Walter Johnson High School - Windup Yearbook (Bethesda, MD)

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'EM R Mug, Seven sophomore girls in fourth period cho- rus carol a selection from Sleep Little One. Carol Malmi and Linda Frick haven't had so much fun in art since fingerpainting days. Music In Music Appreciation, an introduc- tion to the terminology, form, con- tent, style, and history of music, stu- dents studied the lives and style of individual composers from Bach to Bartok. The course covers Western music from about 1400 to the pre- sent, including jazz. Among the Works studied exhaustively by the students are Madame Butterfly, Han- del's Messiah, The Marriage of Fi- garo, and Beethoven's Ninth Sym- phony. The students also practiced listen- ing in layers, which is distinguish- ing the various themes and instru- ments in a piece. The base of the Music Theory course is the harmonic structure. Here future Bernsteins received ele- mentary training in the techniques of composition, such as harmonic pro- gressions and chords. In the Beginning Choruses, stu- dents learned choral techniques and acquired appreciation of good choral literature. Departments 33

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Art 1 student, Sally Voght, brushes in the fleecy clouds of a tempera sky. Janet Burn demonstrates a knowledge of fundamental harmony in Art Art extended beyond the classroom as works in oil, tempera and Water color brightened the display cases. In one, a brown fish net combined with a fold of red and a dash of green to catch the eye of the artistically in- clined passerby. Art 1 students analyzed the in- fluence of ancient artists on those of today, concluding that both Picasso and the ancient Egyptians rejected visual illusions such as perspective. The three teachers in the department also offered Art 2, 3 and Ceramics, which employed the new potter's wheel. In addition to the potter's wheel, Ceramics students made use of coil building, slab construction, and casting technique to create ceramic masterpieces. Music Appreciation, but her piece still lacks a time signature. 32 Departments

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Boys Gym The Boys Physical Education De- partment devoted another successful year to toning previously un-known muscles. The department directed a diversified curriculum, i n c l u d i n g health, all the traditional sports, and an additional speedball. All students enrolled took the prescribed course. Traditional sports included track, gymnastics, and softball. To supple- ment curricular activities, intramural competition in many sports was im- plemented, including basketball for the tall and soccer for the tough. Girls Gym The day of the sitting ducks is gone in the Girls Physical Education Department. Girls this year did not sit idly on the sidelines watching others g they participated in such ac- tion sports as tennis, track and field. A new balance was created when sports such as hockey were organized by ability instead of by level of class- es. Another improvement which creat- ed enthusiasm was a partial elective in sports. Each unit offered a choice among sports such as bowling, bad- minton, and tumbling. Joan Herbert and Betsy Harper energetically stretch tall as they do their warm-up exer- cises before going onto the field. 34 Departments