John H Reagan High School - Spur Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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o E o c o o LU E o B tllL tin. B T If shopping for a wedding gown seems like years away, and bathing a baby is the farthest thing from your mind, then ob- viously you missed out on Home Economics activities this year. The department did many things to aid in the family learning process. The Child Development class saw On Golden Pond; the Family Living class went shopping for wedding rings; and the Family Finance class went apartment-hunting. In addition, the teachers of the Home Economics department (Cindy Agee, Rozelle Bezant, Frances Allen and Julia Krizak) used special activities to teach in class. For example, demonstrations on how to cook were used in the Foods class, and model dolls were used in the Child Development class. Another interesting teaching method was used by Mrs. Agee in Family Living. She would gather her class in a circle and they would role-play: one student would play the wife, and another the husband. Then, given a certain situation (say, the an- nouncement of pregnancy) the students would act out their parts. This taught the students how to react and how not to react (Right) Mrs. Agee ' s Homemaking class takes a look ai wedding announcemenis in Foley ' s department store. (Belou right) Trade Moore and Janet Nicholson cut snowflakes at the Jerry Clifton Center to show the children everyone is unique. (Belou jar right) Mrs. Cindy Agee picks out some pattern shells for students to tr ' on to get the right size. in family situations. When asked why she thought students should have a Home Economics class. Department Chairman Mrs. Krizak put it this way: It ' s preparing for life, learning life skills. Most families need to know how to get along with each other and their children. And besides, even professionals in careers have to eat and dress. Senior Michelle Zuniga fries sausage for her Foods class. .1 u 108

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Langham states reasons librai hould not be censored in a debate at Austin High. CO D O 3 CD

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(Abope Up) Cliff Keeling makes sure Jimmy Collins doesn ' t burn his breakfast. (Ahove) Demetra Jones helps student Rhonda Bangs make a snowflake. O 3 m o o O 3 o CO