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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DE, OE Takin life a little ea ier A Out-of-schoolwork provides badly needed experience VOE ocational Office Education was a course offered to seniors inter- ested in majoring in business. Students were taught business techniques, budg- eting, clerical practices, personality development, how to use adding machines, calculators, typewriters, and answering the telephone efficiently. VOE taught you how business func- tions, and helped you gain working experience that would enable you to get jobs during college between semes- ters, sumrner, and after college, said VOE Coordinator Mrs. Shirley Coco. The students went to VOE one period a day where Mrs. Coco played the role of a job cordinator and super- visor. Mrs. Coco said that the students didnit use textbooks and much empha- sis was put on learning budgeting. The atmosphere was casual and business- like. Mrs, Coco wasn't like a teacher, she was like a supervisor. It was just like an office atmosphere and adults in an office areri't always getting after you,'i said Senior Suzanne Dixon. At 12:30 the students went to their jobs which Mrs. Coco had located and for which the students had interviewed. The students got paid, course credit, and on the job experience. The employers hired the VOE students knowing that they were going to be training us to work in their compa- nies, said Senior Stephanie Borden. Some of the types of jobs the stu- dents had were typing, key operating, 148 Office Education filing, secretarial work, xeroxing, and management. They worked for Shell, Exxon, Stewart Title, G. L. Baker, Computer System, and Houston Home and Garden, magazine. All of these jobs were office jobs which only could be acquired through the recommenda- tion of the VOE program, said Senior Susie McKee. Susie added that some- times the VOE students didn't go to college, but they raised their position in the company they worked for. Mrs. Coco said VOE helped the stu- dents prepare for the business world and helped lead them to maturity. It prepares you to go out into the world, said Borden. It's a real good course to take in your senior year if you have the credits. You get out at 12:30, earn money and get good experience on the side, she said. DE For many students, Distributive Education was more than a class, it was a way to make money and survive. For- mer DE student, Senior Suzanne Dixon said, I took DE because I could get credit hours and money at the same time. Mrs. Yvonne Sparks taught all three periods of DE. First period was for people who were in first year selling, second period was for second year stu- dents, and third period was a new course geared toward merchandising. It was an important course because the administration was curious to see how it benefited the students, -said DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION TEACHER EVONNE SPARKS teaches a fashion retailing class in her third period. On the overhead pro- jector, Mrs. Sparks gives a demonstration on the principles of display designing. Photo by Cam Hewell. RELAXING IN THE VOCATIONAL OFFICE EDU- CATION CVOE7 CLASS, Seniors Sherri Weaver, Sally Rae, Lisa Collier and Karen Carter prepare for their jobs. Photo by Bill Montgomery. Suzanne. 'iMrs. Sparks helped us prepare for our interviews, said Senior Brad Smith. She gave pep talks and helpful hints, he added. To have a job and go to school was too much for many people. But Suzanne said, Sure, it was hard at first to get adjusted to working during the day at school and then going straight to work at a job. But as soon as you got used to it, it was fun. Brad Smith wrapped it up: I dor1't know what I would do without DE. Besides, he said jokingly, it was a way to get out of school early. - 30 Freddie H erber! and Jonathan Lack