Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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Fine arts promote communication Know how to bake a cake, play a guitar, or build a model car? These are only some of the topics covered by presentations in speech classes. Stu- dents learn the fundamentals of good rhetoric by giving impromptu and pre- pared speeches. Fast thinking and quick answers are essential elements to debate stu- dents. Opening speeches, cross- examinations, and rebuttals are devel- oped convincingly to sway listeners to the affirmative or negative. Drama classes study not only interpretive acting, but how to create effective costumes, stage sets, make-up and special effects. Good reporting, the key to good journalism, is put to use by beginning journalism students as each is given the chance to write for any of the four publications. Top students are chosen for positions, or may take advanced journalism or photography. Expression is the key in creative dramatics classes as Junior Eager to learn the fundamentals of printing and its effects on journalism, Dan Clark and Janyce Hope study sizes and styles on a type chart. Headline count is a basic prerequisite for all students who intend to apply for a position on one of the major publications, for headlines must not only fit. but also inform. 16 Journalism, Speech

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The study of American literature is the theme of junior English classes. Grammar, vocabulary, poetry and novels are studied throughout the year, giving students a basic concept of rules besides giving them a chance to develop their own writing style. Mrs. Helena Karr. English teacher, discusses a fine point in the structure of a classical poem by Chaucer.

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Learning the rules of good oratory, speech stu- dents conduct a panel discussion. Mr. Richard Johns, journalism advisor, instructs his first-year journalism classes in the basics of page layout. Good layout affords an attractive, well-balanced page as well as well-planned organization and conservation of space. Drama, Debate 17