Homestead High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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. ' ' . ' ' n ' , . ' ' 9? I t's what you want out of it. Jeni Hirschy, Home Economics teacher 79 STUDY TIME. Students break from class to relax. CHRISTMAS FUN. Jeni Hirschy helps seniors John Martin, Rich Penrose and junior Will Luzar, to make a gingerbread house in Home Ec. class. 52 Home Economics t Tempting aromas ' S fill classrooms During the year, when walking through the halls, one would occasionally notice fragrances coming from the classrooms. No, it wasn't someone's Polo bottle leaking, it was the sweet smelling aroma of the Home Economics students baking cakes, pies, and breads. But these classes taught more than just cooking. They taught anything from basic skills , such as cooking, laundry or living skills, to the most delicate specialties, such as breadmaking or cake decorating. It's what you want out of it, commented teacher Jeni Hirschy. Home Economics offered many levels of all kinds of practical arts. One misconception about it is that it only teaches foods and sewing, but actually it was completely to the contrary. Some classes dealt with complete living skills, such as cooking, while many dealt with a student's mental health, well-being, and understanding of himself. We offer a wide variety of classes, said Hirschy. The department offered basically everything that was in demand. EIBy Tracy Jensen The program had approximately 180 students each semester. Hirschy noted that many of the students in her Spartan Singles class were juniors or seniors. The kids get the required things done first, and then they fill openings in their schedule, explained department head Harriet Deterling. But even as a senior there was much to benefit from, as there were classes offered to every grade and level. I cooked things at school that I never would have tried at home. That was a good experience, noted'one senior of her cooking class. One sophomore student stated, I think it's something that everyone should take, because it teaches you things you'll need to know for the rest of your life. Home Economics offered a lot to students. It gave them the opporitunity to learn many valuable skills that will help them no matter what they do with their lives. I think it's skills for living, noted Hirschy. M655 l - ,l

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D a 1 ,ao -' Nfu. G9 3. iq., ' -he-1 H g il X L GUIDANCE. Spanish teacher Fani Kozolchyk helps freshman Angela Sheets with her pronunciation. LATIN SCHOLAR. Teacher Mary Backofen smiles as she teaches students a vocabulary lesson. ?:f3E xw,SX M' . x w. Spanish student Christine Schleeter. A visit to Spain During the fall, Spanish teachers Fani Kozolchyk and Janet King took their Spanish classes on their annual field trip. This year wasn't different than most. Early in the day, one fourth of the student body piled in school buses and were taken to the Scottish Rite Auditorium. Homestead along with other area schools were entertained by a performance by the Mexican Folklore Ballet, who showed various dances and customs of the different cities. It was very interesting to learn some of the customs such as dancing, singing and the food, commented junior Christine Schleeter. One of these dances was the deer dance where the dancer sits on fire. Another dance that was performed was about tribal hunting. One of the dancers dressed as an lj By Gwen Carpenter animal while the others savagely raced around him trying to kill him. After enjoying the morning in the theatre, the students divided themselves and went to all three Bandidos Restaurants in Fort Wayne. Students had the choice of burritos, enchiladas, and tacos with chips and sauce as an accompaniment. I went to eat, but the show was good too, commented a freshman. Field trips are always a nice break in the year from classroom work. Most of the Spanish students enjoyed the program and lunch, and it was a nice break for the teachers too. Kozolchyk said that she enjoyed letting the students have breaks, and cormnented, I wish there were more of them to take the kids to. Foreign Language 5

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Z 1' iv - -I .N ,,-,J s- 5.5 I -A' P51 . Xxx N. w X N x -.l Xxx' CHILD DEVELOPMENT. Home Ec. teacher Harriet Deterling explains the basics. SKILLS FOR LIVING. Students listen carefully to a class lecture. '24-' 261. ig, 322.5 Marriage participant Sheri Harmon. Till death do us part DBy Tracy Jensen 'A Tw. VY, Something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue. As the saying goes it was frilly lace and bouquets on the minds of the students in the Adult Living class during their fall marriage assignments. The students were assigned to plan a marriage, which they later performed, complete with dresses, ties, flowers, and even a pastor. But there was more to it than just the ceremony. The students were assigned to plan the marriage, a reception, and all aspects of marriage. They studied the importance of commitment, and even economy situations after the marriage ceremony. Mrs. Deterling supervised it and we had certain requirements, said junior Sheri Harmon. They all had to participate, dress for the occasion, and plan the wedding, but it wasn't required for everyone to choose a partner. The purpose was for students to find out about themselves at this point in their lives and then move on, said teacher Harriet Deterling. One of the benefits, according to Hannon, was that one could see them fthe partnerj in a situation like that, but she did mention that it was kind of uncomfortable. I had heard a lot about it, and it sounded pretty interesting, said Harmon of why she took the class. The assignment seemed successful for some students. They learned a lot, while having fun too. Home Economics X 53