Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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HOMEMAKING - Takin lifea little easier Bridge between home and school tightened by structured course ounds of laughter escaped from behind the doors of G-7 and G-9 constantly. These were the rooms where home- making students learned the funda- mentals of food. nutrition. clothing. textiles. or other related areas. Teach- ing these courses were Mrs. Nancy Hatch and Mrs. Phyliss Moore who divided the use of the two rooms throughout the year. In Homemaking I. most of the stu- dents learned to cook during the first quarter while during the second they began to learn about themselves and others around them in a section on Values, Morales, and Maturitiesf' Junior Chari Jensen said It was a great class. It taught me a lot of things I didn't know before. Like how to deal with other people. And I learned more about myself. Another section was on room deco- ration and furniture arrangement. Freshman Shanna Neff stated. I didn't know anything about decorating rooms and coordinating colors before INDULGING IN ONE OF AMEFlICA'S MOST CONTROVERSIAL PASTIMES, Carol Crisp begins her day with a cup of coffee in home- making class. Photo by Chris Barbero. THE HOME- MAKING ' . DEPARTMENT 95' elected Junior g Diana Kokernot ' A as their most dedicated stu- dent. and dedi- K 'if .. ht. QT cated she was. As a member of the FHA. sponsored by the Homemak- ing Department. she had to make receiv- ing blankets for the charity hospitals dnd did not find that an easy task. lt was hard because I can't sew at all. l'm just glad we didn't have to put our names on them. said Diana. Mrs. Nancy Hatch. Diana's homemak- ing teacher. said. She was n good student. and a lot of fun. Diana said that Homemaking taught a lot that you really need to know but wouldn't il you didn't take at course like this. Also. the teachers are really neat. which makes it fun too. g 30- -- - Carol fitllill 44 ' Cooking vs. sewing this course. Clothing taught many things to those who took it such as Sophomore Robin Kilpatrick who said. I had never sewn much before taking this course. Now I'm more interested because my skills have improved. Homemaking II taught basically the same material as Homemaking I but went into much more detail. Cooking involved such things as preparing meats and yeast breads. said Mrs. Hatch. The Future Homemakers of America was the club sponsored by the Home- making Department. During the month of October. the members of the club sold candy to pay for their formal held on the Northbrook Senior High cam- pus on February 7. We sold the candy in order to pay for the price of the tick- els. said Mrs. Hatch. -30 - -- Carol Cain TO COOK UP A SPECIALTY IN I-IOMEMAKING requires no effort for Louis Dorfman. Home- making allowed students to learn how to under- stand their children when they get older. AS I-IE READS THE ingredients on a box of Rice Krispies, Tim Bradfield figures out the enig- matic question: What causes the snap, crackle, and pop? Photo by Tom Freireich. I ' v -' :EES 1 RJ Til z::w1:1 MH' YM' 135523 1' si r .54 1 Q .ss 5' Q .nfl X-in g!i, T K5 x il!!- il A fn. fx-Q ,. 45 xx X Q' ,...w f ' ,....... ,........Il ..l plan-w-7-i.-...... y--nn-...,...,,,- pw-1... P----... Ex rss X Ns PX a'-Ze ,-

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f BETWEEN 2? ' fi S' 7 ASSIGN- - Mews. . ' Q Developing. Q ' A gi 5 and printing. pg Q ff, 5 photographer :V J Junior Kathy Epps finds lit- tle time to do much else. This is the first time I've ever been involved in photography. she said. Though she has been taking and developing pictures for two years. this was her first year to shoot assign- ments for the Reala and Anvil. She finds the photography much more difficult than writing. because Hit takes up a lot more of your time. Assignments varied from week to week and were made by head photog- rapher Trent Rosenthal. or other staff members who needed a certain pic- ture taken. She said her favorite assignment was the senior girls' for- mal .lanuary 7 at the River Oaks Country Club. l was so impressed. she said. One problem she encountered in l taking pictures involved the behavior T of her subjects. One time a girl got i on a guy's shoulders and put a long I coat onjust to be in the picture. she remembered. Kathy enjoys photography. she said, but does not know what she will do in the future. lt's too unpredict- l able as a field. She said. but will definitely always be a hobby. -30- AT THE CAREER CENTER, Gretchen Pollock com- pletes a run in her Data Processing class. Gretchen attended school three hours before going to the center for another three. Photo by Bill Montgomery. j AREER CENTER aking life a little easier Opportunities for non-academic achievement lie in near center l ffering an alternative to the nor- j mal college preparatory program, he Career Center provided an oppor- pnity for students to take various ocational courses. The Career Center. lpen for any unior or senior students ri the schoolJ district. gave aid with lost-high school plans by having busi- less and technical courses. according Q Vocational Counselor Mrs. Louise ,ompis. The Career Center is to help those tudents who are not interested in col- zgs-oriented courses, Mrs. Compis ai . Students taking a course such as air- onditioning. repairs or auto mechan- :s must have had an interview with the ocational counselor and then were enrolled in a two-year program at the Career Center. Mrs. Com is came to Memorial on Thursdays anclidivided her time among the other high schools in the district to see students. I wanted something away from school, said Senior Mark Coad who took a course in auto mechanics hisjunior year. Hts course at the Career Center took place from 12 to 2:45 with classes at Memorial in the morning. It was a waste of time for me. Coad said. He explained that the auto mechan- ics course would be beneficial for an ama- teur interested in just the basics of car repair. Coad said he wanted to learn how to work on cars on his own but the course did not accomplish this. Other alternatives offered by the Career ist? S AFTER TAKING APART THE ENGlNE OF THE CAR, Senior Gary Bernd attempts to put it back together in his Auto Mechanics class. Bernd spends three hours a day at the Career Center because he wanted to learn something about the inside of a car. Photo by Bill Montgomery, Center included the Cooperative Educa tional courses. These included pro- grams such as Health Occupations. courses not specifically available at Memorial. Mrs. Compis. the vocational counselor. also said she aided students in findingjobs besides giving advice for future vocations. -30- - Roberta Diakam Spring Branch Career Center 143

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S PU-tYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN BIBLE, especially in the Old Testament. Junior Jeff Cle- ts hams it up with Senior David Lee while acting out the reunion of Joseph and his brother Ben- n. Photo by Kathy Epps. IBLE akin lifea ittle ea ier ionstructive criticism brings ght to oldest lesson taught mall groups of desks scattered throughout the room produced a d roar that could be heard out in the l. Group leaders raised topics from nesis to pollution in the ozone layer. Iible was divided into three separate 2 quarter courses: Old Testament, w Testament, and World Religions. ie aim of Bible was to explore the tural, and social environment of :ient Israel. nln World Religions I nted to show the latest religious nds in the world today with empha- on yoga, meditation, and far-out igious sects, Bible teacher Mrs. ,ncy Brown stated. Since Madalene Murry O'I-Iare. the leader of the atheist movement, lobbied for the removal of the Lordis Prayer from the schools, the subject of religion in schools has been a little difficult. We tried to approach the Bible from the point of view of literature, history. and culture, besides religion, said Mrs. Brown. Bible classes were not taught the conventional way with lectures. We read a chapter or two and then got in groups and discussed everything, it sort of made you think, stated Junior Melinda Miller. Plays were also a part of the learning experience of Bible. We did an enactment of the story of Joseph being sold into slavery and then PREPARING FOR A SKIT in his Bible Class, Jim Burkely adjusts his synthetic beard, aided by Mrs. Nancy Brown. Skits were often used to illustrate stories from the Bible. Photo by Kathy Epps. IN ONE OF THE MANY DIFFERENT BIBLE EVENTS, Juniors Caro- lyn Mefferd and Cynthia Southern act in a New Testament play. Cynthia played the part of a bride in the play in which Jesus was to make wine out of water. Photo by Kathy Epps. being reunited with his brothers, said Brown. Students took Bible for many rea- sons, from needing to reaffirm their faith to curiosity. I took Bible to take a non-religious look at the Bible and reaffirm my faith, Melinda said. Bible has received mixed reactions from its students. It was not all I expected it to bef' Senior Katie Fair- child stated. Stacy Van Hoy said, I liked Bible because I learned things I have never known and the plays were fun to do. - 30 - - Cynthia Canlqv Religious lines ' IAS