Wellesley High School - Wellesleyan Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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GEORGE KERIVAN JR. DONALD CAMPBELL MARY REULAND LINDA HADLOCK U.S. History Electives Brightened Social Studies Department ELEANOR SANTOS RAYMOND ROSS

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block major, America,” taught by Brooks God¬ dard, English teacher, and John McDermott, Social Studies teacher, focused on U.S. History and the American literature during the period of study. Like the senior humanities program, jun¬ iors received credit for both the American His¬ tory and eleventh grade English requirements. The range of courses were varied to meet the interests of each student; the very demanding Phase I as ked considerably more work from a student than did a Phase IV. The staff was inno¬ vative, individualistic, and youthful. No two teachers approached the same elective with quite the same teaching meth¬ ods, and, in these respects, the strengths of the department were obvious. Indeed, the English courses helped students better understand who and what they are For the third consecutive year, juniors and sen¬ iors had the opportunity to choose their English courses from popular and diverse offerings. Mrs. Rhonda Bretholtz returned after a two year leave of absenc- 1 and was the only addition to the department’s faculty. New course selections have expanded the curriculum to an even greater extent. This year, students were able to study offerings entitled The Outdoor Experience,” The Nature of Man,” All in the Family,” and The Adolescent in Literature” with more than sixty others. For the first time, a double time- JmB it KATHLEEN LESTITION BROOKSGODDARD WAYNE HADLOCK VOLGA RESS JANICE BARRETT 19

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For the first year at Wellesley High, jun¬ iors could choose from a variety of electives to fulfill their U.S. History requirement. America,” a course which granted credit for both American history and English, the tradi¬ tional survey course that covers 1492 to the present, and semester electives ranging from U.S. Foreign Policy ’ The Colonial Experi¬ ence,” to The Wild, Wild West” were offered and proved quite popular and success¬ ful. The sophomore and senior electives con¬ tinued to explore new approaches to social, economic, and political changes. Whether the course dealt with Modern European history, Asian civilization, political science, or cultural anthropology, the department sought to offer flexible, concentrated programs that present historical and current perspectives. GARDNER MARCH ANT Department Head PAMELA GEORGE CHARLES BURGESS HELEN FISCHER john McDermott 21