Western Guilford High School - Amici Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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Explore, and Express TW W m,, Az, . !g Carmen Holquin creates her own masterpiece with a lump of clay during art class. si sal T' S Scholastic Art Award entries are viewed at UNC-C. by the Art and Humanities classes. The serious and the light-hearted - both are dimensions of drama. l!L, . Ah . . . creativity, at last was the si h of some when the art gasses took field trips around town to view art created by their peers. Scheduled for the year was a trip to Friendly Shopping Center to the Art Exhibit Show, and one to UNC-G to view the gold key and merit awards for the Scholastic Arts Competition. Summerhill, by A. S. Neill, has always been a contro- versial subject among those interested in education. Some Western students found this to be a fascinat- ing topic for discussion dur- ing the summer.,B put it seems that even Western has its own Summerhill.'? First period Humanities Class was the proud recip- ient of this honor. There was no one teacher in this class, rather, it gently led by Mrs. Bray. The six- teen seniors participating in this Honors course prepared abstracts gr The student-Qla se a field of interest, did iriesearch on it, and presented it to the class. All this preparation was done at his own speed. Topics for scrutiny in- cluded atheism, progressive schools, variations of re- ligious beliefs, art, heredity and environmental influ- ences on man, and the A- bomb. y The mid-term exam con- sisted of a series of dis- cussion questions. A grade was given according to the degree of individual thought expressed. Diverse? Quite right. As one participating student said, . . . perhaps iit'sl the closest thing to real educa- tion 'Il K A R T ART 47

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The Fine Arts Division really outdid itself under the capable leadership of Mrs. jo Bray Mr. Richard Spencer, an Mrs. Margaret Hawks. t gi The studeihts started off with the production, I Will Not Go Back. The suc- cess of this production gave a glimpse of the ta ents that were going? to be tapped. 5 Dramag, waslflnifi-,thot a crip course. Students work- ed hard Qgtoitiisatisfff ttii the audi- ence. Whether thie students were leatning diction, tak- ing notetgfdoirngfiisoral inter- pretations, or practicing for a prodjgction, 'there was never a ull moment. This striving s,,,i perfec- tion, which wasiiiconta ious among drama studgents, drew the classes close until they felt like a family. Drama created a feeling of pride. Creativity . . . why don't you come to me! was the cry of many art students in September whenthey learn- ed what- was irT?Qf store for them. life-styiiles of the cavemarig, Cretaijf, Roman, Greek, iRenaisS3?iice man, Rebel, spiritual and a nos- tic were explored ant? un- derstood through the study of art. After delving if, into the history ofytfart, andfgobserving demonstrations of various art techniques,,t-late students were allowed to create their own masterpieces. Christ- mas held a special meaning to those w o received a handpainted car , from our illustri gis students. A new face was seen sec- ond semester in tart classes. Miss Mary Young from A 84 T State University did her student teaching here. Her style of teaching made learn- ing a pleasure. 46 DRAMA A Chance to Discover, , , V.M,,,Q,mnff vw-as--A--7-HQ, tif , -i it in M M .Q a y ir, M ,, ,. W E AG -,.,.f' ocgg . Peggy Robichaux sits and smiles while Mrs. lo Bray makes her up for a pro- duction. Seated: Sharon Stribling, Roger Green, Chuck Durham, Tom Davis, Pam Ham- by, Arthur jordan, Tom Eller, Bill Payne. Kneeling: Pam Meredith, Lynn Haw- ley, jerry Allred, Wayne Davidson, Lynn Colson, Susan Harper, Susan Hall, Debbie Sixon. Standing: Nat Pierce, Mike Sapp, Vicki Barefoot, Chris Mills, Mrs. Bray, Patti Pinn. Not pictured: David McGraw, Mike Bean, jeff French, Beth Wright, Marcia Tuttle, Vickie Smith, Gilda johnson, Terry Oaks, Gloria Goodman, Nancy Adkins, Grant Walters, Trip Boyd, Claude Schaeffer.

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Western supported two choral classes this year -third and fourth period - both taught by Mrs. Margaret Hawks. Third period chorus rew out of a group of restlessiids. They had proved to be too much to handle during study hall, so with the approval of Mr. Walters, they became a chorus class. It was rather doubtful, at first, as to whether this was a solution, but under Mrs. Hawk's guidance the class be- gan to make progress. It grad- ually turned into something similar to a group-therapy session. Mrs. Hawks had great rap- port with her students, and while sometimes they proved hard to handle, they did learn to sin . As one student de- scribes the experience, We learned to get along with each other. Fourth period chorus repre- sented a more widespread group of students - from freshmen all the way up to seniors! Having been organ- ized longer, they studied music in greater depth. A choral workshop at Guilford College gave them further in- sights to the world of music. Both classes partici ated in the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Spring Assembly Pro- grams, not to mention the Graduation Ceremony. With Mrs. Hawks at our side, maybe within a few years, our choral department will be rated Number One. . f-,.,- f F ,'-'- . --' if - -f-', Montgomery Fourth period chorus, First row.' Vickie Smith, joAnn Moore, Sharon Thornton, Debbie Powell, Dawn Maness, Terri Tesh, Beth Wright, Gilda johnson, Michael Minor, Gary Furnas, Steve Ramsey, Chris Holden. Second row.' Cam Montgom- ery, jackie Routh, Carolyn Elliot, Mary Gordan, Tommy Capps, president, Dale Clement, Tommy Oakes, Keith jessup. Third row: Faye Dearmon, Beatrice jef- fries, Linda Hedrick, joel Cudworth, Larry Hobbs, Victor Keiger. Not pictured: Pam Baker, Sharon Hughes, Paula Mills, Paula Turner, Bob Montgomery, Eddie Potts, Greg Morris. i I . .. tg l ,R ff First row: Betsy Heath, Mike Tate, Carla Fleenor, Chuck Burritt, Laurie Curtis, Kathy Bunn, Kathy Reagan, Mary Ann Osborne, Marianne Hansen, Cathy Can- nady, Susan Hildenbrant. Second row: Carolyn johnson, Carlene Shaw, Melda Arnder, Cliff Wakefield, Mandy Oden, Bruce Sprague, Mike Bezera, jeannie Teague, David Fields, Brian Stein, Dave Reagan. Third row: Sammy Allred, Kathy Barber, Shauna Dawson, Greg Loflin, Chuck Royster, Rick Self, Bobby Patat, Pierre Debs, joel Cudworth, Doug Merritt. Fourth row: Sharon Holt, Les Calaway, jimmy Freeman, David Butler, Roger Coble, Doug Bean. Not pic- tured: jeff French, Terry Calhoun, Eddie Potts, Chuck Tate, Pam Siler, Danny Horner, Stuart Huntley, Shelley Sweetman.