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

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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.

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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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-%. h n i ■.f I rk The annex is the httme ut the ortiiestra srutlents These string players practice diligently in the well lighted room. - ■ » . r i t During the noun hour lelt Lindtrman practices his clarinet in the choir room Scott Newman Ken Sherwood The Sophomore Choir gives its spring concert 1 1 auki T Volume II I Two years ago there were four guys just standing around. One said, Let ' s sing ' S i we rummaged through Mr Sherwood ' s hies and found a four-part harmony barber shop book and we started singing After one year and the loss o( one member. Volume II is still going strong Although Volume 11 did start as barber shop, the group has expanded its repertoire to styles of music such as Jazz, Country. Spiri- tual. Religi{ us, and even «ome easy listening rock tunes. As tar as per- formance goes, Volume II had a slow start, but soon made its way to the public ot Grand Forks. They performed for all kinds of audi- ences such as Conventions, pep ral- lies, club and organizational meet- ings, luncheons, and for the Senior Citizen ' s Banquets The size of Volume lis crowd has also varied he size has been anywhere from SIX elderly people to 4 0 people of all ages Vol- ume II ' s future IS uncertain because all of the group members- Dana Young. Tom Young. Phil Sondreal, and Scott I.ars;)n graduated in I ' JSO. Scott Larsen Students Explore Varied Music Programs Miisii lijtli i-liarilli . . - and wppdrtunitits galiiri- lor the Red River student who wishes to expand his or her classroom and extra-curricular knowledge of music. There are orchestra, pep hand, wind hand, concert hand, sophomore choir, singers, concert choir, Velvetones. Vol- ume II -and these are only the beginning of an excellent and demanding program which pro- duces tine musicians and hopefulK a life long commirment t i inusit either as pertorilier or appreciaror.