Ouachita Parish High School - Roarer Yearbook (Monroe, LA)

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Tho student body at Ouachita Parish High School takes a lot of pride in its music department. This year as in the past7 Ouachita has an outstanding music department. Our school has been tremendously represented by both hand and choir. Sophomore Girls Chorus, the beginning choir, Mixed Ensemble, and the OPHS Singers are the four groups into which the vocal department is divided at Ouachita. All but beginning chorus attend and compete in festivals, which arc held throughout the state. The choral instructor is Mr. Ronnie Dual. Instrumental music also has several divisions. They are the Concert Band7 Marching Band, and a beginning band. The band members also attend many festivals during the yeart In hand the students are shown how to appreciate good music played well, as well as learning something about the theory and history of music and musicians. Marching band learns the procedures of marching and ex presses their talents at football games, and parades.

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Music Department Scale

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Realizing that all students cannot or do not wish to attend college7 Ouachita offers business training courses designed to prepare students to enter the business world immedi- ately following graduation. The courses offered are Typingl and H, Shorthand I and H, Bookkeeps ing, Business Machines and Clerical Practice. Typing I teaches the basic l'unda- Inentals of typing. Typing H develops students speed and accuracy. Shorthand, a must for the modern business secretary, teaches the use of abbreviations 0r symbols for letters, phrases, or words. Bookkeeping teaches the funda- mentals of accounting. Clen'cal prac- tice presents office duties not included in other courses. Business Machines acquainls students with various office machines. Business Course