Woodward Academy - Phoenix Yearbook (College Park, GA)

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V I V Staff The secretaries and staff of Woodward Academy are an integral part of the school ' s operation. Always friendly and cooperative they maintain offices, answer phones, type keep financial matters straight and, in gener al, make the lives of students, faculty, ad ministrators, and parents considerably ea sier. In the Lower and Busey Schools, mem bers of the staff not only act as office person nel but are also fill-in parent, nurse, and advisor to students. The staff in the Upper and Middle Schools also assist students in daily details which must be performed. New to the staff in 1980, was Mrs. Christine Ste- phens. She assists Dean Krueger and Dean Bell with discipline and attendance records for each Upper School student. Other changes in the staff included the appoint- ments of Mrs. June Geiger as Admissions Secretary and Mrs. Shirley Hanline as Devel- opment Sccretciry. In great part, the success of the 1980- 81 academic year was due to the dedicated and efficient work of the Woodward Academy Staff. The Phoenix wishes to express appre- ciation to these hard working members of the Woodwcird community, whose work is often not officially recognized-

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Marguerite Allen Maintenance Sallie Baker Busey School Glen Blackston Secretarial Pool Lucy Butler Campus Store Florence Carter Betty Deacon Food Services Upper School Joyce Kimbrough Lower School Beverly Sanderson Campus Store Margaret Krueger President ' s Office Nancy Miller, R.N. Infirmary Tressie Patrick Athletics Office Cathy Polston Admissions Office Shirley Satterfield Library Christine Stephens Ethel Stephens Dean of Students Office Business Office Mike Carpenter Counselor Ruth Wallace Switchboard Christine Price Business Office Toni Wallace Counseling Office 36 STAFF

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- ' a According to Mrs. Bobby Alford, curricu- lum coordinator, the aim of the English De- partment at Woodward Academy is to give the student a mastery of communication skills. Proficiency in these skills is developed through a correlated study of language, lit- erature, and composition. Particularly unique to Woodward ' s English Department is its emphasis on composition. Writing skills, often not taught in high school, are necessary to the success of individuals on the college level. The student who develops a good use of langLage and an appreciation and understanding of the great literature of the world should be able to meet the de- English mands of both the college curriculum and the business world. The ultimate goal of the Language Pro- gram of the Lower School is to ensure that each student reaches his optimum level of proficiency in three main areas: reading, English, and composition. Formal English in- struction is begun in the third grade. Prior to that time, emphasis is placed on oral com- munication. The English Language Arts Pro- gram of the Middle School is designed pri- marilly to review and refine basic skills in grammar usage and to develop competancy in writing effective sentences and unified, coherent expository paragraphs, based on the literature studied. English is taught on the regular and honors levels in the seventh and eighth grades with special classes for the student with particular learning disabilities. The Upper School English Program is de- signed to develop in students a mastery of communication skills and to emphasize com- petency in reading and critical thought. Cur- riculum for the ninth through the eleventh grades is locked-in , but in the twelth grade, students are given some elective choices. Seniors must take one quarter of grammar and vocabulary review and two quarters of literature. Four years of English are required for graduation. 38 CURRlCULUM