Centennial High School - Centhiscan Yearbook (Gresham, OR)

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SHOP HOMEMAKING The homemaking and shop depart- ments give students training in the specific fields which they plan to prac- tice after graduation. The knowledge one acquires in these classes can also serve as a diversion from one's voca- tion in later life. Clothing construction and cooking are two of the arts provided for the fu- ture homemaker. MECHANICAL DRAWING Woodworking and mechanical drawing are courses offered the industrious boy.

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CreaTing Chrisfmas Mobiles was one of manY art proiecTs. Journalism was offered for The firsT Time This year To sTudenTs of CenTen- nial High School. Not only are They given The opporTuniTy To work on The school paper, buT are also being Trained for fufure work on magazines, papers, books, eTc. These sTudenTs learn The value of senTence sTrucTure, work uses, and an educaTed vocabu- lary. Journalism sTudenTs have Taken several Trips This year To various oTher high schools and colleges where They visiTed iournalism classes and had a chance To observe Their acTiviTies and class assignmenTs. The hardesf part of producing a paper is putting it TogeTher. Wa cs,c.., ,,.. . ,,,, ..M..m,... Vs,s is ,f.. mfs ,..,,,, ..1 w ,....1... JO URNALISM AND The ArT deparTmenT is a viTal parT in The culTural ed- ucaTion of CenTennial sTu- denTs. The sTudenTs noT only learn To produce inTeresTing and educaTional drawings, buT They are also given an opporTuniTy To become fa- miliar wiTh The famous arT- isTs of The world. This year The advanced arT class is consTrucTing an absTracT mo- saic which will be placed over The office showcases.

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? K Y Scheduling for the next year begins early as class sizes The student may obtain individual instruction in areas that and room assignments must be made far in advance, he may have particular trouble in. All students at Centennial can obtain special guidance from counselors who are available at all times during the school day. The counselors' main duty is to help any student with problems that may hamper his work at school. He also gives advice concerning subiects the student plans to take the following year. The counselor is truly a vital cog in the mechanism of a school. GUIDANCE AND LIBRARY The library, under the direction of Miss Hel- vie, affords a shelter from the busy hum-drum of the class room. lt appeals to the student be- cause it offers such a wide variety of up-to- date books, magazines and papers. Textbooks, back issues of many periodicals and peace and quiet are also available. The magazine and newspaper racks are a vital part of Cen- tennial's modern library. I