Thomas Jefferson High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX)

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Pots, Pans, and Papers MRS. MARCELLE PITMAN, head librarian, and her assis'am, Miss Lxllian Jean Smiih, aid in the use of Thomas Jefferson's library. ew and CUP TWICE A DAY for every school day of me year, me doors rent magazines are iusv one of We special aHractions in vhe Hbrary. of vhe cafeteria open or s'udeMs and facuhy during lunch Miss Tom Collier manages and plans We food for the cafeieria, as weH as serving as head of Homemaking Depanmenr. SPECIAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR, Mr. Harry Peney, Ieals Iy enioys work as Indicated by me mulviple papers on his desk DON'T LET IT BURN! Impeding me oven to check Vhe cocking are Mrs, Pei Reed, rm. narene Vemrello, and Mrs, Janis Lindemann, inA strucfors in the ome Economics deparfment This ultra-modem kitchen is one of vhe main facilities used In teachings

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Understanding of World Problems TEAM TEACHING CAME in for successfu! experimenTaTlon im The SccTaT STudTes deparTmenT. Com- mlnee pTa'ang and aTTracTTve huHeTin boards aroused sTudenT mTeresTs m each Crass. SpirlTed dwscussmns over CurrenT events and The memace OT Communism bloughT OUT The quesng minds of The sTudenTs, Social STudTes hr volves HOT omTy hTsTory, buT gath- ermg and anaTyI'mg informaTTon from all sources as weH. ALL SENIORS Tn high school are required '0 pass a vesv Over me Consrivuvion cf vhe Unived Staves, Chetking over this 'ype of tesT are Miss Ava Gonan, Mrs. JeweT MKEWBH, Miss Niece Anderson, and Miss ETeanov WalL FACES APPEARED on The scene in Thomas Jefferson at the Turn of the firs! semesier. The new additions to the facuhy r Thomas Hall, Mrs. Patricia Sieinback, Mrs. Norma Provosv, Miss Lmda Abshure, Miss Shelia Sm , and Mrs. Sandra Coie.

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Music and Languages Add Variety MUSIC IS BEAUTIFUL, whecher n Is vocah or Insnumemal. The musicians above are Mr. John Badge , sponsor of Mr. Jack aonoms, sponsor of Ihe A CappeHa Choir and the Glee Clubs. GROWING IN IMPORTANCE, the For- eign Language departmen? of Thomas Jef- ferson Indudes four years of Spanish, four years of French two years of Ger man, and three years of Latin. Special emphasis is being placed on oral work with The constant use of the language laboratory. Pan American and French clubs along with the Junior Classical League are spon- sored by The language Teachers. MOST COLLEGES REQUIRE foreign lan- guage courses for 115 soudems. Mvsh Gerr aldine Johnson, head of the Language De- ihe Maroon and Gold Band, and pavrmem, plans wonderful courses every year. LANGUAGES ARE TAUGHT sciemificaHy in uprmvdafe speaking webcravories. Members of me Language Department are Miss CtherTne Klein, Mr, Ernesvo Guzman , Mr. Lionel Rowland, and Mr. Doyie Clinton. 23