Washburn Rural High School - Chimes Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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.44 E XPERIENCES I believe that the industrial arts department was an important part of my high school years because it provided the interest I was looking for that gave me the training I needed, remarked senior, Brian Benton, The industrial arts program consisted of nine different areas ranging from Environmental Products to Woods I, II, and III. A part of the department Auto Mechanics worked on student's cars and they did some repair work for faculty in Washburn and around the district. Woods I, II, and III worked on new type of projects ranging from bookcases to end tables, and the advanced students constructing more elaborate projects. Metals students learned basic skills in fabrication and welding, Materials and Processes class featured a unit on alternative energy sources which included experiments in solar power. 5 +I. ,,.,.., X 4 1 CHIMES '

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ENERGY, STUDENT PROj ECTS AID INDUSTRIAL 1. Using the metal lathe in metals shop is senior Larry Waggle. 2. Working with the routing tool is Brad Berckefeldt, senior. 3. Doing some auto body work on his Volkswagen, senior Mike Franklin gets assistance from junior lack Mackey. 4. Soph- more Brian Cook works on the rotary tool in metal shop. 5. Planing his table top, sophomore Russell Homewood is aided by sophomore Todd Bradford. 6. Working on the engine mounting bracket is an auto mechanics student. 7. Adjusting the drill bit in woodworking is sophomore Steve La Vallee. 22 CHIMES '81

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DFBATERS Participating in forensics, debate and drama has really made a difference in my life. It has given me self-confidence and taught me that hard work thing, said senior Dawn Dow. Speech and debate classes 4 l can accomplish almost any- challenged students of WRHS to accumulate information on ig various topics and then use 5 these facts to strengthen their 5 communication skills. . 3 In extra-curricular debate, . it Rurals' top team swept region- , als with no losses and then tray- eled to State at Emporia where they placed fifth, ,r ' s Forensics, an advanced mf: course, utilized the fundamen- tals of speech and drama. Like i r debate, the forensics squad it al'so traveled to different extra- curricular competitions as an activity to strengthen regular classroom exercises. Drama classes studied act- ing, play production, and ancient and famous playrights during the 1980-81 school year. Drama I worked as duets on different plays and learned how to use the video tape recorder. 3 Drama II's Children's Theatre presented four plays at area grade schools, e, fu 'W 5 W L if ill? J: I , I Hgiazgftul Ki 'I :Qs , 5 ta ,V .af , t ,ts 24 - CHIMES '81 .l j t ' ye-fs 1, jgiyt I V J ha ', :j s .affine S