Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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P. Lenaburg dissecls a frog. SCIENCE GIVES WHEN A SENIOR EXPRESSES AN INTEREST IN SCIENCE, HE selecfs CHEMISTRY. This is a s'I'udy of fhe composiiion and of +he changes in composifion of Ihe Ihings Ihaf fhe world and 'I'ha'I' we are made of. In 'Ihe classroom, 'rhe fheory of chemis+ry is faugh+, while in fhe Iabora+ory, pracfical experience in Ihis subieci, Irhrough ex- perimenfafion and demonsfrafion, is learned. In fhe iunior year, 'Phe sfudeni' has his choice of PHYS- ICS or PHYSICAL SCIENCE. Physics deals wifh fhe physi- cal forces and laws of nafureg such as, Iigh'I', heal, elecfrical energy, sound, gravify, simple machines, and +he principles of mirrors and lenses. This is a laborafory science: our lab- orafory is equipped fo s+udy each phase fhoroughly. Physi- The microscope reveals new worlds Io 5. Parmafer. US KNOWLEDGE OF OUR WORLD cal science is for 'Ihose s+udenI's who do no'I plan fo en'Ier a career in Ihe science field. In 'rhis class, fhe basic princi- ples of physics, chemis+ry, and earlh science are faughi. Thus, a good general knowledge of science is acquired by fhe sludenl' who may use his credil from Ihis course fo 'ful- fill fhe science requiremenf for high school. For a sophomore, BIOLOGY is Ihe science choice. This subieci' is a sfudy of living fhings. During +he course of +he year, +he pupil learns of fhe cycles of life and of his role in Na+ure's plan. Living or dead animals and planfs are sfudied individually and whole new worlds are revealed under Ihe microscope. Sfudenfs are encouraged Io work on proiecls af home: growing planfs, incuba'Iing mold culfures, doing experimenfs. Lenses and lighf--an experimenf in physics. 2 9

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B. Owens sculpfing. ANY PUPIL WHO PLAYS A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT is eligible Io parIicipa'Ie in our marching BAND during Ihe foollaall season and in Ihe concer'I band la'Ier in 'Ihe year. S'IudenI's may also play in ORCHESTRA. This EHS organizalion plays music expecied only from professional groups. OUR CREATIVE SELVES EMERGE IN THE FINE ARTS Classes in MUSIC THEORY and MUSIC APPRECI- ATION are ofliered 'Io sfudenis wishing 'Io learn 'funda- menials of music. Four groups comprise CHOIR. THE A CAPELLA CHOIR, represenfing Ihe besi voices of EHS, is 'Ihe goal of mosi members. A s+udenI inferesfed in arf may eleci GENERAL ART, designed +o develop ariisfic a++i+udes. In ART WORK- SHOP, Ihe advanced class, Ihe individual works in his own medium. SIudenIs form mosiacs in arI workshop.