Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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» Blasting away in the auto shop, welder attempts to get his car into shape by fixing up a corner with some solder and a blazing torch with the power to cut steel in two. Discussions of dating, courting and marriage fill the class room in Miss Potter's Parenting class as Heidi Warr, Russ Johnson. Kelvin Daniels, Dean Langston, and Kevin Pili listen to questions and ideas from classmates and celebrities like Dan Valentine Jr. Hacking away at a conglomerate of metal gripped in a metal shop's vice. Jeff Anderson grunts as he strug gles to saw at a hunk of metal needed for one of his class projects. Inspection of the underside of their car lends a new perspective to two auto shop mechanics as they check out and explore everything from the transmis sion to the drive train. In an often odd territory, four boys bake, create, and enjoy the rewards of licking the beaters used in the creation of some pastry masterpiece in their cooking class. 108 • Home Ec • Ind. Arts

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Many of the works studied in English classes are supplemented by the extensive video library in the media center. Most students enjoyed seeing complet ed novels translated to this modern medium. To avoid recycling students into regular English classes for credit makeup, a new class. Contempo- rary Fiction, was created to allow students to earn a semester's credit. Relaxing, students have a day of casual fiction reading. English Foreign Languages • 107

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Casseroles To Cabinets Instead of the same old books, assign- ments, and lectures, take a Home Econom- ics or an Industrial Arts class and take a break from routine. These departments of- fered a variety of classes ranging from Welding to Childcare. The Home Ec department offered spe cialty classes such as Tailoring, Interior Design, Gourmet Cooking, Parenting, Childcare, and the basics, Cooking 1 and Sewing 1. Nancy Wabel voiced, “The cook- ing class is real fun, but I think more guys should get involved because it’s fun to cook and you really learn a lot.” The Industrial Arts department offered classes that included Welding, Drafting, Auto Shop, Machine Shop, Carpentry, and Graphics. l took this class so I could learn the advanced techniques of welding. I want to learn more about Industrial Trades and to make a career of it, commented Dave Jones. Charlie Dusnup volunteered. I took a carpentry class because I wanted to learn about cabinet making because I want to become a general contractor and I will use the skills I have learned when I gra- duate.” Students who were in an Industrial Arts class automatically became a member of V.I.C.A. (Vocational Industrial Clubs of America) and participated in various fund raising activities. Those not in an Industrial Arts class and were in a Home Economics class were members of F.H.A.-H.E.R.O. (Future Homemakers of America Home Economics Related Occupations) after paying initiation dues. Prepare for the future, take a Home Eco- nomics or an Industrial Arts class. Taking care of children of three and four years old may not seem like an enjoyable job. but Shelly Fisher learns patience with practice as she watches her Pre school class create candy goodies for Christmas. Home Ec - Ind. Arts. • 109