Kickapoo High School - Legend Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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Sophomore Cindy Patton and seniors Gayle Dixon and Shanda Duncan model their vogue fashions of metallics and stripes in a creative clothing class. It 'KIXFHEY-Tx Q il 25.1 .'1. 14 136 I Home Economics, Industrial Arts Freshman Don Champagne turns out a walnut candle stick holder as one of his projects during general woodwork. Senior Steve Alexander, wearing his mask, grinds down a piece of metal for general metal working Hrst hour. 1 i 2 tg

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Working It Out ln 1978, physics students were introduced to the school's first com- puter a TRS-80 Level ll that is still in use today. Second semester of 1981, the math depart- ment bought one Apple computer. The math department then had four Apple computers - two purchased by the Parent Teacher Student Associa- tion QPTSAJ and one by the R-12 school district. There were five micro math classes which taught computer skills, plus four micro ll classes for advanc- ed students. Mr. Gerald Bonham, department head, said, lf classesl would like for the school board to provide one micro computer for each pair of students enrolled. Instead of computers, earth science students worked with nature. They took the Highway 65 field trip to Branson. According to Mrs. Freda Curd, earth science teacher, Geology departments from many Mid-America colleges and universities bring their students here to see faults, rock formations, and fossils. We feel it is very important that our students see and recognize the geologic features in our area. , twwff' ' f finances permit, we fmath I - .. Q 'fi-. Students such as Scott McDaniel and John Seaton are now able to learn com- puter skills with 54,000 worth of addi- tional equipment purchased by PTSA. Mr. Gerald Bonham, mathematics teacher, assists junior Curt Cunn- ingham with data in micro computer math class. ak Math, Science! 135

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Learn B Doing Two departments of- fered various learn by doing activities ranging from Future Home- makers of America, a club from the home economics department, to the varied industrial arts class offerings for concerned How to students. FHA, sponsored by Mrs. Mary Frances Yates, stayed busy with their annual mixerg and they also held a Christmas tea for all Alvin Puckett, freshman, works in- to tight spaces with his hands on a table saw to Hnish his shop project. home ec. students. Senior Robin Ear- nhardt explained why classes such as bachelor living or home maintenance and repair are important. lt Qhome maintenancej is pretty neat because you're bound to use what you learn in there. lt will be good for me because l'll be living by myself in a dorm next year . . . .. and I'm not go- ing to be able to run to Daddy every time something needs to be fixed! it u f flgry seniors like Jeff McGinnis, eflfly McCarthy, and Mark Kisef unch out on steaks that they mselves prepared in contempOfafY X 8 if ,W .Mmm Home Economics, Industrial Arts 1 137