Red River High School - Epilogue Yearbook (Grand Forks, ND)

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Students work on tht potting wheels while Instructor Donna Erickson super i5 NX ' hen duphcating a piaure accuracy is important as demon- strated by Steve Fillipi and Ron Rnbb Artists Experience Many Mediums A dab ot the paint, a stroke of the brush, a tresh canvas surface all brin visual arts to mind, but art at Red River provided many opportunities. Art I classes strengthened basic desij;n skills. Partici- pants had assij;nments such as texture drawings, logo designing, and water- coloring. The course was one semester. People in Art II covered drawmg. design. Paint - mg. sculpture, and ceramics. Art III students were expected to complete pro|ects with some degree ot professionalism. Durmg Young Art- ists Month the classes ink drawings were sub- mitted to the Grand Forks Herald to be used as advertisements tor area businesses. (Xher medi- ums used in class were pencil, scratch board, charcoal, and acrvlic. water, and oil paints. Stu- dents were allowed time to do projects in the area ot their choice. The class attended an art festival at the L ' niver- sitv of North Dakota to see their works and others displayed. An article authored by Mrs. Krickson. art teacher here for nine years, and se eral ink drawings done by students were featured in the K.D.T.E.A.. a state-wide teach- ers paper. Mrs. Erickson also was chosen as President tjf the North Dakota Art Education Association. When asked what she enjoyed teaching the most she replied. Art, of course, all aspects ot art where a humanistic approach is the basis tor the ultimate resutt. Academics 1 1 i

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Student Body Chooses Clinton Harstad For Tribute ■ Sdiik-Iiow, vi- urt;cntl lUx-J to ... .illnu onlv tliosi- pc-oplc intii the- tcichiiii; prnks- Mdii that .irc- laruK n-at-K to nitalK enrnniit tln.•Mls(.l t.■ to tt-achini; with a 10(1 ' - cttort. With these words. Mr. (hnton Harstad, the subject ot the I pilot;ue staffs IW) TRI- lUTi:. describes hmiselt. lOO . -that is Mr, Harstad. His devotion, his warmth, his hu- mor, hi.s Lulu stones, are all part ot what has so endeared Mr. Harstatl to his students throuuhout his ss-vear teachmi; career. He is a trea.sure-onc ot those invaluable, irrepl.i- ceable people who give honor to the title ot readier. I ' or all iu have i;i en us. .we sa , Thank ou, Mr, Ha rstad. t ' - • In this pictuff It luiiks .IS il Mr IfjrMjJ lias his students on his mind, whith is sn often truf In his (.Ijss k».tuf«.s Mr ILitsmJ tvprtssts his enthusiasm tii his da ' A (.amtra sh Mr Harstad reluctantly let his picture be taken

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Mr Wenncrstt-n Mrs Sw-irr Mr RnnkoWiki Twii studt-nrs realize rhat hard work will pav off JC the end Students Pick-Up Invaluable Information Business classi-s wtrc designed to provide ex- perience in marketing, office skills, and business know-how. Business courss arc vocationally oriented to provide students with rnarkctahle sl i!ls. Students should be able to use these business skills that they learned in high school directly on the |ob, Some ' classes took field trips into the business community and listened to many interesting speakers The Df-CA and FFiLA clubs enteted competitions on all levels and a variety of areas. They also participated in Super B.A.D., Business Activities Day in Crookston, Minnesota designed tor students in- terested in the business world. Chris Rohdc attended the Super B.A.D. Of her experience she said, I didn ' t know there were so many people interested in business. A lot of the peo- ple who went down en|oyed the fashion show that was put on by the Crookston fashion and merchandising classes. Red River ' s business department cimsists ot three main areas. They are accounting, secretarial, and distributive edu- cation. Most courses are split into beginning and advanced levels. Advanced classes go into more detail and more on-the-job training ac- tivities. As Mf. Wennersten, accounting insttut- tor puts It, Even if you ' re not going into the business world, you can use business Cfjurses in every walk of life. They ' re invaluable.