Deckerville High School - Eagle Star Yearbook (Deckerville, MI)

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FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE A break from the teachers lecturing and assigning homework Is every student's dream. That's exactly what the students get when home economics, agri- cultural, art, or Industrial education classes are Included In their school day schedule. Instead of sitting be- hind a desk for an hour, the students get to make projects with their own two hands, and what better way to learn than by first-hand experience. Home economics has been recently brought back Into this year’s curriculum. It Involves students In cooking, sewing, and learning about living skills. CHIPPIN' AWAY piece by piece of his art project is fresh. Brandon Slater. Only an art student in Art Design could make something out of this piece of wood. Photo by Becky McCully. The students that par- ticipate In agriculture classes do a variety of projects. One project Is to raise livestock, which most students use to show at fairs. FFA, the youth group for agricul- tural, has a tractor field day, In which there are many different types of contests. FFA members also actively partici- pate In local and state competition. Some FFA members take a week- long trip to Kansas City for an annual National FFA Convention. Students get to prac- tice their drawing skills In art class along with painting and sculptur- ing. The students make all kinds of projects with paint, clay, and even macrame. Everything that’s made by the stu- dents Is either dis- played In the school hallway or taken home to enjoy. Anything from kitchen cutting boards to book cases are made In Industrial education classes. Many different machines are used In this class, but the stu- dents learn how to use them safely and skillfully both at the same time. The only way to learn from any of these four areas Is to experience doing It yourself, not by reading from a book or doing written homework I -Candy Durham Ag., Art. Home Ec.. and Ind. Ed. - 27

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WORKING SIDE BY SIDE to Q©t the job don© In Art Deslon or© juniors Lance Stollcker and Duane Lamont. Photo by Becky McCully. WELDING AWAY WITH CAUTION Is freshman Shanna Hickson. Some girls even take Industrial ed. to prove that girls can do anything that guys can. Photo by Tom Thorold. IS THIS A TASTE-TEST? Enjoying their home-cooked meal from Foods and Nutrition class are sr. Ron Zdrojewski and soph. Vickie Hartel. Photo by Becky McCully.

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ACADEMICS CAN BE FUN When most people think of academics, they think of ”bor-r-r- rlng ; but academics can be fun, as the Na- tional Honor Society and academic games teams clearly Illustrate. Through most of the school year, the Nation- al Honor Society’s time Is spent raising funds for the annual trip of their choice. To raise money the members sell can- dy, sponsor dances, and have bottle drives. All of this hard work doesn’t seem that bad when the members are able to look forward to a weekend trip to Toronto. The National Honor Society also helps many people during the year. The members take a day from school to help out with the Special Olympics, and they Christmas carol in the elementary school. They also take some of their own time to tutor some of the high school students who need help with their studies. One competition that our school participates In, other than sports, is the academic games. There are math, English, science, and social studies teams, each consisting of four players and one back- up player. These stu- dents study hard for the competition and are re- warded by either a win or just the pleasure of participating and knowing that they did try. At this year’s aca- demic games Deckerville students came away champions In both science, beating Carsonville-Port Sanilac 4-2, and social studies, edging Marlette 7-5, In very close matches. The math and English teams had strong performances, but neither reached the final round In this single elimination tournament. -Candy Durham LISTENING TO MUSIC IN TORONTO are seniors Karen Stone and Jennifer Slngler. They are taking advantage of the sights during the National Honor Society trip and are looking out ot the window at the top of the C-N Tower. Photo by Teresa Mosher.