Sumner Academy of Arts and Science - Excalibur Yearbook (Kansas City, KS)

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lf' t . Miss Annette Fick is a teacher who feels con- stantly challenged to try new ways, new paths to reaching the minds of Academy students. She admits, however, that teaching modern youth is not like walking along a garden path with only beauty and peace on either side. She does enjoy teaching, though, as her students can tell. She is presently work- ing on her Master's degree at Wichita State University. She loves to bake and she also en- joys many sports. pq- Mr. Jeffrey Beck is a lifetime resident of Kansas City, Kansas. He attended Wyandotte High School and received his Bachelor's degree in Music Educa- tionfrom the University of Kansas. Mr. Beck considers being chosen as instrumental music director for the Academy as one of the crowning achievements of his career thus far. One high point of the year was a Christmas program given at Crown Center. The program was a success despite the fact that the entire band had to stand, thus causing Mr. Beck to direct on his tip toes.

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-nl-, it ny. ' +......,. L . Q -1- we 'ggs?3.ii2I .-iiyixg ..:e 'aw K.-'Tft 1 i. . , M ,li .. Egg- . -he is -k-sais., 1 ,ff - ' . vrry . Mr. John Henderson, who has taught school for 27 years, is pleased to be teaching at Sumner Academy. He received his Master's degree from illinois State. This year he arrives at Sumner in time for 4th hour. He teaches early classes at Washington High School. His courses include Basic Engineering Drawing and Engineering Drafting. He is also found supervising lunch room activity during fifth hour. Industrial and Fine Arts The Art department offers a change from the normal routine of student academic life. Art Ex- ploration is a foundation course offering experiences in art media. ln addition, courses in Drawing!Design, Painting l, Watercolor l, Studio Drawing I, and Sculpture l, ll were offered this year. A glance into the art room proved that a great deal of activity was going on. Mr. John Henderson is head of the industrial Arts department at Sumner Academy. The Industrial Arts department is a very well- developed department. Within the course of the year, the Drafting classes received new drafting tables to work on. Most of the students in the Drafting classes have had some form of drafting in the past. The students are eager to learn and will some day become the best in their field.

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Music Department Provides Variety The head of the vocal music department is Ms. Annette Fick Her classes consist of two 8th and 9th grade mixed choruses: a senior mixed chorus, including grades 1O,11, and 129 and a girls glee, composed mostly of 8th and 9th graders. She has a select group called the Cavaliers that meets after school. Ms. Fick hopes in the future to have a large group of people for chorus and more men. She feels that in the coming years this will be a top group to contend with. The head of the instrumental department is Mr. Jeffrey Beck Mr. Beck's classes include a beginning band, a concert band, a symphonic band, an orchestra and a beginning strings class. Mr Beck's main goal this year has been to bring all the different levels of students together to per- form as one. He says that the orchestra and the other two bands are at a high level. He also says that in the future the bands will be more select and, in turn, be a force to deal with. With the higher level of concern on the part of the students and two teachers who care as they do, the music depart- ment at the Academy is a depart- ment all students can be proud of I 49