Fort Walton Beach High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Fort Walton Beach, FL)

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Nom ofjoy Beethoven, Bach, or the Byrds, which ever you prefer, you may very well be accom- odated through the Music Department. Courses in almost every phase of the music world offer stu- dents the opportunity to pur- sue their interest to the fullest. Some of courses offered in- cluded Music Theory, Girls' A H I Sai, M, Chorus, Band, and Voices of Valhalla. Those pupils who wish to learn to play an in- strument are given private lessons by Mr. Hebson and Mr. Creekmore. If you happen to walk through the commons any time soon, do not he too surprised if you are overwhelmed by the sound of a violin, soprano, pi- ano, drum, or guitar. It is only those who love music, doing what they enjoy most. 5tl!Music Where did everyone go? Mr. llebson takes time out for a moment of relaxation. aff'

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,Q ,,, 1 Q, . - Q, W X J 2? ,. . , Mczffering Mark Cam Be Made Inteafefiing Whether planning a career as a physicist, plumber, or painter an essential back- ground in Math was required for all students of FWBI-IS. With a wide range of choices, one could undertake a course of interest and progress at an individual rate. Some pon- dered eommuntative x's and y's, intersecting lines, side- angle-side theorems, or per- haps even the sign of the sine. Many kinds of numbers were also scrutinized. f'6You mean there are more numbers than the kind you count with?!',J. It was in this area that pupils really shone. They not only handled integers, irrationals, and real numbers, but origi- nated a new type of their own-the unreals! W if 1 ,f Sometimes. drawing a picture can help. Butch Wagner refers back to the book in order to memorize the Law of Cosines. A review of grades brings a smile to teacher and student. Mathematics!57

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as-1 x . 3 X V W ,swf-Y-,..W ..,-.W , wwf-he---.,,..... ..x. ,. r ,...,..M:.,,.,r., ... --1--7. -sm... .M ,... .,,,.,.. . ,. N.,,.X., .. .,,. . ,,,. .. ., ...J W,,. ,, . .,.t Ar: 3 f F Active Enjoyment Bend one. Straighten two. Bend three. Straighten two. Bend three. Straighten four. That's how pupils counted out their favorite exercise-Index Finger Coordination. This energetic group of students was found in the department which offered one of the greatest varieties of courses in the school, Physical Educa- tion. There were offerings which covered team sports such as softball, basketball, and speedball, and other well as archery, gymnastics, and badminton. These and other individual sports provided students with skills that could be enjoyed throughout a lifetime. But even more, PE was fun. Who could forget trying their first back handspring, or fish- ing their ball out of the stream at the golf course? fWhat color are water moccasins any- way?!j. Who would not re- member watching their teacher drive a golf ball into the tractor mowing the prac- tice field? No wonder so many come back for more in the PE Department. I got il, I got it! Where did the ball go?! I thought I told you, hit the birdie over the net not into the beams' Physical Education!59