Dallas High School - Dragon Yearbook (Dallas, OR)

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SCIENCE B a Is ley Added The new addition to the science department staff, Mr. Sam Balsley replaced Mr. Bob Haack and concentrated on his first year in Dallas he commented, “I really think the students got turned on about the idea of discovering the world around them using scientific thinking, which was good. Department co-workers Stan Church and Bill Glendinning were generally positive in summarizing the year. The new sophomores were one of the best behaved classes I have seen in many years, stated Mr. Glendinning. Mice were bred and raised for Genetics class and students were soon aware of the natural fertility of these creatures. Other students attempted to control run-away bacteria cultures, while still others were busy breaking down crude oil into gasoline and other ingredients. Many students were interested in eclipse studies centering around the total solar eclipse seen in our area, obviously, it was a busy year for those oriented in science. 1: The product of much time and effort by D. J. Simcoe, Joel Hockman and Wayne Thompson is this Physics project on weight and pulleys. 2: Biology students Darrel Hewitt and Store George attempt to capture gasses released from burning sugar in Biology. 3: Biology students Darrel Hewitt, Steve Garren, Baleen Wall, Sandy Simons and Brent Johnson check the results of an experiment. 4: Mr. Stan Church. 5: Mr. Bill Glendinning. 6: Mr. Sam Balsley. Science 29

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BAND Beier's Last Song As an active part of band curriculum, student musicians went to two competition festivals as well as putting on four concerts throughout the year. The most popular for those involved was the All-District band festival, at which all district band students gathered together on the gym floor. Each individual band played its own piece; then they performed two selections as a mass band. A related musical activity was that of stage band. This group put on a dance in February called the “Big Band Era and the turn-out was better than expected. “It went over well and we had many requests to do it again. Hopefully, they will do it next year, stated director Mr. Dave Beier. Since Mr. Beier was completing his last year at D.H.S., he was able to look back with satisfaction on many successes over the years. He planned to go to the University of Colorado to enter doctoral music education. He said that it was time for a change, and felt the need for advanced education. His love of the mountains and skiing were also a factor. “We have been playing difficult pieces for high school bands and don't seem to be improving he added. In competition, percussion was rated as tops at the U. of O. contest, with judges giving excellent marks to this section. Overall though, the entire band performed at about the same level as before. Two of the band students who went to a solo ensemble contest, Debbie Fischer and Katie Kaiser, both collected top marks for their competition in the spring. 1: Band director, Dave Baiar talks with Kathy Hill about an up-coming concert. 2: Brass and woodwind sections ol the band complete a solo. X Row 1: Kathy Young, Ruthle Chase, Debbie Fisher, Peggie Macs, Angela Foster, Shonda Smith. Row 2: Jean Regier, Debbie Vogle, Connie Classen, Elian Gaga, Nancy Gardner, Lori Brostrom, Dinah Coonrod, Annette Kelley, Pam Johnson, Kelly Kozlsek, Colleen Relmer. Row X Donna Baldwin. Jodi Taylor, Tina Hart, Kathy Hill, Jackie Aebi, Wendell Dick, Kathy Kaiser, Ray Trueblood, Sob VanElverdinghe, Tammy Humphreys, Scott Zentz. Kathi Gatlin, Mark Lyda. Row 4: John Shodln, Greg Donnel, Jeff Classen, Tom Kunke, Ed Gish, Phil Kllewer, Greg Hottman, Mark Dunmire, Brian Bowman, Steve Smith, Todd Heppner, Bryan Brown. Row 5: Jett Lange, Brian Wagner, Jack Sullivan, Kyle Gersvokt, Brent Tllgner, Mr. Dave Beier. 28 Band

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OFFICE 1: Vice Principal Mrs. Bobbie Newman and sophomore Alvin Morrison. 2: Principal ■ Mr. Ken Johnson. 3: Attendance Officer, Mr. Ed Caillier. 4: In charge of the student body accounts is Mr. Ken Jacobson. A DM IN IS TRA T ON New V.P. Works Hard In an unprecedented move to fill the vice principal’s position vacated by the retiring Bill Fisher, Mrs. Bobbie Newman was selected from an impressive number of applicants. She brought with her, ten years of administrative experience, having worked in Idaho and at Springfield, Oregon. When asked to evaluate her first year as vice principal at Dallas, Mrs. Newman observed, I feel good about the entire year; school, community and, especially students. I focused on communication, a difficult problem. Revitalization of student council was a key factor and major concerns included attendance, curriculum and student accountability. Among the challenges she faced was convincing would be, trouble-makers that she was more capable of dealing with them. Emphasizing parental contact, Mrs. Newman strove to keep incidents from becoming problems. In a time of increasing student vandalism and unrest, she stressed much personal contact and was deeply involved in face-to-face conferences. Her success cannot be measured in decreased vandalism or empty halls during class time; rather, it resulted in a decreased dropout rate, a reduction of student resentment and fewer “major student-related problems. Both students and teachers had little problem adjusting to the moderate thinking of the petite, blond, mother of two who shouldered a major administrative responsibility. All other administrators continued in their prescribed roles with continuing success. 30 Administration