Casa Grande Union High School - Cougar Yearbook (Casa Grande, AZ)

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(Top Middle) Sami Pretzer cuts food in order to be cooked by herself and classmates. Teamwork is an important part of the class. (Top Right) Barbara Flem- mons stirs food being heated on a stove in her cooking class, taught by Mrs. Debbie Haught. (Bottom Middle) George Alvarez slices a tomato to be Right) Students in the Creative Cooking class work used In preparing a Mexican dish. Many varieties of together to prepare muffins to be baked, foods were prepared throughout the year. (Bottom Academics 15

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' Students gain cooking knowledge during class time (Top Left) Eddie Serratt and Margaret Archambult prepare a Mexican food dish in their creative cookery class. The students fixed dishes from many different cultures during the year. (Bottom Left) Lila Stone and Keith McDonald mix ingredients for baking muffins. Another important part of cooking is clean- ing up. All students are required to clean up their own mess if they plan on participating in the class. 14 Academics

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Students learn C.P.R. In P.E. classes The first Student Council project for this school year was CPR week. During the first weeks of the year, all the boys’ and girls’ physical education classes were taught an important life- saving technique —CPR. CPR, or Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscita- tion is used in medical emergencies to restore the breathing and heartbeat to a person whose vital body functions have stopped. The classes spent five days (one full school week) learning CPR. They practiced on a special training mannequin called “Resusci-Annie.” Also a “Resusci-baby” was used in teaching CPR for infants. The students learned the differences in tech- niques for reviving infants as compared to adults. They also learned to perform the procedure properly so as not to cause harm to the person they may someday have to revive. Ms. Sara Williams, a paramedic from the Casa Grande Fire Department, instructed the girls’ P.E. classes in CPR. Mr. Don Decker, also a paramedic with the local fire department, was one of the instructors for the boys’ P.E. classes. Each of the P.E. coaches also lent a helping hand in teaching. They feel CPR is a very important skill to know. The students also felt it was important. Kim King comment- ed, “It was very educational. Now I know how to save someone in case of such an emergency.” Most students shared the same opinions with Kim, and with Morty Erickson, who stated, “Knowing CPR, I am confident I can be of help in an emergen- cy.” The participants were also educated in saving a person from choking. Brian Goddard, a freshman, stated, “I think to learn it (the procedure to save someone from choking) is really impor- tant, because a choking accident could happen at any time.” Being educated in these procedures gave all the students knowledge to be of help in an urgent medical emergency. They only wish it could have been taught to everyone. Anyone wish- ing to learn about CPR should contact the Casa Grande Fire Department for information. (Left) Ms. Sara Williams instructs Sylvia Marin in CPR by using the “Resusci- Annie,” a special mannequin used in training people to use the technique. (Above) Ms. Williams, a representative from the local fire department, who instructed students in CPR, points out differences in resuscitating infants as compared to adults.