Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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Business Education The clacking of typewriters and the page-flipping in steno classes were familiar sounds in the B.E. department, which is headed by Mrs. Betty Leonard. Through such courses as bookkeeping, transcription, business law and salesmanship, students learned the skills necessary in the business world. Nursing is an age-old profession, but the nurs- es’ aide program, which worked in collabora- tion with the Fairlawn Nursing Home, was new to L.H.S. In its first year at L.H.S., this course offered students the opportunity to learn the duties of a nurses’ aide while completing their high school year. 26

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Basketball, football, volleyball, and soccer, as well as rigorous workouts on apparatus—all these activities were part of the enthusiastic physical education program. The goal of this program, con- ducted by Mrs. Patricia Pothier and Mr. William Hazell, was to keep all students physically fit and to teach them the value of fair play and good sportsmanship. Home Economics Something was always brewing in Miss Louise Cavanaugh’s home economics class. When they were not slaving over a hot stove, the girls were busy learning the finer points of sewing and the etiquette that will be required of them as homemakers.

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Auto Mechanics The automotive shop, supervised by Mr. Gilbert, was equipped to analyze and repair all troubles in any make, model, and year vehicle manufactured anywhere in the world. Actual repairs were made on registered vehicles owned by the students and teachers in the school. In the related class, conducted by Mr. Howard Hatch, instructional mate- rial was covered relating to the actual work in the shop. This course covered the operation of various tools and the basic techniques of repair. The main idea was to attain an understanding of the science related to automotive work. 27