William H Taft High School - Atinian Yearbook (Woodland Hills, CA)

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who have participated in hola he National Forensic League in- ludes student speakers and de- C . Word of th Wcch nters strc speech and debate have earned a minimum of points for competitive speak speakers and debaters vvho completed all requirements in Speech A,B, and C classes. . Members of the NFL The Gavel Club includes stu- 'Many of our Gavel Club members are also 'in the NFL . Approxi- mately 75 students participated in forensic activities during 1 974-75 . Taft Varsity, J ,V ., and Novice C debate teams participated in tournaments held at Loyola University, Burbank High School, El Camino High School, Louisville High School and many others . ' I v -W A - t L- ., ..... . , T.. 'iff-I' K. National Forensic League and Gavel Club FRONT ROW: M. Reda, A. Fineman, G. Ostroff, J. Newman, B. Rose, M. Gaswirth SECOND ROW: B. Nliller, J. Kerrigan, M. Venolia, N. Wertlieb, B. Wilson, L. Mahshigian, F. Pomerantz. THIRD ROW: L. Weisman, E. Lockman, N. Alen, B. Goldstein, B. Leonard, K. Kramer. FOURTH ROW: D. Rubinstein, L. Teller, S. Zimmerman, J. Silber. BACK ROW: W. Oxx lSponsorl, R. Kassan. A i' V .4 ll, , - 1, ll- ' vi' , ' , NJ, i I', L. ii

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In fact, our English Department is so good that it is one of twenty selected nationwide to participate in the National Humanities Faculty's two-year Bi- centennial study of The American Covenant: The Moral Uses of Power. The 'coordinator at Taft is lVlr. Wheatley. A 540,000 grant for the study of our contemporary social malaise and the possibili- ties of reawakening and renewal of the American Dream, the key concepts of the study being the terms covenant, morality, and power, will be given in benefits and services provided by the NHF through visiting University faculty, profession- al men and women, and working artists . ln addition, several Taft teachers will be subsidized to attend two, three-week summer workshops for which gradu- ate credit may be received. Taft contributes a token amount of funding to the project, which may help revalidate a senior year program that is threatened by college encroachment and student apathy . One of the aspects of the plan is a separate school for ac- celerated students and high achievers that will com- bine several courses into an academic and practical exploration of the theme, with this school serving as a pilot for the evaluation and alteration of the senior year programs . 'P-'HJ in The gifted program is also quite important because a large number of students are involved in it. The Gifted Coordinator is lVlr. Jay. He handles the dis- position of the Gifted Funds that the school re- ceives for each student who qualifies for the pro- gram ,

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Foreign Language 'T Jn. :- n .5 gil u Lys' ht-. f-f ,- 1 . .5 l ..,..1. .1 . J? l The Foreign Language Department offers courses in French, German, and Spanish, ranging from elemen- tary to college level advanced placement courses in these languag es. But don't think that all one learns in these classes is how to conjugate verbs and other such mun dane matters. The teachers also in- troduce the culture, literature, his- tory, and music of these foreign countries to the students.