Owatonna High School - Totem Yearbook (Owatonna, MN)

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LEFT Concentratel A cram session is not a lam session for senior students Pam Vavra VFW Aux iliary social studies winner and Rich Ringhofer Oh well the stairway to success has always seemed unusually steep ABOVE Ohl Did l do thatl From the expression on Sally Grulkes face it is difficult to tell whether she is disappointed or happy The answer is known only to Sally and her teacher but chances are it she studies hard she has merited a good grade on the test PAGES OF PAST WIDEN TODAY'S HORIZONS ,, , , I , Students ot today live in a brave new world. Shoulder- Revising the Minnesota constitution was a proiect of one of the twelfth grade social studies classes. Nancy Stockwell, Judy Glea- mg The Oge'Old problems of mcmklnd' they face The Uni son, Aisaa Huaaii, and teacher, Mt. Cole tackle a big assignment, certain tuture. Yet, never before have young citizens been for the constitution is one of the longest in the United States. 50 Well equipped with thg tO0l5 fgr egtqblighing pe-Qgefi-il living. The advancements ot the ages have brought dist coveries and ideas which can either destroy or preserve the ideals ol man. Today's youth will decide the tate ot the world. To keep in step with lite's current pace the school must produce informed and responsible citizens, This is the pur- pose ot the social studies classes. In order to become an active citizen in community attairs a person must have a thorough knowledge ot the government and its problems and a knowledge ot the institutions that have made America strong. Through the high school years ditterent torms of social studies are presented to the student. Courses in American history, geography, classroom driver's training, and con- cepts in problems ot American democracy all prepare a informed individual. Atter these courses, the student should l trained citizen, student tor his role in society, making him a better' be ready to take his place in the community as a well-

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FUTURE BRINGS US TO BUILDING OF LEARNING Youth is the Password with which vie enter adult' hood. Ahead lie experiences that require more in- dustry, responsibility, and intelligence, but vve vvill be qualified to meet these greater challenges by apply- ing the training we have acquired in our youth. Our days of youth are centered around activities of the school. Each day during the six hours of classes v-.e receive an education designed not only to teach us basic facts, but also to guide us past the written text to those permanent learnings which vve can apply throughout our entire life. The inculcation of this heritage from the past is the primary function of our educational system. Entering this building of learning, Ovvatonna High School, we find the PASSWORDS TO THE FUTURE. LEFT: Everyone enioys paging through a new text book. Some stu- dents such as Mary Emmons find the contents of interest. Because all assigned reading material is designed with an important purpose in mind, it is worth doing carefully and thoroughly. BELOVXWLEFT: Make one complete turn to the right to seventeen . . . experiments Linda Quale as she tries to open her new locker. BELOW: In spite of his excuses of doing extra credit reading, Mrs. Holgate insists that Duane Newell give his favorite Mad magazine to her. .lim Kading only offers a devilish smile to his dismayed friend.

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