Buffalo High School - Bison Yearbook (Buffalo, MO)

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HI ST OR Y DEPA R TMENT Above: Jane Lane and Shawn Clark made World History fun! History has made society the way it is today. “ ... it might inform us about how our ancestors lived and something about what their life was like,” as Michael Birdsong stated. Some teens didn't like their social studies courses required in jr. high and high school, according to student survey. They had to take them whether they felt, as one student expressed, “It’s boring!” or as Jane Lane quoted. “World History is a very exciting and fun subject.” Myra Glor stated, “Remembering concepts and ideas rather than dates will have more of an influence on the future, by preventing past problems from happening again.” Dale Mills taught a new class last year. Civics. Chris Yates, one of his students, quoted, “It was a beneficial class but not long enough. Going to Jefferson City was really fun!” Social Studies was quite interesting, if you let it be. Over- all, the students thought it had given them a better compre- hension of society and the world. Above: Warren Kennedy showed off his podium. Above Left: Joyce Ray stressed a point to her 8th graders. 25

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SPECIAL SERVICE INSTRUCTION Throughout the next few pages, you will learn about the aca- demic side of our school. Each teacher shown in this section played a vital part in the education of the students of B.H.S. There were, however, few specialized members of the faculty. Their work was of importance to those students who might have needed a little extra help. Although they had very different jobs, they all had a common goal-to help the students grow emotionally as well as academically. The counselors, both high school and jr. high, were there to assist the individual student with scheduling assessment, career, or per- sonal problems. They could go to their counselor for moral support as well as academic assistance. Mrs. Price, jr. high counselor, helped students, who were new to the ways of 7th grade, adjust to the routine. Mr. Andrews, high school counselor, helped students in regard to career choices and opportunities. Mrs. Harrison, the librarian, was in charge of supplying students and teachers with the best possible information in books, reference materials, and services of the library. She also provided for proper storage, classifi- cation, and cataloging of all materials. In addition to running the library, Mrs. Harrison occasionally had classes to teach the 7th graders of the proper uses of the library. Mrs. Wolfram taught the Educable Mentally Handicapped children in the special education department, both jr. high and high school. “My major goal is to make the students aware of the abilities they do have and help prepare them for their future.” Mrs. Akisson taught the high school Learning Disabilities and Mrs. Clark taught jr. high. There- fore. their jobs were essentially the same, they were responsible for teaching students who had a learning disability. After a student had been identified as learning disabled, they then went to the L.D. teacher to ,. receive extra help in any subject in which they Earhne Atkisson . .... Learning were having difficulties. This included any course Disabilities offered. Jim Andrews H.S. Counselor Cynthia Clark Learning Disorders Joy Harrison Librarian Phyllis Wolfram Special Education Mrs. Clark explained an important point to one of her stu- dents. Mrs. Atkisson watched two of her students as they worked with the computer. Students were referred by parents, teachers, and sometimes themselves. The referral was followed by testing, evaluation, and placement. They were placed in appropriate programs for the individual student. These teachers all performed special services for the stu- dent. They were, therefore, appropriately labeled Special Ser- vice Teachers. 24

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FINE ARTS It takes not only the abilities to read, write, and formulate algebra problems to lead a full and rewarding life, but it takes the arts, as well. Think for a moment, what life would be like without music, art, and dra- matics. The spirit and happiness would be taken away. Music sets the mood for everything. What would dracula be without the thunder of bass, furthermore, where would dra- cula be without the theater? Probably still shut away in someone’s imagina- tion. Art is in everything one looks at — not just the museums but even in wallpaper designs. Appreciation for these fine aspects of life are what fine arts are all about. They are, as Mr. Glor so excellently stated, “the icing on the cake.” A lot of hard work goes into the fine art area, it is not all fun and games. It actually takes more from a student to be a success in music, theater, or art than some academic classes. Why? Consider how long it takes a person to learn to play an instrument well, or how long it takes many kids for their voices to mature so they can be successful in choir. It takes a lot of dedication, as well — the kind of dedica- tion the Buffalo Gals had. It was phys- ically difficult to keep up the pace of the drum corps and do the routines and songs not to mention adding weather of 100 plus or below freezing. Above: Miss Powers prepared Mixed Chorus for Festival. Below: Terry West coached an aspiring high school “spec- chie. Upper left: Art students worked diligently on a new project. V A fine art class could've been a break from the normal classroom atmosphere to pursue something of interest, sort of similar to a hobby. However, they could not be classified as pure hobby. Much learning took place within those rooms. Music and sightreading were learned in choir. The medias were learned in art. Acting and public speaking were learned within the forensics department. In ad- dition to all of these was the basic knowl- edge and appreciation that was gained through these individual courses. They not only contributed to making a well rounded individual out of a student, but gave them knowledge unlike other classes . . . knowledge not necessarily for vocational use, but knowledge that would enrich and make the beautiful as- pects of life come through. Bryan Elhard Band. Jr. H. Band. Grd. Sch. Band. Buffalo Gals. Lonnie Glor Art I. and Advanced Art. Suzanne Powers Mx. Chorus. Jr. H. Chorus. Glee CL, Music Theory. Treasure Smith Jr. High Art. Terry West Speech. Jr. Speech, Acting Drama. Debate. 26