Warren Central High School - Wigwam Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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As part of an assignment in beginning journalism class, Peggy Practicing speech skills, senior Mary Ann Banta adds emphasis Ellis, Penny Likens, Kirby Cummings, and John Montgomery to her dramatic interpretation through use of facial expressions analyze newspapers to determine their content and format. and appropriate movements of the hand. Students Keep Busy Speech students learn the skills of public speaking. Practice in parlia- mentary procedure, ad libbing and writing speeches helps students gain confidence and become better speak- ers. Here, Tom Cochrun practices radio announcing, gaining experience in one of many areas of public speaking.

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World history students Keith Madix, Peggy Miles, and David Daniels find the West Indies display helpful in their studies. Taxes are a part of American life. Don Limbach helps Sharon Stropes solve a sample income tax problem in government. Don Baker, Barbara Poole, and John Shipley lead a discussion on Latin American affairs in international re- lations class. Class discussions give students a chance to voice their own opinions and hear the views of others on a subject of current interest.

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Nouns, verbs, short stories, novels, and research papers can all be linked to one subject— English. Students have been studying English “ever since they can remember,” but each year they learn something new. English is required for all sophomore and jun- ior students. Although English is not a senior re- quirement, many seniors take a fourth year. Besides reviewing the basic fundamentals of English and learning new skills, students also par- ticipate in class discussions of various related topics, such as news media, and write a research paper on a subject of their choice. From literature students learn the “make-up” of short stories and novels, and study the works of famous authors and poets. Soph- omore and junior students go to reading lab for four weeks where they improve their reading skills, learning to comprehend what they read while in- creasing their vocabulary and reading speed. Speech students learn the fundamentals of pub- lic speaking. At a Student Congress students propose resolutions and try to convince the Congress to pass them. Speeches on current events, radio announcing, and ad libbing are all a part of the course of study. Students practice in many areas of oral expression and find that this class is one which will be useful in the future, no m atter what career they choose. Learning Various Ways Literature classes not only read stories, poems, and novels, but also have class discussions to determine the author’s purpose in writing and dis- cover the “hidden meaning of the story. Here, sophomores Ron Farris, Randy Denny, Carl Lewis, Jim Faust, Margueritte Witte, and Deirdre Koby put themselves into the story to ana- lyze the characters ' actions. To Use Native Tongue Amidst a maze of bibliography cards, books and notes, Jo Ann Bradfield hurries to complete her research paper on time.