Arizona sun., 1953-08-21
South Pix.
High School
Courses Set

Phoenix South Mountain High
School, which opens its classroom
for the first time September 18th
to the high school students south
of the Salt River, plans wide Sc
lection of subjects for the pupils.
Every effort is being made to in
clude all Freshman and Sophomore
subjects for which there is Suffi-
cient demand and which are ac-
cepted as standard offerings in the
other high schools of Phoenix.
Among the subjects that will be
offered are the standard Freshman
and Sophomore English, mathe-
matics, language, social studies,
shop, art. and home making
courses. The language offerings
will include Spanish, Latin, and
French. The shop courses featured
are woodworking, auto mechanics,
machine shop, mechanical drawing,
and crafts.
In addition to the regular SOph-
OmOre courses in English, math-
ematics, and laguages. bOOlkeep-
ing, tipping, and biology will be
offered. Sophomore students may
continue their studies i'm nearly
every subject matter field that
Phoenix Union High School has
in it's curriculum.
The music department will give
the students an opportunity to
sing, and play in the band. Present
plans call for emphasis on a sharp
marching band.
Physical Education classes for
both boys and girls will feature all
| the minor sports as we'll as many
of the team sports. Girls will have
an opportunity to take archery
and dancing, as well as ping-pong,
badminton, and the more highly
organized games.
Boys physical education and
health classes will endeavOr to
give the students good playing
knowledge of those sports that
have a good carry over value.
Athletic teams will be organ
lied in football, basketball, base
ball, and track, and representa-
tive schedules will be drawn up
in all these sports.
Because the new school build
ings at 54O1 South Seventh Street
will not be ready for the opening of
school, Phoenix South Mountain
High School will be a school with
in a school. The students, faculty,
and administration will move in on
the Phoenix Union High School
campus and keep its identity intact
Classroom facilities will be
crowded to the breaking point, but
South Mountain Students are not
particularly worried about this
crowding. The new school building
is planned for about HOO students
and since the first years enroll
ment will be about 400, there will
be room for everyone.
On the Phoenix South Noun
tain High SchOO faculty are in
cluded: Matt o. Hanhila, princi-
pal; Forrest Darsey, registrar;
DR.. Marion LeCount, and Ed
ward Walsh, deans; Jack r. An
derSOn, industrial arts; LeandOr
w. Binna, Orientation, counsel
ing; Leon G. Blevins, physical
educatiOn; Dave Campbell, art;
Dean Curtis, business education;
Ray A. Diamond, Dr., social edu-
cation; Lee S. Farringer, mathe-
maticS; Glenn A. Francis, foreign
language; Glenn A. Gentry, sci
ence; Patricia Harris, English;
Lucille Hicks, English; Thomas
E. Hogan, physical education;
Donald v. Hoover. English; Carl
e. Kuntz. foreign language; Bev-
erly Nelson, physical education;
Helen Pickett, home making;
Thomas E. Fletcher, mathemat-
les; Dorothy Romans, business
education; Frank A. Schneider,
librarian; Charles Shorr, Eng
lish; Donald L. Wolf, music; Ma
bel S. WestcOt.( cafeteria man.
ager and Miss Frances j. Roma
no. school nurse.
All Freshmen and rSophomores
who live South of Salt River are
required to attend Phoenix South
Mountain High School. To date,
300 students have registered for
their classes and all other students
who will be attending South Noun
tain High are urged to register as
soon as possible. The administrative