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

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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.

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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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After completing an art project, junior Tom Klietz displays collages on a wall, Where did these slide rules come from? Mr. Gehrke asks his art class during the change from the old second floor math rooms to the new art classes in the new wing. New Art Wing Provides Greater Cupboard Space and Storeroom Mixing paints, John Bruder, Jill Olson and Jeanne Rozek create a new color. L...i Moving into the new rooms was the major change tor art students this year. This change gave them more room in which to work. Because of the expanded space, equipment such as pottery ovens and weld- ing guns, used tor metal sculpting, were added. Many of the students were able to work on the project ot their choice - sculpting, painting, drawing, pottery, etc. They were graded on the amount of work completed. Art IV students wrote and illustrated their own children's story, bound in a hard cover. They were also required to read a book and make a slide representation of it. Other projects tor the year included tur- nishing posters, murals, and many decora- tions tor various school activities. 4I