Estes Park High School - Whispering Pine Yearbook (Estes Park, CO)

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1 Trying to build up his muscles dunng school hours, Sean Davis uses all of his strength to push up the bench press in Mr, Black's 7th hour weight training class. During the 5th hour advanced PE class, Shannon Clarke and Matt Zavakos fight for the puck during the field hockey game held outside on the practice field. Vince Leeth goes up for ajump shot during a basketball game against other advanced PE students in that class. Stacey Betts helps out Chris Colbum while he uses the bench press during a weight lifting class taught by Mr. Black. Physical education 19

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New activities shine on PE ln the physical education de- partment both Perry Black and Cathy Mahaffey were in charge of running the classes. European handball, golf and track meets were some of the new activities that the PE classes par- ticipated in. Transportation was provided to give the students a chance to participate in bowling and golf. Weight training could be taken as a semester class for the first time. Both Mr. Black and Ms. Mahaffey taught it. Skiing was once again offered to students who wished to partici- pate in it. It was held on the Mondays of the third quarter when classes were not in session. The fee for this activity was 550. Classes were held at Ski Estes Park. The PE department had a very positive attitude. lt offered stu- dents who usually don't partici- pate in athletic activities a chance to try them, and it gave a small relief from the everyday hustle of school. Renee Martin and Patti Crane stop to pose for a picture while playing tennis. With Mr. Blacks PE class, Jon Baker aims for a strike at the bowling alley where the advanced PE classes participate. :ww

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KW' ' Voc-Tech, shop provide training For practical experience and Larimer County Voc-Tech Center up-to-date technical training, stu- or in the wood and metal shops. dents enrolled in classes at the Fourteen students attended 2 T fi Senior Jon Johns works diligently on his project for the Industrial Arts Fair in his advanced woods class. ffgqggs Q , Students in the beginning metals class practice safety procedures by wearing protective glasses. Here Dan Schlesinger, Stacy Betts and John-Reid Gordon work on a lathe. 20 Industrial ans, Voc-Tech classes at the Voc-Tech Center, which has served nine area high schools since 1972. Their courses ranged from auto mechanics to data processing. Although the early start and the long bus ride to Fort Collins made for a long day, most stu- dents felt that the trade-offs were worth the vocational training they received. Students in wood shop leamed a variety of techniques related to woodtuming, tools and their use, and the qualities of woods from instructor Jeff Schan- hals. Bob Mclntosh taught three levels of metal shop, offering his students a wide variety of experi- ences. Local shop students entered the Industrial Arts Fair at Colorado State University on May 5, where they won a total of 12 first-place awards in the woods and metals divisions. Voc-Tech drafting student Dean Comelius looks up from his calculations. ,... .X K gg ....,,u.....,,t.,...w--sr