Sherman High School - Athenian Yearbook (Sherman, TX)

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. Joanie Thompson and Laurie LeBaron look on as Jacque Dickerson crops picture. Marvin Ruffin, Don Walters, and Mike Moravec ponder story outlines. Linda Williams sorts pictures for Athenian. Stephanie Kirk writes story for Hi-Talk. l l out. Mrs. Paula Morgan helps Carolyn Newell with ad lay A nw-n-an-..,. ' Kay Hayes proofs ad campaign.

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Journalism Beneficial Subiecf Journalism is a profitable and beneficial subiect that each student would appreciate. lt teaches the student and equips him with the ability to better understand his writing and speaking. Often the journalism student must act as a repre- sentative in selling products, such as ads for the paper and yearbook. Therefore, he must be able to -Ric Tara Tracy, Suzanna Rodgers, and Larry Ewing look through mag zines to get ideas for stories. 0- N. Carol Moss, Paul Randall and Stephanie Kirk work on lay- outs for Athenian. Mrs. Paula Morgan explains ad layouts for Hi-Talk to Debbie Honea. sell himself, have the ability to speak to a cus- tomer, and be influential in the customer's choice. ln Journalism, one learns everything there is to know about writing, how to put together a news story, how to produce a column, write an editorial, feature story, how to color up a story, and much more. Your vocabulary is increased a great deal when in journalism, which is always beneficial. Your ter- minology is something people are attracted to in a first appearance. Learning how to work with people and how to cope with them will help you throughout your life. Journalism is a course with this in mind.

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Today's world brings together people of many languages and many races. If these are to live peacefully together, they must be able to commu- nicate with each other. ln the southwestern United States there are many Spanish-speaking people who form an integral part of the culture of the area. Most of these are bi-lingual. As much cannot be said of their English-speaking neighbors. To the south of the United States the maiority of the peo- ple speak Spanish. lt ranks third among the lan- guages of the world after Chinese and English in number of native speakers. Mastering any foreign language requires study and the active participation of the learner. lt also pays enormous dividends in an increased under- standing of the people who speak that language - their problems, their achievements, and their culture. A few words of Spanish, however haltingly spoken, are a passport to increased goodwill toward the American traveler and the country he represents. use language lab as and in Spanish c ass. Sharon Johnson uses language lab to answer Spanish questions. Miss Louise McCoy explains writing exercises to Debbie Sanders and Juan Rose. .gt Miss Louise McCoy discusses vocabulary with second period class.