Golden West High School - Sunset Yearbook (Visalia, CA)

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ABOVE: David Castro escorts Lorena Espinoza during the mock wedding ceremony, part the Marriage and Child Development class. TOP RIGHT: Michelle Fettig inspects a bell pepper as part of a project in her foods class. BOTTOM RIGHT: Students complete evalua- tion forms in the foods class. Photos bv Fred Mason 92 Carole Dclap Dept. Chairman Marriago Child Dov. Consumer Foods Penny Niadna On Your Own Clothing Consumor Homo Ec,

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Students Praise Ag Teachers ‘Ag classes are the best because the teachers are the best.’ • Tracey Bentley Of all the classes you have taken at Golden West High School, what has been your favorite and why? That question was asked of nearly 300 students this year and many of them chose a class in the Agriculture Depart- ment. One of the main reasons for that selection, the students said, was because of the teachers they had in the classes. “Ag classes are the best because the teachers are the best and the program has LEFT: Terry Daily plants some seeds for growing in the greenhouse. BELOW: Mike Whiting works on a project in his Ag Mechanics class with the help of James O’Brien. MIDDLE RIGHT: Debbie Soto and Sabrina Allen work on an arrangement in their Ornamental Horticulture class. BOTTOM RIGHT: Sabrina Allen waters the plants in the greenhouse. a lot going for it. The FFA is like one big family,” said junior Tracey Bentley. “Ag 1 and 2 have been my favorite because I really enjoyed the teacher,” said senior Chrisi Cheney. “Ag 1 is the best because Mr. Shuk- lian is a cool teacher,” replied freshman Suzanne O’Dell. “Ag Mechanics with Mr. Sam is the best because it is interesting and fun,” said freshman Marc Watson. Freshman Jon Hall called Ag Science I “the funnest and neatest class I have taken.” Junior Marsha Cortes said her Ag classes have been the best because “you not only learn about agriculture, you learn about a lot of other things.” And Junior Christe Price selected her Ag 2 class as the best because “It’s fun and I still learn.”

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LEFT: Shana Snow and Dawn Larkin complete their foods evalua- tion project. BELOW: Students complete the paper work after evaluating a variety of products. Learning Survival Skills ‘Marriage and Human Relations taught me a lot about myself.’ Carln Jackson Learning survival skills is usually associated with those who plan on spending several weeks or months in the wilder- ness. But teaching skills to help students survive in a real life situations after graduation was the main thrust of the Home Economics Department this year. According to some, after all, “it’s a jungle out there.” Teachers were successful in that goal, according to many of the students. “Marriage and Child Development was my favorite class because it was fun and it helps you realize what’s going to happen when wc graduate,” said senior Roxanna Fillmore. “Marriage and Human Relations taught me a lot about myself and what I want out of life,” said junior Carin Jack- son. Planning and conducting a wedding, giving birth, raising children, dressing for success, learning to apply make-up, preparing a variety of foods, and learning other practical life skills were emphasized in a variety of classes. The classes apparently had the approval of many students, according to a yearbook survey. “Home economics has the best classes because you get to enjoy helping kids and yourself,” said freshman Latisha Williams. “Home Ec with Mrs. Delap is great,” said sophomore Heather Thompson. “Foods was my favorite class because we made so many good tilings to eat and it’s fun to cook,” said Yvonne Lara. Dolores Madrigal said Home Ec is “a fun social class.” LEFT: Cristcna Mauvais gcLs a lesson and demonstration on make- up application from make-up consultant Katrina Thompson. 93