Prairie Du Chien High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Prairie Du Chien, WI)

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Today and Yesterday at Home and Away ,yd ,GL 4' alll ii As Todd Sandleback checks World History events, Millie Welda, Don Messling and Mike Schloegl look on. XVhether it happened yesterday or 4,000 years ago, We learn about it in history class. Both history classes are deeply in- terested in the study of current events, as well as the study of the past, and its ap- plication to the present. XVorld llistory classes, under the direc- tion of Mr. llerman Derouin and Nlr. .lames l,ewinski, study the history of the world from the stone age to the present, with special emphasis placed on the effect ot' geography on history. ,Xmerican llistory, taught hy hlr. Paul l,utzke, begins with the discovery ot' Amer- ica, its exploration and development. A thorough study of our two famous docu- ments, 'lihe Declaration of lndependence and 'lihe Constitution, is made to acquaint us with the functioning of our government. l'rojects, and special themes are completed hy the students. A notebook, in which daily class notes are kept, is a special part of both history classes. llistory is one of the most popular courses at l'llS with large enrollments in all the classes. 22. . .History The globe seems fascinating to Mr. lutzke, and his American History students Pete Steele, Pat Gentes, Al Severson, Marna Harrelson, and Jim Smrcina.

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Tell Me A Story, Tell Me A Story ln editor's work is never donel'-no doubt this year's Prairie Dog 'liales lfditor, lill Smdlel md l'l i ' g l'toi e 4 l'at 'l'oberman, could at some time or oth- er be heard uttering this connnent. blany helplul suggestions and ideas were giv- en to these editors by .lournaism advisor, blr. llerman llerouin. lhe lirst six weeks ol' Journalism are spent in learning how to write various types ol stories and gaining knowledge ol' the basic fundamentals. l our editions ol the l'rairie Dog 'liales and an annual are published by the journal- 'wack 1 'arle Dov lfti ', ' ' Actually, we're getting a lot done. ism students. 'lihey know that names make the news, that deadlines must be met, head- lines made, stories written on time, and oth- er laborious tasks completed under the su- pervision ol' the editors and advisor-wthey know these things are vitally important il' the paper and animal are to be successful. .Xssistant editors for the paper were blar- na lla lxieser. Alma l.echnir and lflaine lfrickson. Charles Stewart was business manager. llaul l'aul- son, .lim Bailey, and Don blessling were sports l'eter Steele and l,arry lfolver. David l,a Bonne, special torial writer. rrelson, .ludi Schneider, and tlane .Xssisting the annual editor were editors. l eature writers included Dennis flabek, and .lim lYalz were reporters, and .Xllan Severson edi- Derouin's aid. Members of the Journalism Class are busily at work on our Prairie Dog . Jollrllalisrll. . .21 Editors Pat Toberman and Jill Sandleback seek Mr.

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This ls My Cwn, My Native Land Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth , as depicted by Ralph Adler, Art Bresnahan and Chuck Spiker. Guilty or not guilty-the verdict is yours . liach year, hir. John blulrooney, civics instructor, arranges for his classes to conduct a mock trial with each student tak- ing a part. During this study, the civics Janice Bedward, Janice Kasparek, Mary Potralz, Nori- ia Foisr, ancl Theresa Forst, serve on an economics panel. classes visit the Court llouse, and watch the proceedings of an actual trial. Annual Student Council elections are also supervised by the civics classes. VVeekly news film-strips and daily news reports keep these civicly minded freshmen informed on the national, state, and local af- fairs as they develop. Mr. B. JX. Kennedy, economics instruc- tor, stresses vital social and economic prob- lems, such as conservation, taxes, and crime. Panel discussions are held to discuss these various problems. .Xn individual notebook, Vade hlecumn filo XVith Mel, is kept and daily discus- sions are recorded. lVeekly news film strips are viewed to keep the economics class a- breast oi' the latest problems. By keeping in step with the news devel- opments and latest problems, the civics and economics students are better able to un- derstand themselves and the world about them. 'lihey will prepare themselves as able future citizens. Civics and Economics. . .23