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

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FINE ARTS Workshops, classes keep kids coming During an Art Foundations in-school field trip on Design, participants experi- mented with the relation of line to different mediums. Mr. Younker played student's graphics on alto saxophone and the kids in turn drew what he was blowing on his horn. Three years ago. Photography, Garrick, Triad and other small failing clubs dis- banded and pooled their budgets to fund workshops in the arts. The club alterna- tives system provided flexibility and served as a sounding board for ideas, some of which resulted in new courses. Harriet Dreisinger and interested stu- dents crafted rings, bracelets and pen- dants in two jewelry workshops. May 1 and May 29, with a class in silversmithing slated for next year. The high level of interest shown for Tom Palazzolo's film workshops and a $1000 equipment grant from Dad's Club moved film-making off the drawingboard and into the 74-75 curriculum book. 21

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Working on o five minuto improvisation, senior Max- ine Way ant, soph Ellon Georgovich ond junior Kothy Freberg (bolow) oxponmont with spatial rotation- ships. Working hard to moot tho doodtino, junior Hick Zimmerman (right) adds tho finishing touches to his self-portrait, his nine weeks project for studio arts. Wary of any folse moves, senior Connie Stromberg (for right) prepares to drive a chisel into a sculpture for Structural Arts. Having memorized its choral patterns, junior Florie Hothenberg (right) gives Bye Bye Blackbird another try on her saxophone. Junk is transformed into beautiful art as soph Perry Becker (mid-right) welds car bumpers into a gleaming bird form. Inter- rupting her pointing chores, senior Kevin Higdon (for right) seeks Joan Chonnick's odvice about the sturdi- ness of the door hinges for on Apple Tree prop. 20

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FOREIGN LANGUAGE First Focus highlights dept, year A travel log came to life. Focus on For- eign Language brought a splash of old- world color to HPHS April 22-24. Stu- dents, faculty and members of the commu- nity presented concerts, plays, art exhibits, lectures and films relating to one of the department's six language offerings. Eight students of English as a Foreign Language performed En La Ardiente Osceriete (In the Burning Darkness) in their native Spanish. Junior Janice Honig- berg, who directed the play, wrote an Eng- lish narration for the benefit of mono-lin- gual HPHS-ers. Hebrew excerpts from Fiddler on the Roof,” and cuttings in both French and English from The Little Prince” also delighted Focus audiences. Musical offerings ranged from Father Kelly's 6th century Gregorian Chants to contemporary sounds. A trip headed by pianist James Boroitz gave a combination recital and musicology lecture and Canter Frankel sang Israeli songs. Mrs. Barbara Silver, a Spanish instruc- tor, taught a ballet master class — in Frenchl Said student coordinator Bobby Borowitz It's a good chance for kids to see a different facet of their teachers . In the classroom, self-paced German students enjoyed the rare privilege of retaking tests and quizes until they them- selves okayed the grade. We have many incompletes explained Mr. Schildgen but we have people working for their own goals rather than goals that I set up for them. Staked to a bankroll of $1500, third- year Italian students mapped grand tours of Italy. The average trip lasted four weeks and consisted of a complete itinerary through Rome, Florence, Milan, Venice, Pompey and whatever else an enterprising tourist could fit in. In a tkit prepored for their Hebrew clots, junior Alden Sobvy (fop right) warns junior Marly Bohkov, I'd better not tee you 'round here no more. Before turning hit firtt-yoar Itohon ttudentt bote to pbn a mythical $1500 tour, Mr. Konchor (right) gives them o final run-down on potato of interet t in Itoly. 22