Palo Alto High School - Madrono Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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2O4Faculty fc , Q kA , ., . i T . ,J ART For both historical and contemporary reasons art is becoming increasingly im- portant in developing creative thinking and a sense of identity to the student. With art shows and auctions the art department allows students to expose their work to the public. The new art center at Poly is designed to allow more space and flexibility. There will be a maximum of working together bet- ween the different areas of art with a general working lab and connecting rooms equipped with special facilities for ceram- ics, sculpture, and graphics. MUSIC Music teachers at Poly continually strive to teach students to appreciate, and thus enioy, good music, Besides organizing performing groups such as the band, or- chestra, and chorus, the department offers classes in theory, composition, apprecia- tion, and special training in opera and piano. This year Paly's music and drama stu- dents successfully combined their talents for the spring musical Wonderful Town , a former Broadway production. The music department is looking forward to a new, easily accessible auditorium with a large orchestra pit, portable risers, and areas to seat a chorus properly. Surround- ing the auditorium will be one tiered band and choral room and several soundproof rooms to be used by small ensembles and workshop classes. Art teachers are: Mr. Alexander, Mr. Owen, Mr. Jang, Mr. Stoezel. Not pictured: Mrs. Hammer. Music teachers ore: Mr. Grad, Miss Klein. :if 2

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'i L,'.-,,, 1-wwf f.. .... f :ff 5 rc. x l ls Wests 2 if l , , I. F 4 if ' SCIENCE Science acquaints students with what is going on in life and prepares them for the increasing number of science occupations. Presently thirty percent and, in five years, an expected fifty percent of Poly graduates will pursue careers related to the different areas of science. The Science Department has grown con- siderably with the addition of B lane phys- ics, C lane chemistry, and college chemistry courses, The new Research Observer Post program has given thirty students the op' portunity to specialize in a scientific field by working with a local scientist two times a week. They attend Wednesday night sem- inars where the scientists speak and Friday morning classes where the students discuss their projects. The present science facilities at Paly, though relatively new, were built prior to Sputnik, and with the fast pace of scientific discovery they are now out of date. With fifty percent more space, the new science wing at Paly will allow individual lab work in separate laboratories. Students will be equipped to pursue all the new and excit- ing fields of science. Science teachers are: Mr. Bunton, Mr. Barr, Mr, Shugart, Mr. Martin, Nlr. Hagen, Mr. Englecke. Not pictured: Mrs. Rodman, Mr. Shroyer. 'W . stf.-NN, -,ws-.