Grapevine High School - Mustang Yearbook (Grapevine, TX)

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Mrs. Bickers looks over sonnets before her next class. MRS. ISLA BICKERS MR. GAYLAN DUBOSE English. Speech English. Latin Orace Ji)i( i loreiyn Language Expressing yourself wiih (he English Lanyuage The Speech and English Departments provide the challenge students need in developing skill in written and spoken composition as well as American and English literature. This department builds a foundation for personality and competence useful to the individual in placing himself in our modern cultures. V MRS. MAVIS HUFFMAN Business Two foreign languages, Latin and Spanish, are elective courses at Grapevine High School. Two years of each are offered to the students in a program which will enable them to become acquainted with other customs and culture. Deuelopiny Office c Cliffs One of the smoothest running departments in GHS, the Business Department, affords a broad, basic educational background necessary for office workers. Typing, stenographic practice, shorthand, and bookkeeping are offered to provide an understanding of the responsibilities of business as well as the necessary technical knowledge. MISS GAYLE SHUMATE English, Spanish MRS. TOM JANE NOWLIN Business The annual staff catches Mrs. Huffman unexpectedly. 18

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{Experimenting 7s Hornema7iny In the Home Economics Department, GHS students can study about anything from child development to insurance to meatloaf. In the four years of homemaking offered, the student gets an opportunity to express his skills through work, study, and experiments, while learning to understand and work with other people. MRS. ANNA BELLE COOK Some homemaking teachers just don’t have a thing to do on snowy days except smile and keep warm. Homemaking Storeroom of 'JCnow edge Overlooked but equally important is the GHS library. Besides being well-organized and maintaining a wide selection of current periodicals, our library is kept inviting by the attractive bulletin boards, flower arrangements, and artistic displays by our librarian, Mrs. Jarnagin. ( urious minds rvant to imow uadig ” •w MRS. NORA JARNAGIN Librarian MRS. DARLENE SVEHLAK Homemaking Desiring to produce well-trained students, the Department of Science offers courses in Biology, chemistry, and physics. Both the college bound and the non-college bound students find these subjects valuable requirements for the future. Under Mrs. Pewitt’s steady gaze, Ken Hughes and Chris Ashton work to solve a physics problem. MRS. DELIA GARCIA Science MRS. EDITH PEW ITT Science 17

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 - w ' 'PA This, class,” explains Mr. Skip-worth, is a straight edge.” The explanation of the properties of two and three dimensional figures by Tteac iiny Jnto Dimensions Under capable leadership our Math Department offers six courses in mathematics to the students. Included in these six are general math, two years of algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and advanced math. Offering a challenge to willing minds, this department forms a sound basis for tomorrow. MR. BUSTER COPP Math MR. LARRY SK1PWORTH Math Jjfitjsica itness Js J royrammed The training of students to be physically fit men and women is the main objective of the GHS Athletic Department. Interest in sports is shown through competitive sports and conditioning exercises and games. 7. )is(fom ?rom History How many were in the Civil War? How does the Texas Legislature work? These questions can be answered each year as our history classes take in new and inquisitive students. An appreciation of democracy is taught by our History Department while an understanding of our free enterprise system is taught by our Economics Department. MR. WALTER BRYAN Coach, Social Studies MISS PAT HUDSON Physical Education MR. MAX WADE Coach, Social Studies