Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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If he could just stop eating a moment, Paul Nelson would be sure to say he thinks Roso Lee Cornette's cookies are tops. WE LABOR ... to acquire skills for tomorrow's job Students taking the practical courses offered at AHS find themselves . . . gaining skills for future employment. AHS boys become Jacks-of-all-trades in the industrial arts classes. In both shop and drafting courses, they discover natural abilities along their respective lines, and, with a sense of accomplishment, develop them. The commercial department develops practical skills which are usable on the job and in everyday life. From our curriculum, students may choose Typing I, Typing II, Shorthand I, Shorthand II or Bookkeeping I, according to their need. Students taking home economics are given a better chance to prepare themselves as future homemakers. Courses ranging from cooking and sewing to child care are offered. Vocational Agriculture, with its intra-curricular activity, the Future Farmers of America, is another one of the courses offered in practical skills at AHS. Vocational Agriculture has four phases: agriculture science, shop, F.F.A. and supervised farming 10 program.

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 Now let me see, thinks Nancy Chamberlain, how much heavier is water than air? we may create, not destroy Claudia McNertney. Janice Merrill, Jett Ward and Fred Lawrence look on as Tom Anderson explains a geometry problem in Mr. Hunt's class. 9

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 vy i Practice makes perfect is a true statement in regard to the use of the adding machine. Janet Hitchcock points out the merits of the machine to Curtis Ginn, Sharon Schwaderer and Anita Allen. Gary Jordan is pleased to see that the contour of his mahogany bowl is the proper smoothness. F.F.A. students have an opportunity to make demonstrations $nd compete against each other. Jack Brixius and Floyd Marsh get ready to compete against Grover Thompson, Terry Baker and Rich Loomis. II