Athens Area High School - Athenian Yearbook (Athens, PA)

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 7 iro The Athens High School business and home economics departments are designed to prepare students for their chosen fields whether they be secretarial or homemaking. These courses are taught with the most modem equipment in the area. The business department teaches senior high students the fundamentals of shorthand, business arithmetic, and typing. These courses are so designed that these girls are ready to go to work as secretaries immediately after graduating. Home Economics is taught in all grades from seventh up. This course is required in seventh, eighth, and ninth, and may be taken in tenth, eleventh, and twelfth, if so desired. Home Economics teaches sewing, cooking, child care, and all other basics in homemaking. MRS. ELEANOR BIALEK B.S. Rider College Shorthand I II Office Practice 12 Bookkeeping I Sc II Refresher Math Typewriting 10, 11, 12 LEONARD GABRIEL B.S. Bloomsburg State College Bookkeeping I Sc II Business Law 12 Business Arithmetic 10. 11. 12 MRS ARLENE L. PICKERING B.S. Indiana State University Personal Typing 10. 11, 12 Typing I Business Arithmetic 10 MRS. MARY BROUGHTON B.S. Mansfield State College Home Economics 7. 8, 10. 11. 12 MRS. MARIAN C. MAC DONALD B.S. Mansfield State College Home Economics 7. 8. 9 19

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JJat iwaijs JnrouaA Science The science department tries to give students a broad, general background in science. This background will be useful in their future lives, no matter what they do. This study prepares students for new technological developments, stimulates intellectual curiosity, and explains and illustrates scientific principles. In the seventh and eighth grades, the study is quite general. In the ninth through twelfth grades, the study deals with more specific areas of science. Courses such as biology, physical science (a combined course in chemistry and physics), chemistry, physics, vocational science, and earth and space science arc offered. The purpose of the science courses is twofold: to prepare students for careers in science, and to give everyone a general scientific back- CARL J. EASTMAN B.S. Mansfield State College Physics Algebra I TED R. KEIR B.S. East Stroudsburg State College Earth and Space Science Vocational Science Science 7th Varsity Basketball Coach Varsity Baseball Coach JOSEPH THOMPSON B.S. Bloomsburg State College Biology Wrestling Coach Wrestling Club Assistant Football Coach HOWARD S. EVANS West Chester State College Science 8th RICHARD MERRITT B.S. Mansfield State College Science 7 th Physical Science 10th Wrestling Baseball MRS. SIGRID WILKINSON B.S. Mansfield State College Physical Science Chemistry Varsity Cheerleaders Junior Varsity Cheerleaders 18

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WILLIAM ALLFORD B.S. Mansfield State College M. M. Ithaca College Instrumental Music 7th-12th Music Theory Junior High Band Music Education 7th-8th Senior High Chorus Senior High Glee Club MRS PHYLLIS ELDER B.S. Mansfield State College Music Education 7th-8th Junior High Chorus Ninth Grade Chorus Instrumental Music 7th-8th JOHN SWANK B.S. Edinboro State College Junior and Senior Art Art Club RICHARD SWETLAND B.A. Mansfield State College M.M. New York State University Instrumental Music 10th-llth-12th Senior Band Stagehand MRS. GLADYS WESTBROOK B.S. Mansfield State College Music Education 7th-$th Roacfs lo ( Culture The primary purpose of the music and art departments is to give students a basic understanding of and ability in these specific fields. A student is required to take a half a year of each in seventh, eighth, and ninth grades. During this time, he is given experience in these fields and is taught something of their history. A student who wishes to, may continue on in either of these fields during senior high. The music department has several clubs. The junior and senior choruses and the junior and senior bands put on several concerts a year. The senior band plays during half-time at football games. There is Glee Club for particularly good singers and Stagehand for enthusiastic musicians. In art class, the students are taught about perspective and shading and the other techniques which make drawings seem realistic. They find an appreciation for what goes into art. The primary purpose in teaching art is to make the students more observant and more aware of their surroundings. 20