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

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' -- 0 i Juniors Paul Marine and An cl I afsitn wait tor the tall ot the bifdic in a arnt ol badminton Du ring a swim ;iass stniorsjon Darlm .John Klostcr. Dave Apaniun, and Ktiih Ry display their builds G m students line up by rln.- wall betori- hiin assigned badminton parrners Tf Hli ed teacher Mrs Gasparini while sitting in the wumans ' room office Hashes a smile. New Curriculum Promotes Fitness Push-ups, burpics, )un ipin ii jacks, and (Quickness drills were part of the new athletic plan for Red River. A big stress was put on physical fitness Sophomores had gym three times a week and learned a variety ot team sports. The curriculum ftjr juniDrs and senujrs C(jnsisted mainly of individual sports and a two-day gym week. Soccer and Re skating were added along with planned units ot sot t ball and basketball. Archery was dropped Rather than bowling in the gymnasium, as done in the past, students were bused to a bowling alley to play Teachers in the department include Mr, Kopp, Mrs. Gaspanni. Mr Howells, and Miss Soli Mr. Kopp. outside his teaching duties, coached the football team Mrs Gasparini was active as a cheer- leading advisor, Mr Howells was the hockey Coach, and Miss loh coached the boys and girls swim teams and tound time to be assistant track coach in the girls program. Miss Soli said of teach- ing at Red River, C(joperation has improved Somewhat since I started teaching, but not enough What IS really frustrating me is when people aren ' t working up to their potential , . . I want kids to improve in entliusiasm and as people

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a sm ?- TlicSL ' Jrjiiij srujt-iif) aft nit-niht-ts i)t Md ic Theatre, an improvisaciona chiljrcns play i roup Ht-rt- th(: art- Join warm-up exercises Ihe walls tovercd with piistcrs ol past plavs, the tjtama office is a home to many Gail Shtrwnod makes hetselt comtortable hete In a rehearsal fot a ft ht seen Jim tillippi is knocked to the door over chair and a table Kristi I.aBelie, and Karolyn Kobetsky relax in the theatre Variety Of Experiences Found Through Drama TIk- drama clusst-s wire Dranu 1. II, III, and IV. riic classes wtrt all scmesti-r criursts and ranf;(.-d in subii-ct matirial tri)m actinj; inft)r- inai! on the stai c id discovcrinj; how to design spcrial lij;htin(; effects. Drama I classes were introduced to pretendinj;, something that the ma}orit ot students stopped at the grade school level. As the students skills unproved they went on to domg cuttin gs from sctipts at the Drama II level. Drama II students worked with strengthening theit acting skills by the way they walked, projected their voices, and intetpreted scripts. Hanging lights, making model set constructions, and learning the parts of the theattc were part of Drama III. Stutjents learned the technical aspects o( theatre. Dtama IV could be taken after Drama I or II. Class members selected their own one act plays tt) direct and used members of the Drama II classes for the actors and actresses. The fin- ished productitjns were presented for the one- act play nights in the Spring. Teachers in the drama department wetc Mr. Fosse and Cindy and Dean Brown.

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■ g f MU ■HMHHH f i Mi Vcrn Hildi-brant Mr Mjx Ldird Mr Harold Rcbenitsch poses with his beaker in hand V ' d Vena hair is Beautiful (cm it f» utm Hidftfit It Sff .ta DM II Via II I ' ll III T.t nr lirm If St«t«ti I M b Onf. I I Mr Haul Lindctman This buffalo head found itself mounted on Mr Ho- bt-r s wall Senior chemistry students Sally Smith and Angie Linell are deep into experimentation as they work to neutralize their solution. Challenging Classes Offered To Students Taxidermy, clu-niical balances, discttcd pij;b. and formulas -lots ot formulas are all earmarks of science at Red River. Kxactmj; teacfiers. searcfimj; mmds, and endless experimentation ive a special atmospfiere to the department. Physics teacher Mr. Conell said he enjoyed teachini; class the most. When asked what the most rewardinj; aspect of teaching; was Mr Conell replied, The fun I have workinj; with oun people and showinj; tliem how to do pinsics exercises.