Blue Ridge High School - Cresta Azul Yearbook (Lakeside, AZ)

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2 K Page 52. 1. Rex Little works on his German assignments during class. 2. Students study in Ms. Foster's 5th period German class. 3. Students work on their Spanish I assignment in fifth hour class. Page 53. 1. Mr. Dick Sumner instructs Dianne Le Maire on various aspects of driving a car. 2. Mr. Stan Thompson talks over an assignment in second hour Spanish. 3. Students learn about the motorcycle in sec- ond hour Driver's Ed. DRIVER'S EDUCATION 53

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Sprechen sie Deustch?i Hciblcimos Espcinol! lDo you speok Germon? We speok Sponish! by Pat Hagan Sprechen sie Deustch? CD0 you speak German?j German was the new- est addition to the curriculum. Spanish, German, and driver's edu- cation were three of the many interest- ing courses that were available to the students of BR this year. ln driver's education, taught by Mr. Dixie Sumner, students learned how to operate their cars in regular traffic under ordinary circumstances and 3 52 SPANISH, GERMAN how to make decisions in an emer- gency. The vehicles were furnished by Hall Motors of Show Low. Mr. Sumner used both standard and automatic transmissions. There were 97 stu- dents enrolled in driver's ed. along with six from last year and a few trans- fer students. Mr. Sumner wanted a motorcycle safety class to be added to the curriculum. Ms. Judy Foster taught German by the use of games. There were 25 stu- dents in her German class and she wanted German ll added to the curric- ulum. Mr. Stan Thompson taught Spanish. He said, Once you've mastered a lan- guage, you can communicate with people from other countries. He felt that students should try to learn other languages. lt will help them in col- lege and in other ways of life, he added. He wanted Mexican history to be taught here. S l

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Goodstein suggests ci little bit of crciziness by Belinda McCarter Ms. Anita Brown taught Pop Choir and Concert Choir to 61 students. She believed that music helps students to develop aesthetically. She com- mented that her courses taught stu- dents Hhow to read music, how to sing the music they read, and how to inter- pret the music they sing. Ms. Brown wanted to see advanced chorus, class voice, and piano added to the curricu- Ium. Mr. Rick Goodstein began teaching band and guitar at BR three years ago. He reported that the best teach- ing method he knew of was lots of energy with a little bit of craziness along with discipline and fun. When asked what he liked about living here, he replied, I like to ski, the weather, skiing, the people, skiing, the stu- dents, skiing, the general support of music in the school and I don't like to leave out that I like to ski sometimes. Ms. Beth Hill considered an infor- mal classroom situation the most effective teaching method, with inde- pendent study for advanced stu- dents. She also said, ln the make-up of a well-balanced education, students should be exposed to the historical, social, and cultural importance of all the arts as well as the academic sub- jects. Ms. Hill began teaching here in January of 1977. Mr. Tom Marsing said that he felt that P.E. was important because of all the free time people have. They need basic skills in activity. He would have liked to have seen swimming, tennis, golf, and archery at Blue Ridge. Mr. Marsing has been teaching at BR for four years. Mr. Paul Moro taught P.E. to 120 students. He wanted to see bicycling, bowling, golf, tennis, archery, rac- quetball, swimming, and backpacking added to the curriculum. He told reporters, Without some physical development in a human's younger years, the human being develops poor health traits for the rest of his life. Coach Moro taught in Yucca Valley, California before coming here. Basic skills of soccer, football, softball, archery, golf, basketball, bad- minton, volleyball, gymnastics, and rules. That's what Ms. Mary Riley thought P.E. taught BR students. She also said, Although most of our activ- ity is team sports, individual instruc- tion is given when needed. Ms. Riley wanted tennis, handball, and bowling at BR in the future. 1 2 3 54 MUSIC, P.E., ART