Whiting High School - Reflector Yearbook (Whiting, IN)

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Various courses animate English Listening to Mr. Ulrich's lecture, senior lit students scribble notes for the next test. Anecdotes and amusing stories invigorate the students of Miss Flaris' grammar class. Literature, grammar, journalism, and speech give new life to each phase of English offered at WHS. Grammar and literature are required for all freshmen in order to acquaint them with English fundamentals. Speech, accentuating public speaking, pantomimes, and debates, is offered to sophomores. Journalism prepares juniors for a position on either publications staff. Thurber, Frost, and other authors become familiar names in American literature. Senior literature students study the works of English writers, stressing the plays of Richard Sheridan and Shakespeare. The requirements of a term paper and notebook make rhetoric mandatory for all college-bound seniors. Alice in Wonderland is dramatized by Sue Stasko in her book report for speech class. 29

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Languages accent foreign interests Whether it’s “buenos dias” or gut morgan,” students agree that language plays an important role in Whiting High School’s curriculum. In the language laboratory students incorporate basic dialogues, practice patterns, and verbal conjugations. Tape recordings are used to perfect the vocal and audio portions of language learning. Spanish, offered for four years, is taught by Mr. Jack Taylor. Through the use of Spanish and Mexican folk songs, records, and filmstrips, students come to realize that language is extended outside the classroom situation. Now in its third year, German is taught by Mr. James Ulrich. Although a new language offered at Whiting, German has eagerly been accepted as the course increases in number each year. Visual aids and German game playing give the language a new zest as they also assist in learning. Pongan los aparatos, is the request of Senor Taylor as students prepare for a lab session. Visual aids help in the learning of German. t hrough the use of brochures, scenic landmarks convey the ideas of the Mexican people.

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Constitution papers stress civic duties “When in the course of human events . . .” Whether studying the Declaration of Independence or the Bill of Bights, Whiting's government classes prepare future adults for their roles as civic leaders of tomorrow. Both freshmen and senior civics are mandatory courses for all students. The history and present-day functioning of a democratic nation are detailed so pupils will realize the meaning of citizenship in their community. World history deals with facts from the cavemen to the spacemen. It is now required for all sophomores. Valley Forge, Bunker Hill, and Jamestown become familiar sites to American history students. A research paper on the meaning of the Constitution, sponsored by the Elks Club, is written by history and senior civics students. John Ilapak explains the basic human rights listed in our Constitution to history classmates. Civics students marvel at U.S. documents. 30