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

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Language Arts Courses Stress Critical Thinking ts. i The ability to communicate is an important goal reached in speech classes. Jane Drew, Ken Rice, Nancy Hull, and Greg Knop are above. WTHS's up-to-date Language Arts Department, headed by chairman Mrs. Melba Wixom and assistant Mrs. Ellen Bay, oifers a variety of subjects including French, German, Latin, Spanish, speech, drama, debate, journalism, and Wu World. The courses comprise an integrated pro- gram of writing, speaking, reading, and listening. Each stresses critical thinking rather than rote memorization. Literature studied in the language courses binds the present-day reader to the rest of mankind. The goal of all language communication is growth and improvement in effective communication. Numerous extra-curricular activities also help enlighten the student. Tlze West Campus library opens new fields of literary study for English classes.

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Through foreign language study, students knowledge of their own language is increased Above are Priscilla Green, Karen Koerper Mr. Oglesby, and Chuck Burba Keeping up with current literature is a part of each Honors English class. Above are Cheri Stefjan, Marion Mugerditchian, Bert Hermelink, Al Brauch, and Mrs. Cary. 24

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Half hour before deadline! was a familiar phrase on Thursday for the 20 member W World staff. On that day all stories and features had to be checked by the editors and approved by faculty advisor Mr. James Yoggerst. Monday the pages were made up and sent to Mr. Thomas LoWe's vocational printing class. The papers were distributed in homerooms the next Friday. To assure more complete news coverage West Campus initiated a journalism homeroom, which wrote all West Campus W World stories. Also, for the first time in about 30 years, the W World had a major change in size. The more compact four-column paper varied from four to six pages every Week. Tami Pickus was first semester editor-in-chiefg Carol Ryoti held the top job the second semester. Jim Wiggington and Kathy Geske talk with Janice Winters about prospective advertisers while Joel Graber, background, Checking W World proofs and copy are Tami Pickus, Carol Ryoti, Jane Lipnicke, and Mark Olson. takes a sports story over the phone. Jonell Laufer, W World advisor Mr. Jim Yoggerst, Ellen Palmer, and Lynda M orstadt discuss a late news story.