Valley Forge High School - Archive Yearbook (Parma Heights, OH)

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Within Students ws . Yiwu ' Mr. Robert Cowden Mr. Bernard Spcch! Chairman Mr. Specht helps an art student frame a collage. 'lm....A Mr. David Petrella Mr. John Elliott Chairman Mr. Cowden directs the Orchestra at the Autumn Concert. Creatively related, the Music and Art Departments stimulate the student's imagina- tion. The courses, which range from Sign- Painting I and Art IV to Boys' Glee and Girls' Choir, provide students with creative, cultural outlets while preparing them for Possible ad- vanced work. A recent addition to the Parma School System, Arts Seminar, is a study of the three major arts: literature, art, and music. These subjects are presented by Mrs. Bonza, Mr. Specht and Mr. Cowden. Art slides, classics in paperback, the listening room, and a planned study trip to New York City provide interesting subject matter for students. 47

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Teachers Inspire Creativity Mrs. Taliak assists a student in laying out a pattern. Mrs. Gladys Taliak Mrs. Myra Pinkley Chairman A student, supervised by Mrs. Alexander, topstitches a pocket. Throughout the year, many savory aromas and new designs originate in the food and clothing department. The pur- pose of teaching Home Economics is to instruct girls in the fundamentals of homemaking and to promote this field as a career or as a homemaker's aid. To complete course requirements a girl must be neat, efficient, and diligent, thus illus- trating her capabilities as a homemaker. Miss Judith Sander Mrs. Minerva Alexander

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Gym Teachers Guide Challenging l Mrs. Wadd discusses field hockey tactics with Mr. F1-itzsche. Mr. John Broski Mrs. Sue Beck Mr. Preising illustrates a wrestling hold on a leader. Mr. Stan Parrish 48