Highland Park High School - Little Giant Yearbook (Highland Park, IL)

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To build up his arm muscles, senior Robert Carl- son (below) works out on the ladder during his Adaptive Gym class. Junior Sue Levy (right) helps junior Cindy Finke execute a back walk- over. as they participate in the dance-gymnas- tics segment of the Elective Activities program. Bearing in mind the adage practice makes perfect. junior Gina Rollery (far right) polishes her walk-overs for Advanced Gymnastics class. One student who participated in the before school gym labs, senior Linda Desnoyers (right) smashes the bird across the net with surprising spirit for an early morning badminton game. Seniors Janet Shure and Denise D'Angelo (far right) warm up together before tackling assigned equipment during an Elective Activities class. 22

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Student directors (far left) try to block their actors effectively. Soph Sherry Marks and frosh Cindy Cohen and Nancy Birnbaum (left) improvise for beginning acting class. New dance teacher. Miss Johnson, (below) aids Wendy Pelligrinon in achieving an attitude. while frosh Debbie Kosner (lower left) works leg swings to warm up. 21

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PROGRAM INNOVATIONS Elective Activities let girls design program Junior and senior girls were pleased to see long- awaited changes in their gym program this year. Each semester. Elective Activities allowed girls to choose their own curriculum from several different alterna- tives. Each contained activities ranging from individ- ual skills such as dance and gymnastics to team sports, including volleyball and field hockey. Also offered to girls were Advanced Dance and Ad- vanced Gymnastics. To qualify, girls first had to dem- onstrate mastery of basic techniques to their gym instructors. Classes were small, and students could concentrate on advanced skills with the advantage of greater individualized instruction. For the first time, girls were invited to participate in the Adaptive Physical Education course set up to aid students unable to participate in the regular gym classes. Students in this program were instructed in exercises and sports suited to their particular needs.