Waukegan High School - Annual W Yearbook (Waukegan, IL)

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W Cancer: ff att CULV! Studies ancl Music Largest Division O Several changes in t'urrit'ulutn at W'l'llS were niatle in N57-58. One ol these was the atltlition ol' the lourth level. or track , in linglish instruction. Stutlents in the lreshinan, sophomore. and junior grades are now plaretl into one ol' lour lerels -ol linglish classes. tle- pending upon their stholastit- ability and past pers liorinanee. The top class. lor stutlents ol superior ability in linglish. is t-alletl Honors. Other levels are Regular. General, antl Basic. .X siniilar t-lassilit-ation ol' stutlents in lll2llllL'lll2lllC'5 classes was also institutetl. l'reshnien ol exceptional ability in inatheinattts are now enrolletl in Pre-l'rol'essitunal Algebra. Other levels ol ninth grade inatheniaties are: Regular Algebra, General Nlatheinaties. antl Basie Nlatlieniatics. Sonie tlirision ol stutlents on ability levels is also niatle in Biology antl l'nitetl States llistory. lop right. ll,XXlJ Rl-.lllz XRS Xl . Xlusit ls one til the 2lllN stutltetl ln tnanx XYIIIN stutlents, Xlenihets ol tontert hantl are per- fecting their skills untler the tontluttorslup ol Otto la. K-rahatn. Setontl pieture. l'HYSlKS l.Xli, Stutlents strixe to untlerstantl the principles ol stiente. Clhetking their experiment for tle- tertnining the to-ellieient ot expansion ol Iirass in their Phxsies lah periotl are. Ietit lo right: -john Kaullintan. llill llttksas. lerrx Lastlaslq. antl l.ante lkreger. Xt right. IIIIQSPIXXS. llratnatitis helps stutlenls to iinproxe their speeth antl atting skills, XYilliznn Yilhauer ollers helplul suggestions in etleetixe presentation ltii Yortna Spaultling. .lint Kantola, Kuna lflasarian. antl Rolrerta Stoll. Bottom right. SOLIXI. 5C'lliXi.la. l'nitetI States llistory tonnes to life thru the use ol autlio xisual tlratnatifation. Coxante Cahell operates the turntahle uhtle Xlr. llaxe llteltls antl the tlass listen attentixelx. l,ou'er lelt. I'XRl.li!-X'Ol'S I-RXXKIXIS? tilasses in foreign languages help atquaint stutlents with peoples til other lanils. tlonxersing in lfreuth are 'lutli Nlarsh antl lutlx Peterson. lhe instruttor is Xliss Iloxelli. 3 P' it

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Xhme. l'RINl.XRY l-'l'lil, FOR Sliliili lR.XYlil.--llR.XlN POWIQR. Scientists nl tonioi'i'otv stitching' an integrated lorin of plane and solid getnnetrx in the Nlalh KiCIJ2ll'lllll'lllvS linnm' progrzun. l.el't tn right. HINXDIXKQ: Klip X. lfelchner, Rick l'latl. l'anla liatlshx. O linihracing the instructional departments ul Lan- guage Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science. and Music. the Divisitni ul .'XC'2lliK'lllif Studies and Nlusic represents the largest division in the scliuol. 'l'he superintendent :lets as chairman ul' this important division, which has seventy teachers. The department chairmen cunlei' with the superin- tendent in such niatters as addition, deletion, ui' inodi- fication ol' courses, nunihet' ul' teachers, changes in roonts, i-l1l'llilllI'C and equipment. and budget require- inents. The chairnten have been especially helplul in planning lui' the lVest Clznnpus High Sclmul. now under construction. Acaclemi llelnw. ICNIISRYUNIC1 S'l'l'llY. Nlr. ,Xl Gmsclie. head ol science department, is displaying the three stages uf the fetal devel- IIll0lll ul' call einlmrxus. His assistant is Dennis Klass. The I tuurse is atlianced hiulogx in muni 320. 41-

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At right, AI'PRIiN'l'ICIli TRAINING. Mr. R. Petersen, factory representa- tixe of Rigid Tool Co.. Elyria. Ohio. deinonstrates pipe threading to a class ol' pluinber apprentices. Other apprenticeship areas serxed hy special classes are: hricklayers. plasterers and cement masons. and inachinists. Trade extension classes provide training in electrical maintenance, and plumbers journeynian training in lead welding and wiping. 30 Train for Practical O The Division of Practical Arts and Vocational Edu- cation is responsible for the instruction, training pro- grams and facility needs in Apprenticeship training, Arts and Clralts, Business Education, Homemaking, Industrial Arts, Practical Nurses Training, Trade and Industrial Training, 'l'rade Extension, and Audio- Visual Services. 'l'here is an old saying to the ellect that a person who qualifies hinisellf in his calling, never fails of eniployinent. IVTHS is doing its part in providing all persons with the opportunity to qualify for em- ploynient. livery parent realizes that now, more than ever belore, youth must plan to secure adequate work experience training. Alle are standing today at the threshold ol' the greatest and most highly specialized period ol' all times-the atoinie-hydrogen-space age. At left. INlJI'SIiRIAl. ARIS. Students receive practical experience and know-how while operating up-to-date machines in the Industrial Arts program, Here YVayne Gihour operates an engine lathe in Mr. john I3aker's metals shop. Opposite page. At right, PRACIICAI. NI'RSliS TRAINING. Designed to help allexiate the urgent need for practical nursing aid in hospitals and in honies. this course was organized at WIHS sexeral years ago. Left to right: Mrs. Edythe Ruinlord. clinical instructor at Victory lNICIIlOl'l2ll Hos- pital: Miss Iininia Relting, program coordinator: and Mrs. jeanette I.indahl, trainee.