Sweeny High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Sweeny, TX)

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I A , , Mf- HHEHHHHIMIEIHE . V i Q a Q 3, X M: .A Seniors Brad Burt and named Outstanding have starred in in a variety of SHS LEFT: Senior Kirk Johnson with guest speaker Leta n during an art class she made on how to a portfolio of art samples. .' Band director Mr. Gary T. ,su M .. Nl .----'uf Forse leads a warm-up session just prior to the UIL concert contest at Victoria. The group won UlL's top division rating. TOP: Choir members perform for guests at the Chamber of Commerce banquet in January. Public performances are a big part of stressing the importance of staging and presentation. ABOVE LEFT: Sophomore Cindy Bush receives the Outstanding Art Student award for her talent in many art styles. ABOVE RIGHT: Senior Danette Ellis plays french horn during the spring concert performance. The discipline required in the concert setting helps gain a more mature mastery of instrumental technique and tone quality.

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Fine Art Open New Dimensions of Expression The SHS curriculum offered many outlets for creative expression through a collection of courses that hinged on individual achievement in the fine arts: music, art and drama. Art students were introduced to forms ranging from drawing and painting to sculpture and commercial art in a series of courses designed for training the eye and other senses to an appreciation for the varied art styles. Musically, the choir and band programs drew about 70010 of the student body into study, rehearsal and performance of instrumental and vocal music. Choir focuses on ear-training and sight-singing activities while band music thrives on the aesthetic feelings created in the performance of good musical 4 f :ze - literature on stage and on the marching field. Students of the theater arts program participated in drama training to help develop powers of observation, to learn stage terms, ,, .4 MFL Jw! M qmnngwrx 4 Huw: A -rPn.mmT21 K N un: M-:Lux I2 ,A W , .,-,,,,M,a.lf,mme.eW.,T-1,-s.-.-sv-n.1e.-,..,fM.M.- 'ffl 44 i lf? .ian

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l l l Social Studi Classroom Srmulatro Stimulate Social, Self A warene Using a time-honored teaching technique where students learn by doing, the social studies courses brought the world, its people and ideas into the classroom in some interesting ways. Students gained insight into different cultures and eras by reproducing them on the spot. For example, Miss Becky Herber's World History classes wrote newspapers as they might appear in ancient Greek and Roman times. Coach Doug Reid's history classes simulated the operation of a nineteenth century farm. For one Sweeny foursome the classroom learning experience evolved into a real event as they BELOW: Close-Up participants Mr. Doug Fleid, Connie Lindsey, Allison Ellis and John Mack visited the nation's capital in January for visited Washington as participants in the Close Up program. Flying into a icy Washington in January, Mr. Doug Reid sponsored students Connie Lindsey, Allison Ellis and John Mack ona week-long look at the workings of the federal government. Throughla series of informative workshopsi and visits to historical and governmental landmarks, the local students collected a unforgettable array of facts about what makes the United States tick. l Reid said that although the X a first-hand look into the operations of the federal government. A frozen Washington sky hovers over the capital building lrightj.