Highlands High School - Highlander Yearbook (Fort Thomas, KY)

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JW, I940 aralion for college. derson leach +he senior high mafhemalics and Miss Roudebush ini+ia+es +he beginners info fhis infricafe bul fascina'ling subject Mr. SchmHz. Mr. Law. and Mr. Sufer are busy every day bringing science in+o everyday life. In +he nin+h grade general science is of- fered which gives Hue sfudenf a smaHering of each of flue +hree advanced divisions of sci- ence and prepares him +0 understand many common scienl'ific phenomena. Pracfically all sludenfs in Jthe lenl'h grade are enrolled in biology. a course which gives +hem an elementary knowledge of bofany. zo- ology. physiology. and ana+omy. In +he elevenfh grade shidenls are eligible for chemis+ry designed +0 prepare +hem for college courses in chemical engineering. schools of nursing. and household adminis+ra- +ion. In lhe i'welflh grade sludenfs are eligible +0 fake physics essen+ial for +hose preparing for engineering courses in college. Many in+er- esfing experimenfs are performed eil'her as class demonslra'rions or by flue sfudenfs. A field +rip +0 fhe Columbia Elecfric Planl al- Lawrenceburg and one +0 flue Melhodisf Book Concern proved very inleres+ing +0 Hue class. Sludenls preparing for college are especial- ly concerned wi+h languages. science. and ma- fhema+ics. while +hose wishing lo enfer +he field of business find inleresling and helplul offerings in THE COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT. Business. as +he old German proverb has it is +he sell of +he earlh. A+ Highlahds Miss Balcer and Mr. An-r II7J Mr. Miller. Mr. Bridges. anal Miss Welker see +0 if lhal- mosf sl'uclenis receive some fraining in business subjecfs. Advanlage is faken of every opporl-unily +o learn and observe +hrough various class demonsfrafions and field frips. Visiling lecfurers from business offices come frequenfly +0 discuss problems ihaf si'u- denfs will encounler upon leaving school. Dur- ing +he pasl year sludenfs have observed demonsfrafions in +he use of +he dicfaphone. +he slenolype. and various adding. calcula+ing and ofher business office machines. In coordinafion wifh sfucly piocedure. com- sl'uden'ls additional +hrough cerfain service acfivifies. Those who mercial ge+ +raining are faking advanced +raining cul' sfencils. mimeograph and diHo programs. and perform o+her valuable services. HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION Because of HS inlimal'e relal'ionship +0 suc- cesses in personal and social rela+ionships. good heallh is an imporfan+ obieclive of pub- lic educal'ion. Because For+ Thomas schools believe in fhis sfafemenf. +hey are proud of l'heir program of Heallh and Physical Educa- Miss Brown. Miss Roach. and Mr. Sa- dosky are +he +hree guardians of our healfh fion. and physical development Nol' only +hrough games and exercise is our heallh developed. buf every efforf is made +0 develop in us habi+s of healfhful living flirough +he leaching of scienfific facfs adap'lecl l'o H18 age and in- leres'l of Hie pupils. Child Healfh Day was observed May 22 by all +he schools. This is one of our greafesf

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'r-rwuc An.- wnm-mfwwwm x; Wn-r- Warm wm'mvvwvu- Narwzvm. Imrxmnw'na n , JW, 1940 communH-y celebrafions. In I939. 653 school children me+ all +he health standards and par- +icipa+ed in +he program: +his was 70 per cenf of +he enfire school. while in I934 only 48 per cenf me+ all requiremenfs. Bul' whal cl fhose subiecls which develop +he +alenfs of adisfic and giHed s+uden+s? The answer Is found in +he depaHmen+ of FINE ARTS. Miss Payne has broughi fo our school new inleresfs and new oppori'unifies for self ex- pression. Each year sees finer work exhibifed and more sfuclen'ls eager +0 par+icipa+e. Vocal music a+ Highlands is a very popular elective. drawing many s+uden+s bofh of junior and senior high school. In fhe iunior high all eflorf ls expendeiin developing parl' singing and in feaching +he boys +0 go +hrough +he changing period th. oul' d'IFFlcul'l'y. In senior high ISO s+uden+s are enrolled in +he various classes and from +hese is chosen fhe chorus of sixl'y voices. A new piano was purchased +his year which has addecl grea'l'ly fo +he pleasure cl: fhe sing- ers. Several sels of slides for assembly sing- ing have been bought and H is qui+e +hrilling +0 hear +he 600 lusfy voices raised in song. The chorus has made many public appear- ances flais year, singing for +he Chrisfmas Pag- ean'l'. +he P.-T. A.. assemblies. +he Regional and Sfafe Music Fesllvals. and +he Baccalau- real'e and Commencement Each year the band pursues a more vigorous program and +his year has been no excepfion. E191 ARer a successful visif +0 +he World's Fair. +he band plunged in'lo hard pracflce preparing for Jrhe foo'rball season. An unusually inlereang series of conceds was played +0 large and ap- preciaHve audiences. The spring has been de- vofed +0 prepara+ion for +he sfafe and region- Mr. J. B. McKenna. by years of al contest lfail'hful service, has produced a band +hal' has no rival ln +he sfafe. Our well-equipped shops and home eco-- nomics laboral'ories give +he si'uclenl' oppor- funifles for self expression in +he field ol: APPLIED ARTS. ln +he manual ar+s Mr. Sadosky and Mr. Rader sirive +0 develop, in +he junior high boys and any senior high boys elecl'ing +his subiecf. a skill in craftsmanship. There are lew people who do no+ ge+ a grea+ sa+isfacfion from successfully producing a fine piece of handwork. Miss Greene spends her busy clays in feach- ing +he ar+ of homemaking and child care. The junior high girls have learned +0 cook. sew. and finish furnifure. ln senior high. cooking and sewing unifs are confinued, growing in diffi- The advanced group has learned +0 One of l'he mosf in+eresflng +hings done was fhe child culfy. prepare and serve enfire meals. care unlf. Four li++le girls were here for sev- eral weeks presenfing +0 +he s+uclen+s +he problems of feeding, play. rest and guidance of +he pre-school child. The climax of +he year's work was 1he sfyle show. June 2. given for +he P.-T. A.