Miami Norland High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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Against the background of her original, hand-woven, abstract rug, Miss Rife interprets a point in a lecture to her art class. Eileen and Roberta Band look at their work with satisfaction as they remove the hnal printed sheet from the carved wood-block. ART Aims Towards Professions as Well as Hobbies The two-week woodcut exhibit in our audi- torium window this fall was just one project sponsored by Norlandls art students. These de- signs also went on display in the University of Miamils Lowe Art Gallery. Another accom- plishment for Norlandls Art Department was the planning, painting, and constructing of a mural for the new library. For student-artists in a public high school to produce oil paintings is very rare, because of the expense and the Wide variety of mate- rials necessary. However, due to their interest and desire, almost every advanced student did a painting in oils on a canvas which each pur- chased individually. The purpose of the Art Department is two-fold: to help the talented, high achiever through advanced work, and to provide all in- terested students with a fullilling hobby. Gene DeSmet Zelda Zoe Rife Working diligently and carefully, Valerie Brady concen- trates as she levels the rough edges on her ceramic bull.

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Playing in concert band, Howard White watches the con- ductor in order to keeb his drum beat in perfect cadence. Robert A. Duff T. J. McGonigaI D. L. Silkebakken Working diligently to perfect his intonation, jack Maurice practices Rehearsmg orchestra music on her string bass, Sandra or many hours on his French horn, a di17icult instrument to play. Hagan concentrates as she perfects her playing technique.

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Demonstrating the power of rapid oxidation, Louie Robles uses a simple table sugar. Under normal conditions, the sugar would only heated glass rod to trigger the release of the energy stored in melt, but excess oxygen causes it to bum with a quick flash. SCIENCE Provides Advanced Courses for Ambitious Students Seeking to extend their facilities for the brighter student, the Science Department this year has added a new course to the curriculum which brings the promise of college credit for those Who enroll in the class. Taken in the senior year tsimultaneously with physics; Bi- ology 2 provides the ambitious student With a knowledge of the biological sciences equiva- lent to the freshman year in college. By pass- ing an advanced placement examination given at the end of the year, these students may re- ceive college credit for the course. Also for the intellectually gifted Vikings are the Science and Lab Research Programs. The former is taken in the junior year during which the students learn the ways and practices of actual scientific research by doing extensive study and work on an independent project. Then, as seniors, they go out to various labora- tories throughout the county several days a week to work on projects with accomplished SCientiStS; thus giving them experience WhiCh Using a relatively simple apparatus, Jerry McCreary performs proves invaluable in college and future careers. an experiment illustrating the law of conservation of momentum.