Vernon Verona Sherrill Central School - Sheveron Yearbook (Verona, NY)

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Creative Classes In eighth grade, students spend twenty weeks ex- ploring areas of art, including investigation into career possibilities such as designers, architects, illustrators, and interior decorators. Basic art principles have been incorporated into fun projects like Halloween monsters, silkscreening, and use of found objects. Three dimensional projects vied with painting for making the art room a mess, but clay was tops for needing constant cleaning. Student work was entered into Regional Scholastic Art Competition, and many posters were entered in the Poster Contest. Time in art class turned out clothes covered with paint fingers covered with glue, and the satisfaction of having made something all by yourself. To learn basic competencies in food preparation and in personal living and development was the main pur- pose of the Jr. High Home Economics classes. Equipment such as the video tape machines were used to carry this out. Although only girls have been required to take this course, next year all 7th grade students will be taking Home Ec. The courses offered will concentrate on one specific area rather than the previous general curriculum. Ceramics, tic-tac-toe boards, and metal bowls are examples of fine work the members of the Jr. High Shop have done. The students have become very accomplished with the help of their teachers, Mr. Morris and Mr. Graves. Although there is sometimes chaos in the classes, students put forth much effort to earn a high grade on their projects. More important than the grade is the satisfaction each student feels as he makes something with his own hands 24

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OPPOSITE PACE, LEFT: Junior High Chorus members group around the piano and their director, Mr. Rowe, as they diligently work on their new music. ABOVE: Trombone duets take concentration, yet it can be more fun than playing alone. THIS PACE: Saxophones make beautiful music — as these students are finding. It's A Beautiful Noise A one-half year requirement for all seventh grade students, the Music course continues the work of elementary music classes in addition to introducing pupils to new possibilities in music. Even the least talented pupil may take part, and everyone has an opportunity to express himself. In addition to being shown the effect of music on everyday lives by a study of American music, the students also learn music vocabulary, time values and basic technical aspects of music. Consisting of approximately 100 stu- dents, the Jr. High Mixed Chorus worked very hard. With the help of their director Mr. Rowe, they were exposed to a large variety of music and new vocal techniques. One of these new techniques, scat sing- ing, was used by Martino Rossi in the Christmas Concert. The chorus will also perform at the Spring Concert. They were honored to send 12 of their members to All-County Chorus. Improving greatly over the year, the Jr. High Band has much to be proud of. They have performed extremely difficult numbers for their concerts, according to their director, Miss Hirsh. In addition to their usual Spring and Christmas con- certs, the members performed October 30 at the Syracuse War Memorial for President Gerald Ford JUNIOR HIGH BAND FRONT ROW: J. Urtz, G. Herder, R. Grimm, G. Desgrosiellier, G. Dunne, D. Williams, J. Evans, A. Stevens, D. Thurston, S. Wilcox, M. Mahady, T. Arnott, P. Harney. SECOND ROW: M. Mollenhauer, B. Leach, A. Palamara, R. Jackson, L. Tyminski, A. Stone, J. Moonen, T. Kegevein, K. Lastowicka, R. Henry, J. Mumford, A. Moculski, H. Reese, S. Pelicano, G. Zeller. THIRD ROW: D. Staple, L. Sonich, C. Wall, K. Talbot, R. Duprey, G. Mons, R. Richmond, T. Solomito, S. Park, T. Hastings, T. Kitchen, M. Tracy, K. Collins, D. Pelicano, J. Oleynick, R. Stoodley, K. Beuhner, T. Teepell. FOURTH ROW: J. Glasgow, M. Charland, L. Wojdyla, K. Mortic, G. Gough, M. Foster, A. Parkin, M. Holt, M. Naymic, D. Bitz, B. Card, D. Squadrito, P. Wayland-Smith, J. Krowiek, J. Carpenter, T. Tubbs. 23

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THIS PACE: ABOVE; Setting print is one of the many skills learned in shop. ABOVE: Todd DePasquele and a friend share good times as they paint with water- colors in art. While jeanette Gafner BELOW: works on her paper mache project. OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP: Mario Rucci demonstrates the use of a table saw to his younger brother John. While Miss Licht is caught sampling the goods. THIS PAGE: Tracy Kegebein fin- ishes a seam. OPPOSITE PAGE, MIDDLE: Jr. High Shop Teachers: Mr Robert Morris, Mr. James Graves. 25