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

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Dialogues and Equations Challenge Students In learning more about France, French students jim Penn, Mike Foreign language classes sing songs to improve pronunciation. Alger, and Dana Tapscott point out cities of interest. John Younce joins in singing a German folk song. (Left) Ann Westfall and Jill Arnold explain their Latin projects to the rest of the class. Several projects helped students learn about Roman life. (Right) Leslie Dallas, who attended the I.U. Language honors program at a Mexican University models a Mexican costume.

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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.

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in Math and Languages When one walks through the halls at Warren Central, he may hear “buenos dfas,” “bon jour,’’ “guten tag,’’ or “tempus fugit.” Warren students may enroll in one to four years of Spanish or French, or one to two years of German or Latin. College-bound students find languages to be good background re- quirements. In the modern languages stress is laid upon speaking and comprehending. The students are given practice each week in the language laboratory. Students also learn the culture, background, and customs of the countries where the language is spoken. Although Latin is not a spoken language, it is one of the languages from which ours is derived and helps many students understand English better. The logarithm of a root of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number divided by the index of the root. Recognize this language? It is the langu- age of mathematics, well-known to the many War- renites enrolled in algebra, plane geometry, trigono- metry, or senior math. Both traditional and ex- perimental classes are offered in geometry. As math becomes more essential for college and careers, many students enroll in two math courses in one semester, enabling them to take more math during high school, and to be better prepared for college. pH iiit wagi Algebra students Larry Foster and David Daniels explain a graph problem, while Bev Niles solves an equation which will be graphed. Tom Nidiffer prepares a light energy display for the math display case. A light bulb provides the power. John Shipley, Edie Steiniger, Shirley Mithoefer, and Mike Ney prove theorems in solid geometry by using a triangular model. 21