John Marshall High School - Lex Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Makers. Some of the toys which were made included planes, boats and cars. With each student participating, the classes earned a profit exceeding 5500. Auto classes taught students useful skills, including everything from changing oil to rebuilding a carborator. The students did not have a major class project but rather worked inde- pendently, often on their own auto- mobiles. l like Home Ec because it teaches practical skills l can use in the future. Denise Kelly ffl H , Hz, 1-an W A W 'WMV M fx, HO HO HO and a Merry Christmas to you! bellowed Santa Claus,who visited the Child Development classes in December. SEWING is just one of many skills emphasized in Home Ec. Working on her project is Junior Sally Miller. SANDING DOWN part of his cutting board is Senior Todd Kraner. It took Kraner two weeks to complete his Wood Shop project. Home Ec ' Shop

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eating Home EC, Shop Promote Basic Skills From prom dresses to special gour- met dishes, the Home Economics De- partment specialized in helping stu- dents find a new awareness in different kinds of foods and apparel design. Home Ec is a good experience that will be beneficial for future use, re- marked Junior Sandy Lambert. Home Ec was designed as a full year course with one half consisting of cooking and the other sewing. Cooking STUDENTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY to work indi- vidually on their own cars in Auto Shop. Seniors Darren Bickford and Brad Butkins clean valve covers before re-installing them into Bickford's car. EARL BALZER EXPLAINS the parts of a machine while Sophomore Tony Calvert looks on. Close stu- dent and teacher involvement was an important as- pect of shop classes. 88 Home Ec 0 Shop was divided into units ranging from simple breads to elegant vegetable dishes. These entrees were prepared and tested by the students themselves. Specialized courses such as Creative Cooking and Child Development were also offered. The special courses are good to take because you learn so much from them. lt helps you if you want to go into that kind of field or just for home purposes as well, summed up Junior Edie Morrow. Shop programs offered many differ- ent courses for students, including wood shop, auto, drafting, and metals. These four courses helped the stu- dents to develop skills for good job opportunities. Every student worked on an individual basis. The woodshop classes had a special opportunity during the Christmas sea- son to make toys for the Toy and Joy

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Expressing Art, Music Reflect Personalities Art classes helped develop the tal- ents of many Marshall students, and provided a way for them to express their creative ability as well as their imagination. Working hard to achieve perfection, advanced art classes worked on long term projects that brought the stu- dents a feeling of pride and self-satis faction from their finished product. Most student work individually, and a lot of times the projects last near- 3 2 if F f R 1 Ms A r Mr., Wm! wfvfzi' 2 , ,rl,lt, . ly a month, claimed Instructor Sue Kennedy. A pottery marathon was held in No- vember to raise money. Half of the pro- ceeds went back into the pottery ac- count to help buy major equipment and the other half went to the students who participated. The total amount made was over 5400. Mrs. Virginia Jackson, who was also a counselor, was a new addition to the art faculty. Her art classes included photography, clay, jewelry, drawing art general and stained glass. Music was a subject at Marshal that students got really involved in,' stated Sophomore Lavonne Lucas. Selling stuffed animals brought ir money for each student's separate ac count. Visiting other schools was an other activity that the music classes also enjoyed. This was done to inspire middle school students who might come to Marshall to enroll in music. ll Q SHOWING ENTHUSIASM and enjoyment as she touches up on her stained glass project by soldering it together is Senior Dayni Miller, DISPLA YING HIS ABILITY to create a work of art in Clay 3-6 is Junior Philip Stephens. 90 Art ' Music s S