West High School - Trail Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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, 1 Evelyn Thompson, A.B., M.S., Marilyn Bartel, A.B., English Glenn Blakemore, B.A., M.E., Mrs. Julia Christenson, B E English Composition, Ad- lI,PepClub. vanced Placement English. languages workshops, field tri Besides the traditional reading and writing assignments, teachers in the Language Arts Department found interesting supplementary work. Daily journals were kept by students in Eng- lish Composition and Advanced Placement Eng- lish. Mrs. Joan Swinney's juniors prepared colo- nial newspapers with their study of that period in American literature. Mr. Joe Nixon's sopho- mores studied parliamentary procedure. Sever- al classes used the Wichita Eagle and various Joe Morell, Deeann Glamser, and Jeanne Heatherly, Jour- nalism ll students, prepare West Words for mailing to adver- tisers and other schools. Speech I, Debate l, ll. M.E., English ll, Sophomore Class. ps add to interest magazines as supplementary work. Fifteen students attended the second annual Book and Author Seminar in September. Throughout the year, others attended work- shops and special lectures on associated subjects. Besides the required English Il and III classes, the department offered thirteen other choices. Among these were journalism, dramatics, and debate. 'A V'.' A I ..---- Y g s 1 . N 115' 'Yip W li it X ' left, Y ' H 3 KY N xii I .7 I . A 7 L, F if: xiwg, M . , -A gjgiy. V. . . l K N ' -.5'w sky it-f as-. , I ,gms .. QQ. . '-.icky - KKIV: .D W 'T N-1 X tw kgs 12

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Don Filby, B.A., M.A., Intro- Roger Dale, B.A., M.A.,'Crea- duction to Art, Commercial tive Crafts I, II, Silver- Design I, II, Drawing and smithingI,lI,ArtClub. Painting I, ll. Each year the art department becomes more active with such activities as various city and state-wide exhibitions, shows at other schools, the annual spring show, which in- cludes 500-700 pieces of art, and the National Scholastics show. This department has grown from seven classes, 130 students, in 1963 to 15 classes and more than 400 students in 1968. C sits 1 liresll I 15 A l 3 l I I E an 5 Kenneth Zrubek, B.S., Ce- ramics and Sculpture, Intro- duction to Art, Crafts, Senior Class. Melody Livesay tries her hand at pottery in Nlr. Zrubek's class. Mr. Don Filby offers his advice to Roger Hendrix. 11

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,. 0, if Mrs. Lakme Coakley, Mrs. Shirley Gabrielson, B.S., AB., M.A., Reading, English ll, Journalism I, ll. Reading Club. Trail, West Word, Press Club, Quilland Scroll. Ray Huss, B.A., English lll and lV, Pep Club, Debate. Mrs. Nancy Lackey, B.A., Drama I, ll, Thespians. Marva Lange, B.A., M.S., Eng- lish Ill, World Literature. Mrs. Mary Ann Lewis, B.A., English ll, and lll, Y-Teens. Mrs. Agnes Newbrey, B.A., English ll, and Ill, Pep Club, Junior Class. Joe L. Nixon, BS., MS., Eng- lish ll, College Reading, Sophomore Class. Mrs. Verla Griffiths, AB., Mrs. Margaret Hunnicutt, English lll, English Composi- AB., MS., English lll, English tion, Future Teachers, Composition. la TVN 'Divx irq , , r--- 13