Wilson High School - Nova Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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if 1 A. ,A V. it READING skills are developed by the use of a reading projector. Vurk in Manu Fields the planners of Wilsons curriculum met this problem by providing high achievement, regular, and remedial classes. In subjects such as mathematics or English, students are capable of learning more when grouped with their intel- lectual peers. Also, teachers are often able to teach more effectively when working with a group of students of rough- ly equal abilities. These three divisions of classes, made according to the levels of ability, thus benefit instructor and pupil alike. Every field of academic study at Wilson is organized as STUDENTS experiment with the new CBA, Chemistry. WORK in advanced math includes computer design. a separate department, with a Well-qualified depart- ment head and a staff of competent teachers. The six academic departments include English, science, math- ematics, business education, social studies, and foreign languages. Courses in these fields, all quite important for adult life as Well as college entrance, are highly comprehensive. A student who can earn above average grades in these subjects at Wilson has a substantial background for Whichever field of endeavor he chooses to enter after graduation - college, vocational training, or a job. The non-academic courses, Which include art, music, shop, home economics, and physical education, are organized as far as possible in the same manner as the subjects described above. Though they are of course less intellectual than math, English or science, they are quite necessary to insure a Well-rounded edu- cation, and often they serve as the basis for a full-time occupation. Whether individuals Wish to continue studying in these fields at college or vocational school, or Whether they lack the finance or desire for higher education, these courses provide necessary, workable knowledge for later life. Nineteen

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ART students Work in varied mediums. 1' w 1' l 'N-Q? L I N 5 If five.. FINISHING touches are added to a clothing project. ll Complete Curriculumlfacilitates I-ltlvancel HE true measure of a school is its curriculum, its aca- demic offering. Important though they seem and in fact are, football games, club functions, candy sales, and all other extra-curricular activities must necessarily take second place when matched in importance to the courses a school offers its students. Evidently planned With skill and With an awareness of its importance, the curriculum of Woodrow Wilson Senior High School is organized to benefit as fully as possible a broad range of student interests and abilities. A school as large as Wilson requires a tremendous amount of planning along scholastic lines, and the com- bined efforts of Wilson's counselors and teachers and the Tacoma Public School System have resulted in a balanced academic program of studies. The number of Wilsonites Who annually receive scholastic recognition owe a great deal to the individuals who devised the comprehensive scholastic program which helps make these recognitions an accepted part of Wilson life. Students cannot all learn at the same rate of speed, and MANY hours of practice will result in a good performance. Eighteen THE results of applied wood working techniques.

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llhle Staff of Counselors lldvises the ASW DINT is worrying about the enmc he is M PREPAQID ron? MR.,BROUlLLET and Mr. Berge counsel graduating seniors on career choices, ISS Mildred Moyer, Mr. Palmer Berge, and Mr. Frank Brouillet, comprising VVilson's i960-61 counseling stall, faced an especially demanding task due to the large student body under their jurisdiction. Miss Moyer acted as senior counselor for the third year and also capably handled arrangements for college entrance exam- MISS MOYER, advisor lor those college-bound, inations and scholarships. Mr. Berge's responsibilities included verifying college credits, advising students interested in voca- tional school or military service, and untangling student schedule problems. Mr. Brouillet, politician and former social studies teacher, was responsible for student testing programs and general student body advising. Twenty THE counselors' ollice - a scene ol pandemoniurn and lraycd tempers during the first weeks of schedule-adjusting.