Peoria High School - Crest Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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and Language Arts Provide Culture Mingled voices are heard from the French class as stu- dents conjugate regular and irregular verbs. The French students are intrigued by the splendor ot Louis XlV, the rise and tall of Napoleon, and the historical monuments which torm the history of France. Pronouncing the gutteral sounds ot the German words is ot major importance tor students taking German. Part ot their daily assignment is to translate their Weekly news- paper, The Monastpostn. The history ot ancient Rome is brought to lite in the many Latin classes. Enacting famous plays and studying mythological characters set students in the right atmos- phere. Students also learn that the derivations of many of our English words come from Latin. The choral groups ot Peoria High School entertain stu- dents and adults by singing -a Wide variety of songs. The glee clubs are an introduction to the Boys' Choir, Girls' Choir, and the A Cappella Choir. The A Cappella Choir, consisting ot juniors and seniors, visits other schools in the area by interchanging with their choir groups. The Girls' Light Opera group specializes in singing songs from Broadway musicals. These classes iorm the culture ot Peoria High School. THE BOW MUST be held in the correct position in order to produce the desired sounds. Mr, Szepessy instructs Cindi Bach on the correct usage of her instrument. Orchestra is a class open to students having musical talent and Wishing to express this talent by playing with other students. MISS STEPAlTlS PEOUDLY shows her souvenir purse, obtained from a recent trip to South America, to several of her Spanish students. First hand information concerning the culture and people of the Latin American countries are given to the Spanish class. Listening to her experiences are Enrique Gutierrez, Alfonso Guerra, and Terry Thompson. Page 27

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l l Page 28 THE GENERAL SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR, Mr. Fink, explains how carbon dioxide gas is released from a tire extinguisher with such great force. Observing this most interesting experiment are Connie Bass, Dillard Brown, and Hugh Hagel. THE HYPOTENUSE OF a riqht triangle equals the surn of the square of the other two sides. Miss Giles listens intently to see that Marilyn Nelson's explanation ot the solid geometry prob- lem is correct.