Worthington High School - Trojan Yearbook (Worthington, MN)

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lust like KELO-Land TV, the members of the TV Production Class move in for those living shots during video filming of the Creativity ls the Key to Successful Communications The English Department has changed a great deal in the past year. Many of the changes were a result of recommendations by stu- dents and community members who served on the North Central English Committee. The English Department offered 42 quarter and No time to waste! Laura Drake finds a quiet corner in the English-Social Resource Center to study. 12fEnglish Lakeview School's Christmas program. Video- taping is only one facet of the techniques and skills acquired in the TV Production semester courses in 1974-1975. Special interest in Bible as Literature and Contest Speech dictated that these classes be offered. Woman Studies, which was a team taught by English and Social Department personnel, may have fulfilled either an English or Social Study require- ment. ln addition to T.V. Production and other Media courses, new video equipment has been added. This equipment made it possible for Linda Ebbers, Lona Kallevig, and Karen Collingham strive to make their Theater production an A+ in Mrs. Devlin's grade ,,,,.,2-xr w-itat. A- we class. Commercials and scripts are also re- quired ofthe crew. students to communicate with their fellow classmates by producing, directing, and acting in different productions. The goals of these classes were to have students be- come aware of themselves and others, and to work with people in groups. Also, the English-Social Resource Center was added which enabled teachers to help students in a re- laxed, non-classroom atmosphere. books. Theater class members often present their productions to the student body.

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rf Mr. Al Swanson gavels the mock political convention to order. Pam Carlberg, Blas Gonzales and Ron Bisbee wonder if Mr. 1 1 o WANT ED ,. 5 llblwn Ot Public LW l Gi QMS- - ' I lvl. llnconcerned FOR ESCAPE FROM civic DUTIES WMKMM ,ff lame 0F M,-mv Mr.-pg DIDATES MEETING TM 24, yen - MMS C 0 fY Dew, Swanson is going to give them another snow job or will he abide by the rules of order. You must be on your toes! any p,IlbN 9 Student-Community Involvement students made themselves known, not only at the various meetings they attended, but also appealing to the members of the community to also become aware and involved. Debra DeGroot, Ralph Davis, and Roxanne Ella publicized their feelings. 1 H 'S' vii-mal I thought we'd just listen to rock 'n roll in Popular Music in History, groans Diane Hartman as she frantically takes notes. Past, Present, and Future Are All Brought Together The Social Studies Department has expanded greatly this past year. There were forty quarter and forty- six semester classes.- As a sophomore you were re- quired to take Introduction to Social Studies. Included in this semester class was a unit in the political process, from the home room caucas to the resolution committee then the convention itself. lt involved the students in trying to pass legislation. In Psychology, students studied behavior. They were involved in independent research projects which included both human and infrahuman subjects such as rat experiments. In 1850, only four cities of the world had a population of over one million. In 1900 there were 19 cities, 1960 there were 141 cities, and by 1980 there will be twice that many. Urban problems, population, cloning, ecology are a few of the topics studied in Fu- turistics. lt helped students to understand what would be facing them tomorrow. Social Studlesf13