Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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Summer School, Adult Leisure “We’re proud of our school!” — Highland Sen- ior High School. Please note the “Senior.” Gone are the eighth-graders and freshmen; gone with them is a good deal of crowding and shovi Still, al’ our facilities are being used to their full- est capacities. During the day students rush back and forth to classes and after school our building is the scene of meetings, conferences and team practices. In the evening one might find a basket- ball game, P.T.A., a science seminar, or any one of a number of student activities. When June comes, we don’t just board up the building and go home! There are summer school courses for those interested in making up last year’s subjects or in getting ahead on next year’s. When summer school ends, the football team and the marching band begin to practice. Always moving, always changing, young, alive — a high school is a wonderful place and the home for many worthwhile activities. This is what High- land students are trying to get across when they say, “We’re proud of our school !” WEATHER PERMITTING, THE main court serves as the pleasant site for student dances while providing a relaxing at- 5 mosphere. IN ANY SEASON, any weather, the center court at Highland High presents a tranquil scene, emphasizing the beauty of our modern school.

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Building , Facilities Used Year Around for Regular Sessions, HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL became solely a senior high school this year. This occurred with the completion of the junior high. SCANNING THE FINISHED product, Diane Dickinson, Edi- tor-in-Chief of the summer school TROJANAL, walks the usually bustling halls of summer school after the noon dismissal.

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LEARNING A FOR- EIGN language is learn- ing about culture and peo- ple as well. Spanish stu- dents study the speech, history and feelings of a people through song. Language Arts Stressed Communication for Modern Need 6 Whether reading The Return of the Native, giving an impromptu speech, planning a debate, or memorizing a German assignment, a student is dealing with an important part of his education. Of course, writing a sonnet or short story is not the easiest thing in the world, but the satisfac- tion, pride, and enjoyment of seeing one’s own work makes up for the hard work. Novels, com- positions and grammar are all a part of the Eng- lish curriculum. With the world constantly “shrinking,” the need for knowledge of a foreign language is be- coming greater. German, Latin, Spanish, and French are offered to help fulfill this need. Speech and debate classes are always a display of the ingenuity of Highland students. We’ll all remember the hilarious melodrama, Egad! What A Cad , given by the debate class. Students realize these classes are valuable and necessary ones that will help them when they are out in the world. CREATING A PENSIVE mood during a dramatic reading, Mr. E. Colin Black, speech and drama instructor, demonstrates the art of audience captivation, an essential quality for a good speaker.