Van Buren High School - Pointer Yearbook (Van Buren, AR)

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French, Girls' P.E. Round Personalities Hljosition, ready, exercisef' Miss Laquetta Jo Bottoms' voice echoes through the gym as she shouts the familiar commands to girls taking physical education this year. Basketball, volleyball, baseball-one of these is bound to be a part of the routine each day for Coach Bottoms' classes. The fitness program includes all types of exercise, plus tips on diet and good grooming. Meanwhile, Mr. Henry Chotard, French instructor, aids students in getting to know the people of other nations through their language. Sponsoring the French Club, Mr. Chotard offers extracurricular opportunities for students interested in foreign lan- guages. The language department has the latest audio equipment, such as records, head sets, inany magazines, and books. The headsets provide a master control for the instructor as a means of helping students speak more effective French. Thus, both departments utilize the latest educational facilities, while putting stress on the individ- ual student. N. NO, HE,S NOT the voice of mission controlf' Yet, that is the first impression of Mr. Henry Chotard as he teaches French. MISS BOTTOMS OFFERS a hearty pep talk during a lengthy session of push-ups. PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Miss LaQueta Jo Bottoms. X X. FRENCI-15 Nh-V Hem-y Chow,-d, COACH BOTTOMS GIVES tips on better volleyball during a fast-paced game. 28

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ENG: Mrs. Grace Barlow. ENG., JOURNALISM, Mr. Bill Pharis. MRS. MAY GOES over a grammar assignment in an English class. The lesson includes verbals and verbal phrases. xx 6 7 TWO BOOKS ARE better than one in the eyes of Mr. Rotcrt, but three would be a crowd on the small podium. AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS assist Mr. Bill Pharis in his first-year journalism classes. Classes Discover Variety Guides English Curriculum Sophomores, juniors, seniors alike struggled to overcome the perilous pitfalls of participles, gerunds, infinitives, retained objects, and all those other little goodies so widely acclaimed by English teachers in Van Buren. As the year progressed, only Business English students escaped literature. While sophomores gained general knowledge, juniors studied American literature and seniors, English literature. However, the merit of this escape has often been questioned because the time usually spent on literature is allotted to the in-depth study of grammar, making Business English a complex course. Self confidence and assurance-two rewards gained through the speech course as students learn to overcome fears. Grammar is put to practical use in the journalism classes as the publications staff reports and records school news. ENG.: Mr. James Faught. ENG., SPEECH: Mrs. Linda May. BUSINESS ENG.: Mr. John Rotert.

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Technology Expands Need For Scientific Knowledge Dissecting frogs and worms, studying different diseases, mixing chemicals and looking at germs through a microscope. All of these play an important role in general science, biology, and chemistry. With biology being a required subject for the iirst time this year, all students will find an interesting field in which to study. I ' ' et ' 'f Losing your slide rule, dropping your compass, and not having an ., i I ' I ii I eraser are only a few of the many headaches of business math, general - , math, geometry, algebra II, and advanced senior math. These math A f courses provide students with basic fundamentals, and supply courses ' ' 1 A needed by college-minded students. . 'T ,, As technological advancements grow, more knowledge in fields of science and math is required of Americans. aw? - . .I c'e, ,,l,. i MATH: Miss Linda Russell. SCIENCE: Mr. Jerry Duncan. MATH, PHYSICS: Mr. Ralph Hughes. SCIENCE: Mr. Bill Venable. KEEPING EYES OPEN is a mustin science and math classes. DETERMINING WEIGHT IS a key phase of Mr. Bill Venable's science classes. He The blackboard is a useful teaching tool. shows Bobby Gorbell how to measure the weight of water. USE OF THE OVERHEAD projector offers Mr. Duncan the opportunity to visually express scientific terms and equations, but questions often interrupt the lecture. 29