Vandalia Community High School - Vandalois Yearbook (Vandalia, IL)

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Foreign Language Ecoute et repete! Listen and repeat! Are we having another quiz today? l hate to conjugate! Latin I taught students the back- ground of our English language. Latin II stressed the life ol' Cae- .1 Sewing intrigues Sandy Phelps. Miss McCord advises Latin students. sar and his campaigns. French and Spanish students gained a basic conversational knowledge of their respective language by classroom discus- Dinner is prepared in food services. 29 Posters set mood for Spanish room. sions and by using the tapes and earphones in the language lab. They also developed an appre- ciation ofthe culture and an understanding ofthe people. Home Economics Delicious aromas from the homemaking and food services department attracted the appe- tites of students and teachers. During the year practical units of study included nutrition, food preparation, and serving skills. Students in food services learned quantity food preparation as well as budget management. Another phase included health, first aid, and clothing construc- tion. These courses prepared students for jobs in the business world as a career woman and in a home as a housewife.

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English and Speech Does the book lie or lay on the desk? queried English ll instructors as students learned basic grammar. The Roman Empire was brought to life with Hlulius Caesar. English lll students learned why such names as Hawthorne, Melville, and Longfellow are a part ofour her- itage. They tackled advanced grammar. ln preparation for college rhetoric and literature, English IV students concentrated on reading and writing skills. They worked long hours on the term paper, reviewed grammar, and studied English literature, Speech students learned to present a speech, converse, hold a debate, and improve their voices. Vocational files are used by English ll students in choosing an occupation. 1 Wo! 'W' sw wif I 'j'agfz tg. 1 ,f....,.s- 'T Qi 1 .c ' Helpful hints are given by Mr, to students in speech class. r .. -. -.-'-. Oldheld ' , et' e + Q ' rr 'r .......-.-nn. 0. Class discussions are always lively in Mr. Heinxman's English lll literature class. Diagramming challenges students. 28

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Math Under the instruction of three qualified math teachers, the department offered Algebra l, geometry, Algebra ll, and ad- vanced math, Many students enrolled in Algebra l. Those who continued to geometry and advanced math indicated they enjoyed the challenges of prob- lem solving. Math courses taught students to analyze problems in orderly procedures and use logic to con- clude a final answer. Almost every day classes worked at the board for better understanding of the Work, and teachersgave extra help. Students learned fractions, factoring, graphing, solving formal proofs, probability, sta- tistics, and trigonometry. Quite complex problems solved in advanced math required knowl- edge ofthe many principles learned in previous courses. Trigonometry is used by geometry stu- dents in solving a triangle. Interest problems simplified by Scott Kringer and Daniel Dooly in advanced math. 1 Formula for construction of hypcrbola in Algebra ll taught by Mr. Leidner during fourth hour is demonstrated by Nancy Donnals to Lynnie Jones and Rich Harris. 30