William Mitchell High School - Apogee Explo Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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FOR SELF-EXPRESSIQN nn' ' 4 ui V' :ineN '-.gf K l V I, ,M K-J E pf ' ,g.---- 3? FASHIONING THE CURLIQUE on an s,l' Mitzi Goplin practices Old English lettering. PLUNKING MIDDLE C, choir director Archer Hayes set the key for his vocal musicians. GESTURING FORCEFULLY TO punctuate her Words, Nancy Nolan levels an accusing finger at Carlotta Frank as Dave Moran glowers menacingly.

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l GENERAL WILLIAM MITCHELL, in a por- trait lux' Mr. I 1'ost.si1i'x'cys the Pikes Peak Room. DRAWING HER BOW skillfully across the strings, Fran Bigler produces mellow notes on her cello. Q 'Q' i 3 f 'ls 2 FORMING PEAR-SHAPED tones, members of the mixed choir practice their scales. FINE ARTS PROVIDES In keeping with the idea of individual work, Mit- chell's fine arts department has been designed to en- able students to develop personal talents, as well as to learn general skills. Mr. Jack Frost has followed through with this scheme in his art classes by rotating pupils through nine sections: drawing, water-color painting, oil paint- ing, print-making fwoodblocks and etchingj, ceramics, commercial art, design, sculpture, and art history. To give his students greater variety and study op- portunities, Mr. Frost has started to compile an art library in the art room itself. This library contains books on almost all art forms as well as books about art appreciation. Mitchel1's instrumental and vocal music sections are accentuated by separate, sound-proofed practice rooms in which students may refine their techniques. Musically minded students can also take advan- tage of such extras as a stereo console containing a tape recorder as well as a phonograph, a baby grand piano, and a non-splintering aluminum risers. First-year drama students concentrate on voice development first semester by presenting short scenes from different plays. Second semester they study various plays from Shakespeare and work to perfect movement on stage. Students in the second-year class study the his- tory of drama first semesterand go into play produc- tion detail during the second semester.

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STROKING THROUGH THE clear water of the pool, sophomore girls perfect their aquatic abilities. RIGGROUS PROGRAM STRESSES CONDITIONING Under Mitchellis rigorous physical education pro- gram two basic themes are being stressed this year: teamwork for the girls and conditioning for the boys. Girls work on such team sports as volleyball, field hockey, softball, and tennis, but individual activities such as archery, shuffleboard, and golf are not neglected. Free exercise fexercise and dance routines to musicj, ball routines similar to those done by the Danish gymnastics team, and work on the apparatus also help girls to develop their latent grace and rhythm. Correlating more vigorous activities such as hand- ball, speedball, basketball, and wrestling, the boys' gym classes concentrate on conditioning. Boys spend roughly fifteen minutes at the beginning of each class period in calisthenics, weightlifting, and running be- fore going on to other activities. Spending one semester in health and swim classes, sophomores study physiology as well as develop their aquatic abilities. In the advanced swim classes students refine their technique and learn lifesaving while practicing com- petitive and synchronized swim. They also learn the complicated procedure of managing swim meets. DEVELOPING STAMINA AND physique, these boys finish up a fifteen minute conditioning period.