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

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Music, Art Courses Enrich Appreciation of Living High school voict ' s .ire raised in song ,is the mixed chorus and ensemble groups rehearse and perform for assemblies and various concerts. One of the most outstanding ensembles of the year was a group of freshman boys who start- ed their group while still in junior high school. Blending with the chorus for a special Christ- mas number, the high school orchestra and the chorus comphmented each other in a delight- ful performance. In the Greater Music Series, both the band and orchestra have distinguish- ed themselves, showing a great versatility in their choice of various types of numbers. With suc h popular ditties as The Thing and a ren- dition of John and Marsha, the band enter- tained the student body with a lively assembly which showed off the school ' s musical talent to advantage. Dabbling with water colors or oils, sketching, and carving arc all taken up in the three years of art that are offered. At various times throughout the year, GJHS-ers may be seen standing in front of the bulletin boards admir- ing the artistic talent which their fellow- students have shown in their pastel, water color, oil, anj black-and-white works. The Freticli hnrx •: ■ ' ■•■ - ■.; ' ■ it ' ■ -- «, fo„,.„,, ,,, , ■ (fomptrir ,7„, ■ -irr,, ' ' ' ' - ' . ' .v are Ma Page 2.

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Looking over freshman social science notebooks. Paul. Peg, and Gary confer with Bernice Branson. Citizenship Is Prime Objective In Social Science Courses Social science students seem to spend most of their time gnawing on their pencils on test days, waiting for facts about governments of the local, state, and federal variety to return to their minds with some semblance of order and reasoning. The course is required of all freshmen in an at- tempt to acquamt the young citizens with outstanding social and economic problems and with some solutions to them. The world history course supplements the freshman course, painting colorful pictures that show the social, economic, and cultural development of the world ' s people from their origin to the present. Starting its first year in GJHS ' s curriculum with a great deal of popularity and success, a semester of the world affairs course was carried on. Members of the class par- ticipated in discussions of current events and world prob- lems with only rare clashes of opinions and ideas and a great deal of pleasure. Second semester the course shifted to a study of economics, which gave students much op- portunity for research. Although the joke page of the American Observer is almost always read first, nevertheless members of American history classes learn a great deal from their paper which presents valuable information and ideas on the world ' s latest happenings. The American Observer is just a supplementary part of some history classes which relieves the routine of learning dates, places, names, and conse- quences of important events in the history of our country. Nancy introduces a guest speaker to the irorid affairs class. Gathering facts for a class discussion in American history. Geralyn. Sue and Ronnie look over the weekly paper.

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Ned iraitu for the traftii- Uijlil.s tii ihaiige. Si)ik that one! Students Train for Safe Driving, Healthful Living A grating of gears, a gunning of the motor, and another student is off on the road that for him will lead to driving correctly, courteously, and safely. The school ' s co-curricu- lar course for training drivers has, in the two years it has been offered to students of Grand Junction High School, increased the number of Colorado ' s motorists by 204, 72 of which were added this year. In preparing to become drivers, students learn that all-important business of chang- ing a tire along with other important basic car mechanics. To top off the course with a last bit of fun and a first bit of night-driving, the new drivers take a night trip. Heels can be seen flying high over their owners ' heads as the gym classes take up the sport of tumbling. Together with basketball, volleyball, and other activities, tumbling has been popular with both the freshmen boys and girls in the high school physical education course. However, as spring approaches, all the pep and enthusiasm of the classes is carried to the baseball diamonds found on the Washing- ton Park athletic field. Here students shout their side line advice to team-mates and urge them on to do their best. When the classes are over, shrieks and giggles emanate from the shower rooms, proclaiming to anyone passing by that class is over for the day and that the shower is mighty cold. Gi t those elhoips up there. says Knoxie. Page 24