Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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Striving to illuminate open class discussion, Mr. Robert Kellam discusses fine points. Conveying major conflicts. Mrs. Gloria Royer reviews elements of the selected novels for the junior level. Reviewing the basic German vocabulary is only one of the many tasks performed by Mrs. Helen Beretz. The language and customs are further investigated by listening to tapes and conducting class dis- cussions. reading books and translating. Pensively gazing at the unfamiliar surroundings. Amparo Ovalle learns new customs and adapts to the ways of the North Americans comparing them to her previous way of living in South America.

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Academics Reading and understanding, care- fully scanning over lecture notes, an intermittent hum of students ex- changing last minute words, intense concentration . . . these elements, when assembled, create the careful study involved in a student’s quest for knowledge. Opening a book is like opening the door to opportunity. Flowing forth is an abundance of opportunities which, when compiled into a sentence, ex- presses ideals and thoughts for future goals. Knowledge is the ultimate goal of everyday classroom study and home- work. But this knowledge can only be obtained when there exists in the student a quest for learning, whether the knowledge comes from in- structors’ notes, laboratory experi- mentation data, or class room dis- cussions. Students can then readily apply the knowledge they have learned in many classrooms by utilizing modern tech- nical equipment which supplements the growing demand of the student body and the rapidly expanding cur- riculum. Questioning, receiving an answer, comprehending and assimilating . . . this is learning. It is a process ex- perienced by thirteen hundred stu- dents everyday behind classroom doors at Highland High. r Academics 19

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Foreign students exchange ideas, promote relations Bewildered by a world far dis- tant and different from their na- tive countries were among the mixed emotions experienced by Amparo Stella Orvalle and Maria Christina Reppetto, both exchange students from South America. The experience of learning about foreign soil was exchanged, as students at- tempted to communicate ideas in broken English and Spanish. Dialogues, grammar, story telling and slides were among the many other interesting materials utilized by the German, French, Latin, and Spanish teachers to better assist students in their quest for knowl- edge. Traveling into the world of fantasy, fiction, and realism, English students scrutinize techniques of plot and character development while reading assigned novels, short stories, plays and poetry. World literature and creative writ- ing, both newly introduced courses enabled further develop- ment of the English skill. As a going away present Senior Cindy Speigel presented her house guest Chris Repelto with a Peanuts sweatshirt from the Spanish Club at a monthly meeting. Creativity, that ' s what your themes need! exclaims Mrs. Helena Karr. Eng- lish literature, creative writing, and vo- cabulary lessons are all essentials in senior English for any future use. Foreign Language, English 21