Wasson High School - Wahian Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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X2 kia' .KF V. i xx y STEVE MURRAY and Dennis Friesth utilize library material for daily work and long range assignments. English and Social Science pro- grams provide most ol: year's long range assignments, leading to ref- erence worlc in the library. HISTORIC EVENTS are located on the time line by Mr. Conner for interested students.

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COLLEGE BOUND students Scott Brown, Bruce Wacker, and Steve Davis confer with two of Wasson's counselors, Mr. Shever- bush and Mr. Anderson, about their future studies. GOING OVER A schedule con- flict with Mrs. Girard is senior Karen Loptien. Wasson counselors help plan and revise student programs, write recommendations for col- lege applications, and suggest types of preparations for future vocations. BRAD SMITH RECEIVES advice from his counselor, Mr. Brickert, concerning his important PSAT scores.

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All of Wasson's academic departments were forced to expand to meet requirements of the largest student enroll- ment in the school's history. These growing pains were met with skillful handling by faculty members in planning changes and additions to this year's program. The English Department received the honor of being one of only one hundred schools across the nation and the lone representative from Colorado to be visited by a team of observers from the National Council of Teachers of English, which is surveying significant English programs across the United States. This program is in conjunction with the government for the purpose of spreading bene- ficial ideas. Advanced speech was introduced by the Speech De- partment with one class meeting three times a week em- phasizing the study of argumentation, and another class meeting twice a week learning the art of storytelling. Fu- ture speakers in local clubs and community programs are expected to come from such classes. A third year of German was added to the foreign language program while the whole department was tripled in size in the past five years. Two new courses were added by the Math Department in keeping with the nationis demand for expansion: Alge- bra 5 and Trigonometry for juinors, and a Math Analysis with Trigonometry Honors class for outstanding seniors. sgffx' LOUISE MANZ questions M about Shakespeare's England. STUDENTS COMMENCE time typing trials under Mrs. Massa's watchful eyes. r. Gannon