Baton Rouge High School - Fricassee Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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Jerylen Farrar John Gebrecht Cecil Richinse Molly Sooter Music Using his musical intuition Mr. Gebrecht looks (or the culprit who played the wrong note. Taking a rest after a busy day is Mr. Fortier. The Musical Theater Department at Baton Rouge High is not only one of the most active in the city, but one of the most widely recognized in the state. Under the leadership of Ms. Cecil J. Richense, the Department offers, up to five major productions each year. The Instrumental Music Department is also widely acclaimed and they have won top honors at several music festivals. Mr. John Gebrecht and Miss Carol Peterson work directly with the orchestra, and Jazz ensembles at the Christmas and spring concerts. Mrs. Molly Sooter teaches piano fundamentals and her students also participate in musical rallies and festivals. Faculty 217

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Clarence Antoine Ruth Atherton Jan DeVries Geraldine Dye' Audrey Hilto- Guy Johnson Carey Mathis Bryan Post Margaret Vernon Math is a highly specialized and complicated subject, and requires an excessive amount of devotion. Precision and accuracy are a definite necessity. The course itself is an exception in that it does not get easier as one becomes more familiar with it. The deeper one gets into the format, the more involved and rigid it becomes. The one thing that does make it easier is familiarity and practice. The only time a concept becomes easy is when one has worked a problem a countless number of times. The staff of the math department is well qualified as well as numerous. Dr. Johnson’s classes are extremely popular and well affamed. Often people have to be rejected because of over-crowding. He also serves as a senior class sponsor. Mrs. Post is well reknowned for the extreme concern she has for her students. There is never a time she will not stop and do anything she can in order to help someone. Mrs. Vernon teaches geometry and her students work hard under her guidance which provides them with motivation. Miss DeVries teaches trigonometry and consumer math, and has the ability to make even the hardest formulas and problems easy. In Mathematics, as in all academic disciplines, practice only enchances the total comprehension of presented materials. It is only through repeated application that math concepts become ingrained reflexed matter. After announcing test scores. Mrs. Geraldine Dyer, pleads for her life. Mathematics

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Steve Bonham Joe Calloway John De Jean Robert Holder The golf team is coached by Joe Calloway, a hard working coach who has pulled together a great golf team. Along with being the BRHS admissions officer, John De Jean teaches tennis and coaches the tennis team. Robert Holder, coach at BRHS, splits his time between training our young wrestling team and teaching the regular physical education along with Mrs. Grade Perkins. All of the coaches put in a lot of extra hours trying to get all of the BRHS young atheletes to be strong and Physical Education Even some of our most energetic teachers like Mrs. Matthews and Mr. Bonham get bored on dull days. healthy adults. BRHS offers various courses such as gymnastics, swimming, Life and Team Sports, tennis, and Physical Fitness. Because of our magnet curriculum, we do not participate in some competitive sports. BRHS boasts a cross country track team. We do offer intramural sports within the school itself. Outdoor education is one of our newest courses. The course teaches students how to survive in the outdoors. One of the many requirements is that the students enrolled in the class must attend two camping trips each year. 218 Faculty