Enfield High School - Echo Yearbook (Enfield, CT)

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HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT The home economics student, provided with many modern facil- ities, acquires varied skills neces- sary to her future role as wife, mother and homemaker. Cooking, family nutrition, serving, and home budgeting are among the few skills focused upon during the year. The Home and Family Course prepares young men and women for their potential roles in marriage and parenthood. HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT. Left to right. Mrs. Judith McCarroll; Mrs. Maura Cassidy, Department Head; Mrs. Mary Caimari. learned to live practically9 Cirls learn the fundamentals of cooking in home economics. Vicki Jones manipulates her drit-o-trainer car. DRIVER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT The driver education department, on a tri-semester basis, is one of the most popular elective subjects offered. This course, equipped with classroom films and driv-o-trainer cars, develops the skill of the students before going out on the road. In addi- tion, the classroom instruction offers the basic rules and regula- tions with which all drivers must be familiar before obtaining a license. Mr. Peter Stasko. Driver Education Instructor.

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SCIENCE DEPARTMENT. Left to right: Mr. Robert Cramer; Mr. Brian Fitzgerald; Mr. David Keaney; Mr. John Fowler; Mr. Arthur Benoit; Mrs. Florence Lyons; and Mr. Vincent Lunetta. comprehended the future, SCIENCE DEPARTMENT The science department, complete with modern equipment and laboratories, pro- vides Enfield High students with opportunities to investigate the sciences. Included in the offered courses are general science, physical science, earth science, biology, physics, and chemistry. In all science courses, the student is trained in the techniques of scientific method and investigation.

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Mr. DrMaio leads the orchestra in a selected overture. MUSIC DEPARTMENT Mr. Joseph Giangrasso and Mr. Leonard DeMaio, Music Instructors. Through the guidance of Mr. Giangrasso and Mr. De- Maio, the students learn to appreciate music and learn the discipline that separates the amateur from the professional. The real service of the music department, which includes the dance band, the concert band, the marching band, the glee club, the “Echoes” and the informative music courses, is to the audience, but more so to the performers. appreciated the masters, Mr. Robert Foley and Mr. Richard Finnman. Mr. Foley points out artistic principles to Diane Allen and Dan Roach. ART DEPARTMENT Through the efforts of the art department, the students are offered a great variety of media in which they can experiment. Included are oil paint- ing, sculpturing and woodcutting. Not only are the basic fundamentals of art explored, but the courses also delve into the background of art. With the help of the art department, the student learns how to express himself through art. 19