Woodlan Senior High School - Arrow Yearbook (Woodburn, IN)

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Language plays vital role in today ' s society I wm I Sprechen und Leseo Language plays a vital role in today ' s society. There are many different languages, so many that only a few can be taught at Woodlan; these courses are German and Latin. A special listening center was provided to help the students under- stand and pronounce words correctly. Unlike most depart- ments Foreign Language offers special honors, which go to students with a 90 to 100 per cent average. These courses are taught by Mrs. Eleanor Strahm. 4. Two types of German books are displayed to represent the Foreign Language department. 5. Freshmen Mary Brandenberger and Karen Busche and junior Christine Hendrickson use the listening center to listen and repeat German phrases correctly. 6. Sophomores Kirsten Willinger and Jayne Lampe take a last look at their German books before a test.

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WHS students communicate through music 1. Band takes a lot of extra time on both the students ' and teacher ' s parts. Freshman Tim Amstutz displays his talents in playing the piccolo. 2. Student teacher Miss Sharon Brumbaugh prepares to show a filmstrip for one of the sev- enth grade music classes. 3. Sophomore Keith Baumert and junior Rick Persyn review choir music while preparing for mixed chorus contest. One tjT e of communic- ation that ' s very much a part of today ' s society is music. Every year the band department communicates at after-school func- tions such as football and basketball games and summer parades, A small but powerful part of the band depart- ment is the jr. high band. Seventh graders individually practiced on Thursdays and eighth graders on Fridays. During the week a 25- minute noon period is used for both groups. Communication in the vocal field is displayed by Jr. High, Girls ' Glee and Mixed Chorus each noon for 25 minutes. This prepares them for fall and spring concerts, contests and special invitations to sing. Thorough music under ' standing is achieved with Miss. Marlene Everson, vocal instruc- tor, and Mr. Theodore Taylor, band instructor.

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Indstrial arts involves one-third of students •Industrial arts in- volves 35 per cent of the students at Woodlan. One reason is that more and more are en- rolling in these tradi- tionally male -dominated industrial arts classes. In these classes each student must make a pro- ject, which can be al- most anything, such as transistor radios, color organs, T-shirits, rub- ber stamps, cedar chests cabinets and special school activities. The industrial arts department at Woodlan offers a wide variety of classes. Mr. Tom Harris teaches Woods I, II and III , Mr . Denny Miesle teaches Graphics I and II, Industrial Arts 9 and Advanced Drafting, and Mr. Dean Ray teaches Metals I and II, Industrial Arts 9, and Mechanical Drafting. 1 . Sophomores Mark Delagrange and Scott A. Delagrange draw in the geometric construction unit of Mechicanical Drafting . 2. Junior Jan Salway, one ' of the few girls in woods , works on her wall hanging project. 3. In Mechicanical Drafting sophomore Kurt Spieth works on a geometric construction project. 4. Senior Lisa Messmann dis- plays her skill with the press in Graphics II . r