King High School - Coronat Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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Fine Arts Adds New Equipment 1 lif linr Arts Department tlii year moved rii;lit aloiii; with the additions of new e(|ui|jment in the Band Department. This in( hided two double French horns. anEng h.sh horn, and a set of chimes. Another new leature to the band department this year was the formation of a stage band. The . rt Department ordered screens for displaying art work and exhibits for not only the Art Department, but also other depart- ments. The art contest held in October at Parkdale was one of several entered and won by students of the art classes. A turkey supper and numerous concerts and contests filled the calender this year for the choir. New folders were added to choir paraphernaUa along with new music. Partici- pation in district, regional and state UIL competition rounded out the year. Top: Posing for the Fine Arts Department picture are: (1-r) Mr. Loren Hall, band; Mrs. Becky Scale, art; Mr. Dudley Bluhm, choir; and Mr. Grady Waldrop, art. Above: Press your lips together like so to get the hum sound. explains Choir Director Mr. Dudley Bluhm. Left: Miss Jane Welsh, new art teacher, displays an art piece by one of her students. Facidty 235

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Language Proficiency Aided by New Textbooks Buenos dias, Guten morgen. and Bon- jour were phrases heard every day through- out the Foreign Language Department. New text books were apparent in first and third year French and second year German and Spanish. ■ Saturnalia ' was the theme ol ihi ' Christmas party planned by the Latin De- partment. Not only King students, but inter- ested students from other schools attended. SJide presentations were also .shown in the Latin classes this year by students who visited Rome during the summer. The Spanish, German, and French de- partments established soccer teams which competed mth other teams within the school and interscholastically. Right: Five of the seven members of tlie Forei i Language department, demonstrating lab equip- ment are (1-r) Mrs. Helen Nowicki, German; Mr, Joe Garcia, Spanish; Mrs. Kathryn Volker, French; and Mrs. Catherijie Paciotti, Latin; Seated is Mrs. Lorene Cooper, Spanish. Above left: Marc Dodson, junior, questions Mrs. Kathryn Volker on Savoir-faire. Above: Miss Elida Ramirez, Spanish teacher, looks in her briefcase for classwork material. Left: Mrs. Bettv ' Clark ponders over events of tlic dav in her Spanish class. 2.34 FacuIty

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Computer Course Addition to Math A computer course was added to the Math Department curriculum this year. Mak- ing its entrance at second semester under the leadership of Mrs. Genie Pilcher, it was offered to the top math students. That new addition, along with the old- reHables of team teaching, guest speakers and student-oriented programs, helped to better prepare the students for the advanced mathematical world. Riglit: Mrs. Susan Canoy explains her daily math assignment for liomework. Below right; Mrs. Genie Pilcher explains tlie basic fundamentals of algebra to her students. Below lef t: Miss Shirley Gingerich finds tliat a happy attitude makes tlie atmosphere in the classroom more exciting. Faculty 2.-56