Columbus High School - Discoverer Yearbook (Columbus, NE)

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Driver’s Education Students CLOCKWISE FROM UPPER LEFT: Instructor Jack Johnson explained motor mechanics to Scott Mueller. Classroom fundamentals were an important part of drivers education. Driver's education students took time to discuss Mr. Johnson's lecture. Manned Ship’s Leeward Wheel Students in driver's education classes learned about the responsibility they shouldered every time they sat behind the wheel of a car. Mr. Jack Johnson. driver's education instructor, helped the students develop good driving habits. He taught them that safety and courtesy were two of the most important rules in learning how to operate a motor vehicle. For the beginning driver, he emphasized the need for a total mastery of the basic skills of the road. Students were taught the fundamental rules and regulations of safe driving and how to avoid accidents. The class met twice a week allowing students to practice their driving skills on Fridays. Class discussion enabled beginning drivers to learn about the influence of alcohol and drugs, how to control their emotions while driving, and the functions of the main parts of the engine. During driving sessions, the students were taught how to parallel and angle park, how to make u — and y — turns and how to drive on different types of roads. 17

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Counselors Guided Students Throughout Year’s Voyages CLOCKWISE FROM UPPER LEFT: Captain Gordan Steinbrook explained the function of the National Guard Reserve to juniors and seniors during Educational Planning Night. Mr. Roger Goos and Mrs. Beth Gerber administered National Differential Aptitude Tests to sophomores via the intercom system. Mr. Dennis Butt concentrated his efforts on assisting seniors. Manning the rudder for the C.H.S. Discoverer this year were guidance counselors. Mr. Dennis Butt, Mrs. Elizabeth Gerber and Mr. Roger Goos. The guidance department attempted to help students understand about themselves through assessment of their abilities and interests. Towards this end, the department sponsored an Educational Planning night in October which allowed students to get the inside story on various colleges, businesses and technical schools. The counselor’s office also provided a place where pupils could come in and talk about any problems they were having. The counselors helped incoming students adjust to the newness of high school through proper selection of classes and orientation to various procedures. They helped students prepare for life after high school by emphasizing the need for vocational and career choices as well as further education. In an effort to assist students in their future educational plans, they administered the Differential Aptitude Tests, the Iowa Tests of Educational Development and college entrance exams.

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Music Directors Tutored Students In Private Lessons Music instructors Mr. Kenneth Johnson and Mr. Robert Larsen worked with individuals and small groups to develop musical talent. In order to get acquainted with the latest in music, Mr. Johnson attended the National Band Clinic in Chicago. The band traveled to Lincoln where they competed with nine other class A schools in the State Marching Contest. They also participated in the MidEast Band Festival and the annual Band-O-Rama event. Mr. Robert Larsen, head of the vocal music department, administered private lessons and worked with several small groups such as the senior and junior double sextets and sophomore ensemble. The choir presented the Christmas and spring concerts and participated in the district music contest. The vocal music department also presented the musical Fiddler on the Roof. CLOCKWISE FROM UPPER RIGHT: Mr. Larsen organized his music before girls glee. Students from Columbus, Norfolk and Fremont harmonized during the Tri-City Choral Clinic at Columbus. Mr. Kenneth Johnson provided piano accompaniment for Dwight Gerrelts on the sousaphone.