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

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'What? Learn all these thoroughly by tomorrow? Group discussions asia part of the K-12 program are-conducted by Mr. Falgien, who gives special attention to individual problems. But, but. . . that's impossible. I mean, well . . . SOCIAL SCIENCE BEGINS CHANGE-oven TO K-12 odernization was the keynote of the Social Science Department as they explored a long- range plan to revise the traditional program. Chang- ing to a unit plan from the old and familiar chronolog- ical plan, history instructors based their courses on several books and pamphlets rather than just one, allowing the students a cross-section view of the sub- ject they studied. As a part of the K-12 program begun in 1965, this new plan offered a continuous study of history from kindergarten through the twelfth grade. A few of the units taught at the senior high level included American thought and culture, the Supreme Court, and the Constitution. Oh, you say burn these by tomor row Good deal

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Mrs. Simansky prepares to use the console to give her class a stenography lesson. l l l Mrs. Banks dictates practice drills to typing pupils to aid their precision. Trying to remember which key to press without looking is very hard! BUSINESS DEPARTMENT OFFERS MANY COURSES he Business Department offers many courses to prepare students for careers in the business world as well as to aid them in their academic studies. Classes are designed to include a rounded course of study in the fields of business law, consumer eco- nomics, accounting, and secretarial science. The ad- vanced secretarial science courses teach the particu- lars of secretarial work demanded by business. Addi- tionally, the basic classes of typing and notehand aid a student in many of his studies. Miss Nyla McNatt, chairman of the Business De- partment, welcomed two new teachers to her staff. Mrs. Alice Banks, instructor in typing and bookkeep- ing, is a graduate of Kansas State College and taught with the Job Corps for two years before coming to Wasson. Miss Linda Dieringer, a graduate of Colorado State University, began teaching typing, bookkeeping, and consumer economics. Mr. Howard Waite, typing teacher, retired this spring after many years in the teaching profession.

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LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT REVEALS NEW PLANS uture innovations in the Language Department were in the planning stages this year. They include opening the language laboratory for students' use in the evenings and possibly combining the forces ofthe Language and History Departments to teach the his- tory and geography ofa country in its native language. This progressive department continued develop- ing a stronger course of study for Wasson students. New books in the fourth-year Spanish class completed the programmed line of text-books. lVlr. Ignacio Ortiz. previously at Washington lrving Junior High, began teaching Spanish at Wasson this year, replacing lVlr. Delbart Bye who accepted a year's fellowship at the University of lndiana before going to Spain for further study. Preparing sopaipillas is Mrs. Ritzman's method of raising money at the Homecoming Carnival. With an imnish grin Mr. Hoffman begins to play an album for his German clas. The use of the overhead projector helps Miss Fullmer convey new ideas to French students.