West High School - Cat Log Yearbook (Bremerton, WA)

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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT HAS A VARIETY OF CLASSES Diagromming settences is a necessary fundamettal taught in composition classes. Sklls in public Spefllsing promote stuclewts ability to confi- dently present themselves to an audietce. 6 Reading skills are expanded in Developmental Reading. There is a great need tor English in all school work. In later lite lt will be even more impor- tant for a person to be proficient in his own spoken language. The West High English De- partment strives to present the correct forms ot English to its students with the hope that they will attempt to improve their speech. Three years of composition and literature are required tor graduation trom West. Students are divided into three groups according to their knowledge and capabilitites in English. ln this way teachers are more able to know the individual needs ot the students. Literature l, in the Freshman year, offers an introduction to better equip the student tor tuture classes. The Sophomore year's plan is comprised of short stories, poetry and plays with a briet introduction to William Shake- speare and his theatrical works. Literature in the .Junior year emphasises American authors and their writings. Seniors concentrate primarily on English Classics and World Authors. Aside from the six required courses, we may elect courses in grammar review lComposi- tion lVl, intensive writing practice lComposition Vl, English literature lliterature lVl, and Eng- lish lV which is a combination ot these three. English IV is a new class that was ottered this year. Also there are Journalism, Public Spealc- ing, Developmental Reading, and Yearbook editing. With the wide variety of English classes ottered to the students, the teachers attempt to prepare them for the future.

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always walking endless circles around The hall . . . FILLED WITH CLASSES, ACTIVITIES, AND FRIENDS Juniors! Now we musT really buckle down, The TuTure is noT such an unfamiliar word. We rneef wiTh our counselors and begin To seriously plan Tor graduaTion and college or work. This vv'onderTul year ends vviTh The elecTion oT nexT year's all imporTanT people, The A.S.B oTTicers. Well here iT is, The year We have all vvaiTed Tor-we are seniors! We are aT lasT The Top ones in school. The year is busy wiTh The seniors Tak- ing The lead in nearly every acTiviTy. The senior aThleTes are honored. The senior girls are made queens and princesses. College TesTs are Taken and applicaTions are Tilled ouT. Dances, conTer- ences and meeTings are aTTended. CommencemenT speakers are chosen and graduaTion comes wiTh every senior wishing he could do iT over again. This year has been no diTTerenT excepT Tor These Tevv incidenTs. In OcTober, we held our second model UniTed NaTions Assembly. A bus carrying 67 sTudenTs rolled down a hill in Nov- ember, with iusT a Tew people being iniured. In ThaT accidenT was our foreign sTudenT, Jan WesTra. ln April, our TirsT model Congress was held. AT The end of April, our area had an earTh- quake ThaT shook up The sTudenTs buT no one was hurT and The school susTained only minor damage. This year has been inTeresTing, exciTing and will never be TorgoTTen. l The end of day

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The Social Studies Department is one of the largest departments in West. Three years of social studies are required for graduation. Fresh- men take one semester of Washington State history and one semester of geography and civics. Juniors take United States history, while seniors have one semester of government and one sem- ester of world affairs. Also offered is social living. In each of the social studies courses, teachers try to give the students information about what is going on at the present time, and hovv history, science, and industry have contributed to our civ- ilization. In October, the second annual model United Nations Assembly was held. Bob Efird presided as Secretary General of the assembly. Juniors and seniors took part and debated three aues- tions of vvorld problems that were in front of the United Nations. On the second and third of April, a model Congress was held with students from both East and West participating. Terry Linkletter was el- ected by the Congress as Speaker of the House. The students wrote the bills that were introduced and formed the committees that passed them. On the floor, the bills were debated and voted upon. This model Congress proved to be a profit- able experience for those who participated. They learned the Mins and outs of passing bills and how the legislative branch of government really works. ln April, the model Congress stimulated students interest in our government. SOCIAL STUDIES AND MATH COURSES OUTSTANDING A Mathematics Department must provide the mathematical tools needed in everyday liv- ing. General and business mathematics are de- signed to achieve this goal. Second, it must provide a foundation for those who will be taking mathematics and science in college. Courses in algebra, geometry, advanced algebra, trigonometry, and math analysis are among those math courses offered. Well quali- fied teachers prepare these students for college and provide good, basic foundation for the' practical uses of mathematics. Again this year, West won the mathematics trohpy, which it has won five years in a row. Terry Linkletter, Duane Fickeisen, and Michael George were the winners of the annual math contest between East and West Polar co-orclinate graphing is one of the many in- teresting concepts taught in Mathematics Analysis. 7