Madison High School - Mahisco Yearbook (Madison, FL)

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Junior-Senior Play In the war of love, Danatta loses. Fran and Sharon confer about their different roles in the play. Up The Down Staircase Bel Kaufman's comedy Up the Down Staircase has been described by one critic as ... the kind of 'funny' that hurts. It concerns Sylvia Barrett, a young attractive teacher on the threshold of her career in a large New York City High school. Sylvia soon finds herself in trouble, trying to defend an extremely hostile young man who is on the verge of dropping out of school. She becomes involved in the start of a romance, a near war with a dis- cipline-over-everything administrator ... in the unexpected, sometimes heartbreaking, but more often outrageously funny problemeof her students. 29 Principal Jackson raps with teacher.

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Free Fare Thinks Optimistically Free Fare frees the hearts of students by celebrating. Sunshine appeared at M.H.S. early one Monday Morning by the presence of a rock band called Free Fare. They provided the students with a class period of entertainment which was centered around gags, games and popular music. The students listened atten- tively as one member of the band gave a serious speech on life, its problems, and the future. He concluded his speech by saying, You’re not what you think you are but what you think. The appealing preview caused many students to return the following night to see another show. Effective lighting and hilarious comedy skits left the audience with a sunny glow. An opportunity was given at the end of the show for the students to rap with the performers. In closing, records and posters were purchased by a number of in- stant fans. Young Americans create fun.

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North Florida Junior College Adult Center Offers Training In Vocational Areas For Interested Stu- dents The modern Adult Center is situated on a beatiful land site overlooking a lake. Many M.H.S. students participated in the vo- cational training programs offered by North Florida Junior College's Adult Center this year. The sub- ject available were drafting, electronics, service station attendant training, cosmotology, vocational office education, automotive mechanics, and brick and block laying. When the students had completed their chosen subject, they found themselves with outstanding opportunities for employment in the various fields related to their learned skills. Em- ployment opportunities included such positions as engineers, electronic repair shop owners, service station attendants, beauticians, stenographers, me- chanics, and brick masons. The courses were taught by very capable, highly skilled, and dedicated instructors. 30