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

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Students Learned Home and Office Skills (Above) Mrs. Tinney lends Tammy Trent a helping hand in sewing her Clothing project. (Right) Susie Loesche works to pin her vest for Clothing. Home-Ec classes available to students this year were Family Living, Child Care, Clothing, Housing, and Foods I and II. Family Living and Child Care instructed students on how to cope with problems of future relationships and family life. Wardrobe planning and sewing were taught in Clothing. Housing introduced basic principles of interior design. Nutrition and food preparation were taught in Foods I and II. (Above) Valerie Napier takes time to proofread her Typing II assignment. (Right) The Accounting Class has mixed reactions to their assignment. Typing I and II, Shorthand I and II, Clerical Practice, Business Law, and Bookkeeping were the business classes offered at NACHS. The typing and shorthand courses provided beginning and advanced instruction in these secretarial skills. Bookkeeping was an introduction to basic bookkeeping practices. Legal principles of business were taught in Business Law. Clerical Practice instructed students in general office procedures and the operation of office machines. 18

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Biology Bought Pet Boa Constrictor Chemistry Made Ice Cream (Left) Amy Litteken and Laura Parker gossip while Ken Walton and Todd Ziegler work on an experiment. (Middle) Kyle Walker and Jim Woolford set up equipment for a chemistry experiment. (Below) Teresa Gale and Suzanne Seigfreid prepare a raccoon for dissection Students can choose from a range of Earth Science to Physics to fullfill their Science credit. Chemistry and Biology prove to be the most popular. This year Chemistry has had its largest class ever. The class had studied such things as distillations and compounds to making ice cream and Christmas bells. At the end of the year the Chemistry class took a field trip to Monsanto and P. D. George Paint Company. The Biology room has come alive with various animals such as tarantulas, snakes, turtles and tropical fish. The newest addition to the collection was a boa constrictor, which was bought from money collected from the students. Projects undertaken during the year have been bug collections and planting trees on Arbor Day.

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Students Experienced Ind. Arts and Ag. (Top Lett) Mr. Wherry, student teacher, supervises Al Schilling in setting up the Oxy-Acetylene. (Top Right) Jerry Mueller works on his landscaping project. (Below Left) Arlin Juenger and Kevin Kreher try to figure out how to draw a plan in drafting. (Below Right) Ron Lewis takes instructions from Mr. Heise in order to finish his project. Ag. classes are a group of related courses helping students to learn experiences which will prepare them for agricultural occupations. These classes are taught by Mr. Richard Petrowich. This year he was assisted by two student teachers. Mr. Ross Wherry and Mr. Joe Knor. Industrial Arts offers students courses in woodworking, metalworking, electricity, and drafting. General Shop is required before taking any of the advanced courses. Classes are taught by Mr. Kenneth Heise. 19