Columbia Heights High School - Cohian Yearbook (Columbia Heights, MN)

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I Si, yo soy norteamericanof' Spanish ll students respond as they lis- sists of thirty-two individual booths, sixteen of which have tape re ten to a native Mexican in the new language lab. The new lab con- corders, enabling students to listen to their own voices. Demonstrating a spray cleaner, Leanne Plessel tries to convince Susie Nelson to modernize her cleaning habits during a French lll skit second hour.

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Earphones Vibrate in Lab as Mr. Rosinski Sneezes Browsing through booths displaying features from different countries, sampling foreign foods, and watching a program were all a part of an exciting day for language students. The Internation- al Festival in November was held at the St. Paul Auditorium. Conversations, props for skits, commercials, speeches, book re- ports - all were typical aspects of study in the language classes. Magazines, movies, and film strips provided visual aids. Spanish students listened to a speaker from the Peace Corps who discussed his experiences as a worker in South America. A panel of students from the University of Minnesota talked about the transi- tion from high school to college Spanish. French IV students traveled to Northrup Auditorium to see French performer, Marcelle Marceau. Along with German and Spanish students, French students attended the Foreign Language Festival at Harding High School on April 20. ln February the new language lab opened for student use. It was a great improvement for the school system according to Miss Golberg. Thirty-two booths gave students the opportunity to hear and evaluate their speaking ability. Testing the new language lab, Sophomore .lean Miesbauer inter- prets a story from her German ll book. A fourth hour Spanish II class cheers Jerre Johnson on as she takes a giant swing at a pinata snow- man which she and Julie Groat made for a Christmas fiesta.

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Jerry Peterson, No. l chair in 'trombone sec- Carols fill the auditorium as the CHHS choir performs such selections as Almighty and Ever- tion, completes the sounds of Christmas. lasting God and ln Mirth and in Gladnessn for the annual Christmas concert. 64-Piece Band Travels to St. Cloud Tech While Choir's 60 Singing Voices Spread Much Enthusiasm A shiny French horn glistens as sophomore Jane Thompson tunes up be- Moving to their new practice room in mid- fore playing the Second Prelude during a daily practice session January provided the band with better facilities. Mr. Wilke also explained that the instrument cabinets added convenience and efficiency. The band members made use of the larger individual practice rooms. The choir was under the direction of Mr. Ronald Johnson, a former Heights student, for the first time. New for the choir were the Madrigal Ensemble, a group of seventeen singers, the Girls' Triple Trio, and the Male Quartet. Traveling to Hutchinson for a con- cert highlighted the year's events. Students in Rudiments of Music studied Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern periods. To practice music fundamentals, each student wrote an original melody.