William Mitchell High School - Apogee Explo Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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Fine Arts Stress Student Talents This year the fine arts department stressed devel- opment of individual talents. Under the direction of lVlr. Norman Smith instru- mental music students participated in pep band and concert or stage band. Pep band had the special honor of participating in Band Day at Boulder on October 7. Concert band entered the State Nlusic Concert held in April. Stage band played for the Colorado School Boards Convention held at the Broadmoor in November. ln vocal music under the direction of lVlr. Archer Hayes, students belonged to one or more of six vocal groups, which performed in the Christmas Concert and Spring Concert. ln the drama department under the direction of lVlr. J. D. Barnes first semester and of lVlr. James Hill second semester, students studied effective acting and staging techniques and the history of drama and aided Talisman Theatre with the production of plays. In art classes lVlr. Jack Frost taught beginning art students the basic principles of art. The advanced stu- dents worked with such apparatus as the poetry wheel and the new bronze-casting system put in oper- ation this year. DURING A SECTlONAL rehearsal, lVlr. Norman Smith practices with Jim Bennett and Dan Dungan. NllXED CHORUS PRACTICES their repertoire for the Christmas concert. ADVANCED ART STUDENT Jim Heinlin works on an oil painting ofa harbor scene.

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Industrial Arts Program WHILE WORKING IN the auto shop, Bob Lay checks a car with an electromc d'agn0St'C engme tester' MARION FRIESS HELPS Rick Warner as he aligns a radio receiver dur ing their electronics class. RUSSELL STOTT LOOKS at a line of type as he sits in front of a lino- type machine.

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2. , 1 'kkr krrkr' In ,QB Q 1 S i ff JUNIOR BOYS EXERCISE during their gym class by playing tackle football. Gym-Swim Area Open for Students This year with the advent of modular scheduling, the physical education department has opened the gym and pool areas for students and teachers in their un- scheduled time. Sophomore boys and girls participated in swim and health education for one semester. Beginning swim- mers took swim first semester and advanced swim- mers took the course second semester. In advanced swim juniors and seniors continued practice of more intricate strokes and learned life-saving techniques for their advanced swimmer's and senior Red Cross card. Seniors in the water safety class became qualified to teach classes and reviewed life-saving techniques. BUD NUGENT AND Cathy Hendrickson practice life-saving techniques during their advanced swim class.