Silver Lake Regional High School - Torch Yearbook (Kingston, MA)

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COMMERCIAL David Cronin, Michael A. Spinelli, Anna Chiros, Emily Nickerson, Catherine Breen. Commercial Department The Commercial department of- fers a broad background in the sec- retarial and business fields. Courses in typing, shorthand and bookkeeping prepare the students for success in the business world. Senior students gain valuable experience by working in Office Practice, where an actual office situation is created. 17

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FOREIGN LAWeUAGE Mildred C. Delapa, Ann S. Fingerman, Hidegarde Gillis, Susan Leigh ton, and Winslow Weeks. ■- ' ' - cAKttiru f ' l , FRANCE iH --.r POLITIQUE Donl»»u« 4« ,- ' . •::•■ . - Foreign Languages Adventures in foreign countries, and their histories are extended to stu- dents enrolled in foreign language courses. While learning to read, write, and speak the language easily, the students are exposed to the culture, geography, and history of the coun- try. Frequent field trips, films, and shdes facilitate the study of the country and its language. Extensive language courses are offered in French, Spanish, and Latin. 16

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Art The art program at Silver Lake emphasizes imagination and originahtv. Through visual imagery, students are en- couraged to render their own visions of what hes around them in addition to developing specific artistic talents, students are given an opportmiity to sharpen then- esthetic sensibilities and to widen their powers of conceptualiza- tion A major facet of the art course is exposing pupils to as many media as possible; such as painting, drawing, print- making, sculpture, pottery, textile work, and so on. Music Department Enthusiasm, coupled with industrious work, resulted in a successful vear fbr the Silver Lake Music Depaitment Mr Irving Wallace, director of the department spent much time preparing new marching forms and rehearsing with the school ' s drill team and majorettes. . , .1 Silver Lake band and orchestra members competed with musicians from other high schools for positions in the SEMBSA concert. In order to raise funds to purchase new uniforms, band members sold school calendars depicting various events in the school vear. The Band Parents Association sponsored a chicken barbecue in October for the same purpose. ■ ART MRS. ELIZABETH DEES ■ . ' ' ' JkS MR. DAVID CARROLL MR. IRVING WALLACE 18