Sumner Academy of Arts and Science - Excalibur Yearbook (Kansas City, KS)

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C29 ,.,.,.,7' r ,Mau- 159 X xxx sexes, s . X xx ...M f3J Variety of four languages offered The Foreign Language Depart- ment was an active and vital part of the academic program. A staff of six teachers offered instruction in French, German, Latin, and Spanish. Understanding and communicating with the lan- guage was emphasized. However, other activities such as field trips to see foreign films, celebration of national holidays, ordering T- shirts, and a foreign language fes- tival of all language classes added to the learning experiences of the students. 1. Miss Donna Severance, teacher of French, I, II, III, IV and V and Major Western Writers, has a cheese tasting party after school for French students. 2. Mr. Edward Lane, who teaches Latin I and Conflicts and Challenges, helps john Chapman, eighth grader, with an assignment after school. 3. Miss Ruth Campos, instructor of Spanish I, II, III, and IV, checks Spanish assignments during her planning peri- od. 4. Mrs. Ioan Daniels, who teaches German I and II and French I, plays folk songs for her class. 5. Mrs. Susan Williams, teacher of Spanish I and II and American Scene, plans for her classes. 6. Mrs, Susan Brown, Latin I and II teacher, sells tickets for King Louie. 41 i

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, ' J Afw N Various English ' W ' classes taken Students enrolled in various re- quired and elective English , 92.5-A rg classes. Conflicts and Challenges for eighth graders, Genre and Composition for freshman, American Scene for sophomores, and Major Western Writers for ju- niors were required. Seniors took one elective English course per semester. Electives were available to juniors and seniors. Two additional courses were offered by the English Depart- ment this year - American Lexi- con, a course combining vocabu- lary, grammar, etymology, and semantics, and English 12 Ad- vanced Placement. X Q7 DWLLNQ-Q l ,.,so,l 7..e,,,ew 0,79 l lrclei aw, ,Lim .ia T52 1. Mrs. Marjorie Rhone, who teaches American Scene, and Experience Genre and Composition, grades tenth grade compositions. 2. Mrs. Virginia lreton, instructor of Foundation of College English, American Scene, Ma- jor Western Writers, types vocabulary words for her English classes. 3. Mrs. Candee Hoffman, instructor of Experience Genre and Composition and Conflicts and Challenges, takes attendance. 4. Mr. Stanley Iasinskas, instructor of Literature of the People, Contemporary Literature, Major Western Writers, American Lexicon, Writing Creatively and twelfth grade English, lectures to his class. 5. Mrs. Doris Channell, instructor of Speech, Experience Genre and Composition, Conflicts and Challenges, and Inde- pendent Study, reviews a student's composition. 43