Grants Pass High School - Toka Yearbook (Grants Pass, OR)

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, Ramona Hodges works on Travis Bigelow while Travis works on a Datsun. G.P. H . I.SU.J ctuhe Tt X srzy Industrial Skills Lab engineers David Haines and J.J Winkle test towers designed to hold up to 700 lbs. Joey Britt has no problems with the help of Miss Sommer Kathy Ford Health Donald Bryant Alternative Jesse Bryan Health John Tully Special Education Jan Sommer Special Education Terry Mathews Special Education i

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Vocational-Sp Ed-Health Popular in the area of vocational education, auto-mechanics attracted about one hundred students. Taught by Joe Rosenfeldt, it underwent some changes second semester when Basic Auto-mechanics split into Basic 1 and Basic 11. Basic Auto I was mainly textbook work while lab work was the principal content of Basic Auto II. Industrial Mechanics remained the same throughout the year. It was a more advanced class scaled to help students find jobs as mechanics by having them do actual repair work and study the consumer aspects of the auto industry. The cars used in these classes were donated or privately owned. Giving overhead notes can be a cosmic experience claims health teacher Jesse Bryan. 1% Taking time out to laugh. Mr Steinert and Brian Keith joke about Keith’s almost finished product. FACULTY

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Following Kathy Sloan’s lead. Gregg Tutt manages to make a geometric Christmas star, an annual project in Mr. Notter’s Algebra II class. Counselors-Mathematics Some new faces were seen on the G.P.H.S. campus with the math department featuring several new recruits. Former Caveman Mike Slagle, who graduated in 1969, took over as a general math instructor. Mr. Slagle also doubled as Caveman cross country coach. When veteran teacher Marshall Summers was sidelined due to illness, Dave Gester, former student teacher at G.P.H.S., finished out the semester. Taking over for the second semester was Jerry Hull, former coast businessman and S.O.S.C. grad. Major changes took place in the area of counselling. The counselors moved to their new offices adjacent the just completed student center. Carol Beatty, director of counseling, felt that with the counselors next to the student center, and the homelike decor, students would be more apt to take advantage of the facilities. Growing bigger and better was the “Ninth Grade Program.” This one-week course brought the counselors to freshman English classes to aid the students in learning more about themselves and upgrading their self image. Inspecting his office-to-be. Mr Owens makes sure the roof has no leaks. Black-Eagle Sun Counseling Frank Armstrong Marshall Summers Mathematics Mathematics ■■I ■■■MB