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

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There is a lot of work in playing and trying to keep in step at the same represents Northern in the Veteran’s Day parade in downtown Port time. Teamwork is a must. Practice pays off as the Marching Band Huron. Tolerance is just one of the many attributes that Mr. Wade has to make the Band Department as fine as it is. This year’s Marching Band Drum Major in action is Senior David Rambaum. 27

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Percussion Classes Added To Band Curriculum Music ! Music ! Music ! It is probably one of the most popular and relaxing entertainments in today’s world. For the students the Band Department has many interesting and exciting areas in which they can develop an understanding of music and playing skills to their full potential. There are the Blue and Gold Bands which serve as training groups, the Concert Band for those who would like to make music a career, and the Marching Band for those who like playing for school activities. The Northern Lights Stage Band is offered for those interested in the popular music field. New this year in the curriculum is a percussion class. The class was added because it was felt that the junior high schools do not fully prepare the student for high school band classes. By taking this class they can learn the things that were neglected so that they will be able to play at the same rate as the rest of the band. Among some of the instruments taught are: base drums, snare drums, xylophone, and bells. The Concert Band goes through a lot of mistakes and hard work before perfecting their music. The brass section is practicing just one of the many compositions that they will practice during the year. After all the work they can be very proud of their accomplishments. Louie Gunn has what it takes to get sound out of this big horn. He plays sousaphone in the blue band. Even the best of players need a minute or two to catch their breath. The gold band takes out a moment to study their music. 26

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Jamie Fenner and John Popham work with the angle measurements of two rays in their fourth hour Trigonometry class. Through the ratios of sides of a right triangle they can find unknown sides or angles of any triangle. Gary Oden sure has something to smile about. He passed another of Mr. Dineen’s calculus tests. That ' s really a relief. Mathematics Still Using Mathematics, to Carl Sandburg, “Is where numbers fly in and out of your head”. At Northern, because of the many different courses, mathematics can’t be summed up as easily. For students who have difficulty in math, a Practical Math class is offered to teach the basic skills of arithmatic. The department offers Algebra and Geometry courses on three different levels so that the student may work according to his ability. A Trigonometry class focuses on triangles and the ratio of the sides of a triangle. Previous changes have added Logic and Consumer’s Math. The Logic class is just that: it trains the student to think in logical terms. Those in Consumer’s math are taught how to get the most out of their money. Budgeting is one of the concepts of the class. No matter what the class, it can always be said that mathematics is when the answer is right and everything is nice you can look out the window - or when the answer is wrong and you have to start all over and try again and see how it comes out this time. The Math Department consists of some very dedicated teachers. FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Miss Mary Neil, Mr. Michael Dineen, Mrs. Pamela Mosier, Miss Sandra Gentilly, Mr. Tex Durand. BACK ROW: Mr. Richard Talladay, Mr. Robert Fochtman, Mr. Ronald L. Daley, Mr. Peter Woods, Mr. Eugene Blynn, Mr. Kevin Senn, Mr. Dale O ' Bryant. Pam Pickard and Ron Charles use their mathematical knowledge to fill in a T ruth T able in Mr. Blynn’s Geometry class.