La Marque High School - Cougar Yearbook (La Marque, TX)

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Building Up - Industrial Arts Mr. Mitchell assists Doug Allen in measuring a woodworking project. Herman Mack 250 Faculty

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Bill Newcomer Yolanda Flournoy shows that English classes sometimes require extra work m the library. Janice Payne Linda Payne Grammar, Vocab., tests- that ' s English! Compositions, yech! That seemed to be the general reaction of most students in all grades to the regular assignments of their English teachers. All students of all classes complained about one thing or another pertaining to their English classes. Not only were there compositions, there were also weekly vocabulary and spelling lists, grammar exercises and literature. Seniors struggled through Beowulf and juniors tried their hand at research papers, sophomores were in- troduced to Caesar and fresh- men felt the pressures of TABS. . but, Kevin Sonnier and Michael Brieden show that English can be some fun. Faculty 249

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V - Homemaking Cooks in ' 84 They threaded needles, followed patterns, boiled water and cooked entire dinners. Homemaking classes expe- rienced a wide variety of learning activities such as family life and child development. Homemaking was offered as a four year sequence course, highlighting meal planning, clothing, consumer education, and family life styles. Cynthia Franklin is busy threading a needle for her next sewing project. Darren Allen refuses to face the world as Mrs. Dyer instructs her homemaking class. Faculty 251