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

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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.

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Andrew Donaldson, H. Randall Slegeman, Fred E. Hall. Frank J. Slolle, Gibson Rose, D. W, Bridges To +he Board of Educah'on we owe our being and our suslenance. They. In +heir mysl'erious mee+ings. si+ +0 discuss and lo framed. and lo! we fincl awalfing us some new benefit some new and unexpecled idea for our welfare and our progress. Unobfrusive powers +ha+ l'hey are. +hey do no+ prod us will: complain+s as +o our sometimes irregular behavior. nor do lhey seem +0 be H1e omniscient ever-curious presence +ha+ l'hey migh+ be. ln fact +here are, cloub+less. all loo few of us who can aclually name all +l1e mem- bers of The Board. S+ill we do apprecia+e +heir eFfor+s even +hough we seem +0 accepl +heir val- uable services as a maHer of course. Under l'heir very capable guidance we are progressing fur- +l1er and furfher in modernizafion. building and rebuilding. and in a happy. wholesome school life SUPERINTENDENT D, W. BRIDGES generally. To H1em, for +heir wise regime. our The Big Boss wifh his cheerful smile is adored by us alll hearliesl' +hanks. our deepesl gra+i+ude. BOARD OF EDUCATION. I201