Jefferson High School - J Yearbook (Jefferson, WI)

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Technology aids in learning; JHS faces lower enrollment A conflict which is now affecting schools is “How can we use today’s advanced technology to benefit students, while still maintaining the basics?” Many changes in JHS have proven that this problem can be overcome. Several computers now help students learn to operate these machines, which have become so much a part of our lives. They also help students with basic skills and skill reviews. New grammar books, which concentrate on basic English skills, were put to use this year. These books were ordered the previous year on the recommendation of the Language Arts Curriculum Committee. A second conflict is that high schools, including JHS, are facing declining enrollment and must decide how far programs can be cut without creating problems later, when enrollment is expected to rebound. One area that will be dramatically affected by this is teaching positions. Fewer students mean less state aid. Less money forces the district to cut some positions. Some purchases and renovations reflected changing needs and interests. A copying machine was added in the office. Over the year this machine saved paper and time, plus it could do things the old copier could not, such as make reductions. The darkroom was enlarged to accommodate the new photography class. And finally, the in-school suspension center made the suspension penalty even less pleasant than ever. Indeed, JHS made changes to meet students’ changing needs. 4 Steve Dobson (top) works on a program for the computer class, while Mark Foss looks on. Mr. Kroll (right) charts the progress of the stock Tubos Mexico, which was sold early in the year by the Investment Club. Using the new Xerox machine in the office. Mrs. Sanders (opposite page top left) copies absentee lists. Ms. St. John (opposite page top right) looks in on a student in the new detention center to make sure that he is studying. Since Jefferson leaves the Rock Valley Conference at the end of the year. Mr. Leipold (oposite page bottom left) removes the RVC plaque from his wall. Jenny Bluege (oposite page bottom right) enlarges a photograph for the new photography class, taught by Mr. Amundson. Theme

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Pupils use school’s facilities, prepare for a changing world An old attitude has assumed new importance among JHS students: career consciousness. For the most part, students are more concerned than ever about preparing for post-graduation activities, whether they be college or technical school, a job, or the service. Hands-on experience is one important concept to which students have caught on. Vocational classes have drawn much interest, as have the publications and photography courses. Performance classes, such as bands, choirs, and strings, give students experience with working in groups. The counseling program has encouraged this career-conscious attitude by offering a career resource room to students. Students can find information about possible opportunities in various fields from a computer terminal wired to a main computer on the campus of the University of Wis-consin-Whitewater. Visits from college representatives and guidebooks in the career resource room provide students with information about different campuses. Representatives from branches of the service speak to interested students. Juniors and seniors are encouraged to take any of several tests offered to show their abilities in different fields. JHS students are concerned about their futures, and it is right that they should be, since only prepared students can take advantage of great opportunities. Jim Boos (top) works on his project for his woods class. Sue Danforth (right), one of the students in the Co-op program. practices her office skills by typing a paper. Showing how much work sophomores must do, Ruth Olsen (opposite page top left) struggles with a load of books. Mr. Nowlain's auto class (opposite page top right) works on the interior of a truck to learn vocational skills. Russ Kellner (opposite page center), layout and design editor, works on a layout for the school's newspaper. Practicing in the strings class (opposite page bottom left), Annette Vogel concentrates on her music. Dressed in his crazy-days clothes (opposite page bottom right), Mr. Follensbee demonstrates a physics principle for his class. 6 Theme