Blair High School - Saga Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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fpEC?fliF7iL EfiQMCCTHT-fi ml Handicaps Gvercome In the past years, the Special Education Department tor the deaf and blind has played an important role in the education of many Blair students. This year has been no exception. With the aid of special equipment and teachers, a number of students with physical handicaps were able to overcome situations that other students may have taken for granted. A deaf or blind student who enrolls in a special class for at least one period a day will receive help in areas that might have been missed in a regular class, or he may new device which learn about a could help him with his handicap. But many not shown on important persons this page are the f .iff-i., ,f ,ffg 2,p,,,95,yyil' students who have accepted and helped the handicapped this year. A friendly hello, a guiding hand, all help in the acceptance and educa- tion at Blair High School. What would you do if l sang out of tune Would you stand up and walk out on me, Lend me your ears and l'll sing you a song and l'll try not to sing out of key, l get by with a little help from my friends, Going to try with a little help from my friends. -Paul McCartney Mrs. Dean Mrs. Laakman Mrs. Smith UPPER LEFT: Gerald Carter does work on a braille typewriter. LEFT: Michael Gradney and Kathy Towner receive help from Tom Peterson. BELOW: Maurine Barcello demonstrates a different way to learn about the human skeleton.

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BLUIWVEII V Skills Gained A special function of the Business Department is that it teaches knowledge and saleable skills that enable its students to be employed immediately upon graduation. These skills, which include typing, shorthand, man- ipulation of business machines, and fundamentals of accounting, will also enable the students to pursue advanced business education. The instructors in this depart- ment are especially proud of their course in Consumer Education. It contains a body of knowledge intended to create wise consumers. Mr. Brown Mrs. Condon Mr. Ramirez ABOVE LEFT: Mr. Ramirez takes time to explain details of the day's homework assignment. ABOVE RIGHT: Sometimes the continuity of numbers seems never-ending, as experienced by Kenneth Williams. RIGHT: Robin Carlson, amidst the flickering shadow of ideas, perceives the true meaning of business life on the face of Jenny Gould's calculator.

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Dkwtmfiifaii Play + Actor 2 Theatre l'm so excited because l'm gonna go to the High School of Performing Arts. I mean I was dying to be a serious actress. Anyway it's the first day of acting class and we're in the auditorium and the teacher, Mr. Karp, puts us up on the stage with our legs around everybody, one in back of the other, and he says, OK, we're gon- na do improvisations. Now, you're on a bobsled and it's snowing out and it's cold. OK, go! IA Chorus Linei Lyric by Edward Kleban For the drama students, their first experiences were similar to this, but not exactly. Much hard work was involved in bringing out the best of these students' acting abilities. The first step was im- provisationsg maybe not a bobsled, but would you believe a washer, a vacuum cleaner, or even a bathroom tub? Think of that if you will! Then there's reading - not as easy a task as it may seem. lt takes real talent to actually become a totally different character. But the results of this hard work proved most worthwhile as was demonstrated to receptive audiences this year with the successful productions Pure as the Driven Snow in November '76 and The Bad Seed in March '77. RIGHT: Dressed as a woman, our villain, Dean Moody, reveals his identity to his un- willing accomplice.