Nova High School - Nebula Yearbook (Redding, CA)

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Students Choose Programs ',- tk , 13 Picking classes in P.E. 23 Dale Skelly lectures the shop students. 31 Glamorous Grant- ham and his Unl- cycle. M XX t - L A MARTHA SILVA: DALE SKELLY: MIKE SLONE: head secretary metal, wood shop, motor- spanish, medla lab cycle care and repair One of the most appealing qualities of Nova's Selective Scheduling P.E. program was the variety of its activities. There were fifteen different sixteen week units offered on a rotation basis. These programs were football, soccer, basketball, volleyball, wrestling, weight training, tumbling, unicycle, yoga, rhythmic gymnastics, softball, physical fitness, self defense, first aid and gymnastics apparatus. The main advan- tages gained from this program according to Mrs. Sheila Comer, Athletic Director, were that students took classes of their own choice and had exposure to several different teachers. Most of these classes end up being coed and, according to the P.E. department, the majority of the students favor these mixed classes which present quite a challenge in terms of competition and equality of skills. Another interesting observation on the effect of coed P.E. is that girls often feel inhibited and don't try as hard as they would if boys were not present and that sometimes physical contact is too rough. gn JIM SEHON: yr bk. photography photography -SHERFIY SELWOOD: algebra, pre-algebra BOB SMITH: swimming, coed physical education CAROL SMITH: su pervlsing secretary

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,fbi MAFRJORIE NORRIS: LAURA PATTON: GENE PHILLIPS: JOAN POLLARD PATTY REDMON: counseling clerk l l GALE RTEIERSON: chef's food, need- le craft english basic math counselor instructional aide English Students Change Teachers In the past at Nova, students of English stayed with their classes and learned both literature and grammer from the same teacher. This year students change teachers at the semester break. This is a beneficial lear- ning experience forthe students, who gain from the knowledge of two dlfferent teachers. Mr. Wagner likes his job as head of the English Department, but he feels that there are both advantages and disadvantages to his position. I have an extra period off to organize the department duties. I really need two periods, because this job is more demanding than if it was just another English class. MARILYN REIT: spanish ptr!! ..,..4 , - iq-,I DALE ROSE: basic math aviation, coed p.e. ..-57-g... 'I E

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VIRGIL SMITH: reading lab CHUCK SOUTHARD: STEVE STEVENS: CONNIE SUNQUIST: english coed physical library aide education fi l SANDY TRIBBLE: instructional aide BOB TORREY: drawing, pre- algebra The students this year were allowed to choose their own projects after they have learned some skills during the first semester. Some of the things the kids made this year in wood shop are wooden benches, and stools, and in metal shop they made mallets and flowers. After their project, they learned to use the larger pieces of equipment.