Boyd High School - McKinney Lion Yearbook (McKinney, TX)

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SOCIAL STUDIES, SCIENCE XY'orld History and American History are required courses and elective subjects are Texas History and Civics in the field of social studies. In the science department, general science, biology, zoologjr, chemistry, and physics are offered. Science students re- ceive training in the laboratory as well as in the lecture period. 3 Left to right: Mr. Reuben Pearce, Mr. Earl Y. Wfolford, Mrs. Nell Shepard. S .A Left to right: Mrs. joe Simpson, Mrs. Iva Quattlebaum, Mrs Lizzie Nell McClure. COMMERCIAL, DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION McKinney High School students receive a background for the business world in the commercial and distributive education cle- partments. Courses in typing, shorthand, filing, and bookkeep- in are offered in the commercial field, and ex erience of ac- 3 . . . P . . tually working in stores is a large part of the distributive edu- cation course. Left to right: Mr. J. T. Rollins, Mr. Urna Watson, Mr. A. J. Press. AGRICULTURE, SHOP DEPARTMENTS Boys have an opportunity to learn modern methods of farming, livestock raising, and woodwork in the agriculture and shop classes. These important subjects have a wide en- rollment in McKinney High School.

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v' N if' -f sg is - f Left to right: Mrs, Janelle Coleman, Miss Ruth Dowell, Mrs. Beulah Hollis, Miss Ruth Graves. FOREIGN LANGUAGES Two years' training in both Spanish and Latin is of- fered to McKinney High School students. In addition to the usual course of study, these subjects are made more interesting hy learning songs, poems, and sayings in the foreign languages. Left to right: Mr. H. C. Searcy, Mr. Carlos E, Carter, Mrs. Aleta Burrus. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT The English teachers of McKinney High meet every month to coordinate the English studies. Each student is required to have four years of English before he may graduate, and during these four years, the student receives extensive training in both literature and gram- mar, ..- N -0 MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT In the field of mathematics, the student may study Algebra I, Algebra II, plane and solid geometry, and trigonometry. Also courses in economic math and Con- sumers' math have been added to the Curriculum of McKinney High. COLNSELLOR Mr. Carlos Carter WWW'

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49 ,JW M55 Mary Edmiaswn I Girls' P-E N ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT The athletics department of McKinney High School consists ot football, basketball, base ball, track, and golf. Recently there has been an upsxying in the number of students signing up for athletics, which encourages the outlook ot further sporting activities. I-ef' E' . A A Left to right: Mr. J. A. Calhoun, Mrs. john Hooper, Mr. George McCoy, HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT The home economics department boasts a large number of students enrolled, both boys and girls. The Future Homemakers of America is an important function of this department, and is one of the school's largest organiza- tions. In homemal-ting, the student learns cooking, sew- ing, and other important studies that concern managing a house. I4 MI 'SIC, SPEECH DEPARTMENTS Music and speech have always played an important part in school activities, in the form of orchestra shows, con- certs, plays, and various variety shows. The McKinney High School has a marching and a concert band, stage orchestra, chorus, and other musical organizations within the school. H Left to right: Mrs. George McCoy, Miss Susy Carlisle NMWX X' N ' I