Southwestern High School - Spectrum Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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SW English Department adds two courses to '72 curriculum This year Southwestern continued its new English program which was designed to meet student interests and needs. New courses such as a plays class and a heroes class were offered. Students taking journalism also received an Eng- lish credit. Sophomores were required to take an effective practical or successful English course the first semester in order to give them an overall picture of the SW English program. Patrick Morris served as department chairman. Other English teachers were Mark Amy. Mrs. Maria Anderson. Mrs. Mary Campbell. Mrs. Sadie Collins. Mrs. Karen Conover, Doug Hamilton. Mrs. Pat Harris, Harold Keim, Lloyd Miller, James Peterson. Richard Plourde. Mrs. Lynn Stewart, Jack Riley. Mrs. Marcia Strong, also Mrs. Mary Timm. Mrs. Emma Troupe. Mrs. Jane VanWagoner and Mrs. Jean Wesley. 24 English Performing a Bonnie and Clyde skit are Deborah Berry and Lorrie Smith.

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Interest draws Jim Davis to show his feeling in his drama class. Two teachers join SW’s speech area SW's speech and drama classes added two teachers to their area. Mrs. Mary Timm, from Holmes Jr. High, taught stu- dents to express themselves in drama and Lloyd Miller, assistant music direc- tor. taught speech during the I97I- 72 school year here. When acting out their skits and dra- matic demonstrations, students put the dressing rooms, makeup room and cost- ume organization facilities to use. Speech classes offered a variety of ex- ercises to help students gain confidence while giving speeches. The types of speeches included argumentative, dem- onstration and panel discussions. Other speech staff included Mrs. Maria Anderson and Mrs. Sadie Collins. Acting is only a part of drama, as Mary Straith shows. 26 Speech i Dreme