Whiting High School - Reflector Yearbook (Whiting, IN)

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English Forms Basic Part of WHS Curriculum Chuck Zondor ponders the question Whet did he do? as he studies diligently for his daily classes. Oh, don ' t hurt him! exclaim Virginia Ruman and Barbara Ziara as George Toth and Ken Zubeck display acting talents in speech class. The basic subject in the WHS curriculum is English. It is the only course that students are required to have as a major. Every student from his freshman year on has a semester of English Grammar. Freshmen, juniors and seniors alternate grammar with literature, play reading, or journal- ism, and sophomores have a semester of speech. In this way students explore every phase of English — speaking, writing, reading, and basic mechanics. The English Department hopes that offering a variety of English courses will help students in their other subjects. Mr. James Ulrich ' s senior grammar class is soothed by classical music while they try to pass another difficult test. 29

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Ambitious Students Receive Scholarship W’s Winners of One Scholarship W . FRONT ROW: Lor- raine Serafin, Rosemary Chandik, Virginia Ruman, Linda Kiraly, Skipper Banik, Ruth Ann Sinai, Paul Laub. SECOND ROW: George Butkovich, Andrew Majda, John Gyure, Barbara Ziara, Tim Gorman, Pat Rogina. Getting their second Scholarship W ' s, from the Christ- mas tree are Tom Wozniczka, John Render and George Kucka. Absent from the picture is Marilyn Hrpka. Arlene Benko and Nancy Jamrose set aside books for a moment to look over their third Scholarship W ' s . WHS students have many opportunities to gain recognition for a special achievement. Sports- minded boys may receive a W for attaining a certain athletic standard, while a Scholarship W serves as a reward for the diligent student. The Scholarship W is circular in form and each year ' s is a different variation of green and white. The person who earns four Scholarship W ' s receives it stamped on his diploma. To earn a scholarship W , a student must maintain at least a ’ ' B ' ' average in every subject for both semesters of the school year.

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Len Tucker and Gerri Zorich dress in traditional ancient Roman apparel. Andy Majda, Len Tucker, and Ann Gorman start the day differ- ently by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in Latin. Latin Club Stimulates Interest In Ancient Rome At the Latin Club initiation, first-year Latin students are raised from slaves to Roman citizens. 30