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

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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

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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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lt's Reading, Riting, and Rithmetic Solving equations at the board are Nancy Lechnir, Rose Adler, and Carroll Paulson. X-y equals I2 and instantly you think ol the niatheniatical department. 'lihe freshmen start the climb in altitude during their study of general mathematics. This is an ad- vanced course in arithmetic in preparation for higher levels ol' mathematics. 'lihe sophomores gain altitude as they tackle their tirst year of algebra. Miss Dohse and hir. Derouin help these young students in their search for the fundamen- tal knowledge of algebra. A course in geometry is undertaken by the juniors as their climb continues. This Judy Schneider, Jane Kieser and Sharon Dessloch find geometry fun. course develops a student's comprehensive ability. .Xdvanced mathematics, oltered to sen- iors, in a more intricate study ol' .'Xlgebra, offered during the first semester. with the study of trigonometry taken up the second semester. Solid geometry may be taken as an outside course. This completes the climb in altitude during our high school days, but this can be just the beginning. Thanks to bliss Violet Dohse. students may reach their desired goal through her helpful information and interest. AlI right students, are you with me is heard almost daily by Mr. Derouin's algebra students. ri R+ 2l. . . xlilllll'Illilli1'S