Reedsburg High School - Gleaner Yearbook (Reedsburg, WI)

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Talents Miss Reba Humphrey. vocal instructor. helps to prepare the fifth hour choir for the annual Christmas concert for the students Mr. Hofstad's seventh hour class experiments with an abstract composition in copper tooled foil on a scrap of plywood. Although they are engrossed in sightreading a difficult selection. the members of the concert band watch Mr. Wolf carefully for directions.

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Fine Arts Emphasized Individual JAMES FOUND DAVID HOFSTAD REBA HUMPHREY LOREN WOLF B.S., Valparaiso U. B.S., Augustana College B.S., U. of Illinois MA., U. of Colorado Orchestra Art Mixed Choir, Girls Glee, Band Fine Arts The fine arts courses at Webb provide cultural activities and encourage an appreciation of aesthetics for the students. Both those performing and those observing can profit from their contributions, While the music departments differ, in that band and orchestra teach the techniques of playing instruments and choir teaches voice development. the end result is the same-a better understanding and enjoyment of great music and composers. All three courses give the student a chance to express himself and to learn self-discipline and cooperation with fellow classmates. ln addition to the new music purchased for each division to play and perform, the orchestra played some unpublished music composed by their own conductor, Mr. James Found. ln orchestra, private lessons. beginning in the fourth grade and continuing through high school. acquaint each student with his stringed instrument and improves his group performances. Private lessons are also a part of the band students' schedule. So that they become more skilled participants in the performing groups and band clas- ses. the equipment for these classes was improved this year by the addition of compressed wood and steel posture chairs. These enable the student to breathe better and therefore to produce better tone. The art department. which offers three classes of varying degrees of difficulty, requires individual projects, including linoleum block printing, oil painting. block printing, and sculpturing, lt gives individual students the chance for aesthetic creativity. using their ingenuity to express their own ideas and feelings. Their work is displayed regularly in the south hall cases and in the front hall for Parent Open House. They are also given the opportunity to display work in the Art Display at the Home Show. Madrigals, Triple Trio Mr. Found energetically directs the orchestra through Be ethoven. l l

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Political Science And Economics POLLARD CALDWELL JOHN HOUGHTON STEVEN KOCH BA, Beloit College B.S., Stevens Point U. BS, U. of Wisconsin World History, Economics Freshman History United States History Social Sciences The social sciences department at Webb High offers courses in many subjects-world history. Amer- ican history, social problems, economics. political science, and social psychology. the latter three de- signed primarily for college-bound students. Prior to this year, freshmen entering high school could take geography. but in 1966 a new plan was organized whereby geography was dropped and American history was substituted. The latter course is now a requirement for entering students not taking a foreign language, who. during their junior year, will continue their study for one semester. Students who have studied a foreign language will as juniors take American history for one year. World history, a sophomore course, concerns itself with mans story from the beginning of time to the present, with emphasis on European and Western civilization. lt prepares students for other classes by teaching themhow to get the facts and apply them. The junior course in American history is taught by a master teacher and two interns. and is designed to help students discover, interpret, and analyze histo- rical data, and to help them become thinking and contributing members to American society. Webb High is unique in that it has the only three-man U.S. history teaching team and lecture-discussion program in this area of the state. The original senior course. social problems covers four main topics: politics, economics, sociol- ogy. and psychology. Each topic is discussed in a nine week course which tres to make students think about everyday situations. Since it is felt that a variety of courses offers the student a needed opportunity to emphasize one aspect of social science, in his senior year three new alternatives to social problems have been provided. Semester courses which may be taken in a combina- tion of economics and social psychology or economics and political science give seniors more of a chance to specialize. Q Y ' ,- fiiissz. ., - '- ss: . ' ' Assess L, Mr. Koch thoroughly explains the westward expansion ofthe United States to interested juniors during a history lecture