Franklin Central High School - Flashback Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Explaining a new melody to his band students, Mr. Ferris, the F.C.H.S. music expert, does this many times during the school year in preparing outstanding concerts. ertainment for Community The band is led by drum major Rick Schilling during many public performances during the school year. At the annual Spring Concert the chorus, choir, and band combine to provide entertainment for the community. Under the direction of Mr. Robert Ferris, the music department is divided into four parts: Band I-IV, in which the instrumental music student through his constant striving for fine performance, develops a keen sense of value. The Dance Band and F.C. Singers are a selective group of musicians and singers working together for finer performance and entertainment experience. The chorus and choir is for any student who has the ability to sing a melody without the assistance and to read a simple part song.

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The Dance Band, which placed second in the State Fair Stage Band Contest, plays for dances through- out central Indiana for practical applied music and enjoyment. Music Department at F.C.H.S. Provides En The Chorus practices with Mr. Ferris to increase their skill in producing music that will stimulate interest and arouse enthusiasm at programs they participate in.

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Two Distinct Courses Accommodate Students Mrs. Irish checks each students progress individually. The developmental reading booths were designed to afford individual privacy to the students. Developmental reading was established to improve and build the comprehension of the student s read- ing abilit . Each student having a study period is reejuired to take six weeks of developmental reading. There is a fee of fifty cents which goes for purchasing reading materials and repairing the machines. Dur- ing this period, the student reads books of his choice and gets an opportunit to advance his reading skills. The use of the shadowscopc in the Reading Laboratory class- room, enables the student to gauge his reading progress.