Blair High School - Saga Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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MIDMITRPMQWL IQIQTI , 5 Interests Expanded The Industrial Arts program at Blair introduced students to the fundamentals of building with wood and metals, maintaining and repair- ing cars, using powerful machinery, and drafting. The classes offered students experience common to many jobs and helped them to develop saleable skills and aware- ness of the precision and expertise required to construct houses, cars, and furniture that we take for granted as ordinary parts of our lives. Q1 ,...., 5 RIGHT: Michael Thompson displays preci- sion as he welds scrollwork. UPPER RIGHT: As Ed Lockwood feeds wood into his rotor, Mr. Danielson super- vises. ABOVE: With complete concentration, Barry Lacy saws his metals class project to 15 achieve an even edge.

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W WWE W WWCI Yum! Food! Cheese souffles, cherries jubilee, and lobster thermadour may not have been part of the daily menu in the Blair cooking classes, but the students did acquire skills which gave them the confidence to try other appetizing dishes. Starting with simple foods such as omelets and tacos, they advanced to more difficult entrees like fried chicken and casseroles. But more was learned than just preparing the meals: nutritional knowledge and shopping awareness was taught to students who were faced with their upcoming independence. With the rising costs of store bought clothes, many students found that creating their own war- drobe was not only less expensive, but also gave them satisfaction in personal accomplishments. ln addi- tion to learning the basics of sewing, they also gained consumer skills, experience in operating sewing machines, and designing tech- niques. ABOVE RIGHT: With careful attention, Selen- a Washington prepares a dish for an upcom- ing meal. RIGHT: Keeping in time with fashion, Connie Carson hems up a pants leg. FAR RIGHT: Hoping to expand the wardrobe, Maria Chavolla busily sews her newest addition. Mrs. Hernandez Mrs. Thornhill 90

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WFMWWHEWYWHWTWCI Math Classes Add Up Another Year This year, Blair once again kept its tradition of providing a broad field of study in math, one of the schooI's most rigorous courses. Whether it was the math proficiency student, anxious to learn the basic concepts in order to go on to pre-algebra, or just to graduateg the algebra and geometry student, climbing the ladder to attain the ultimate pinnacle of advanced mathg or the pre-calculus student, working diligently for three years to reach calculus, all experienced the triumphs and frustrations of study- ing math. Heading the math department this year was Ms. Judy Taylor. Under her leadership, teachers managed to guide their students through a year consisting of what often seemed like an infinite number of problems, tests and quizzes. While math classes themselves were quite varied, each student felt the personal satisfaction of adding up yet another year of math. ix if if il' 'f 'l 'Y a J? . 4 T ft ' A. - t ' jk y