Highland High School - Highlander Yearbook (Anderson, IN)

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Strong hands gather the varied materials of grammar class. Better Communication Numerous colleges have discovered that graduates of Highland High School have an excellent knowledge of English. This can be accredited to the fact that Highland has an accelerated program which has its foundations in junior high school. Seventh and eighth graders broadened their knowledge of poetry and speech by giving readings to music. Upperclassmen at Highland High School learned to apply their knowledge of grammar and composition through participation in various writing activities. Stu- dents enrolled in journalism and yearbook were given the opportunity to develop creative writing talents. English lll pupils were introduced to the research paper via myriads of notecards and stacks of source materials. Juniors competed for prizes in the Freedom Shrine essay contest. Speech class provided a chance for many seniors to improve their rhetoric abilities. By receiving guidance in the proper way to speak and write, numerous Highlanders elevated their commun- ication aptitudes to a high degree. Melody Lehr brought honor and recognition to her school by winning the Anderson Rotary Club speech contest. Nm Amid the necessities of research work, Larry Hood prepares his English term paper as his iunior proiect. 'ii eggs-

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English Literature students listen attentively as Miss Anita Buck plays a recording of Shakespeare's Macbeth. English Develops Writing, Speaking Skills for Study hall in the library provides an excellent time to work on Freedom Shrine Essays. I0

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Math, Science Students Catching a glimpse of the physics class from the hall reveals Mr. Deloris Martin lecturing to his class. Mr. James Yutzy explains mathematical prob-lems to his seventh grade math class with the aid of conic sections. I2 Prepare to Meet Needs Mathematics was one of man's earliest concepts. Today it is a p-art of everyday liteg thus, it has be- come an invaluable subiect and is drilled into each and every student at Highland. Seventh and eighth graders are challenged by frac- tions, decimals, and simple algebraic expressions. Aids to learning range from conic sections to potato halves. Freshmen choose either Algebra I or General Math depending upon their curricula. Algebra Il stu- dents seek answers to puzzling problems containing unknown variable quantities. Plane Geometry's main instruments are a straight edge and a compass. These tools are essential when dealing with plane figures on paper and the black- board. Trigonometry, a one semester course, proposes relations between the angles and the sides of trian- gles. Solid Geometry is a one semester course which treats the three-dimensional figure as a whole. Every course taken in mathematics puts the stu- dent that much closer to understanding the complex- ities and vastness of this world. Basic principles of mathematics provide a solid foundation on which to add all knowledge gained throughout life. Crowded conditions forced trigonometry class into art room.