Nova High School - Nebula Yearbook (Redding, CA)

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New to the Art Department this year were the semester lenghth courses. In previous years, all courses offered have been full year courses. One of these new semester classes was pottery which previously had only been taught briefly in the regular art classes. Mrs. Grantham, head of the Art Department, said, The new pottery class created a problem in that more storage was needed as a result of the increased amount of pottery being made by the students. There were several shows this year featuring Nova student artwork, one in the District Office during the month of December and one during Open House in April. There were also dis- plays throughout the year In the library. The Art Department also again spon- sored the Christmas Door Contest. Nova's home rooms vied with one another to see who could create the most spectacular Christmas doors. The winning rooms were those of Mr. Bob Torrey and Mr. Jack Humphrey. New Class In Pottery x I -A 'Y ix - i I door in the Christmas Door contest. , I In Y OLIVETTE KIMSEY OFlA BLANKENSHIP KLEIS BEFlNlE LAWLER MIDGE LOVE MALIN LOWE coed p,e, instructional aide pre-algebra homemaking algebra modeling and groom- algebra physical science ing pre-algebra general crafts

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K ., xilisxi V 'l 'ltwtt Xml JEANETTE HOSKINS: instructional aide RON HOWARD: lyPir1Q,Qe09raDhy DEANNA KAUFMANN library KATHIE KEFILEY: english Instructional Aides JACK HUMPHREY: VAL JORDAN: english geometry, pre-algebra algebra This past year the instructional aides worked more with Geography, Per- sonal Growth, and Drivers' Education classes than they have in the past. The use of aides in the classrooms, called paraprofessional teachers, has meant that the teacher-student ratio in classes has changed from 30-1 to 15-1, an important factor when a stu- dent needs some individual help with assignments. Nova is proud of their instructional aides. According to Virgil Smith we have the best instructional aides in the district. C x A -1. N-. A t 5 an , Ora Kleis models the latest in ladies' hats. 127

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ew Class In Body Conditioning F, l V Mrs. Love In sewlng class. , -a . ,, l l i Starla Skaggs helps Mrs. Kimsey. l . BRUCE MAKINSON JUDY MELLO LON MCCASLAND personal growth teacher's assistant coed p.e. geography af' New this year in the Home Economics Department was the Nutrition and Body Conditioning class in which both students and teachers on the Nova staff were encouraged to lose weight. Participants weighed in once a week, learned to control their eating habits, and how to cope with personal problems. Some other activities were the creation of special diet recipes and exercises for the class.