Jackson Preparatory School - Precis Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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Speech and Drama Communicated Feeling KI., 3 s aaaa . ,gg I M Vix K I . :Wi .:.f ': H . , K 'upper left? Researching their debate assignment, David Russell and Randy Harris perused 'urrent events. lower left? Hurrying to finish writing his speech before class, Marc Lott delved into a 101 Ideas book. For many students, Drama and Speech classes were an exciting and educational experience. Each course lasted one semester, with Speech pre- ceding Drama. An advanced Drama course was a new addition to the cur- riculum. The goal of Speech was to overcome oneis nervousness when speaking in public. Students first learned the basic skills of articulation and resonation. They gave persuasive, argumentative, and extemporaneous speeches. By making these ex- temporaneous speeches, students learned to think quickly and efficiently. Drama course began with a study of theatre history. Students next learned about the individual components of the stage. Mr. McFarland taught them act- ing skills and showed them loosening-up exercises. The students acted out skits and performed dialogues and mono- logues and charades. As Mary Williamson read a poem in drama class McFarland listened with a critical ear.

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French Provided Cultmal Experience French, taught by Mrs. Margueritte Ransom, was the third exciting language course offered. Both French I and French II provided the student with four language skills: listening, reading, speak- ing, and writing. To achieve emphasis on speaking French, an oral-aural approach was used. Lan- guage tapes were used for listening comprehension, perfecting pronunciation, and speaking the language. New to the course was a library of French litera- ture, added to introduce students to the wealth of literary productions in France. The library con- sisted of novels, plays, and short stories of French authors, past and present. Besides actual language study, French included many other enjoyable activities. Both French I and French II had a traditional dinner at Bernardis French Restaurant in the fall. French II students also took their annual trip to New Orleans in the spring. A trip to Paris was scheduled during the fupper right? During a daily pop test, Holly Holman waited for Mrs. Ransom to call out next vocabulary word. spring holidays. flower leftj Enjoying one student's translation of a French so Mrs. Ransom smiled as she read it to the class Ilg, O I 'gf 52 flower right? When Mrs. Ransom asked him a question, Roland Bums thumhed through his notes to End the answer.

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Expressive Art The people involved in the art depart- ment during the year helped to strengthen the experience and skill of all the students. Mrs. Gayle Adams taught advanced art and seventh and eighth grade art. Mrs. Flo Wills, who is new at Prep, taught ad- vanced art and seventh, eighth, and ninth grade art. The art department has been growing and expanding over the last few years. A new potter's wheel was added to the ce- ramics department. Also, Mrs. Wills brought in outside speakers such as john Caddis, the watercolorist, and Don Lam- bert, whose speciality is silk screening. The atmosphere in the art department was one of free thinking in which the stu- dents could become involved in the area of their individual interests. Every person could do his own thing. One never walked in to see everyone doing the same thing. fupper rightj As Mrs. Wills pointed out some improvements in her sketch, Lisa Robinson looked on., 54 '..... . s.11. efss fiie ' A is f W , , :,.n 'X :V j5,ffks'. K .p pkp: H' , A K ,,,.....,., . V ,..'1 , A ,..,,.. ,... .- ,W V . ss. wi -9 i. flower leftj Working with precision, Robbie Smithson com- pleted one of his required assignments. flower rightl Making a rough sketch, Cissy Primos concentrated on her drawing of a basic vase.