Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Out at the Dni.-nj Range located just sooth of Williams Junior High School hundreds of driver ed students interpret direction- al signs daily as they need the one way to successful driving: safely. Behind the wheel in the driver ed simula- tors daily students vicari- ously encounter and adapt to life-like driving situations. driver education 500 students accellerate, steer to safety tires screech, gears grind as 250 nervous students start each semester of driver education, mr. gerald mark heads the seven-man team which train prospective drivers to “drive defensively. the one-year-old driving range, a simulated network of roads, equipped with 12 new cars, provides beginning motorists with realistic traffic situations, electronic simulators and four different training cars also aid instructors in their nervewracking job. the students must successfully complete 180 minutes of driving and 30 hours of classroom time, required by the State of Iowa law to earn their t.d.p the young drivers in their red octagon, yellow wedge, green light environment learn to handle such emergencies as brake failure, a jammed accelerator. . . and oncoming cars! signs are memorized, situations analyzed, along with intersections, railroad crossings and flashing yellow lights, and students are formed into better and more alert drivers. 28

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chorus male, female voices achieve musical balance to achieve a musical balance in a chorus with the girls outnumbering the boys nearly five to one, appears to be an insurmountable task on the surface. but not for Mr. Milton Anderson. choral director. who blends just the right amount of vocal ingredients combined of altos, sopranos. tenors, and basses to result in a refined product of sound. annually the most challenging and diversified works for the chorus to encounter and perform publicly are the pops concert selections and handel’s messiah. along with experience gained overwhelming sensations of accomplishment wash over messiah” vocalists as the aura of arousing music and traditional orchestration fill the masonic temple's every nook and ceiling alcove. alternation of the junior and senior madrigal groups provides variety in selections. for the present junior and senior ensembles. requests for concerts from area service organizations and social groups occupy many individual's stage time. aside from public performances where vocal students apprentice their talents in the field of musical entertainment, weekly during several periods of the day practice ensues with many eyes staring at tiny black musical symbols, ears listening closely for polished harmony, and lungs breathing deeply to reach perfection. While the house lifMs jlare down into thctr eyes mired chorus members concentrate on choral director. Mr. Milton Anderson, and their voices penetrate the acoustics durinj the Pops Concert. 27

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While industrious driver ed stu- dents. Jackie Ewing and Karen Hkkle. begin work on their assignment from their relatively new teitbook let's Ornre Right. Ron Phipps casually jokes with the substitute. Through the slush of snow after an hour of practice driving students leave the driving range tower to board cars for the ride back to Central. 29