Northern High School - Spirit Yearbook (Port Huron, MI)

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New Courses added to curriculum The Aerospace Science course, under the direction of Mr. Stanley Renner, teaches students the fundamentals of flight, vocational opportunities, ground school subjects, historical background, commercial and military aviation and outer- space flight. Students go on field trips, listen to guest speakers, and may also take pilot training if they desire. Much progress is being made with the closed circuit Educa- tion T.V. this year in applying television equipment to the field of education. Mr. Richard Jinbo says that goals and objectives of the program are to assist students with a maxi- mum background of information and to determine appro- priate application of television. College-bound students who do not plan to specialize in science are offered a course, Physical Science, designed es- pecially for freshmen. Mr. Linford Bond assists the students as they pursue the fundamentals of this area of science. ABOVE: Miss Pearl LeRud reads excerpts from one of the German books to help her students become better acquainted with the sound of the language. BELOW: Dorothy Ta t, Oxides Hayward , and Kathleen Duenaz listen as Mr. Stanley Renner explains the different parts of an airplane. An experimental Biology course emphasizing student labora- tory work is instructed by Mr. James Patmos. The im- portance of this class is to determine whether students under- stand Biology better with this method of instruction. German is offered for the first time at Northern. Miss Pearl LeRud is the instructor for both high schools. She uses slides of her visit to Germany to help bring the German people and their language closer to the students. Writing articles for the Times Herald Junior and selling ad- vertising for the Compass are the main responsibilities of the beginning Journalism class. The class studies the dif- erent types of news writing, makeup, layout, and manage- ment. Mr. Homer Sims ' World Literature students use paperback books as the main source of study. Books dating from 1 200 B.C. to the present are studied. In Drama, a second-semester course, the class studies past theatrical history, directing, and production. The students do not act, but to acquire the true feeling of drama, plays are read aloud. Whenever possible, students attend plays to study acting techniques. 10

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Costume dance is Mardi Gras finale You are invited to a costume dance! DATE: October 29, 1966 PLACE: Northern ' s cafeteria SETTING: The theme of the dance is Medieval Mad- ness and the cafeteria will be decorated by each of the four classes, competing for the most original wall design. And so the students and faculty members heartily accept the invitation and come forth garbed as cavemen, hillbillies, rag dolls, and Romans, and brought about a successful climax to Northern ' s Mardi Gras. The variety of costumes worn shows the imagination and self-expression as students dance to the music of the Words. The dance ends a list of interesting events in which classes and individuals compete to obtain the highest num- ber of points to win the Mardi Gras Barrel. This year first place for the wall creation was given to the Juniors; and because they had the most points from all events, they took the Mardi Gras Barrel. With the announcements of the winners made, and the gradual departure of students, the Mardi Gras’ grand finale, the costume dance, fades with a happy memory. 9

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First exchange students welcomed This year Northern was happy to have three foreign ex- change students. Marianella Levin, who comes from Uru- guay, is staying with the Archie Gray family. The Finnish exchange student, Marja Saresoja, makes her home with Mr. and Mrs. Richard Daniels; and Berit Haugnes, from Nor- way, lives with the Wilbur Davidson family. All three girls are sponsored by the Youth for Understanding Teen Age Exchange Program. This is the first year Northern has participated in the pro- gram and the students feel that it is a privilege to have these guest students. It is hoped that the girls will have pleasant memories of their year in Port Huron as they return to their respective countries. Foreign exchange stuilents Marianella Levin, Berit Haugnes, ami Marja Saresoja enjoy the many periodicals available in the library ' . ABOVE LEFT: James Miller, Donald Midillebmok, Robert Bunch. William Meyers, and Michael Wakeham study a drawing Mr Richard Jtnbo is explaining. CENTER LEFT: Janet Carson gives a report on a interesting not ' d she read for extra credit in Mr. Homer Sims’ World Lit- erature class. BELOW LEFT: Miss Pamela Gray encourages the Drama class to atteml the play, The Rivals, at the Hdlsbeny Theater in Detroit. 1 1