Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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LEARNING ABOUT OUR national government is a task that Mr. Ron Johnson’s government classes find eased by audio-visual aids. Situations, Past and Present POSTER BOARD PROJECTS enable the students to learn while in the process of completing his project. Poster boards are required as supplementary work in many social study classes. TAKING OVER PSYCHOLOGY classes as a student teacher is Mrs. Nellie Vaughan. She is one of many student teachers who found Highland High School to be excellent for cadet teaching.

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CLOSING A LONG day of pounding the basics of economics into senior heads, Mr. Robert Gray, Economics instructor, experiences a typical teacher’s delight in the satisfaction of a point well made — a right answer. Social Studies Department Presented Realistic Views of World Encompassing the actions of man from the dawning of civilization until the present year provides a purpose for the Social Studies De- partment. In this field, Highland High School has kept high standards in offering the latest in cur- riculum and competent teachers. Economics, Government, Psychology, Sociology, United States History, Vocational Problems, World Geography, World History and World Problems are courses offered in the department. To qual- ify for the World Government course, one must be either a junior or senior. An overall “B” average or instructor approval is another requirement. A wide variety of activities vary with the indi- vidual instructor. For example, the classes in American Government attended meetings of the Highland Town Board. The ever-changing times create an atmosphere for learning. The Social Studies Department aids students in understand- ing people and the world in which they live. STUDYING THE CULTURE, geography, and people of foreign countries, as well as our own, is done in social studies classes. Map drawing is a helpful aid, particularly in geography classes.

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Pride , Work and Enthusiasm Created Spirit in Student Life Perhaps, if one listens hard enough the excite- ment of it all can be heard still ringing through- out the gym. And with these positive sounds of victory might come memories of tourneys, vic- tory hoops, boosters and cheerleaders. Still, there is another type of spirit — quieter, more personal, harder to explain. It comes when we stand in our gym listening to the “Star Span- gled Banner”; write for our paper; work for our play, concert or club. It comes when students fashion Homecoming floats, feast at the Scholar- ship Banquet and elect a Prom Queen and King. It is equal parts of pride, hard work and enthusi- asm — it is spirit. EXPRESSING THEIR SENTIMENTS at the pep rally before the awaited football game with Griffith are Lannie Wells and Rich Spickard. The co-captains spoke words of hope and en- couragement. TENSE BOOSTERS BREAK the anxious silence of a crucial moment with the clamorous applause of success and encouragement.