and science fic- tion. Another choice, mass media, ex- plored the various modes of communica- tion used by Man. In the standard core, sophomores con- centrated on the fundamental mechanics of writing skills, while juniors intensified content. Both classes probed the origins of English from modern usage back to Ger- manic foundations. Persons contributed to Some Things Unsaid, the literary maga- zine. In preparing theses, linguists used audio-visual equipment.

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through speakers in class presentations and varied compe- titions. One hour of Speech included three curriculums. The students enrolled in Forensics I or II coached and directed those in Speech I or II. Speech I consisted of public speaking, while Speech II also included several types of interpretation and drama. Forensic students chose a specific section of speech to master. Video-taping occupied much of their classtime. In class, debators prepared for tourna- ments with practice debates. Discussion brought out many different ideas includ- ing new arguments against the resolution, possible cases, and successful debate strat- egies. Along with discussions, pupils ex- amined principles of good speaking and organization of debates. Debate I in- volved teaching individuals essential tech- niques of debating. Debate II presented students with a chance to spend much of their time researching the resolution. These classes encouraged participants to. develop reasoning and linguistic abilities. It 5 I For a pep assembly, Forensics class- men perform a satirical skit which stereotypes West personalities. Voluntary timekeeper Jane Pranger reviews a criticism of her last speech vvh1le waiting to turn the time card.