Myrtle Point High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Myrtle Point, OR)

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Students To Build Beauty, Express Emotions PR ACTICING a few notes on their flutes during DONNED in work clothes, art students care- a band practice are Lindsay Hauschildt, De- fully apply finishing touches to their painting lores McCue, and Barbara Kasper. projects. ANN McGINNIS and Jonnie Hutf work diligently putting the finishing touches on their model clay projects. 9

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Music, Art Provide Opportunity For A DAB OF PAINT, a shiny instrument, and a human voice are all related when they are used as tools to build beauty and express emotions. The FINE ARTS section of MPHS’s curriculum included art, band, and chorus which were headed by RICHARD PAYNE, LES SIMONS, and ROSEMARY KRONQUIST. As a whole, the Fine Arts program maintained a three-fold goal: to enrich every phase of a student’s education, to provide for the expression of emotions, and to serve as a medium for narrowing the gap between school and community. The 81-piece SENIOR BAND, included grades 10, 11, and 12, and the 38-piece FRESHMEN BAND, for first year high school students, participated in football season marching, concerts, and musical contests. Yearly the bands are ‘represented at the Southwestern Oregon Music Festival and the regional Solo and Ensemble contest. FORTY FOUR girls participated in the girls’ chorus this year, and eleven boys were in boys’ chorus. Among vocal events of the year were a Thanksgiving assembly in which the choruses were featured, the PTSO Christmas Program, and a school assembly in the Spring. Actual experience in the many phases of art and sculpture was gained by the 49 students enrolled in RICHARD PAYNE’S art I and art II classes. In first year art, students learned basic techniques of drawings, water painting, lettering and clay sculpture. On the other hand, the art II course was designed to give the student more liberty in expressing himself. GARY POSTE, senior art student, str; BAND DIRECTOR, Les Simons completed his tenth year at Myrtle Point. Simons has developed an extensive instrumental program in the districr to develop his painting in art II class.

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION instructors, BOH PETERSON, and LEONARD T1RRILL endeavored to teach the hoys physical fitness and sportsmanship-like conduct. Football, tumbling, track, basketball, soccer, wrestling, archery, baseball, table tennis, and mushball were the major skills practiced in class. A full credit is granted for the completion of each years work in PE. Three years of physical education are required for graduation. The grades were based upon achievement, knowledge of the activities, social attitudes, and health practices. Organized calisthenics were used as warm-ups at the beginning of each period. These encouraged muscle building and co-ordination. During the latter part of November, the girls’ and boys physical education classes combined for two weeks of social dancing. The physical education program was planned and carried out with regard to the growth development and behavior of the individual students. The curriculum was arranged to suit the mental as well as physical status of the age group. Supervised activities helped the students to develop a high standard of self direction, self control,and sportsmanshiplike attitudes toward victory and defeat. KARL EL FCK demonstrates one of the many uses of the spring board. Building Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies, MIKE GRISHAM demonstrates the forward drop while fellow P.E. students wait their turn. 10