Huntsville High School - Hornet Yearbook (Huntsville, TX)

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Fine Arts Stimulate Talent and ppreeiation Q Sv 2. ...afkxri ,V.. iff fm, Mrs. Margaret Smith offers suggestions to a begin- ning watercolorist. A heightened Fine Arts curriculum this year was divided between encour- aging students' talents and giving them back- ground and appreciation of graphic arts and music. Art classes tried media from watercolor to tappa cloth. Some of the best pieces were exhibited in a spring art show. The latter part of the year was devoted to art his- tory, utilizing color slides of art through the ages. Band and choir mem- bers added many new types of music to their repertoires. The two or- ganizations combined' for a Spring Concert, as well as participating in solo and ensemble contests during the year. Mrs. Margaret Smith Mr. J. C. Kissinger Mr. Ross White Mr. Ross White and Mr. J. C. Kissinger settle band and choir disputes on the field of honor. ee-at

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Stress Functional Usage Every year Huntsville High Scho0l's English Depart- ment undertakes to maintain the delicate balance of grammar and literature from a new angle, This year the emphasis was on practical uses of grammar. Examples from literary works replaced diagramming and pars- ing. Good sentence structure was related to actual writ- ing, and thus made less abstract. Speech classes studied various styles for presenting talks, and were encouraged to participate in lnterscho- lastic League competition, ln the spring they had an intensive unit on the theater. Mrs. Ethel Scott Mrs. Ruth Mahler Seniors Cheryl Spencer, Ruth Peden, Becky Jordan, and Shelley Felder look over Senior Prophecies with Mrs Ruth Mahler, senior English, and Mrs. Ethel Scott, junior English.

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Banquets and Projects Spice Language Courses Extracurricular projects and two banquets helped spark the foreign language program this year. Spanish classes duplicated typical Mexi- can handwork with weaving, mosaics, pottery, and piiiatas. Latin projects ranged from written reports on Roman heroes to scale models of Roman houses and public buildings. The annual Latin banquet was given in realistic Roman style, from a carefully researched menu to hand-painted pastel murals. The Spanish banquet was more unorteamericanof' with its hot dogs and badminton, but Spanish was the language of the day. If ther: were lapses into English, at least the thought was there. 1 Mrs. Nellie Jones Miss .loyce Hoke Mrs. Nellie ,lones and Miss .loyce Hoke make curriculum plans. In the back- ground is a portion of the pastel Roman mural.