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

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Home Economics ls Not Just Cooking Home Economics offered, to all students, the chance to learn more about foods, clothes, and child care. There is more to Home Economics than just cooking. Students study about the food's nutritional value and the process by which it's prepared, stated Ms. Nancy Mitchell, home economics teacher. ln the advanced classes, each student studied a foreign food, prepared it and present- ed it to the class in a manner appropriate to the country's culture. Cake decorating was also introduced to the advanced classes. Mrs. Pearl Pufeles, who taught a night school class in cake decorating, demonstrat- ed cake decorating on March 23. Students then made a cake and decorated it, displaying the skill they had just learned. Although 350 students were enrolled in Home Economics, budget cuts have affected the program. Home Planning and Design and Consumer Family Living were dropped. These two programs helped students experience real family living. industrial Education also suf- fered from Budget cuts. The enroll- ment was down because of the four subject limit and the program itself was cut about in half, stated Mr. James Kichefski, department super- visor. Industrial Education offered various programs at different levels. Freshmen took General Shop 1-2, giving them a chance to experience all the different areas of Industrial Education. At the sophomore level and above, students had a chance to take the course in which they were most interested. industrial Education gave students a chance to know what a career in Architecture, Carpentry, and Mechanics would be like. 86 Home Economicsilndustrial Arts Kim Plese and Sue Manning watch a demonstration of Gary Myers and Andy Munson inspect a sketcl' diapering a baby in Child Psychology. designed for Drafting. Winnie... st- ...Z

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hys. Ed. Offers Various Programs Sophomore Pam Gavin practices her balance beam Mr. Robert Jenkins helps students polish their driving outine during Physical Education class. skills in the simulator before driving on the street. 2 I Physical Education is very impor- tant both physically and socially, stated Ms. Nancy Ruby, head of the Physical Education Department. Fresh- men had eight assigned P.E. units, while juniors and seniors chose their programs, ranging from archery to skiing. As an alternative to taking P.E., some students enrolled in Fi.O.T.C. R.O.T.C., Reserve Officer Training Corp, was a class which allowed students to get involved in leadership, dedication, and self-satisfaction. Ft.O.T.C. is a big step in my life since my plans for the future include joining the military service, said Pam Jack- son. A portion of the Sophomore class was allowed to take driver education in place of P.E.. Driver Education included classroom work, range, simulator, and actual on the street driving. Because of budget cuts, driver education was offered only to a portion of the sophomores as a full year class. Other sophomores took it in summer school or waited until their junior year. Driver EducationlFl.O.T.C.lP.E 85

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Tony G. Cox prepares his machine to begin making his project. In cooking class, Connee Redmond prepares a dessert to go with her meal, Concentrating on what he is doing, Kevin Carson Hnishes his project in metal class.