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

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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.

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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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'O -bf ls there anyone who doesn't have cr pencil? Mr. Duttie Vaughan asks as Miss Brenda Ebersole distributes papers to those seated in the back of the catetorium, The counselors annually administer a battery ot achievement tests for all seventh graders. Debbie lennings finds the art ot speaking before cz group a bit more ditticult, below, discovering that any small disturbance can distract most ot her audience in English class. Mr. Larry Nepiuk, Mrs, Mary lo Smith, Mrs. Barbara Cicchelli, Miss Kathleen Hendry, Mrs. Louise Vaillancourt. Mrs. Barbara Cicchelli Mrs. M ary .Io Smith, arts and crafts, art language arts, --Y social studies Miss Kathleen Hemi,-y Mrs. Louise Vaillancourt English, civics IUUC' ,age arts, social studies , ff Mr. Larry Nepjulc language arts, social studies classes I 25 5'