Berrien Springs High School - Canoe Yearbook (Berrien Springs, MI)

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music In the senior high school the instrumental and vocal program consists primarily of the senior band and the choir which meet regularly as classes. Students enrolled in either group receive full credit for each year. From these larger groups a number of smaller groups such as the vocal quintet, the brass sextet, and the pep band have been formed. The senior band consists of sixty-eight members. Some of the band's activities this past year were presenting concerts, performing at our home football games, participating in the district marching contest, and playing in the district band and orchestra festival. Special project for the band this year was the purchase of their new uniforms. They presented a special Thank-you concert in which they expressed their thanks to the people of the community for their contributions toward the purchase of these uniforms. The band, together with the chior, presented a Christmas Assembly program. The choir sang at the county contest. County Hospital, Blossom Queen contest; and they also presented a winter concert. One of the choir's special project was going to see the stage play, My Fair Lady, in Chicago. The choir's main activity of the year was presenting the operetta, Down In The Valley. Members of the Twin City Symphony Orchestra, along with some of the senior band members, provided the instrumental background for the operetta. All the scenery for the operetta was made by chior members. 26 D. Stover paints fence as H. McLaughlin and L. Phillips bring more scenery for operetta.

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physical education B. DePoy going through a hula hoop as D. Metz holds it. L. Sunday going over a pyramid. He made it! The physical education program here is somewhat limited because of inadequate facilities and the lack of an instructor for the senior high girls. The senior high boys' gym classes meet four days of the week in the gym and one day for a health class. Junior high students meet twice a week. These classes participate in tumbling, calisthenics, and active games such as basketball, football, soccer, volley ball, etc. The boys also do some military marching in their classes. Girls' gym classes, which consist of junior high girls only, are held twice a week. The girls also participate in a number of different games such as basketball, volley ball, softball, etc. They have various exercises which they do, and they also have instruction in health and safety. Our physical education classes are conducted not for the sole purpose of playing basketball and baseball everyday but to help develop the students' muscular coordination. The students learn how to get along with their fellow classmates and share with them. Beside learning muscular co-ordination, the students learn how to keep their bodies in good physical condition by exercising them. Pyramid building and tumbling are an interesting phase of the boys physical education program. Seventh grade girls physical education class playing volley ball. Basketball is a very popular game in the physical education classes.

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The Brass Sextet practicing for ensemble contest. P. Schinske, L Storick, D. Caulpetzer practice in a sound proof room. T. Mead helps T. Watson with his spats as B. Adams watches. These members are wearing their new band uniforms.