Villa Park High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Villa Park, CA)

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Students in Physiology finally decided I ' ve had it with brains! Two brains are better than one especially when they need to be dissected by a physiology class. Two or three students shared a brain for the lab. David Beavans spends extra time after school tickling the ivories on Mrs. Evelyn Ching ' s pi- ano. Although her piano is many years old, it still serves as a valuable learning and teaching tool. Physiology and Music

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r Uc Rupert Yellowhorse concentrates on the next step of the dissection. Dissections and labs served helpful for studying. Chris Kell frightens Stephanie Baker by teasing her with the killer pencil. Dank dissections daunt students By Deanna de la Riva S Mrs. Marilyn Hettick, a biology teach- er has become our Physiology teacher, which was taught 3,4, and 5 periods. Projects such as, dissections, labs, and guest speakers were a few activities that took place in Physiology. I wanted to become a doctor at first, but then I thought, I ' d really enjoy teaching science too, said Mrs. Mari- lyn Hettick. Sheep brain and sheep eye dissec- tions along with reflexes lab and labs having to do with ear bone conductions and vision tests were all performed in her class. The sheep ' s eye dissection seemed to have been the one that was remembered the most. It was disgusting. Mrs. Hettick made us poke our fingers into the pupil of the eye and flip it inside out. It was sick, cringed Jessica Reeves. Nikki Hagan had a more interesting approach, I was dared to put a piece of the sheep ' s brain on Paul Archibald ' s head, so I did. Although it may have seemed dis- gusting or great for practical jokes, some education was gained in the pro- cess. Actually, I did learn where the different parts of the brain were and their functions, exclaimed Nikki after- wards. •z O Academics

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Students take Practical courses as, Survival Skills. During sewing class, Heather Tipton irons dif- ferent pieces of her shorts. While Thuy Le works on her project for sewing. By Jackie Schulkey It ' s nice to see so many students en- rolled in sewing. Usually students are turned off in Jr. High because they aren ' t as experienced as they are in High School about the basics of sewing, Mrs. Luella Syler explained. Sewing is a class in which it teaches a student to use their creativity and imagi- nation. Independence is taught indirect- ly because the student not to depend so much on stores clothing but on their own talents for sewing. Some students were asked, Why do you like to sew? Jennifer Romandy explained, It ' s fun, you get to sew your own clothes. You don ' t have to sew what the teacher want ' s you to sew, like in Jr. High, You can also set your own pace. Everyone goes at their own speed. Mona De Los Reyes said, You save money on Prom dresses. It ' s fun, and it ' s also sort of experimental for when you get older. So that when you have chil- dren you don ' t have to spend all your money on clothes for them. Sue Emery commented, It ' s fun, you can save a good amount of money on clothes. It ' s also very challenging. Learning how to sew can also help save money. Some dresses and garments are also not sold in stores, so people have to know how to sew. I love it! It ' s one of my hobbies and I hope that other talented students next year will enjoy it as much as the ones this year, added Mrs. Syler. % Photo by Chnsljne No, J J Academics