Astoria High School - Zephyrus Yearbook (Astoria, OR)

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During the gloomy winter days, girls ' P.E classes play volley¬ ball in the gym. Vigorous Activity In P.E. Breaks Day Physical fitness is the major and most important goal of of the physical education department at Astoria High School. This interesting, fun and yet strenuous program included many types of sports. In the fall, all students partici¬ pating in the physical education program enjoyed co-ed swimming activity. Throughout the late fall and winter season P.E. classes enjoyed basketball, soccer, volleyball and other team sports. As spring approached, students participated in archery, badminton and golf which were also co-ed activities. Vigorous activity provided a refreshing break in the school day. In today ' s world, it is just as important to have a healthy body as well as a healthy mind. Cody Harris builds up his muscles on the new weight-training apparatus. Pete Bryant Marilyn Parrish Vince Dulcich

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Social Studies Engender Enthusiasm Social studies, a required subject for each year, was met head-on with enthusiasm at AHS. Sophomores were challenged by World History, Juniors by U.S. History, and Seniors by Modern Problems. Students who wished to dig deeper in the field also took American Government or Economics. A special highlight of the year for seniors was a visitation by several Tongue Point Job Corps girls who spent a day discussing racial problems with the students. Besides looking back in history, Juniors and Sophomores also studied current events and history in the making. Economics classes learned the behavior of the stock market by making mock investments. Being election minded, government classes closely watched and pre¬ dicted the outcome of the presidential pri¬ maries. During a unit on religion, ministers from different denominations were asked tc speak to the Modern Problems classes. Among these was the Rev. Toivo Hakki nen from Zion Lutheran church. H. Marion Thornton Flo Weiss Jon Moberg Ross Putman Charles Sarin Rose Tolonen Carl Carlson 18

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An auto mechanics student, Steve Dean, concentrates on rebuilding an engine. Watching attentively as Mr. Hautala demonstrates foundry work are metal shop students Craig Belt and Rob Roberts. Shop Techniques, Safety Stressed The underlying purpose behind the manual arts classes at Astoria High School is to pre¬ pare students for a vocational future. A background in industrial arts is achieved in wood shop, metal shop, auto shop and mechanical drawing. The students learn how to work with the various shop tools, empha¬ sizing the proper techniques and shop safety. Giving a background in the fundamentals of using drafting equipment, classes in mechan¬ ical drawing I and II train students for a future education in vocational arts. With the use of a router, woodshop student Jim Barton is shown building an electric guitar. Larry Johnson Marvin Hautala 20