Miami High School - Miamian Yearbook (Miami, OK)

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-4-kwa ...i 'E aww G1 .fQwMl , Xa .aw 19 A HB' mm im X .1.2 'Qi' I Upper left: Matt Medeiros works hard on the ad section for the 1985 Miamian. Lower left: Rachel Couch paints in her art class. Upper right: While he's all thumbs, Tim Walker toils to finish his home ec project. Lower right: Angela Driver cleans up after cooking in Family Living. 24 Seventeen. 4 . .fem WW 7' 5 5 f ,

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Q 4 . . ' f 3 Upper left Jeff Hubbell runs at the Special Olympics. Upper right: Aide Pat Kraus serves cake at one of the special days celebrated in class. Lower left Susan Crownover gives her traditional thumbs up. Lower right: Jeff Blair and Locka Weddell enjoy cake and punch. 4 Aff Pursuing Special The resource room is a special class that takes a lot of care and a lot of patience. The main goal with this group is to teach them to be as self- sufficient as possible. Among the things that are taught each day are basic living skills and a few aca- demics, plus extra activities such as bowling and touring certain place! ' i the city. F . Times and People The biggest event each is the State Special Olympics. The kids go on a three day trip and get their chance to compete in the event, which is probably their most exciting and cher- ished time of the whole year. The resource room is a very suc- cessful program and very rewarding to all who are involved. What popular magazine is kept on reserve at the MHS library? 23

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Pursuit of Dexterity: '6Hands Oni, Courses While most classes utilize books, papers, pens and the like to study with, others use a variety of supplies and equipment, some rather complicated, to achieve class objec- tive. These hands on courses are designed to teach certain skills. For example, the computer classes teach programming, , keyboarding and the like. Home economics courses emphasize cooking, sewing and other manual skills. Driver's Education would have little value if on-the-job practice in automobiles were not provided. Sophisticat- W J ed machine tools instruct the fine art of T . woodworking in shop, and pottery, painting, H. -,,,...l 'Plat ,,., W , 1, ff 4 fa ' KW t Z it For weaving and other crafts are almost impossible to complete without hands. The yearbook would be next to nothing without photos, layouts, typewritten copy - proving that dexterity of hand is almost as important as dexterity of mind in scholastic pursuits. ? 1 TS ve Vw of Upper left: Todd Botts receives assistance on his computer worksheet while Darin Ray listens in on the conversation. Lower left: Don Harvell works on some details before completing his woodworking project. Right: Jerry Gross is shown some driving techniques by Mr. Charles Burns on the magnetic driving board found in the Driver's Ed department. what movie did MHS alum Carol Littleton receive an Oscar nod for film editing? 25