Abraham Lincoln High School - Railsplitter Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Driver ' s Ed. emphasizes safety and skills In order to develop safe and efficient drivers the law requires that a student be 1 5 years or older, acquire an instruction permit, wish to obtain a license before the age of eighteen and pass the three areas in which the drivers educa- tion program is divided. Students are required to pass driving, class- work and simulator in order to receive a drivers license. There were no curriculum changes, how- ever, the department consists of teacher changes. Two Lincoln teachers, Walter Imig and Francis Belding, were replaced by Floyd Constant and Steve Koroch. Floyd Constant (above left) discusses proper inter- section procedure with his first semester class. Larry Hayes (above right) explains turns onto one- way streets to his simulator students after viewing driving movies. Future drivers (above) try to com- prehend information during class discussion. Stu- dents and instructor (left) return to Lincoln after practicing driving skills. 18

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V Versatility and improvement is our goal A new program in the Home Eco- nomics department this year was nursery visitation. Students from Phyllis Garnant ' s child development class went to various nursery schools and worked with the children. Other courses offered in this de- partment were home furnishing, personal family living, foods and nutrition and clothing and textiles. These are taught by Phyllis Garnant, Ann Borgen, Janice Roxberg and Patricia Schwartz, who are encour- aged by the number of boys in- terested in the home economics courses. Senior Diane Snyder (above left) looks for the right pan. Cooking students (above right) prepare for a dinner by setting tables and fixing the food. Personal Family Living class (middle) talk about the movie they just finished seeing. Child Development class (right) has a party for children brought by each student. Castle Builders 17

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P.E. classes strive for physical fitness During boys gym class, a fierce game of basketball is played (above). Coach Tom Cady (middle left) in- structs the breathing technique underwater. Vicki Short (left) awaits her turn during a bad- minton tournament in girls gym class. Girls in gym (left) take part in an exciting volley- ball game. The girls ' physical education classes worked in units for approxi- mately six weeks offering a choice of individual or team sports, gym- nastics, rhythmic exercises, folk dancing, swimming and track. The individual sports program consisted of badminton, archery and tennis. The team sports program offers soccer, basketball and volleyball. The boys physical education classes had different units offered this year. A new unit this year was badminton. Along with basketball, track (spring and fall), wrestling, volleyball and flag football. All two to three week courses, they gave gym students a variety. Studying fundamentals were the goals of these sports games. The state of Iowa requires each student to participate in physical education. The requirement is based on the importance of physical fitness and recreational or leisure time skills in our lives. Castle Builders 19