York High School - Duke Yearbook (York, NE)

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Students study cultures, governments Two required social studies classes for freshmen and seniors were Geography and Political Science, respectively. Teaching Geography this year was Mr. Dennis Ratzlaff and Mr. Ken Smith. The students in this course studied four aspects of geography: geography of citiesg manufacturing and agriculture, political geographyg and habitat and resources. Included in these units was the study of various cultures, reasons for population growth in certain areas, and learning map skills. s A R555 ,,, K .v nsss . fAbovej Barb Sloan and other students observe one of the courthouse's automatic ballots. fAbove Rightl Freshman Deb Gilsdorf receives instruction on her geography project. fRightj Curt Sorenson, Jim Moran and classmates work together on their project. M.-f s 50 ' Social Studies Mr. Greg Adams and Mr. Ratzlaff were the two teachers teaching Political Science this year. Seniors studied the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the American government. Subjects also covered were the voting process, political parties, and the civil rights of United States citizens. Mr. Adams' class studied the elections in depth while Mr. Ratzlaff's class focused more on the power our government posesses. by Noel Lawrence i , :ss ww- ,':k..,,, L

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Y - l Q 'K f . 'ff Ski, 3 i his lm 5 'V 4 'S 'LET i gg xi i img ' Rf v N 3 J: Mui' xii 1, Q 'E i in if y iig ,,,, , 12. , k,., gli? lI.eftJ Mr. Greg Adams gives pointed instructions in one of his political science classes. tBelowl A court stenographer explains her job to political science students. fBottom Rightl Pictured are the social sciences teachers: Mr. Dennis Ratzlaff, Mr, Greg Adams, Mr, Ken Smith and Mr. Larry Felt. lBottom Leftl Kelly Murphey displays her map to the rest ofthe class. -an X if N Social StLldl6S 51 Q J 3' is 2 4 K 5