Grand Junction High School - Tiger Yearbook (Grand Junction, CO)

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We train for world citizenship, for future careers, for healthful living. Questioning Miss Isabel Benson, students in American history class ponder over issues of historical importance. Required of all juniors, this subject helps them understand the background of present-day events. Studying the states and discussing their social and economic life, students of social science acquire an introduction to the machinery of government. Mechanical drawing or drafting is in reality a language in which lines and figures are used instead of words to tell a story. Here David Wood is gaining experience which will be valuable for his future career. A group of girls enjoy a battle of skill in the form of a basketball game as a part of the physical education course required of all freshmen. Freshmen boys, stars of future basketball teams, learn sportsmanship and fair play along with the fundamentals of this game in physical education classes. Page 20

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We study communications . . . the foundation of all knowledge. Berndt and Jeanetta look on while Dick and Irna Jane play negro spirituals as part of their literature in the four-year English course available in SJHS. As part of their journalism duties, Eric and Lorraine distribute the Orange and Black. Students taking this course find themselves working on the newspaper, the annual, or handbook. Nervously standing on the platform which is familiar to all speech students, Eddie gives a talk on A World Government.” Appearing before groups of this kind gives students the invaluable asset of self-confidence. Donna is thankful for the help she is receiving from Miss Winifred Bull on the Latin translation, as Chuck tries to puzzle his out. Emphasis is placed on the derivation of English words from Latin. Visual education augments the daily classroom activities to give Spanish students a broader view of the cultural background of the people they are studying. Alan and Barbara lead a discussion in French culture which is as much a part of the study in French as learning to speak this romantic language. Page 19

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We enrich our lives with music and art. Relaxing a moment before presenting their first Greater Music Season concert, the members of Mixed Chorus laugh and chat as they assemble in the gym. Deeply engrossed in playing The Marriage of Figaro for the student body, the orchesfra shows how the long hours of practice have perfected their organization to one of the finest in the history of the school. Getting a vote of thanks from the annual staff, Barbara, Monica, Francey, Dean, and 8ob fashion the tin figures used for division sheet pictures. Sculpturing plaster of Paris figures intrigues Diane, Arlene, and Monica, second-year art students. During the year, advanced students select three mediums of expression, working on each for a twelve-week period. Putting the finishing touches on megaphones are Bette and Walter, first-year art students. In the background, art work created by students is visible. Page 21