Madison High School - Mahisco Yearbook (Madison, FL)

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9 H 1 i kh The band is very helpful at pep rallies. The Music Department Mr. Brown is our new band director at M. H. S. Band members practice hard for good performances. The students in band enjoy practicing different kinds of music. The two directors consult one another often.

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Achieves Accuracy Mrs. Browning explains factoring to one of her Algebra classes. Mrs. Reeders 6th period class really enjoys Trig !!! All scientific education which does not commence with mathematics is, of necessity, defective at its foundation. ... Comte. The 1971 graduating class represents a culmination of a program which began five years ago. Those students interested in pursuing an advanced pro- gram of study were allowed to begin the study of algebra in the eighth grade and continue through analytic geometry and introductory calculus in the twelfth grade. Mathematics is the queen of the sciences - arithmetic the queen of mathematics ... Gauss. Realizing that all students do not have the same interest, the curriculum included a program of study which prepared its participants in the practical aspects of mathematics. To make the program more effective, students were allowed to involve themselves in a combi- nation of the two, or in a portion of the advance- ed program. Regardless of the choice, each was encountered with up-to-date texts and the modern approach of teaching. Mrs. Reeder works constantly helping her students.

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Developes Talent Mr. Welton, the Choral director, explains the necessity of music. This year at Madison High School there were over 200 students involved in the six organizations of the music department. These groups included: Concert Chorus, Concert Band, Marching Band,Stage Band, Girls Chorus, and Boys Chorus. The music department endeavored to develop musical skills, to acquaint its members with standard literature, and to achieve distinction in performance. The combined chorus and band presented their annual Christmas Concert in December at the NFJC Audito- rium, and both groups entered district contests in the spring. The band performed at all the football games in the fall, and marched in both the Florida Forest Festival Parade in Perry and the NFJC Homecoming Parade in Madison. In April selected students from both the chorus and the band were chosen on the basis of an audition, to perform with other outstand- ing high school musicians at the Florida All-State Clinic in April at Daytona Beach. The final activity of the music department was the performance at the graduation ceremonies in June. The chorus class works hard to develop good tone. 25