Spring Woods High School - Safari Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Whether drilling and sanding or painting and sculpturing, students broadened their art knowledge. (HMBd JWkVf The thrill of excitement builds OS the project Is completed The oromo of sand dust, the muggy smell of oil points, the sharp- ness of turpentine, the noise of the metol shops oil blend to build the picture of art In Its varied forms After taking drofting In Junior high or hoving recently become Interested In drafting, there ore classes for all There Is something for everyo ne, John Putz, Industrial arts president, sold The more advanced students may design a house or a commercial building depending on what they prefer Throughout an entire project one might use drills, electric drills saws or sanders We mode things from clocks to huge book shelves, Mark Ehrlund sold Another form of ort Is the ort classes that sketch, point, sculpture ond draw instead of drilling, sowing ond sonding In my doss we even tried to draw some pictures for the cover of the school directory and the Regit. Gino KInslow sold When Qveroging the omount of time spent on one project, both classes agreed on o big sum of hours Some projects took more time ond olso money I wos surprised to see how much one of my projects cost It wos pretty expensive, Robert Fields sold Although both classes hove their good and bpd points they both shore one common foctor At the end you feel like you ' ve reolly occompllshed something, Shown McDermott sold BY Gin A VICKREY A Drief Best. We only hiove on tiour. so we reolly hove to use our time, ' Kevin Roy sold J. Putz iklng Shape. Things didn t olwoys I out like I planned. Shown McDer- ttsold J. Putz than we bargained for 135

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Modernistic Moglc. In total ■•| Cont Delleve III In wood stiop Jotin tion. Penny Petch applies ocryllcs on Garcia checks the final sanding of his convos One of nny fovorite projects. '

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While teachers drudged through the complications of House Bill 72, students continued to broaden their learning. unssuMnssA The oronriQ of fresh baked cokes, pies or biscuits permeores the room Everyone is onxious to tosfe their finished product. Other than the bokings and sewing known os the basics in home economics there ore many other sides to it. Interior design, home and family living, and bochelor core courses ore some of those available The only problem sometimes is that the enrollment is low in some coses so they ore dropped, home ec teacher Priscillo Moy said. Once the bosics ore learned then more difficult projects are attempted, like pastries or breads We got to leorn how to decorate cokes. It was great fun! Iris Umonzor said. Usuolly we srort out with something easy that they hove prepored before. Something real basic. Cookies ore the best basics, Susan Doepner said. Students had many reasons for signing up for ony one of the home ec classes. I thought if was going to be really in- teresting, and it was except for all the book work the first semester, Iris Umonzor said. On the other hand, More guys ought to take it because of the amount of girls in each doss. Doepner sold However a few minor pro- blems did flourish throughout the year. I ' ve felt more like o secretary instead of a teacher because we hove to keep a separate folder on every kid in vocational education this year, May said. With oil the creomy, ugly junk ' and the great gooey cookies, many experiences ore leorned from ond remembered. If was good ex- perience for family life, Laurie Toylan said. BY GINA VICKREY Threading It. I octuolly completed Flat Out. ' Marking ttie moreriol worl ed projects, Gory Groves said best for me flot on the floor, Julie Neol Believe it or not! sold M. Ehrlund Cutting It Short. Cooking included cokes, pies, biscuits, ond cosseroles The cutting ond eoting. v e liked best, sold Vetonico Posodo ond Tris Eggleston M. Ehrlund 136 More HOME ECONOMICS . . .