Wewoka High School - Tiger Yearbook (Wewoka, OK)

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l ,g g l at utltlfl M- ...JN hm lil - ' f ii F1 ,ss BOOK JACKETS aid students in selecting their out- side reading. MRS. BIGGERS, who holds a masters degree from Oklahoma University, teaches all the Spanish classes. Spanish I emphasizes pronunciation and conversation. Second year Spanish stresses writing and grammatical finesse. Third and fourth year classes are conducted in Spanish with literature of Spanish and Latin Amer- ican classes provided. The newspaper Hoy Dia adds interest. Drofvtofes Beffer Undef Sfafzcfzfzo Of if . c,fr,t1,.iwf.s 1315 ' -X f. MRS. MILDRED HARGROVE, sophomore English teacher, holds a M.S. degree from Oklahoma State University. Stressing the sentence as the basic unit of expression, Mrs. Hargrove prepares the students for further writing. The short story, novel, essay and poetry are also studied. Foreign Language Vital In Shrinking World FOUR YEARS OF SPANISH are offered students. At all levels the culture ofthe people is stressed. Students are prepared for advanced study in Spanish or for launching into another language. 9 F3

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English eeded in All studies Algebra, history, science, shop - all require an understanding of English. All students are '5 . . uni required to take English each year. new MRS. LENA YANDELL, who holds a masters degree from Oklahoma Universtiy, teaches senior English. This class combines the study of English literature and composition. Students are also required to do a research paper. title. ,ss- INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION is stressed in all English classes. MRS. JOAN LIGON, who holds a masters degree from Oklahoma gifieh with emphasis on the paragraph, Expository writing is University, teaches all the iuniors English. American literature is Stresged fhe junior year although some creative writing is at- studied in depth and the students continue their study of compo- tempted, l 8

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Math and Science Important Studies Biology, chemistry and physics are the three 1 phases of science offered at WHS. Biology is a required class while chemistry and physics are elec- tive classes. MRS. NEVA CHELF, who holds a master of science degree from Oklahoma S Y a t e University, teaches all the science courses. Mrs. Chelf encourages individual proiects in all classes. Algebra II, solid and plane geometry and trig- onometry are math courses offered students. In Alge- bra ll, students take up quadratic equations, roots and radicals, and fractional equations. Basic principles of solid and plane geometry are stressed in those classes. Trigonometry is a semester c o urs e dealing with functions of angles, triangles and figures using logarithms. f i . Q, ,gli f ,fi , ., M a MR. BILL GIBBS who holds a masters degree from Wesl Texas State College teaches all the math courses. Mr. Gibbs states that all classes now use the new math. N- -- -f ,' M,',,,...-- V'-or