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

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West ' s Plaster People receive civic recognition at the Belleville Public Library, where they were displayed in March. BELLEVILLE PUBLIC LIBKAR1 BELLEVILLE. ILLINOIS Dimensions of the mind Each year the art department adds something new to the campus. A newly-adopted setting for painters is I louse A behind the cafeteria. Young artists use the old house to store paint supplies and easels as well as to hold classes there. 1 he art department displayed their disturbingly realis¬ tic clay models throughout the campus this winter, caus-. ing many unbelieving stares and double-takes. These Plaster People not only gained attention from those at Belleville West, but were recognized at the Scholastic Art Awards Contest where they won six blue ribbons and eight gold keys. Jamie Schulte works diligently on her pastel.

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Art: introspective (ind individual Art class is unlike any other class. An uninhibited at¬ mosphere makes it possible to be very creative and in¬ dividualistic. Students are free to lx themselves and are encouraged to express this freedom in their drawings and paintings. Water color, ink, chalk, and other basic techniques are introduced to beginning students. After their first year, students may sign up for more advanced classes in pottery, jewelry, ceramics, and sculpture and painting. Whatever the student is creating, he is con¬ tinually striving to bring out a certain idea. Its interpreta tion is up to the individual. The art room is a collection of many products o! past and present students. I hese articles are often used again as the subject of someone else s project. Many times stu¬ dents are instructed to capture in their own way exactly what they see around them. Diana Voellinger combines cloy, hair, effort, and imagination in her pot. The beginning . . . 22

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Music: reflections of the stnil This year music is playing a much bigger role in the curriculum. Even the cafeteria has piped in music to help one enjoy one’s lunch. Besides the Marching Band, Con¬ cert Band, State Band, and Orchestra, there is a Cadet Band, formerly called the Freshman Band. After an ab¬ sence ol several years the music theory course was put hack into the offerings for musically-inclined students. This course offers an excellent background lor those intending to take music composition and theory courses in college. For those who enjoy singing there are fresh¬ man and sophomore choral groups. Anyone interested in the fine art ol music has a wide range of course’s to choose from at West. Also there are practice rooms for students to use as a refuge from the tensions ol school life. Faculty changes in the department as a result ol the retirement of Mr. Peters last June resulted in Mr. Don Jones being appointed Music Department Chairman and Mrs. Gloria Mayer being hired to replace Mr. Peters in instrumental music. 11 you want to find truth in life, elon’t pass music by. It is an expression ol the soul. 24