New Albany High School - Vista Senior Blotter Yearbook (New Albany, IN)

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for majors and mmors The academic curriculum, designed for those college bound. is elected by approximately -140 per cent of the student body. Many students, although not planning to further their education. also follow the academic curricu- lum with profit and pleasure. Une must have two majors and two minors for gradu- ation. and an academic minor can be earned in any of four languages: Latin. French, Spanish. and German. A language major may he earned in Latin. French. or Spanish. Nlathematies majors may be earned by studying Algebra l and 2. Plane Geometry 1 and 2. Algebra 3, and two courses selected from either Algebra -l. Solid Geometry. or Trigonometry. Majors and minors may be earned in English. social studies. and science. If a student is planning to go to college. he should select the school specializing in his field. study its entrance re- quirements. and plan his high school program of studies ac- cordingly. Senior Cary ,lacobi studies the term paper of a fellow representative in the mock United Nations. The fourth period international relations class members wrote about a certain country, then represented that country in the UN. 1 mf -:wg A 'ff-u iq me in the Academic Curriculum. - Mr. Robert Holmes, Educational Television history instructor, quizzes his third period class on the preceding program. The 80 pupils watch the half-hour program. then discuss the highlights of the lesson. Nancy Nix completes a xocabulary assignment in English 6-A class. The students also write themes. study grammar and literature. .,.. ir. uf? --f I tam 29

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Those college-bound studied languages, science . . . , W v,.tQ.,Lf,d My St-nior Mike- Phillips viigim-t-rs for WNQXS. the- oldest studt-nt-operatod station in the nation. WNAS is an educational broadcasting station to all vlt-iiwntary schools in the arva. Only 20 svniors. who have obtained a position on thc staff hy try-out, hroadcast their own 15 minute prograrng or tht-y vnginvvr. Seniors Conniv Ross and Maurvcn Robinson are testing for metal. not mixing tht- smell of rottvn eggs. Miss Jessie McCracken, Miss Ann Wells, and Miss Marian Middleton arf? the lihrarians in the NAHS library. They care lor the 12,000 hooks, and they purchase yearly 1,000 new hooks.

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ts- --...,.,6m NN '41 Macaroni and cheese is being: carefully prepared by two freshmen in Home Economics I. Marie Pattnn and llonna McCain. Hrs. Blilrlretl John- son teaches the rudinients uf culinary skill. l 3 0 Tn Th ,Ian Hubbard and Patricia Huffine are sewing: summer skirts in Hrs. Martha l.npp's home cc class. Each gzirl has three class projects and a lioine project: first sewn are a skirt and blouse. then an inclixiclual article is sewn. VM-atifinal eurriculuni prmicles intensive training in vo- eutinnul liuilcling tracles. electrical tracles. machine trades. printing trucles. agriculture. and limneinaking. The intlustrial arts curriculum is plannecl for the boy who iwulrl like tu take shop work but floes not want to specialize tn the extent requirecl in the vocatitmul trade courses. lnflustrial arts inclucle: XYOl,lflXVttl'l'ilIlg. machine shop. printing. or electricity. Two units nf the inrlustrial arts curriculum are alsn recoinrnentlerl for stutlents expecting tu enter engineering ns a wicatinii. 'llhere ure nu eleetixes in the intlustriul arts courses. only options. Vtmitinnal euurses zrllmx from une elective in agri- culture lu fnur in rlistrilvutixe eclucation anal limneinaking. :Xn inclustriul arts gracle uxeruge of tl or better is re- quirecl tu enter a xncutimi trncle course of stuclx. 'tm groggleml Liurietiltiirc stinlents xselrl in Mr. ,lini Wui'4l's ag liuileling. e buys 1-4.ml,ine 4-la-s-rn-Jin sturly with practical fzirtn experience.