Vernonia High School - Memolog Yearbook (Vernonia, OR)

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4 1. Debbie Jackson and Chris Holmes discuss their speeches quietly. 2. Mrs. Sevig assures the students, “Teaching is not as hard as it looks! 3. Mrs. Welch is concerned, and helpful to her students in the Special Ed Department. 4. During Speech class, David Proehl hears he has won the Junior Division Award for the Art-Open. 3 Language Speech Special Ed 9

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Language Arts Speech Special Ed Foreign Language The Language Arts, Speech, and Special Education Department placed emphasis on four basic areas: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Mrs. Alvstad, Mr. Smith, Mr. Nelson, and Mrs. Sevig taught all courses of language arts. Karen Alvstad taught three periods of Freshmen English, and all levels of French; Jeff Smith taught three periods of Junior English, one period of Sophomore English, and a period of Basic English; Ward Nelson taught one period of Sophomore English; Kathleen Sevig, new to VHS, taught Senior English, and one period of Sophomore English. Mrs. Sevig also headed the Speech Department this year at VHS. The course covered everything from expository speeches to radio and television speeches, even giving a choral reading of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas for the annual Christmas Program. When asked about her class Mrs. Sevig said, I had some very talented students in speech who have the potential of i 1. Mrs. Grady gives a pop quiz to Greg Merriman and Scott Warren. 2. Mr. Smith relaxes in Sophomore English. 3. Mrs. Alvstad plays the part of a French pilot. 8 Language Speech Special Ed 1 becoming excellent public speakers. They really enjoyed doing The Grinch Who Stole Christmas and they did a great job! Special Education was headed by Linda Welch and Irene Grady. The course had a new aspect about it. They centered their studies around a book called OREGON SURVIVAL. It taught the students how to organize and cope with the every day face to face problems of the world. They also taught other areas in spelling, reading, and mathematics to help students improve their curriculum. Foreign Language was taught by Madam Alvstad. The course covered many various areas in the French culture; making skits, viewing French movies, visiting French restaurants, seeing a puppet show, and going to Eugene for a Foreign Language Field Day. When asked about her class, Madam Alvstad said, I enjoy seeing the students grow, not only in their ability to understand French, but also in their appreciation of another culture. They become very open minded more accepting of differences in people. C'est magnifique!

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P.F. and Business Offer New Ideas The personal finance classes were taught by Mr. Steve Calhoun. His job as a personal finance teacher included teaching his students how to budget food, clothing, homes, and other items wisely. There were also many activities performed in his class. One of the activities included a food day which was performed to discover the many differences between junk food and natural food. Each student brought a different kind of health food. After the food was eaten, the class discussed the differences between the two types of food, like the cost, and, of course, the taste. Mr. Calhoun hopes to make this an annual event. The classes offered in the VHS business department were Typing I and II, bookkeeping, and office practice. Mr. Ron Remsen, head of the business department, taught bookkeeping, office practice, two Typing I classes, and the Typing II class. Ms. Marsha Hagar taught the third Typing I class. In the office practice program more emphasis was put into the use of electronic calculators. This is the first year these machines have been constantly in use, and Mr. Remsen plans to keep it that way. 2 1. Tracy Wilkerson corrects another mistake on one of her many Typing II assignments. 2. Mr. Ron Remsen tells Sandy Cota that it's all in her imagination that the machine made the mistake. 3. Ann Serby, a bookkeeping student, is busy completing another assignment. 3 10 P.F. Business