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

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P.E. Gave Break From Classrooms and Books (Above) Christine McBride and Marcia Range experience the pangs of shooting archery on a chilly day. (Below) Relying on her blockers, Mary Seger dashes for a touchdown. Ann Rettinghouse gets rid of the ball to avoid getting sacked. Physical Education has been a favorite class among students for years. It gave them the chance to take out their aggressions in football or wrestling or learn skills as archery or dancing. Some other activities included volleyball, soccer, badminton, and volley tennis. Kevin Hoffman awaits the football while Pat Canning jumps in for an interception. 13

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Health Aided Drivers Along Life's Roads Drivers Education is taught by Mr. Robert Matzenbacher. It is one of the most exciting classes in a student's high school schedule. It is also the most popular. It consists of 6 hours behind the wheel and 30 hours of classroom. It teaches students how to drive defensively. Health is one of the academic courses that every student must complete in his four years at NACHS. It is taught by Mrs. Lori Rubemeyer. Some of the topics taught are: Sex Ed., Human Anatomy, Artificial Respiration, and First Aid. (Left) Terry Weber tries to restore breathing to the dummy in health class (Below) Mr Matzenbacher. Mary B.rkner. and Margaret Henson have second thoughts about riding with Glenn Glaus.

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Students Broaden Their English Knowledge Throughout the many English courses offered at NACHS, students are given an opporutnity to further develop their English skills. NACHS requires all students to earn at least four credits in the English department, including English I and II, and Basic Grammar and Basic Composition during the junior year if they earn a “D” or below in English II. The two remaining credits may be selected from elective semester courses. Annie Stephens and Jean Winter find that Free Reading can be a very relaxing subject. Jeana Hentzel is shown giving her speech The Correct Method of Using a Curling Iron. The aftereffects are shown below. Both the shy and the outgoing are in Mr. Berowski's Basic Composition class as shown by Arlin Juenger and Greg Nadler 14