Rich Township High School - Lagoon Yearbook (Park Forest, IL)

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Shnrthantl A rolling tk character means practically nothing to most students, hut to Shorthand l and ll students, it means work. Shorthand is a simplilied method of writingg its main purpose is to save time. Words are written according to th: way they are pronounced. Many letters in the English language which are silent are therefore eliminated. This is a skill which is comparatively easy to learn. hut requires much concentration, and a great deal of practice. Under the guidance of Miss Norma Thomas, Z8 girls have found the advantage of shorthand for future refer- ence. Not only can this skill he useful in tlte business world, but much time and eKort can he saved when taking notes in the classroom or preparing a tough dralt for a term paper. And, believe it or not, this diflerent and useful skill is actually fun! - Clwrlem: MrLon1:lvlir1 Typinq The building of a practical skill in typewriting is the primary aim of any course in typewriting. Rightly under- stood thoueh, skill is not merely the ability to type at so many words a minute, but the ability to type materials that have a use value at an appropriate speed and with acceptable accuracy. Here at Rich there are three different courses offered. ln the Freshmen survey course, which is one semester, you get an idea of typing and its advantages. You learn to care for your typewriter, memorizing its parts and keys. and an acceptable amount of accuracy and speed. Personal typing, which is a ltalf year course, teaches you to type letters, reports, term papers, and many other useful articles. Vocational typing, a full year course, is for the student who wants to make a career of typing. They learn to type such things as invoices, statements and to improve what they already know. - Nancy lamb! Speech lf you had walked into room 238 fourth or hfth period this year you might have seen and heard some unusual things. You might have heard a speech on Why you should save candy bar wrappers or a hot debate on VUhether to rent or buy a house. Taught by Mr. Sidney Johnson, the Speech course has been of great value to those of us who took it. Many of us who were afraid to speak before people have gradu- ally lost that fearg some of us who could not be heard have learned to project our voices: and all of us have become aware of our bad speech habits and have had help in correcting them. We have all learned to speak over heckling. Five students went to the district speech contest at Bradley- Bourhonnais High School. There we won two second and one third place. Speech has been fun and worthwhile-everyone should take it! - Lee Sruuheld 55

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HIIIH-iles Have I-'UN . . . 66 LL play and no work makes jack a not-so-bright boy someone said, again perhaps not too accurately. But there is a time for work -classwork, homework, reference work, athletic training, music practice, and so on- just as there is u time for play. Rich High's activities balance the academics Our activities are our time for play, fun and more informal learning. Some of the activities are pretty serious, though-our Student Council, the active and important student government organization and the Rich High News staff and the Lagoon staff are representative of these. Our conference athletic activities include football, basketball, baseball, track and wrestling, added to these is out very extensive intramural program. Boys' intramurals included bowling, swimming, touch football, basketball Cremember those final games?j and soft ball. Girls' intramurals included bowling, swimming, soccer, speedball, volleyball and badminton, Our club program offered opportunities for almost every special interest one can think of -science. photography, music, art, future teachers and future homemakers, radio, dramatics, foreign language, hobbies, and so on. Several active groups were pri- marily service to school and community in purpose. These included the ever- dependable and cflicient Oliice Aides. the Key Club whose service projects to school and community compared with any adult organization nearb , and the R Meu's Club, whose loyal and conscientious work during games and assemblies in crowd control was outstanding. last but not least in the way of activities are the many music groups. The Band was one of the most active school groups, colorful and ever ready to play and add sparkle to any event. The several ensembles worked hard and won honors, as did the Rich High Choir. The choir was rated superior tnone betterlj in state com- petition. Choral Club and Cadet Chorus also presented many memorable performances. All in all our activity program is best described as one of the riches of Rich High. -Dave Perlnmtler