Belleville Township West High School - Bellevinois Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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Aided by Mr. Corrough, Guidance Director, Gloria Francis experiences ease in transfer from Alton High to West. Spniinccl ankles, the llu, imaginary aclu s, and other illnessc ' s wliieh prevent students From attending classes are everyday occurrences at the nurses office. Frc ' sh- men lirst meet Mrs. Garcia when the time comes for their required physical examination. rhe main joh ol the counselors is to advise students on the suhjc-cts that would eventuallv help them enter Mrs. Garcia ' s helpful assistance in applying icepacks makes students feel more comfortable after infuries. college or obtain a joh. 1 hev Ixvome important during our junior and sc nior years for thev administer college entrance tests, give occupational information, and offer assistance in deciding on career plans or college choices. Mark Kroenig and Mr. Tollefson admire the basketball uniforms of the West Point Cadets. 28

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Cultural pntgress is the aim of Fiae Arts The members of the Choraleers ore: Front Row: Mary Lokken, Clora Llen- esch, Jan Hehner, Phil Boatwright, Tom Hohn, Barry Basham, Walter Agne, Lynne Gruenewald, Roberta Tate, Susan Hadfield, Linda Lehnhoff, Row Two: Jo Anne Lewis, Pom Bolen, Debbie Tweedy, Debbie Rogers, Whit Reichert, Richard Koehler, Frank Jeffers, Ed Anderson, Dan Turos, Karen Pittman, Claudette Hoefle, Jean Sikora, Sharon Brown, Row Threo: Bar¬ bara Bell, Pamela Barker, Mary Poletti, Nancy Eckert, Kris Rryseff, Brad Bowen, Tom Poff, John Buechler, Bruce Hesse , David Jorns, Diane Holcomb, Mary King, Lynn Halloran, Janice Johnson, Back Row: Sharon Zink, Mary Halterbaum, Peggy Foster, Lyn Callison, Fred Bujnok, Jock Gorges, Gory Dewing, Matthew Summers, Brad Gruenewold, Nicki Fries, Janis Zamarioni, Jeanie Guthrie, Cindy Hipkiss, Paula Somers. “Let’s scramble,” is a phrase familiar to music students of Mr. Uon Jones, choral director. Llpjn hearing this, students move into a pre-arranged pattern where one does not sit next to a jx ' rson that sings the siune part as he does. This arrangement adds depth in sound to the group and the singers cannot Ix ' dependent upm others to carry their part. Linder this system, students are urged to use prevision and emotion in conveying the me ' aning ol the song to others. Vhite filxrglass tulxis are new additions to the Ixmds and orchestra this year. The tubas add a finishing touch to the Ixmds, whether in concert or marching. For those who play an instrument, extra stress is put on practicing outside of school so they will improve and move up to a higher p)sition. To display creative ability, art students are be ing en- f couraged to express themselves by molding, drawing, and painting whatever they like. In Ixginning art, students learn how to shade anel highlight pictures, make attrac live posters, and work on readying the figures for the annual nativity scene. A chisc !, hammer, patience, and skill is nevded to transform an ordinar ' nxk into a sculp ture to lx proud ol. Art students produce objects ol high quality that show workmanship and skill. Competing in a St. Louis area art show, our students came hack with top honors. Se ’eral exhibits have Ix’en displayed and sold in the cafeteria this year. N H Trying his hand at putting his feelings to music is Ed Mutto, a music theory student.

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Mike Londe points out to Sue Brumley thot geometric figures ore the basis for oil the theorems and corollaries she has been studying. Math poses problems Enabling one to reason lx tter, niatli intrigues the mind with problems of averages, capaeity and distanee. E en a morning stroll has interested the mathematieal mind, whieh once observed that the shortest distanee Ix’tween two points is a straight line. I hroughout the seh(K)l vear over hall of our students enter courses in the department of mathematics. Ap plications of todav’s modern math take on a varietv of forms. Case ' s range from figuring the price of ones gnxeries to ojxrating a high speed computer. 1 hese facts are accomplished hv studving courses from basic math to calculus. For the ninth consc’cutive year B 11 IS West is operating an accelerated math program. It enables a student to graduate with an equivalent of five years study of math. For initiation as a frc ' shman, one starts with a first vear algebra course ' . Pursuing this path one combines geometn’ and junior algebra into two hours of his sophomore vear. Trigonometn’ and college algebra, one semester courses, are interchanged betvvevn the semc ' sters of the junior year. In the senior year one obtains college credit for studving calculus. I lighlighting the end of the year arc the Mathematical Ass(X ' iation of America test and a Mathematical Field Day in Carlx)ndale. Competing nationally, students lx? come aware of their rank in the LInited States. At the Field I)av students compete as a team and individuallv among other southern Illinois schools. By the use of the overhead projector, Mrs. Guthrie attempts to supply her trigonometry doss with background for college moth. 29