Berlin High School - Lamp Yearbook (Berlin, CT)

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Music 1 . . . • » . third o» the siudent population is involved m the , i ,,1 . i the music department Although most ot these students to r »i r-r- i to pmsue a career in music they do enjoy the expenses that the department s varied curriculum otters them mdcr the direction ol Paul Karam the Berlin High School Redcoat A t .rvj Ru'd is wen known throughout the state ot Connecticut in went - I [Ji-d has Deer invited to play at the Cherry Blossom ettrv A■ ■ Vjton o C at the Eastern Stales Exhibition and at nar . -ii.o wide exhibitions The Band Class meets tor one itnod ac» de, to practice material lor halttime perlormances at too at • ‘tieii games and to rehearse tor the annual Christmas md Spnng : • erts in addition band students frequently memorise md pe-r -rrr specified scales to demonstrate their knowledge ol nus . as wet es the ability to play Another mus« offering is chorus and special choir Under the Sir t.m ut M James B'ur both the chorus and the special choir a e p 'to«med at many schools m the state and have served es the kjcieut tor the Drama Club s musical productions in addition to band and chorus the music department also otters curses in theory music appreciation and conducting These basset generally locus on Das written skiHs ol music rather than on jertormance Sli another music offering is electronic music This lourse offers students a chance to experiment with synthesizers and ectr p no» m order to actseve new and drtterent sounds The music department is constantly adding new courses m an it tort to keep pace with the everchanpng styles m music today Mr Paul Karam Director of Music Mr. James Bruni Choral and General Music Foreign Language The concept ot teaching students a new language before they Tave successfully mastered the»r own may sound ridiculous but ipparentty it works The staff ot the foreign language department aorfcs diligently to leach students to speak French Spanish and .atm and to give students some insight into the French Spanish md i atm cutlures Towards this end the department sponsors various f« d trips m the course ol the school year in order to provide the toreign language students a chance to utilize then new knowledge french and Spanish classes often travel to New York to visit the United Natom to see a play and to dine at a continental restaurant These tnps are atways enjoyable as welt as educational last summer seven tore»gn language students traveled to Europe itnMr Frost and Mr Lamnere These students spent three weeks m f ranee studying the art culture Mestyle and history ol that country The tnp proved to be so successful that the foreign language department is plannmg another European tap tor this summer in order to finance these excursons the foreign language classes nekJ many fund raising events These events were the Foreign Language Carnival The international Dinner and several candy sates Through the foreign language department s varied pourse setoc hon and special class activities students really enioy learning a new language Mrs. Sandra D’Angona Department Head Mrs. Katherine Bryers Spanish Mr Arnold Frost Mr. Paul LaRiviere Miss Audrey Schubach French Latin French Spanish Music and Foreign language —

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Mrs. May Ambat Reading Specialist Miss Ruth Earn Reading Specialist 27 Reading and Special Education Gesticulating wildly, Chorus class Mr Brum enthusiastically discusses voice projection during a Reading specialist Miss Ruth Earn and her new assistant Mrs. May Ambat have been hard at work instituting a new reading program at Berlin High After a careful screening of the reading abilities of the tenth grade students, the reading department, in conjunction with the English department, has planned and implemented a special reading program It is hoped that the new materials and teaching techniques of the program will improve student reading skills A reading skills course is also offered to eleventh and twelfth grade students These highly individualized classes allow students to progress at their own rate and in areas of their own needs Mrs Evelyn Bernetich Special Education Mr. James Day Special Education 20 — Reading and Special Education

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Business Broadcasting in Business — WBUS The Business Department is designed to prepare students for the world of business after graduation Courses are offered in stenography, typing, accounting, distributive education, office practice, and business law Stenography, typing, and office practice help to prepare students for work in the secretarial field, while accounting is designed to teach students how to prepare the records and balance the books of a business All business courses use practice kits and real office machinery to aid the educational process More students than ever before are signing up for business courses and becoming involved in the department’s many activities Besides the normal classroom work, many business students help students and teachers in other departments Mr Lowell's and Mrs Trider's typing students often type final copy for the school newspaper or creative writing magazine, while Distributive Education Students. under the supervision of Miss Czarnecki. manage and operate the school store Always a favorite room in the school, the store sells everything from candy and chips to notebooks and Berlin Hiah T-shirts The business department s ability to combine enjoyment and education has made it one of the most popular departments in the school. LuAnn Nadeau. Deanna Fields. Lisa Krause, and Lisa Kleckowski, along with other Mr. Patrick Phaup business students, concentrate on their speed and accuracy test in Mr Lowell’s typ- Department Head ing I class. Miss June Czarnecki Distributive Education Mr. Raymond Lowell Typing Mr. Jeffrey Miller Accounting 22 — Business