Luverne High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Luverne, MN)

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 Don't ever stop, or you'll get left. and varied selection to help the individual in his search for his abilities and interests. Another advantage of the greater selection of classes is that there possibly are all three grades represented in a class. This provides an op- portunity to associate with different students. The school has definitely taken a step in the right di- rection for better education. Now the studentwho was dis- interested in one aspect of education will not have to sit through it - he can select a class that fascinates him. Far Left: (opposite page) Todd Mann tries his hand at the milling machine. Top Left: Deb Molitor is learning how to use the key-punch machine. Top Middle: Lois Kooiker, Carla Korthals, Linda Mc- Clure , and Cindy Opitz are working diligently on their shorthand assignment. Top Right: Studying Bride's Magazines for their Family and Living class are Becky Boelman,Jeii Stacffler, Deb Rinkel, and Dawn Maxwell. Bottom Left: Jim Hofseth, MikeLammert, and Dave Roemeling are intensely occupied with their architectural drawings. Bottom Middle: Jerry Hendrick- senis showing Dean DeGroot, Tim Polzin, Jeff Petersen, Greg Hendricks, and Vem Melzer how to use one of the industrial art kits. Bottom Right: Jolene Jessen is creating a Cardinal mascot out of papier-

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Did you learn anything today? Last, but certainly not least is the other aspect of our curriculum at LHS—the Voc- cational Department. Also keeping with the times, the vocational curriculum has been subdivided into semes- ter courses for the benefit of the students. The Business courses in- clude Basic Business, Typ- ing I, II, and III, Sales and Marketing, Shorthand I and II, Bookkeeping, Business Law, Office Procedures, Office Machines I and II, Business Math, and Distri- butive Education. Home Economics has six classes to choose from. These classes are Creative Living Spaces, Family Liv- ing, Child and Family, Con- sumer in the 21st Century, Consumer Clothing, and Con- sumer F oods. The Industrial Arts Depart- ment includes General Met- als, Architectural Drawing and Carpentry, Cabinet Mak- ing, and Graphic Arts I and H. Agriculture I, EL, HI, and IV, and Farm Mechanics are the selections in the agricul- tural area. The Art students have Art I, II, and IH to pick from. As one can see from the list, there is a wide variety

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 A good feeling that the peo- ple I've known for seven and one-halfyears wanted me up there. I also felt good to get dressed up for once. This statement was made by BETTY HITCH in regard to our 1972 Homecoming. Betty's is just one of the many different feelings that this year's King and Queen can- didates had. Here are the other candi- dates thoughts. I felt that even if I wouldn't get king, it was an honor to be nominated by my fellow students. ’ JIM BIERKAMP It was the greatest day of my life. Coronation was a bit scary, but exciting. BARB HENDRICKSON Being a king candidate added quite a bitmore excite- ment in this year's home- coming over last year's. It made me realize thatthis was our last year in school, and we better enjoy it. JEFF BOWEN I was surprised that after all these years of watching other people take part in Coronation, that I would also have the honor of taking a part in it. MARY MERRILL I had a feeling of both honor and pride of being selected as a candidate for Home- coming. MARK HENDRICKS It was pretty exciting for the candidates, butevenmore so for the King and Queen them- selves. Here are the royal