Bloom High School - Bloom Yearbook (Chicago Heights, IL)

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 (Above) Mr. Ronald Anderson points out a tint on the color wheel to Kris Nystrom, junior, as other Art I students look on. (To the left) Mr. Albert Piarowski, head of the art department, gives the critical eye to one of Alice Paukstis’ oil painting .during the third hour class for seniors.

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Students Learn As They Enjoy Themselves in AH and Homemaking Classes Have you ever seen students walking down the hall accompanied by strips of wood, glued-together toothpicks with cellophane, or rugs? Chances are, they are enrolled in one of the four years of art classes offered at Bloom. Under the guidance of their teacher, and the direction of Mr. Albert Piarowski, head of the department, students learn from the time they arc freshmen, what their abilities are, and how they can develop them. The projects range from those of Art I, such as making a color wheel, to Art II, when students do self-portraits in colored chalk. During their third year, students are involved with jewelry-making, rug-making, and pottery. Art IV, which is oil painting, and is offered only to seniors, is the class all beginning students strive for. Another interesting wing of the building is the homemaking area. In Homemaking I, students prepare to be homemakers by learning the basics of sewing and cooking. During their second year, students learn to cope with young children in the Child Development classes. By taking courses like these, students are able to earn credits, while they enjoy themselves at their favorite pastimes. Above, a homemaiang student checks her cooking on one of the modern stoves during class. Below, students seem deeply engrossed in their sewing in Survey of Homemaking for seniors. 18

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P.E. Classes Offer Students a Wide Variety of Activities (Above) Freshman boys demonstrate proper procedures on a trampoline in one of their daily physical education classes as they also enjoy themselves. (Below) Freshman girls are seen playing soccer in one of their modern gymnasiums at the new Freshman-Sobho- more Division. r Among the requirements for graduation is that all students enroll in and pass four years of physical education, either regular or modified. Each six weeks a new activity is offered to students relative to their grade level. These activities range from those of freshmen, such as baskeball and softball, to those of seniors, such as co-ed dancing and volley- ball. Swimming instructions are adminis- tered to all students for six weeks every year. In both the Junior-Senior Division and the Freshman-Sophomore Division, the stu- dents utilize and enjoy the athletic fields, tennis courts, huge swimming pools, and the many gymnasiums.