North Branch High School - Bronconian Yearbook (North Branch, MI)

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Mr. Sutton rehearses Marching Band. Finding a Means The Music classes have had many award winners: 35 medal winners at Solo Ensemble plus district and state honors. A double honor came to this department with the selection of Connie Clendenan and Colette Worgess to the All Student Band--U.S.A. This band will travel throughout Europe giving concerts this summer. On the left is Susie Graham, last year's winner to the All Student Band--U.S.A. pointing out the area where she went last year to Connie and Colette.

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Journalism, Home Economics and Business Included Home Economics classes this year were emphasizing many areas that would be of value to the girls now as well as in the future as mothers and homemakers. When our mother took Homemaking she studied mostly 'cooking and sewing' but with the changing world the woman has more areas of responsibility. She must be a critical shopper as well as an expert in decorating her home, sewing, cooking nourishing meals, caring for her children's needs, managing her home and time plus participat- ing in community activities. Second semester the Future Homemakers of America club members, under the direction of Miss Beverly Ferris, Home Economics instructor, initiated Operation Breakfast where students could purchase breakfast before school started. Miss Ferris has taught three semesters at NBHS and in September she will travel to India to participate in the International Farm Youth Exchange for six months. As Miss Ferris reaches for the pins, a stu- The Department of Commerce include Miss Showers, Mrs. Bugg, dent cuts out her Home Economics sewing Chairman, Miss Ferris, and Mr. Hain. project. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE The Commerce department has an enrollment of 429 students in its classes. The department started the year with Mrs. Cathryn Bugg and Mr. Thomas Hain teaching classes in Typewriting, Bus- iness English, General Business, Bookkeeping and Office Practice. We also include in this department a class in Journalism, which publishes the Bronco Express, the school newspaper. Mrs. Bugg is advisor to the Bronco Express and has taught at NBHS for twelve years. Mr. Hain has been with us for three years. At the beginning of the second semester with the addition of Miss Susan Showers to the department faculty, the department reinstated two classes of Shorthand, Beginning and Advanced, into its schedule of classes. Teachers had to do without their student secretaries as these students took Shorthand. Always with arms full of papers and a cheery smile is Mrs. Cathryn Bugg, Chair- man of the Commerce Department. Mrs. Bugg instructs Business English, Office Practice, Refresher Math and Guidance. 15

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of Self-Expression . . . DEPARTMENT OF K FINE ARTS Claire June expresses his many artistic talents in one of his oil paintings. In the Fine Arts Department, students have an opportunity for self-expression. In the visual arts section, they have experiences with many different media--clay, sculpturing, charcoal, water- color, crayon, paint, pencil, poster, oil, cloth, paper, wood, three- dimensional work, crafts--all are offered in the art classes. Com- munity groups, classes and organizations all call upon the talents of the art classes to make signs, posters, programs, and decoration. Guiding these many activities is Miss Joy-Marie Johnson, Art Instructor, who has taught at NBHS for three years. She is also advisor to the 1967 Bronconian and the Future Nurses. For those students who are musically inclined, there is also a wide selection of opportunities. Under the direction of Mr. Gary Sutton, Music Director and Chairman of the Fine Arts Department, the Band performs for assemblies, festivals, special programs, foot- ball shows, and other activities in and around North Branch. The band also presents Christmas and Spring Concerts. A special activ- ity of the Band this spring is traveling to London, Ontario and Niagara Falls to perform. Mr. Sutton has directed music at NBHS for 10 years. The chorus class will also sing for a concert and special programs Mr. Roger Richards, Assistant Music Director, is the instructor for the Chorus class. He joined the faculty second semester. He is in the process of expanding the choral program by developing strong elementary and jr. high choruses. This will help provide a more outstanding senior high choral program for the future. John Burnett likes the media of char- coal to sketch ab- Standing in front of a large display of student works, Terry Williams admires the basket Debbie Orr is holding. From left: Mr. Roger Richards, Mr. Gary Sutton, Chairman, and Miss Joy-Marie Johnson go over a proposed schedule for the Department of Fine Arts. stracts. h35 alleys ■ b£en a highly re specrea fes. 51 orv % P+s 17 Jane Soldan helps Miss Johnson display some of the pictures chosen as Pictures of the Week.