Franklin Community High School - Kite Yearbook (Franklin, IN)

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Let's all sing like the birdies sing! Sing- ing just for fun are Gail Coffman, Eugene Goodman, Bonnie White, Pat Sevey, Mary Shockney, and Larry White. Blending their voices in golden harmony, the Franklin High School choir presents many programs during the school year. Besides participating in the Spring, Fall, and Winter Concerts, the choir provides spe- cial music for school convocations at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter, and also for Commencement. For several years the choir has partici- pated in the District Band and Choral Contest and has received first division ratings. The choir also adds beauty through harmony to community life as it presents programs for civic groups. FRANKLIN L PENWELI. Cho1r, String and instrumental in stxuctor for Franklin City Schools, Senior sponsor Sharps and flats . . In his first year at Franklin High himself to be an excellent choir School, Mr. Penwell has proved director. 13 I.Il.l

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Daily rehearsal Lmder the excellent direction of Mr. Band rating among the highest in the state. Copeland helps to keep the Franklin High School marching, breath control . . A truly democratic organization, the band is governed by a band council, with representatives from each grade. Its members include secretary, Ann Hemingerg 8th grader, Phyllis Coffey, freshman, Jack Bingham, jlmior, David Harrison, Lmiform clerk, Diane Mitchell, drum major, Ted Wiegandg treasurer, Carol Richardson, student manager, Bob Chasteeng li- brarian, Lynda Keesling, and student director, Scott Howell. 12 Drums rolled, cymbals clashed, and trumpets blared as the Franklin High School Band marched onto the field for the six home football games. This talented group consists of about eighty students from the top five grades. Named the Champions of the 1956 State Fair Marching Contest, the Franklin band has won acclamation from the entire state. The band has ranked in the top three places during the past four years. Playing for home ballgames, civic parades, high school and college homecomings, and an annual spring concert tour, plus three concerts, convocations, and a Pops Concert, keep the band schedule well filled. Students are required to play irst chair in their sections of junior band before they can gain entrance to senior band. Aiding the band in their many activities is the Band Boosters Club, an organization of parents of band members and other interested people. faxed Mr. COPELAND 13. 531.

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Senior solid geometry students Alan Winslow and Mark Rogers enjoy proving theorems by construction. Q 'T' I Qs. A as R. - gifs. A is 'wif 1 . -s-,A an 'B' 'auf :TI f. 2. i ,, 1 3 s Me The mathematics department trys to teach as much high school mathematics as possible in as interesting a way as possible, trying to arouse and maintain interest through challeng- ing situations. The geometry classes have a chance for creativity in the figures they draw and for originality in their proofs. In the advanced classes, students are prepared for college, es- pecially for such fields as science and engineer ing. These people get a lot of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry, plus brief ex- cursions into allied fields. The general mathematics classes get a re- view of fundamentals and a lot of practical problems--some just for fun. This year, Sputnik gave impetus to our ambitions to become mathematicians. angles and cosines . . DOROTHY JEAN STEPHAN Mathematics, Guidance, Dean of girlsg Tri-Hi-Y sponsor. OTTO J. SLOOP Mathematics, social studiesg Freshman sponsor. MILDRED T. RICHARDSON Mathematics, guidance, Director of testing, Future Teachers sponsor. H. DALE EDDELMAN Mathematics 3 Freshman basketball, football coach, Seventh grade spon- sor. CHARLOTTE A . BRANDLEY giitgjtlalatrijjg 'gwc:i1Z2xtrri'Hi-YS Connie Hunter, Jane Hettich, and Bob g P ' planes, angles, and parallels of geometry mg. 14