Laurel High School - Rambler Yearbook (Laurel, MD)

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HO E ECONO IC The Home Economics program is designed to help students to develop and exercise competencies in family care and management. lnstruction is provided in the areas of foods and nutrition, handicrafts, child care, health and safety, housing, home care of the sick, home management, and relationships within the family. The well-being of our communities and of the world depends upon the well-being of the family. No experience so permanently affects the individual as that within the home. From the home, the individual gains the deep-seated ideals that determine his growth and help him to achieve a happy, wholesome life. The family continues to be the basis of our society. E. Foster finishes sanding a telephone stand. Top: Girls in home economics pin materials in preparation for sewing. Bottom: Leslie and Sally make icing for a cake. INDUSTRI L RT The Industrial Education program reflects the liberal and practical approach to the meeting of individual needs. The structure of offerings and the manner in which these offerings are taught enable the learner to increase his understanding of himself in his relation to productive Work. Through the disciplines of in- dustrial education, there is a gain in insight into the problems and processes of the production of goods. Students develop a sensitivity to quality and the ability to think creatively. D. Turney, R. Wittek, S. Turney, and C. Boyer operate the saw and do glue-ups. w-faatt.wmf,awVev1., , ,

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Students make impressionistic drawings while listening to music. M. Marsh accompanies music students in song. Individual expression is essential to the production of a well-rounded personality. Art classes offer the creative student an 'opportunity to project his ideas. Art is an important part of our cultural background and leads to an appreciation of the finer things in life. Everyone is creative to a degree. The degree is dependent upon many factors. but the main factor is MUSIC The music education program provides opportuni- ties for individuals to develop an appreciation of music and to gain experiences in both individual and group activities. Students develop socially, intellectually, emotionally, and creatively through music. Because students do not respond alike, a program of varied activities has been arranged. As a fine art, music helps young people to develop an awareness of beauty. It is an effective means of communication of emotions, ideas, and images. RT experience. Experience in art must be as varied as the materials used. The aims of art education include teaching the individual awareness of the world around him and teaching him to express what he sees, feels, and thinks in his own Way and through many art media. R. Hand, P. Whitehead, E. Brookrnan, J. Ingram, W. Beard, and G. Gardner admire a product of the art class.

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PHYSICAL EDUCATIO A. Tuozzo demonstrates one of the many tumbling stunts in gym. Physical education is an integral part of the total education of an individual. lt is the aim of this pro- gram to enhance the total growth and development of a student through physical activity. Physical Edu- cation encompasses the development of basic skills of body movement, basic sport skills, and games that include individual and team sports. Calisthenics play an important role in physical development. The boy's sixth period gym class is off and running during a football game. rv-mv -A fr: saef1:m-nl