Austin East High School - Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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Because of the instruction received in class and the experience gained in performances, some band members are able to organize their own atural Talents Besides memorizing formulas, styling hair, drilling grammar, and pounding typewriters, many students also add to their cultural awareness. Enrichment courses such as music, art, home economics, and driver training are available for all Austin-East students who have an interest in them. Daily choir practice may give birth to a future James Brown or Temptations group, while budding Picassos flick paint to the tune of their own individuality. On the homeniaking front, fighting burned biscuits and crooked zippers are two of the main battles that must be faced. By offering something for everyone, be he singer, baker, or canvas painter, Austin-East attempts to capture and stimulate the fancies and talents of all. s Having learned much about dressmaking in her home economics class, Beverly Wilson now enjoys designing and making her own clothes during leisure time.

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Academic Courses Prepare Students for College The boogaloo, the four corners, and the tighten-up cannot be the only interests of the college-bound student. He must break away from jiving and rapping a line to turn his attentions to more serious matters such as his course of study. While chemistry and physics courses offer future Rutherfords and Einsteins a chance to prove their genius by formulating theories, a geometry or senior math class may unearth a future Pythagoras. With a Hsi, si senorv or a oui, oui madamev or even a et tu, Brutev, other students begin speaking the foreign languages which are often required for college entrance. In addition to these electives, courses in history, government, and English also help prepare those students who plan to continue their education at a college or university. Curtis Tate and Marilyn Wynn find that cardboard geometric figures help them better understand the formulas and problems which they must master in class. The English department's records receive much use as audio-visual assistants Charles McAfee and Charles Edwards will verify. Studying mitotic cell division in an onion root tip is the problem assigned to biology students Arthur Jamison, Clarence Darden, and Eddie Davis. fr' QM' ei ', L. Z. Zf??a.1v9H' , r.rre r..t .i--f ,