Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1979, Page 89

Description:	Educationoutside theclassroomField trips and conventions—learningexperiences in different environments.Students studying French had the opportunity to attend a folk music and dance program. First-year students made up a largepart of the 64 people attending.The dance and music were representativeof French Canada. Each dance told a story.Before each dance the story was explained—first in French, then in English.French teacher Edith Thrasher hoped thisexperience would broaden the horizons.of her students. She felt the trip was important in helping the students learn something about French culture.Second-semester psychology studentstook their annual field trip to the IndianaUniversity psychology department.Psychology teacher Violet Lynch said thepurpose of the tour was to see psychologyresearch in action and to learn about theIU psychology program.Typical experiments observed by the students dealt with the effect of drugs on a persons problem solving and the ways different people see color and shape.Four members of the publications staffsattended the Journalism Education Association (JEA) national convention in St. Louis.Seniors Cathy Armer, Martha Griggs, LoriHepler, and Rita Roper attended the conference with adviser Marilyn Kelsey to learnabout new trends in newspapers and yearbooks and to see other school publications.Field Trips/Conventions 89
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Collection:	Bloomington High School South

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