Grand Prairie High School - Geep Yearbook (Grand Prairie, TX)

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imlf 7 1 and a 4 Basketball is only one segment of the girls' P. E. program, which includes such varied activities as square dancing and baseball, shuffleboard and tum- bling, volleyball and deck tennis. Exercise . . . athletic training . . . sportsmanship . . . healthy, alert bod- ies . . . all are a part of our physical education training. Here the impor- tance of physical growth is stressed . . . iust as mental growth is stressed in the classroom. Here is a class dif- ferent from any other . . . we laugh and talk freely . . . and give vent to our physical energy. physical education Miss Margueritte Wood and Mrs. Anne Cromer iBiologyJ discuss the intenclass basketball com- petition. driver education Driver Education, taught by Coach Gerald Wallace, is offered to sopho- mores through P. E. classes. Class- room and actual driving instruction form a part of the driver training courses. A is

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Health and safety classes give Geep High students a basic understanding of anatomy and the fundamentals of psychology. A one semester course, health and safety is required for stu- dents who do not take physical educa- tion during Their junior or senior years. health and safety Mrs. Irene Day fWorld l-listoryl often dis' cusses first aid rules with her Health and Safety students. physical education Coach Gerald Wallace fDriver Edu- cation, Track, Footballj and Coach Lendon Davis fFootbalIJ discuss the five boys' Physical Education 'classes in Geep High. a . If .slgf Basketball is one phase of the full program of activity which is offered to our boys' P. E. classes throughout the year. Boys' Physical Education classes are taught in addition to Geep High's extensive athletic program. -s aiifkztaa-3 , ..... wg., ilu? wrt QE!

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Q Q 1 of v The whir of machinery . . . the clank of T-squares and drawing boards . . . electric saws buzzing . . . blueprints . . . smudged fingers . . . the smell of freshly cut wood . . . serious concentration . . . a class period that flies swiftly by because students' minds are absorbed and their hands are busy. This is industrial arts. industrial arts Woodwork is taught in our well- equipped shop by Mr. Charles Flip- po .fMechanical Drawingj, who trains boys in a skill that maybe the foundation for either a full time vocation or an enioyable hobby. mechanical drawing Although mechanical drawing classes are composed mainly of boys, a few artistic girls also enroll every year. In his Mechanical Drawing classes Mr. Thomas Ballard iMetal Workj stresses neatness in drawing as he teaches his students the basic prin- ciples of drafting.