South Central High School - Orbit Yearbook (Union Mills, IN)

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Students Learn of Their World Steve Allen and Bonnie Szilagyi listen intently as Mr. Fettinger opens the discussion in Government. Evon Buchanan and Amy Howell discuss American history in Mr. Moore's 8th grade class. Our Social Studies Department is pre- paring us for our part in tomorrow’s world. Social Studies connects the pres- ent with the past in terms of man's think- ing and actions. This department is com- posed of five classes. World History is a study of ancient worlds and their govern- ments. U.S. History is the story of our nation, from its discovery to the present. World Geography acquaints the students with various cultures, physical features of the earth, climate and weather. Gov- ernment and Sociology are to acquaint students with a democratic form of gov- ernment and the problems of our modern world. Mr. Fettinger discusses the problems of living with his Senior Sociology Class. 22

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This year the English department at South Central has been greatly developed with new reading machines consisting of shadowscopes and portable pacers. The purpose of these machines is to increase the student's reading speed and compre- hension . Both junior high and high school students have used these machines as part of their development reading. The 7th and 8th grade students have performed group book report skits and participated in panel discussions. The high school students have spent many hours working with speeches and critical analysis of prose and poetry. Danny Wright, a member of the 7th grade English class, takes part in a skit presented to his classmates. Skits and Plays Enliven Classes Ray Rinker is rehearsing for a play which was pre- sented to the freshman class. Rosemary Schlundt improves her reading rate at the shadowscope in the junior English class. The senior class takes part in a discussion for Mr. Moore's senior English class.

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Language Lab Aids Studying The Foreign Language department of- fers a choice of two subjects--French and German. The well-equipped language laboratory has enabled the students to hear the language they're studying as spoken by native people. This is possible through the use of tapes and records which can be heard by individual sets of earphones. This department is under the direction of Mr. Herb Gerke. German IV student, Jan Fryar, listens to a tape to aid her in understanding what she reads. French I students read along with their books in re- sponse to the questions heard on a tape. Sally Grieger and Donna Crites point out the spot in Germany they are presently studying. 23