Alamogordo High School - Rocket Yearbook (Alamogordo, NM)

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Y7Z'21,f1c MR KENNETH BENDER MR. ROBERT W. BOUMA Orchestra Band B M University of Colorado Grinnellg University of Iowa Our music department is one of the best in the state. Some of the new faces in the department are Mr. Bouma and lVlr. Otto. Various activities included All-State in January. The band and orchestra tryouts were held in December at District Clinic, but the chorus tryouts were in October. The District Festival was in March. Of course the band went to several out-of-town football games. November the nineteenth was the Operetta. Then in De- cember the band held its '4Pops', concert and the chorus and orchestra had their Christmas concert. ln February the L'Win- ter concerts, for the band, chorus and orchestra, were held. To practice for Festival, there were a solo and ensemble, and later a concert. To complete a busy year, the band's Spring concert was in April. MR. GEORGE M. OTTO Chorus B.A., Ohio University Denver University

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ef 613112933 MRS. IRENE RHODES BAIRD Business Education BS., M.A., University of Missouri Ci oizcafzbn Some of the excellent courses offered in Business Education are Shorthand and Business English. A new course of Business Law has also been added to the curriculum. All Business Education students have to be members of the State Commerce Club of Highland University. This club gives awards for outstanding achievements. .X . MRS. BONNIE PACE Business Education B.E.. M.E., University of Arkansas MR. PATRICK N. RIZZIERI Business Education A.B., M.A., Highland University MRS. E. .l. STRODE Business Education M.A.. Colorado College

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MR. SAM STRATTON - P.E. fBoys'l ' A.B., E.N.M.U. . T ySIC'd gg 'gg . I K wud' ofzcafzon v it N . MR. NEWTON McDONALD P.E. fBoyS'l i ' 3 X B.A., E.N.M.U. ' . ' it -ave lv- A I A added this year. This has pro- vided various activities for the ff 1 girls throughout the year. The girls, P.E. department sponsors the G.A.A., or Girls' Athletic Association, and the boys, P.E. department has the MAT Club. There are about 150 hoys tak- ing P.E. this year, and they have many different activities during the school year. MISS MARGARET RUTZ MRS. FLORINE ERWIN MR. TOM HICKSON P.E. fCirls'b PE. fCirls'J PE. fB0ys'J BS., New Mexico University BS., E.N.M.U. B.A., New Mexico Western ef--fi We are very proud of the new T girls' athletic gym which has been N1