Plattsmouth High School - Plattonian Yearbook (Plattsmouth, NE)

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HOME ECONOMICS “Weren’t you taller last year?” Miss Pam Miyoshi has been in the Home Economics Department for two years. This year a new instructress, Mrs. Jackie Gaebel, was here to help her handle the many responsibilities of the department as well as helping to organize the numerous activities of Future Homemakers of America. Miss Miyoshi taught Advanced Sewing, child care, Home Ec I, and seventh grade Home Ec. Mrs. Gaebel taught Advanced Foods, housing and home furnishings, seventh grade Home Ec, home management, and adult living. “Watch it teach, don’t stick yourself!’’ “Sure I can sew. My only trouble is threading the machine.” 14 I want to grow up and someday cook in Martha’s Kitchen.”

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION I do! I do!” The physical education teachers included Mr. Merlin Mitteis instructing the boys and Miss Kathy Wondra working with the girls. Starting second quarter, Mrs. Bobette Colgrove took over Miss Wondra’s classes. The boys and girls participated in basketball, football, wrestling, soccer, volleyball, and softball. For the first time in the school curriculum an Advanced Girl’s and Boy’s P.E. course was added. This was set up as a conditioning program for the girls and a chance for boys to take more physical education.

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INDUSTRIAL ARTS Drafting was Mr. Dale Carlbom’s subject. In the classroom the students were taught the techniques of designing and drawing blueprints for houses and other buildings of the con- struction industry. Mr. Cecil McKnight was instructor of beginning woods, machine woods, and a general shop class. Boys were given the opportunity to select an item to make, purchase the wood for that item, and construct it. In the beginning woods class, a majority of the hoys made bird- houses. In machine woods and general shop, these items varied from salt and pepper sets to much larger items such as cedar chests. yde steady, Eddie.” “Come on Johnson! Can’t you draw a straight line?” “Mr. McKnight-corporal punishment is against the law.