Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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Educational Institutes and Foreign Exchange GA THERING AROUND THE horseshoe table that plays such a big part in all their work are SHEILD editors Doug Bateman, Head Photographer ; Pam Heim, Copy Editor; Sandi Barney, Editor-in-Chief ; Martha Boyd, Business Manager; second and first semester TROJANAL Editors-in-Chief, Janet Gaston and Mel MacKenzie; and Jenni- fer Smith, SHIELD Photography Editor who attended institutes this summer. ERLAND VON SNEIDERN, exchange student, participates in an Economics I class. Besides this class, Erland attends other 22 classes including English and Advanced Algebra. COMPARING SOUVENIRS AND experience gained from their summer visit to a state university are Boys’ and Girls’ State Dele- gates Jennifer Smith, Bill VanderHaar, Pam Heim, Bob Sacha, Pat Kelley, and Dee Dilts. Each year the high school juniors attend- ing the institute set up mock state governments to study the structure and operation of the Indiana state government.

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Studies Furnish Variety, Challenge for Students Daily Routine CHATTERING, LAUGHING AND nearly “dying of starvation,” students take part in one of the earmarks of student life, the lunch line. Studies, games, fashions, assignments, projects, lunches, meetings, dances, fads, and dates are all significant aspects of school life. Reflected in each of these activities are the emotions, attitudes, and feelings of each individual, as well as the whole student body. Changing rules or activities usually have a definite effect on students. With the modification of the lunch schedule arose an aura of discontent. Students, however, learned to conserve their time and thus adjusted to the shortened lunch period. Other adjustments were also made — eating popcorn after school was quickly accepted by the student body. Mohair sweaters, charm bracelets, loafers, and knee sox were just some of the popular fashions seen dur- ing and after school. Through all the activities students succeeded in learning their lessons, as well as having loads of fun. THE BEATLE MANIA that swept through schools all over the country did not by any means bypass Highland’s senior circle.

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Programs Provided Opportunity for Travel New Experiences NEW IDEAS GAINED at Student Council Institute will be beneficial in running the Highland High Council. Bob Sacha, Janet Gaston, delegates to Indiana University Student Council Workshop, and Mr. ]. Garretson make plans to put these new ideas into action. ADMIRING TWO NATIVE products of South American cul- ture, Erland von Sneidern of Ecuador and two of Highland High’s previous exchange students. Herb Marsh and Carol Spiegel, get together to chat about their personal experiences as foreign exchange students. Extra curricular activities are beginning to as- sume a new roll in the eyes of the student body and the faculty at Highland High. Institutes, such as the Journalism and Student Council Institutes, seem to be the highlight of the year, serving as stepping stones to more advanced interests. The cultural exchange which comes about through foreign student exchange is another edu- cational extra curricular activity in which stu- dents participate. Though only a few students can directly take part in such a program, the cultural and lariguis- tic knowledge which South American students bring to Highland High and, similarly, the Amer- ican culture which our students take abroad with them make such exchanges well worthwhile. In the case of both institutes and exchange programs, the organization, as well as the stu- dents, profit from the knowledge gained.