Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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CO-ED GYM Takin life a little ea ier Title IX introduces nevv fields in physical education classes hoever invented tangelos sure seemed to know what he was doing. By graft- ing an orange plant with a tangerine plant. his end fruit result had the sweetness and seedlessness of navel orange with the con- struction ofa tangerine. Both fruits comple- mented each other in the combination of one. Comparatively. gym classes were also 'grafted' together. Boys and girls for the first time participated with and against each other in the same class. Their uniquenesses. more often than not. seemed to comple- ment each other. The 'merge' was brought together by Title IX of Public Law 92-318. January 23. 1972. It read. No person in the United States. shall on the basis of sex, be excluded in, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education pro- gram receiving Federal financial assist- ance. As Spring Branch Independent School District CSBISDJ received 5750.000 per year for athletics. they complied with the ruling. or the money allotted would have been can- celled. According to Mr. Claude Blanchard. Executive Director of Secondary Educa- tion. Title IX had to be enforced by the Fall of 1978. The process of mixing was not extremely difficult: a new program was sim- ply sent through the computer to mix. at an even ratio. the boys with the girls in gym. Certain problems could be foreseen. by the gym teachers and coaches. A major one was that of discipline. Miss Mildred Hausinger said, ul was quite impressed with the way they took to it and responded to me. Miss Judy Hobbs agreed. As for the rules of co-ed gym. they remained the same for both boys and girls. Each student was required to dress out and participate or points would be deducted. Coach William Cronin also discussed the problems of dismissing all students at one time. and checking up on locker rooms. as coaches could not check up on their girl stu- dents nor woman teachers up on the boy students. Teachers also were wary not to compare the abilities of boys vs. girls. Some girls might be better in things, Miss Hausinger said. but we're not trying to compare boys and girls in strength, no way. Managing to overcome andfor ignore these as well as other detailed problems. the AT FAIR LANES BOWLING ALLEY, Brian Rector and Janie Gale keep score of their game. Bowl- ing was one untraditional activity in which co-ed gym classes participated. Photo by Cam Hewell. Physical Education teachers did manage to handle and help stu- dents learn various sports. 'We are Atrying to teach some different life-long sports which students will participate in after school. Coach Cronin explained. Students engaged in volleyball, softball. badminton. tennis, ping-pong. and 'speed- ball'. together. according to Coach Don Coleman. Basketball and football. however. were played separately as they were termed 'con- tact' sports. As a 'special treat' students were given an opportunity to roller skate and ice skate during Tuesdays and Thurs- days during the last six weeks of the quar- ters. We really learned a lot skating two hours a week, Denise Doughtie said. much more than I had expected. As for the direct sharing of gym classes themselves, however, students shared var- ied opinions, both ro and con. Depending on tfle difficulty of the sport. different opinions were voiced. and differ- ent degrees of temper flared. Doug McElree commented. I love playing softball. Some of those girls are better than us boys so they shouldn't hack it. A few students seemed to like the unisex classes better, however. There's no sense in it. Harriet Howard said. There should be at least one class that pertains only to girls. Competition lingered but it did not appear to be extremely low nor high. I don't think the girls would play any harder even if they weren't with the guys. Katy Bremer said. WATCHING THE FLIGHT of the ball, Junior Reid Colley prepares to serve. Photo by Scott Waugh- tal. Although the classes were combined, the departments remained separate. according to Miss Dot Josey. The PE department received 54,000 with which each girls' and boys' department bought separate equip- ment. Overall, both teachers and students seemed to conform and comply with the new ruling. however. on an average it took a several year period for the making or break- ing of a government statement. Blanchard said. I'm certain if some changes are necessary they will make them. Changes Csuch as Title IXJ are made constantly in PE to meet the needs of every- day. he concluded. Sometimes traditions fall rather reluctantly. -30 - - Mayianne Nelson WAITING FOR THE SWING of the bat, Reid Col- ley and Patti Bloom play softball during their Co-ed gym class. lt was thrilling. I mean the guys were so good . . Patti said sarcasti- cally. Photo by Trent Rosenthal. TO IMPROVE THEIR SOFTBALL PLAYING, Sophomore Geogia Bentliff observed a mixed softball game. Photo by Trent Rosenthal. Qfiiillf' ' ww :ef .- 5a3fffv'0xs g -.5-.v..-.sy -'wav ' '- giyf. -fy' gg' as-3 -f . filsg .- -in l fl: J 4' ,. ...ji , , Pl-Q-ggi Linf- ,Qi-25'Tsk.?3 f,fj..a . sie?-mf AZ f' 2 ,-,I KM, f f. '-.'-,Iv-51143 5'! ' 2 , ' 'I ?5 4 +1 mia Vw 3fi'.- -1? .fs i Y, 'iff Tek' 3- ' ,lr f'

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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

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