Penn High School - Bittersweet Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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36 Art students developing new freedom Art took on a new freedom this year Students were taught to develop their own styles and ideas. Instructors Mr Mike Leippert and Mr. John Rafert helped young artists with their style development and self-expression through demonstra- tions, examples and explanations of new techniques. | think the quality of student work is improving, commented Mr, Leippert This year in independent art study and advanced art class, students experi- mented in different areas such as draw- ing, painting, pen and ink, pottery and crafts. Students were mostly on their ‘own, choosing which areas they wanted to work in each nine weeks. Spring activi- ties included a field trip to the Chicago Art Institute and the annual art show where students displayed their talent Everybody in the art department dis- played at least one project A new $5,000 kiln was added to the department along with new potters wheels, easels, and regular artists’ sup- plies such as paint, p aint brushes, paper, clay, leather, pastels, charcoal, etc. Disciplining each person to constantly work guarantees improvement and art- work to be proud of Top right Mr. Leippert's Sth hour crafts class con- centrates on individual projects. Center right Jill Seifert creates a ceramic masterpiece on a potter's wheel, John Rafert

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Donald Sloan Susan Levy William Heimann Gail Martin Joan Bellina Karlyn Wendt Penny Hughes Jay Frantz Marjorie Shelly oy English adds to its program Continual change seems to be the norm of Penn's English department. This year's department worked to fit the stu- dent needs and interests by offering more choices to the individual, and letting him decide what would benefit him most A new section was added to the department with seven classrooms. New equipment and modern decor complete the enlargement, Four new teachers are enjoying the department. Changes in the curriculum include a more comprehensive reading program, a speech team developing forensics and debate, and the hiring of specially trained teachers in these areas. The curriculum grew from three to thirty-eight classes to choose from Above Junior Kim Kremer works on a layout for the 1976 Bittersweet. 35

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Leah Silver, Chairman Olga Gamba Languages speaking to themselves Parlez-vous francais ? Oral prac- tice is the key to good pronunciation of foreign languages as any French, Ger- man or Spanish student knows This year new equipment was added to the department. Now helping students with their pronunciation is a language machine. Students of all three languages put on a $210 headset and listened to tapes of whatever lesson they were on They just had to choose a channel. Stu- dents could talk orally and privately and never bother their neighbors. There are the memorization and tests too, but along with the hard work there is fun, as the students found out at the for- eign language picnic and tennis tourna- ment in October, 1975. Everyone who attended was entertained by a fun tour- nament, bonfire, and lots of food panish students on, machine. Above Debbie to a question from a lan- 37