New Athens High School - Vespa Yearbook (New Athens, IL)

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Under the able direction of Mr. Don Sexton, the NACHS band has had the privilege of getting acquainted with many types of music, such as marches, popular music, and classical. During the summer, the band marched at various parades in and around New Athens. All band members attended summer band which was climaxed with a swimming party. After school started, the students began to make plans for the fall, Christmas, and spring concerts. Also during the spring, is contest time. Much time is spent in preparation for the district and state contests. Playing for the basketball games is enjoyed by band members and fans. The band members work hard at all these activities, but have a lot of fun doing it. £,ducatto«uzl, ‘rtycvtci 02t vi6 — Mr. Sexton helps Jim Feurer with a difficult passage in Heat Lightning, one of the pieces for the fall concert ... Is band always like this on Monday morning? . . . Don D. Sexton, B. M. E. . . . Mr. Sexton plays the first part, while Barb Nuernberger, Sondra Schopfer, and Lois Muench provide the harmony ... In his leisure time, Mr. Sexton enjoys playing the piano.

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Industrial arts IV boys busily work on their wood projects . . . The boys in industrial arts I are learning the basic fundamentals of mechanical drawing . . . The boys in industrial arts II work on more complicated forms of mechanical drawing . . . Kathy Brown receives permission from Mr. Pieron to go to the typing room from 10th hour study hall . . . Industrial arts I boys listen to a lecture about electricity . . . Jim Fewer thinks it is fun to shave wood. to Do it ‘TfoccioeCfi Under the supervision of Mr. Joseph Pieron, the industrial arts classes learn to make many useful items. Woodworking, mechanical drawing, metalworking, and electricity fundamentals are the major fields of study in this course. In the 7th and 8th grades instruction is started so that the students are fairly well acquainted with the course upon entering high school. For metalworking, a new 18 roll forming machine was added. The upper classes spent a day touring Granite City Steel when it had open house. JOSEPH J. PIERON,

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The students who went to the S.I.U. Choral Clinic posed for this picture before they left ... The girls’ sextet, Judy Vielweber, Patti Hesse, Barb Nuernberger, Jenie Fischer, Mary Ellen Fries, and Jimmie Rene Calloway, practice one of their numbers for a PTA program . . . Frances S. Hunsaker, B. S. in Ed. . . . The girls' chorus study over the music which they have just received . . . The soprano section warms up before singing. — Sat ot With its fine past history, NACHS choral students, under the leadership of Mrs. Frances Hunsaker, are happy to become a part of making the future. Students work hard planning and practicing for the various events of the year. The chorus members are often called upon to provide entertainment for various organizations in New Athens. At Christmas, the chorus participates in Christmas caroling. This year, a new piano was added to the choral equipment. 19