Stevens Mason Middle School - Mariner Yearbook (Waterford, MI)

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Well, I'm no Herb Alpert, and I don't think I'll make the Tijuana Brass, but it I'm good enough for Mason's band, this practice will be worth it, Paul Allen rationalizes. Mr. Edward Haley, Mrs. Icmice Bodoin, Mr. Iohn Diliegghio, Mr. Iohn Saum, Mr. Herbert Parrott. Staring at the still lite arrangement in the toreground, Chris Siano tries to organize his plans. Tim Foster, Roger Van- Roelcel, and Bill Boyle are nearly finished with their char- coal drawing in art class. v 3 Mrs. Janice Bodoin math, sci ence Mr. John Deliegghio business typing Mr. Edward Haley arts and crafts, art .agwuvng-v 4 ... Mr. Herbert Parrott band Mr. John Saum science classes Q 23

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Trying to block out the sound, lane Lewis, Carol Mercer, Mary Bramen, and Debbie Wood watch the rocket they built blast ati. Denise Bates, Sue Katip, Andrea Hewitt, Mr. lim Mandley, Tina Anderson, and Cindy Alexander share their anticipation, but Ion Plummer is too busy igniting the rocket from the car's battery. The launching is one of the space science Class projects. Mason's population includes new . . . and I hope you'll enjoy seeing our school, concludes Mr. David Freeman as he addresses parents at the open house held to celebrate American Education Week. Mrs. Carol Ferguscm. MT- L06 Rice physical education Mr. Jim Mandzey science, home mechanics, basic electronics 22' classes math Mrs. M ary Robinson science, arts and crafts Mrs. Arm Roolcus librarian With skyrocketing enrollment and a full school day this year, the need for many addi- tional teachers arose. Approximately Z0 new faces graced the classrooms, some filling new positions cmd others replacing former teachers who had left Mason. Some of them came from other schools, but for many it was their first year in the teaching profession. They found the sprawling building and flexible schedule a bit confusing at first, but all agreed it was soon easy to fit right in. ,Miz lim Mandley, Mr. Lee Rice, Mrs. Mary Robinson Mrs Ann Rookus, Mrs. Carol Ferguson.

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Curriculum study will meet changing needs Something different for the teachers this year were district-Wide study groups. Once a month junior and senior high teachers in the some subject area got together to discuss their curriculum. By' evaluating the teaching of each subject from seventh through twelfth grades, their goal was to develop a more interesting pre- sentation of materials and prevent the repeti- tion in some areas year after vear. Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou? quotes Anne Simmons to Larry McCarrick. Sue Weber directs the scene in Mrs. Louise Vaillancourt's block class. Mzss Sandy Berridge Mrs. Marion Novess arts and crafts civics, journalism, yearbook Mzss Beverly Foco Mr. Mel Patterson civics mass media business typing, business math f 24!Q classes Typical of issues that concern today's youth are the Cindy Schwab, Bill Banks, Frank Biehl, and Sue mount on the bulletin board to illustrate some of resources for their group report in civics class. cl at Mr. Melvin Patterson, Miss Beverly Poco, Miss Sandy Ber- ridge, Mrs. Marion Novess.