W Tresper Clarke High School - Scope Yearbook (Westbury, NY)

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Q 11- vii, ENGLISH THE STUDY OF ENGLISH IN OUR SCHOOL IS PRIMARILY THE STUDY OF COMMUNICATION. THIS SUBJECT IS TAUGHT WITH THE BELlEF THAT COMMUNICATION IS BOTH ORAL AND WRITTEN, AND THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS NOT ONLY A SPEAKER, BUT A LISTENER AND A READER AS WELL. THE STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT, DURING THEIR FOUR YEARS OF REQUIRED ENGLISH, TO IMPROVE THEIR COMPREHENSION OF ORAL AND WRITTEN MATERIAL AND T0 DEVELOP THEIR OWN ABILITY TO SPEAK AND WRITE EEEECTIVELY. TO BEST ACCOMPLISH THESE PURPOSES, CLASSES IN EACH GRADE ARE ORGANIZED ON THREE LEVELS T0 FIT THE NEEDS AND TALENTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT. GRAMMAR IS EMPHASIZED IN THE NINTH AND TENTH GRADES, WHILE COMPOSITION IS MASTERED IN THE ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH. IN ADDITION TO THE SELECTIONS IN HIS TEXTBOOK, THE STUDENT IS REQUIRED T0 DO AMPLE SUPPLEMENTARY READING TO EX- , PAND HIS KNOWLEDGE OF LITERATURE. NEWS- PAPERS, MAGAZINES, POETRY, DRAMA, AND LIBRARY TECHNIQUES ARE INTRODUCED. THIS COMPREHENSIVE COURSE, TO WHICH IOURNALISM MAY BE ADDED, NOT ONLY ASSURES THE ABILITY OF THE STUDENT TO COMMUNICATE, BUT SERVES AS A BASIS FOR S ACOUIRING AND APPRECIATING OTHER KNOWLEDGE. 43 FIRST ROW: Mr. William Smith, Mrs. Eleanor Gluck, Mr. Robert Gemson, Miss lane Maher, Mr. Erwin Thornton SECOND ROW: Miss loan Palmer, Mrs. Betty lo Cuffari, Mrs. Sonya Heyden, Mrs. Chole Correll, Mrs. Dorothy Aylward THIRD ROW: Mr. Robert Dolan, Mr. lohn Patterson lchairmanl, Mr. Robert Steiner, Mr. Alvin Hall

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CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION THE FOREMOST AIM OF CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IS TO HELP THE STUDENT BECOME A WELL-INFORMED CITIZEN OF HIS COMMUNITY. THE COURSE IS INCLUDED IN EVERY STUDENT'S SCHEDULE, NO MATTER WHAT PROGRAM HE IS TAKING. HISTORY COURSES AID THE STUDENT IN APPRECIATING OUR AMERICAN HERITAGE AND CULTURE. BY PARTICIPATING IN DEBATES, DISCUSSIONS, AND PANELS, EACH PERSON HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS HIS OWN OPINIONS AND IDEAS. FILMS, SLIDES, FIELD TRIPS, AND SPEAKERS SUPPLEMENT THE COURSES. AT CLARKE THE STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO TAKE FOUR YEARS OF CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION. IN HIS FRESHMAN YEAR, THE STUDENT TAKES ECONOMICS, IN HIS SOPHOMORE, WORLD HISTORY. HIS JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS ARE DEVOTED TO THE STUDY OF AMERICAN HISTORY AND WORLD PROBLEMS. ADVANCED SENIOR STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A COURSE IN ECONOMICS. THE CURRICULUM OF THE CLASSES ON EACH GRADE LEVEL VARY TO SUIT THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL. 4 FIRST ROW: Mr. Ralph Henderson, Miss Marilyn Bandiero, Mr. Patrick Kelly lchairmanl, Mrs. Sheila Cholden, Mr. llarold Healy SECOND ROW: Mr. Ira llolzager, Mr. Inhn Sardi, Mr. Ralph Guzewicz, Mr. John Leggett, Mr. Thomas Granowitz