Wayland High School - Reflector Yearbook (Wayland, MA)

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Mr Greenawalt stralght out of What s the matter wlth you people. I Oxford match perfectly? says Mr. Brennan Where do you thunk you re golng The band - those were the good old Mr Wagner asks days , , . 5 . ' Qgl Q . rffzt-'fl 1 Thus IS how Mr. Corey smlles when he realizes youre handlng your report IH late. 'tYou actually thunk Columbus IS Russlanff' The reason Mr. Benedetti doesnt have a beard now IS because he was unable to smlle when he had ut' Faculty - 29

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SGCIA STUDIES DEPARTME Mr. Frio doesnt look too enthusiastic about this picture. Mr. Wagner is serious about his profession. gil :IN +954-a S.- 1 i I 28 - Faculty As in other departments, results of summer work have produced significant effects on the social studies curriculum. The major change has been in the freshman program which now offers additional units of study on Africa and Latin America. A series of new books on non-western areas have been added to enrich the curri- culum. Another new feature, the senior program, once a series of quarterly electives is now a single full-year course. The Thomas Brennan ' -vw ff? Carl Corey Daniel FriO department sponsors many co- curricular activities. Included in this category have been the VFW Voice of Democracy Speech Contest, the WHS Close-Ups program in which students viewed the inner workings of the federal govern- ment, and the China Seminar, a follow-up to the exciting field trip to the Museum of Science China Exhibit. Hardly a change, but certainly in keeping with a tradition of in- volvement, is the extra- Kim Greenawalt, Dept. Head Steve Wagner .:,- John Brande T curricular work performed by the department. Mr. Wagner spent countless hours prepar- ing materials and coaching students on the topic immigra- tion for the Academic Decath- alon. In addition he found time to rehearse for a stellar role in the Faculty Review. Rendering memorable performances also were the golden-voiced Carl Corey and gyrating rock singer John Brande. Marcia Goldsmith V111 A Donald Benedetti A ' w i. -l Anne Gray. Secretary

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E GLISH DEPARTME TA DMEDI The summer of '85 included a period of intensive curriculum development for the teachers in the English Department. The result was a renewed focus and increased emphasis on writing skills for students. The pro- cess of writing received con- tinual reinforcement through- out the year. The business of pre-planning, writing, eval- uating, conferencing, rewrit- ing and editing for correctness before producing a final draft became a way of life for WHS students. The reading phase of the curriculum focused on draw- ing meaning from the literary text. The challenge for students was to discover insights into the nature and quality of the human experience. Among the most worthwhile experiences was the focus on world issues, an inter- Library Aidesi Barbara Manley. Carol Lucenta, Carole Parnell. Susan Devlin Mrs. Alexander striking yet another pose. disciplinary approach spear- headed by Kathy Lampert. New to the English staff this year was Whitney Sterling, a Yale graduate with experience 30 ' Faculty ,x f-35 .Q g .dx ', Miss Sapienza, thinking of how much money the late book dues will bring in. Kathleen Lampert 1