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

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.. W., ,f, .fygyw New ' Taking careful aim, Lynn Dalita prepares to trans- Getting her cutting tool to follow the intricate lines of a woodcut proves to be a form a hunk of plaster into a sculpted masterpiece. challenge for sophomore Mary Jenson. David Gerhke and Bruce Rasmussen v1'! WWH4 Mwst. WV'-H Experimentation Is Keg to Creativitg lf CHHS sometimes resembled an art exhibition more than a high school, it was because of the efforts of the art classes. The works of art that often de- corated the halls were the creations of Heights students. Experimentation was this year's pass- word for the art classes. A flexible schedule allowed different classes to spend varying amounts of time on their activities. The students expressed origi- nality through such mediums as pottery, ceramics, wood cuts, ink sketching, and oil painting. A new means of expression, movie- making, was offered to Art IV partici- pants. The students did their own pho- tography in creating experimental films, which resembled moving collages.

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Improved Individual Sound Is Chief Goal of Choir and Band Individual performance was stressed in both the band and choir this year. In the choir, Mr. Johnson initiated short voice lessons with the intention of improving his singers' sight-reading abilities. A new requirement forthe band this year was that each member prepare a solo for a quarterly grade. Mr. Wilke hoped to improve intonation and tech- niques. ln both groups, student directors were given the opportunity to investigate the field of music as a vocation. Directing the band was Gary Hafvenstein. Stu- dents leading the choir were Anita Holt- zlider, Pat Siegfried, Lynn Elrod, Mary and Lisa Shaw, Bill Hill, Bill Scharz, Sandy Knobloch, Tom Sullivan and Gary Westlund. MRGERHKE1 Art ll, B.A. A Bethel College, is the coach for hockey and baseball, co-advisor for the Art Club, traveled extensively in Canada this summer. MR. JOHN- SON: Choir and Biology I, B.A. A Augsburg College, had a busy summer with hammer and nails building a new home. MR. RASMUSSEN: Art ll, Art lll, and Art IV, B.S. - University af Minnesota, is the gymnastics coach and co-advisor of the Art Club. MR. WILKEQ Concert Band, Second Band and Rudiments of Music, B.M.E. - Minneapolis College of Music, received the Distin- guished Conductor Award from the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfo- riea Fraternity of America and the Minnesota Music Edu- cation Award from the Minnesota Music Educators Asso- ciation, spent a summer out West on a vacation. Student directors practice the proper techniques for directing a choir by following the methods of Mr. Johnson. y, aff V,.- , L L WWI fi Ronald Johnson and William Wilke Amidst the clutter left by his studious musicians, student teacher Thomas Shaffer, directs the Concert Band. 5

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, 1 MRS. BOE: Home Economics ll cmd lll, B.A. - St. Olaf College, a new teacher to Heights this year with interests in horseback riding and painting. MISS RESTAD: Home Economics IV and Family Living, BS., MA. - University of Minnesota, holds the office of Vice-President in CHEA and Suburban Home Economists. MRS. SAVRE1 Home Economics ll and lll and Food Service, BA. - St. Olaf College, teaching boys in Food Service, a first at Heights. Listening thoughtfully, members of Home and Family Living class evaluate ideas being expressed by Miss Restad and prepare to voice their own views on the subject. Assembly line efficiency reaches CHHS Kitchens as Janna Hanson, Jerri Dennis, and Kathy Borentum pool their talents to create tasty doughnuts for a home-ec meal. LouAnn Restad, Betty Savre, and Joan Boe