Mars Area Junior Senior High School - Planet Yearbook (Mars, PA)

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Music-Art Display Talent fl 5, I 4 'If .gy Ng , i ,,,5., .Qs ' , - rf 3, -'S' 52 . . 'S 5 ' 1 'T . :G sfii i, ' f --U. ' I-'si sg.. - ' , ' A . - T91 gy, .. wwf' J l ,5. is 4 - is 43 I M I im -egg Mr. Marlin Clay Miss Mary Ann Gardner Cralls Ari' Arlislic 'and musical lalenis of lhe sfudenfs are developed, and crealivily is slressed by fhe leachers of fha music and arf deparimenrs. The primary obiecfive of crefls is fo encourage individuals to develop fheir creerive abilily. Each pupil is assigned his own parlicular proiecl. Arr sfudenfs express lheir feelings 'Through oil, wafer colors. slreiches. and paslels. Miss Gardner encourages lhe arlisiic pupils fhrough individuel proiecfs ancl preparing scenery for siege produclions. Highlighling lhe musical program was lhe choral pre- sensalion of Soulh Pacific. Mrs. Horwilz desires lo provide individuals wilh a cullural experience and io insfrucl Them in vocal lechniques, Individual discipline along wiih menial and muscular co- ordinafion are Iwo of The greafesl personal benefils pro- vided 'rhrough 'rhe band. ' rf, I . X - , .y S. r ,' W 5 . . u. ,, . Mrs. Margarel Horwlh Mr. De Wayne Simpson Vocal Music lnsfrumeniel Music JUNIOR HIGH ART CLASSES work on ser for MCRA Yulnnf Show. MR. SIMPSON rehearse: with Caclaf Band for fuiure performances.

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Business Trains Youth ,Q if - so .ref ilumxv fa l -' ' Miss Riia Aloe General Business. Bookkeeping SENIOR OFFICE pruciica sludenis oplraie I0-kay adding marhine. Mrs. Doris Bowers Typing, Business Mafh Mrs. Shirley Leslie Shorthand, Oiiice Practice To iroin youih for 'rhe business world is ihe main obiec- rive of ihe business cleparimeni ei Mars Area High School. Shorihand. Typing. and Bookkeeping are among The sube iecls iaughi io prepare fhe siudenis for iuiure office work. Besides book work, H-ie siudenis are also insfrucieol 'ro oper- afe up-ro-claie office equipment, Disiribuiecl Eclucaiion. a greei aid +o 'rho commercial siudenis, has been added io 'rhe deparimeni. During 'ihe second semesier oi 'rhe senior year a group of girls are selecied io worlc for a period of nine weeks ar companies fhroughouf 'ihe communiry. H' gives ihem oneihe-job ireining plus a shori glimpse of wha? is io be expeciecl in Their fuiure iohs. Through ihe business deparimeni The siudenis ere given information which will be of greai value io ihem in 'iheir fuiure. Also ihe deparimenf helps ihem io seleci a job ei which 'rhey are besi suiiecl. SECOND YEAR typing class increases typing xlrillx.

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, li 5 r s Q I v M9 .L Wig .aa j Mr.Wayna Magnass Eleclricily. Plaslics Mr. Adam Rynar Woedshop 4, p 'riiifi , fi ll l, .rig rs? 2 wi, 1 2 sr' giffii 5' ' , -s g i l ' i wtf? Mr. Paul Smilll Mechanical Drawing. Metal Shop Industrial Arts lnslruclion in basic use of mefal. plaslic, and wood is lhe responsibilily of lhe indusfrial arfs program. Mars High provides adequale facililies lo develop manual dexierify, and sfudenls learn abou? basic and advanced fools. Dralfing and lhe use of blueprinls are laughi as well. A slandard requiremenf for all of The sevenih grade boys is lhe faking of wood- shop. As lhe boys are 'iaughi safely and fha use of hand fools. lhey progress 'ro more complex apparalus such as lhe drill press. moriising machine. and iig saw. Ccrrecf melhods and a concern for safely in lhe shop are inslilled in fha sfudenls. Lecfures and demonslraiions are infegral componenls of lhis course, for a siudenf musi have a lhorough underslanding of a machine or specific operalion before he can safely and elfecfively malce use of fhe apparaius. ln ihe shop sludenls are permifled 'io proceed al' iheir own raie. For lhe specially skilled individual, personal proiecls are encouraged. Alihough lhe induslrial arls program is very comprehensive. if is by no means explicit lf was designed and developed. noi for fhe purpose of leaching a lrade or profession. buf rafher io inlroduce lhe siudenr +o lrade skills which mighi be use- ful in fhe home or slimulaie ceriain sfudenfs 'io enler a vocaiional field which may appeal 'lo ihem. The courses available fo lhe sfudenls include: Eleclricily and Plasfics, Woodshop. Mechanical Drawing. and Melal Shop. MR. SMIYH ASSISTS Deva MeCandIass in Mechanical Drawing. 26