Joliet West High School - Alpha Omega Yearbook (Joliet, IL)

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Future Homemakers Learn Through Practice London Bridge is falling down. Isn't that a nice game? Isn't that game fun? Joy Kastman thinks it's a nice game. Michaelene Orlovich thinks that game is fun. Does the little girl think that game is fun? No. She is too young. These chefs are Vicki Oakley, Dawn Sheridan, Gaye M and Sue Schappe. Home economics students set tables as a meager intro- duction to their future as practicing hostesses. 16 Students in Home Economics III learn through plenty of prac Y Mrs. Sorenson helps students with their sewing machines while they work on their semester projects. Home economics affords excellent practice for girls, whether they are taking the course with the intention of becoming home economists or are merely interested in gaining experience for everyday family situations. Future homemakers learn particularly about cooking and sewing, but courses are also offered in interior decorating and child development. t'There's no place like home, and home economics girls will certainly have a head start in learning how to make one.

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'i Judy Reed and Dean Johnson are studying a map of the Roman Empire with Mr. Settles in World History I. SOCIAL STUDIES--THE STUDY OF PEOPLE f t S t l iii f if UI! ' ff' M I . ,. -i:. - its Mr. Coleman uses visual aids to h eip his students understand the news of past and present in Social Studies I. Mr. Maloney mak of a U.S. map. li B1 es an interesting point with the aid In today's age of near-daily crises in world affairs, high schools must give their students a knowledge of the past, an understanding of the present, with preparation to plan for the future. The J.T.H.S. West Social Science Department offers comprehensive courses ranging from History to Social Problems to meet these de- mands. .ig 5 l The sun's shining, but no one's happy. It's time in World Geography. 1 Y . 'li ste wwnwn' ' SY- fi ' ' W ' -FS S if-ri va I A i , , 3 'tj , P JS f test

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Y BUSINESS EDUCATION MEETS FUTURE NEEDS 4, 5 :Z W C 1 2 2 9 - 00000800499 QQOQQGQQQIW 30066000900 ' QUMWWHWMB 4 AE ,. eq., . Dave Humphreys points to the position of the key on the keyboard chart in Mr. Baker's Typing I class. Business education is important for all students who have hopes of entering this field after graduation. West offers a wide variety of courses from typing, shorthand, and bookkeeping to office occupations and distributive educa- tion. Participation in this curriculum leads many students into the co-operative work experience programs during their senior year. X Miss Smith dicitates while Carole Gursh, Barb Nurczyk, Ann Stanfield, and Joyce Crowther take down the words in shorthand. fafmgew I dams, , gkem Mr. Kahle observes as his students work diligently on an assignment in Office Occupations class. Mr. Jamnik discusses the fundamental bookkeeping equa- tion in his Bookkeeping I class - grmlwff' . ,iwfzf 17