Fort Walton Beach High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Fort Walton Beach, FL)

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Banjos Emphafizea' With the addition of a Family Economies Class, it became possible for one to become a home decorator, Chef, seamst- ress or seamster, child rearing expert, and knowledgeable Consumer, all under the roof of the Home Economies Department. lf' ' 5-ts, Friends work together and enjoy new experi- ences when they meet in the Child Care Classes. Barbara Tona irons the wrinkles out of her own work of art. Kee in 1 house is not all lying on the sofa eat- P ts V ing bon-bous, as Chuck learns in Bachelor Survival, 54!Home Economics ,,,..s-.W .f Thriving with the influx of bachelors trying to learn sue- eess in homemaking, the lab rooms seemed smaller than ever. Still, they managed to hold students Cooking supper during first period, assorted three-year-olds, and several people trying to use the same ironing board. fur Q my 'T A K - If y wk K ,V,. Q Q, .,,. at X

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.1 It 1 'tif '71 bd Q . A Touch qf Slmkeijbemfe The English Department was the only place in school that you could read monster sto- ries and get away with it. Beo- wulf and the Iabberwocky were as important in literature classes as Longfellow or Sandburg. But most important of all were the students. New classes and old courses that were rewrit- ten during the summer offered something for almost any need or interest. Students in Hu- manities studied burial cus- toms of ancient man, drama students analyzed Oedipus Rex, and grammar students tried to reform their old habits. Old stand-bys such as short-stories, word themes, and story analysisg f You know there has got to be sym- bolism in this story. Why else would they make us read it? l still held a place in the English department. The courses en- couraged the students to think, express their thoughts, and share them. 1 Ms. Branch lends a dubious ear to Tom Sibert. An Elizabethan theatre illustrates the diffi- culties in staging a Shakespearean drama. Time to relax and share ideas was a major part ofthe English Department. English!53

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YN' RNS Skilly Inwfeasecl Pieces of wood, scraps of metal, and wires remain just that unless one has the crea- tivity and know-how to make something from it. Industrial Art students must have the patience to labori- ously work on a project until completion. They often come up with splinters in their fin- gers, broken fingernails tYes, there are women in industrial arts toolj, and cuts, but at that moment of completion, it all seems worth it. With the addition of an air ex- haust system which was added to the paint spray room, plus heat lamps, students have been able to breathe easier, knowing they are getting more paint on an object than in themselves! K., 4 E An auto mechanics student contemplates the day's work. Woodwork students admire the products of their assembly line. Busy but organized workers enjoy individual shop activity. Industrial Arts!55 ' 1'