Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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What is this film rated, Mr. Popp? HEALTH Mrs. Minium meets with her health classes three times a week. The health program is a required course for all Senior students. Mrs. Huchel, Mrs. Minium, Mr. Popp, and Mr. Garbinski meet with their classes three times a week. Current health problems such as drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and venereal diseases are frequently discussed during the classes. Films concerned with childbirth, family planning, abortion, and cancer are also the basis for many discussions. The health program gives one who is interested in maintaining a healthy body a good opportunity to learn how his body functions. These long hours of health instruction benefit only those who abide by what they learn. [29]

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FITNESS IS FUN Physical fitness plays a vital role in our educational system. A healthy body is the basic requirement for developing an alert mind. Gym class not only fulfills the necessary state exercise requirements, but also proves that “Fitness Is Fun”. Touch football was a favorite activity in Mrs. Huchel’s and Mrs. Davis’ gym classes. After completing the unit on football, the girls began to develop the skills of ping-pong, badminton, bowling, and gymnastics. The boys, under the supervision of Mr. Popp and Mr. Garbinski, often en- joyed a strenuous bout of basketball, volleyball, wrestling, and gymnastics.

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SEWING Fashion-minded girls are likely to be found situated be- hind a sewing machine in the JHS sewing department. By assembling their own outfits, they have learned to econo- mize and to keep in step with today’s fashions. Mrs. Jane Manners and Mrs. Gloria Fenik are the sewing in- structors. They teach the girls the basics of sewing, how to select and care for materials, and that each stitch taken with effort and care will prove to be a type of reward when the girls finally model their outfits in public. Left to right: Mary Ann Kohan, Karen Smith, Patty Kovac. HOME ECONOMICS The Home Economics Department gives many fine young ladies the opportunity to practice running a home before they really have to. Courses in Foods and Nutrition, Theraputic Nutrition, Smart Spend- ing, Child Development, Family Relations, and Interior Decorating are offered. It is now pos- sible for the academic student to participate in the Home Economics Course also. Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Steele feel that by offering a semester course, many girls who are college bound will be able to participate in the various courses offered. [30] Baffer Up!