Lyme Central School - Ontarion Yearbook (Chaumont, NY)

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Mrs. O’Sullivan Art Mrs. Jones Ms. Gilbert Music Band Music—it iv through the arts that a pupil is encouraged to express what he feels and what he has learned Music as a creative art. is an integral part of a child's education Through the musical experiences of singing, moving to music, playing instruments, listening, creating and reading music he grow in self- understanding self-awareness and self-expression through instrumental music grades 4-12. vocal music and general music in the junior high school, our aim is to help the child develop the concepts and understandings about music which will give him a deeper insight and respect for music and a greater participation in musical activities, hand and chorus Music for school is eventually music for the home, community and all phases of dailv living Art — l.vmc f.lemenlarv students have Art once a week, learning the hastes of color and working with a variety of media Our Junior High program is twodayv a week in blocks of ten or twenty weeks Mere we itet into perspective, lettering, and other more complex skills I hough the High Schiwd Art elective is only two days a week. I.yme has had one student achieve the six courses needed for an art major, and some coming up w ho expect 1«» do so Mans take a course or two to sharpen up their sketching, drawing, painting or lettering skills Some lifetime hohhies come out of just suen a stray course 8

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Mr. Mo Pfister ¥ ¥ Social Studies Social Studies — The Social Studies Department, Mr. Lucas and Mr. Pfister. are now both located in Room 211 where we can coordinate work in the Social Studies curriculum. The Social Studies Department attempts to teach a knowledge and understanding of the events and personalities of history as well as teaching the skills necessary for tne citizen to today’s world. Miss Tighe Home Ec. Mr. Tom Luces ¥ ¥ Social Studies Home-Ec — . Home Economics is education for living; living with our- selves, our families and the world. We attempt to develop decision making skills to aid in coping with problems, con- fronting us in today’s society. Basic skills in sewing and foods are a small but important part of homemakine as learning to manage a home and make wise consumer deci- sions. ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ Speech— . ... Speech plays an important part in our everyday life. Our goal here at Lyme Central is to help the students realize this and to encourage them to use their good speech habits con- tinually. . - —I Speech is offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I he speech room is located in the basement of the school. Miss Pulumbo ¥ ¥ Speech

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Business Courses — To be used as a vocational tool, or personnel use. Develop a knowledge of business activities, improve their ability to improve their compe- tency as a consumer of business activities, develop their understanding of economic concepts under which our free-enterprise system works: develop in the students certain attitudes and appreciations with respect to our free-enterprise economy. Familiarize students with basic principles of business law and their applications commom to daily life. Train students in the use of common legal documents; develop in student awareness of the organization of a local, state, or federal court system: develop in students a respect for law and constituted authority. Industrial Arts — Industrial Arts classes at Lyme Central are open to all junior and senior high school students. Sen- ior High courses are full semester courses which carry a half unit of credit. Courses taught are: Woodworking. Metal- working, Mechanical Drawing and Ceramics. Driver Ed is also taught to upper classmen. Seniors are given first preference, then juniors, and so on. The emphasis of the course is to make the students better and safer driv- ers. Mr Monaco Driver Ed.. Shop Mrs. Dunham Business