New Athens High School - Vespa Yearbook (New Athens, IL)

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Ag And Home Ec Students Learned How To Grow And Prepare Food (above) Mr. Pclrowich inspects Jerry Mueller's welding while Jeff Wade waits for his to he looked at. (left) Mr. Asselmeier. a student teacher in Agriculture, lectures one of his classes. The Home Ec. classes included Home Ec. I. Home Ec. II. Child Care, and Family Living. Home Ec. I was a basic introduction to cooking and sewing. Students in Home Ec. II also studied cooking and sewing but at a more advanced level. Child Care and Family Living taught students about the problems of living with a family and taking care of young children. Agriculture courses offered students the opportunity to learn about the raising of crops and cattle. Among the choices were Farm Management. Ag. Power. Welding. Plant and Animal Science. Basic Ag.. Production Ag.. and Electricity and Surveying. (above) Julie Hentzel gets ready to sew the next seam on her Home Ec. project. (riftht) Craig Richardson and Jeff Lehr answer the questions on their Famik Living assignment. 19

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Skills Were Taught In Industrial Arts And Art Classes Four art classes were offered at NACHS this year. Art I taught students the basics of drawing, painting, and ceramics. Students worked with different materials to create more advanced projects in Art II. Third year art students worked on both painting and ceramics. A wall mural was painted in Mr. Carr’s office by the Art IV students, Peggy Laflen and Bobby Kearns. Students learned many skills through the Industrial Arts classes at NACHS. The classes included General Shop, which was necessary before taking any more advanced courses, drafting, electricity, metalworking, and machine wood working. Scoll Stehl. an Ari III student, touches up his clay frog. 18

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Mr. Trotter Iries to figure out where he went wrong. Mr. Sexton directs the band with pride. Mr. Marion Hollander teaches high school physics and Jr. High math. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Education and Master’s of Science Degree in Education at Missouri University and SIU Edwardsville respectively. As sponsor of the Junior Class. Warren Trotter teaches Technical Math. Business Math, and Advanced Algebra. He enjoys the challenge of trying to present something that is both interesting and worthwhile in each class every day. He has a Bachelor of Arts Degree which he got at SlU-Carbondale. This is his last year as coach of J.V. Baseball. Thomas Germann. who teaches several mathematic classes, says that teaching can be a rewarding experience when you have students who are eager to learn. He has a Master's of Science from S1U-Edwardsville. He teaches Algebra 1. Geometry. Practical Math, and Individualized Math. He sponsors the St. John's UCC Senior High Youth Group. 20