McClintock High School - Historian Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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MABBIT, LARRY-Band, Or- chestra, B.A. ASU, Charger Band, Favorite food-Mexi- can food. PUTNAM, JOHN H. -Girls' Chorus, Humanities, A Capella, Choraliers, B.A. ASU, M.A, ASU, Favorite food-Popcorn. RASMUSSEN, DAVID-'Boys' Chorus, Mix- ed Chorus, JV Band, B.A. Occidental College, Favorite food Mexican food. SOLA, ROBERT S.-Speech, Drama, Humanities, B.A. Westminster College, Pennsylvania, Hobby -Golf. Contront Musicians BEGlNNlNG BAND members sight read to improve their music abilities These students may later try out for Charger band. sf s ,,..-1' DAVID RASMUSSEN, the new- est addition to the music staff, conducts the mixed chorus. Af- tera semester of student teaching at MHS, Mr. Ras- mussen returned as a new member of the faculty. music-19

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LINNY HAMPE DANCES wildly as Rick Mercer asks wallflower Carolyn Barkhurst to dance. Biff Jannuzzi provides music for the trio during Mr. Sala's Advanced Drama Class. Tonal Memorg. Breathin Control PREPARING FOR CON CE RT SEASON, the Mixed Chorus devotes a great deal of time to practice. David Rasmussen strives for perfection from his pupils during his first year at MHS. TRYING TO DECIDE which mu- sic to order, Mr. Mabbitt fid- dles with the keyboard. Hun- dreds of dollars worth of mu- sic is ordered yearly. 'I8-music, drama TWO COMPLETE sound systems including stereo, amplifiers, and tape recorder were ac- quired by the Music Department for each of its choral and instrumental divisions. With facilities described as unsurpassable by Chairman Larry Mabbitt, the department entered its first full year in the Fine Arts building. Embodied in the curriculum were instrumental and choral groups for beginning, intermediate, or advanced students. Mr. Mabbitt conducted the Charger Band and the Orchestra while John Put- nam directed the A Cappella Choir and Madri- gals. Leading the Mixed Chorus was David Ras- mussen, a former student teacher at McClintock. BEGINNING WITH a section on terminology and stagecraft, drama I-Il endeavored to create new insight in dramatics appreciation. Through con- sistent exposure to the varied forms of the dra- matic arts, students achieved this goal. The course Included section on make-up, dialogue, character analysis, and a study of the theater from Greek to modern times. All were designed as fundamental courses to be expanded upon in advanced drama. Director Robert S. Sola em- phasized technique, especially in the field of present day improvisational theater. ,

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4 BEEMAN, JIM-Art, B.S. Kansas State Teachers Col lege, Art Club, sponsor, Favorite saying- Neat ness is a virtue! NlCHOLS, BILL-Arts and Crafts B.A. North Eastern State, M.A. University of Okla homo: Boys' Tennis Coach, Favorite sport-Golf. CONNIE GARCIA attaches a slim, flexible wire to a tile and grout likeness of a hand. Mobiles were a popular form of expression, as could be seen from the ceiling of the art room. Colleges. Sculptures Motivate Artists FIVE ARTS and crafts classes were added to the Art Department putting its facilities in the Fine Arts Building to the test. Jim Beeman transferred from the industrial Arts Department and Linda Gentry ioined the department on a part-time basis to counter the increased enrollment. Headed by Bill Nichols, the department intro- duced several new proiects such as iewelry casting, metal sculpture, and woodworking. WIRING IN the final leaf of his revolving mobile, Junior John La Fargue concentrates on accurate balance and a color scheme. 0 20-art