Mount Vernon High School - Yearbook (Mount Vernon, IA)

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Charles Halseyb lively lectures Heep stu- wonderihg what he'll come up with hext. .-. ... ... -1.-. 1 - - -- XJ 1.f 't Mr Richard Scearce draws out geometric forms to explain mathematical 5olutioh5. Mr Al Craig and Him i'lou5er work out a math 5olutioh on the computer MATH AVID SCIENCE

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Kris Brown and Joy Jordan work out a problem in Math With Computer Applications class. Mr James Bellamy checks his notes before class. Strange smells, collected specimens, fuzzy animals, and a variety of stuffed animals abound in the Science depart- ment. Field trips to the quarry or to a hospital are equally familiar activities undertaken by students studying in this area. Mr. Charles Halsey Mr. James Bellamy and Mr. Al Craig teach classes from the very technical to the very practical. Courses available in this area are: Biol- og, Chemistry Field Biology Physics, Genetics, Science Nine, and Anatomy Physics students share their class with Lisbon students who come to Mt. Ver- non to take the course. Various math courses offered at MVHS include Consumer Math, Algebra l, Ge- ometry, Algebra II, and College Prep Math. All of these are full year classes. Two other courses included in the math department are Advanced Math VWth Computer Applications and ln- troduction to Computers. Mr. Al Craig, Mr. Richard Scearce and Mr. Darrell Ferreter are the instructors. Darren Broke! takes notes as Jennifer Clark listens intently. Bob Green can often be found working out his math on the computer

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Adult living Class learns how to plan and Carry out 8 Wedding. A fail PE. Class warms up before Star ting to run. Mrs. Christiansen and Mrs. Dvorak in- struct in the Home Economics Depart- ment. The classes offered are Adult Living, Child Development, Foods I and ll, Interior Design, Garment Con- struction and Improving your Sewing Skills. The Home Economics depart- ment offers students an opportunity to prepare for their adult lives. Adult Living class plans a wedding as part of their learning experiences. Child development class deals with the stages of growing up and adult interaction with the child. Foods I and ll help students improve their cooking skills and find new ways to deal with nutrition. Interior Design students study the principles of design and how to create a pleasing useful home interior. The class designs plans for apartments, mobile homes and houses. Garment construction class concentrates on basic sewing tech- niques. Advanced students concen- trate on alterations to patterns and tailoring. The Physical Education instructors at Mt. Vernon are Mrs. Shirley Ryan and Mrs. Gayla Newmeister. Mrs. Ryan teaches ten out of the thirteen Physical Ecucation classes, and Mrs. Newmeis- ter, who also teaches at the elementary teaches the other three classes. The PE. activities are on a three year rotation system. This year the activities were flag football, weight training, bas- ketball, roller skating, badminton, dance, fitness tests and tennis. Physical Education offers a variety of activities which provide different em- phasis. These emphasis include recre- ational lifetime sports, social interac- tion with peers, competitive team and individual sports and physical chal- lenges. The Physical Eduation deparet- ment feels its responsibility is to help each student increase their own per- sonal fitness level. i Q r-'E' ff- . 7 ur t f' Bride, Helly Forest and Groom, Richard Jamison Nnd out how long a wedding photo 5e55ion keeps them from the reception. Tami Capaccioli Created the wedding cake fd the mock wedding, I