Prescott High School - Hassayamper Yearbook (Prescott, AZ)

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BELOW: Senior Glenn Clouser takes the rim out of a tire in auto shop. RIGHT: Senior B.J. Scott displays a piece of machinery in metal shop. (Photos by Tom McCowan and Diane Speight) RIGHT: Seniors John Hem- phil. Mike Gains, and Brian Bateman detect mechani- cal problems in auto shop (Photo by Tom McCowan) RIGHT: Junior Todd Oswalt works in wood shop with skill and ease. (Photo by Tom McCowan)

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STRIVING 1. 2. 3, 4. 5 ... they're just num- bers. but they're also grades that Prescott High students strived for in their elective classes. Long hours of study and work were put in to achieve the top grades students wanted. Take, for example, Jane Smith, a typical PHS student in a typical school day: Groggily awak- ening at 4 a.m. to the persistent beep of her alarm. Jane drags herself sleepily to her open anatomy book. Test today Only two more hours of study and I'll be ready. At 6 a.m. she heads for the shower, driver's ed manual in hand 7:30 am. - Jane drives haphazardly down De- merse reciting French verbs. 7:45-3:25 - A hectic day of tests, cramming, homework, and lectures. At 3:30 p.m. Jane staggers out the doors of PHS. a mountain of books stacked in her arms. From 3:45 - 6:00 p.m. Jane is submersed in a vigorous study period involving World Affairs, Journalism, Child Development, and Introduction to Law 6:30 -11:30 p.m. - Continued study in the world of history and geography. 11:35 p.m. - Jane falls exhaustedly asleep, a Spanish book clasped pro- tectively in her arms. This might seem a little extreme, but many PHS students did work hard to achieve. Playing the tuba in the band was something I really worked hard on so that I wouldn't sound stupid. laughed senior Kiril Tomoff. As students strived for perfec- tion. they battled tough classes, sleepless nights, and tedious lectures. Preparing for Homecom- ing took almost all my free time, commented junior Norman Howard. And with newspaper re- sponsibilities and 15 extra hours of service re- quired for student council, I took my electives VERY seriously! With all the work that goes into electives, did students think it was worth it? It's fun to try to learn about different things besides our required classes, said junior Cindi Holder. “They make classes more interesting when you like what you're taking, so it's not so hard to give up a little time. Who could ask for more? UPPER LEFT: Did you know ? Discussing the latest news, senior Tracey Bowden and senior Ann Groft chat LOWER LEFT Practicing for their television premiere. Intro to TV students, sophomores Jennifer Rogers. Alisha Stephen, and Rdchel Fox go over their scripts. 17

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SHOP TILL YOU DROP Auto shop is a fun class, said senior Mike Palmer. And not only is it a fun class, but “you learn a lot, commented senior John Hemphill. In auto shop the idea of the class is to get the feel of what automotives is like, said Mr. Del Walker the auto shop teacher. In this class, the students first learned general automotive repairs on different parts of the car, such as brakes, tune ups, and changing and balancing tires. There were labs where they worked on their cars and received hands- on experience in these subjects. Together they rebuilt a transmission as a class project. Students were glad to have taken this class because “It's a good place to learn a future education in mechanics, said senior Mike Gains. It's a very educational, blow-off class, added senior Chad Thompson. In metal shop, students learned metal technology and made screw drivers, handles, hammers, and many other projects. They also studied the more scientific side of metals, how metal is formed, and how different metals are used for various things. Students who had an interest in metals could further their education in this field at vocational schools and get jobs working on engines, welding, building car bodies, ships, and farm equipment. Students chose wood shop for many reasons. Junior Denise Dodge chose it because I like to work with wood. Senior Corky Starin chose the class not only because she likes working with wood, but also to fix things at home if they break. Junior Sam Taylor chose wood shop because wood shop's awesome. Junior Jason Scarry chose the class “to learn about the trade of woodworking. and because it helps your future. Scarry plans to go into the construction field after he's out of school. Some people might have taken a shop class for an easy credit. But others took shop more seriously. In these classes were the future mechanics, carpenters, welders, and engineers. Some of them might even come back to PHS to teach a shop class themselves. 19