Levelland High School - El Lobo Yearbook (Levelland, TX)

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Social Studies Map the Way to Citizenship The social studies department tries to prepare stu- dents to become well-informed citizens. The voting procedure is illustrated every spring when civics classes conduct the student council officers' election. Every student in high school is registered in his precinct and votes there. fliooms represent the various voting precinctsj Civics stu- dents act as registrars, election judges, watchers, ballot counters, and all other officials. Students in the economics class buy stock and follow its course in the stock market to see how much money they can make or lose. Though no money changes hands, students' spirits rise or fall as their stock goes up and down. SHARING A LAUGH with his class, Mr. Barlow attempts to clear up an economics theory. MR. BILLINGSLEY aids a student in cor- recting a test. This was Mr. Billingsley's first year in high school. He sponsored the National Honor Society. J. J. BARLOW BILL BILLINGSLEY GANO TUBB JOHNNIE HICKMAN MARIE NORMAN

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ew Developmen Affect Levellancl Great strides in science and mathematics are made daily, and our departments are always making changes to give students the latest know- ledge. J. B. Kempson, math teacher, commented on the wave of modern math. There is really no such thing as modern mathg there is a modern approach to mathematics. More math theory is be- ing taught and taught earlier. More women are becoming scientists. ln previous years l had only one girl a year in trig and advanced mathg this year I had five in trig and three in advanced math. This is the first year I ever had a girl to take slide rule and efficiency math. Chemistry teacher J. B. Balch devotes much time to reading in order to keep up with new developments in his field. CLHS math and sci- ence teachers on the average read four and a half hours a week to stay up with new concepts.D Mr. Balch says, The kids we get now know more about science. They're learning at an earlier age, and we must continually adjust to this. This year our chemistry and physics courses were much more analytical. We have new textbooks and are continually buying new equipment. We try to look ahead four or five years and gradually buy what we will need then. The evaluation com- ts in Math and Science Students and Teachers LOBSTER NEWBURG ANYONE? Scott Couch uses many real animals to liven his biology classes. Here he shows the finer points ofa lobster to David Langford. LHS biology courses will undergo a complete revision and modernization next year. In fact, modernization is the key word in all our math and science courses. mittee was slightly awed by our lab facilities. JOHNNY CROUCH I6 J. B. BALCH M. L. BRASHEAR SCOTT COUCH J. B. KEMPSON J. W. NORMAN LUINE SIMPSON

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WILL WE EVER get to eat? Cecil Vaughn chuckles. Terry Harrell looks on sorrowfullyg Mike Sanders struggles with a dessert recipe. Hornemaking for boys was introduced in the fall of 1963. HE SAID his motor was missing, but this is ridiculous! Larry Mc- Vay and Danny McLarty try to adjust a carburetor in auto me- chanics class. Music, Business, and Vocational Classes Offer Students Varied Experiences KENNETHBAYSE The music classes-choir and band-give students opportunities in program and contests. The choral department collaborated in the production of Annie Get Your Gunn in Decemberg the Girls Choir and the Mixed Choir under the direction of John Woicikowfski earned II division ratings at the district Inter- scholastic League contest in March. The Lobo Band won its 3rd straight Sweepstakes award this year. Director Bill Woods and the Band members enjoyed a trip to Dallas to play in the Cotton Bowl on New Year's Day. Mrs. Harbinls and Mrs. Tucker's homemaking classes had varied projects. One unit featured the making of bandages for cancer patients. Later in the year Mrs. Harbin taught a course in home nursing to the Homemaking II girls. Mr. Sonnenburg and five distributive education students traveled to Houston for the State D. E. Convention in March. D. E. students work in businesses in Levelland to supplement their classroom work. Bookkeeping, typing, and shorthand also prepare students for the business world. The agriculture boys entered the annual Junior Livestock Show and Sale in March. Under the supervision of Bill Whit- field and Charles Smith, the students learn the practical side of ranching and farming. Auto mechanics boys learn the basics of car repair and main- tenance from Kenneth Bayse. I8 THOMAS SAWYER