Okemos High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Okemos, MI)

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Senior Anne Harvey, freshman Carolyn Schultz and sophomore Dan Curtis practice parliamentary procedure in Speech. Classes Practice Forms of Mass Communication Prospective journalists experiment with the legendary “power of the pen” through the weekly OHS newspaper, the Drumbeat, edited by senior Dave Gustafson and sponsored by Miss Marcia Boznango. The class affords students the opportunity to learn the principles of good journalism by studying style and form from a journalism text as well as by actually publishing the newspaper. Newspaper publication is systematically handled. Each reporter gleans news from teachers and classmates on his “beat;” the copy is then edited, typed, arranged on a dummy, or imitation newspaper, stenciled by assistants and distributed to classes. Oration, accompanying journalism as a means of mass communication and manipulation, is practiced by Mrs. Carol Ford’s speech and drama students. Speech I students learn basic principles of public speaking, while Speech II students study debate and compose the debate team. The team, captained by senior Jay Guertin, debated this year against top class A school debate teams such as Everett, Sexton and Eastern. Drama students interpreted and produced plays, studied acting techniques, took field trips to an MSU play and MSU TV station and ushered for Community Circle Players. Students in any speech or drama class were eligible to enter the spring forensic contest. Mrs. Sharon Immel, who replaced Mrs. Ford during the second semester, chose two contestants for each category: humorous reading, oral interpretation, original oration and extemporaneous speaking. In May a statewide contest was held on a trial basis at the request of forensic coaches. Affirmative speaker Bruce Skidmore quotes nuclear weapons authority as negative opponents Tonnie Kissee and Joel El-linwood listen. 14

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literature, Composition Courses Gary Weeber. Master of Ceremonies of the English assembly, observes junior Hutch Brown lead singing. 13 Freshman Don DeYoung attempts a Yoga stance. The Swan.' following instructions of a creative writing process paper.

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Doing Drumbeat art work on mimeoscopes are junior Karin Drown, staff member, and senior Jeff Caldeway. art assistant. Jane Dexter and Nicki Saites, sophomores, try costume from Bye Bye Birdie” on senior lion Patterson in preparation for a dramatics class skit. 15