Oakfield High School - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Oakfield, WI)

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Mr. Gruenwald Mrs. Thompson Students doing a panel in Social Problems. Social Problems class listens attentively. Social Sciences are the sciences that deal with human society and its elements, as family, state, or race, and with man's relations and institutions as a member of an organized community, this is the formal definition according to Webster's dictionary. Social Science classes consist of three classes: World History and Social Problems which are taught by Mr. Gruenwald, and U.S. History which is taught by Mrs. Thompson. In Social Problems some of the topics involved are the study of personal problems, foreign policy and many others. Significant time is spent with current news events that happen every day. In World History the students study many topics such as World War II, Imperialism, and The Industrial Revolution. This course also deals with modern European History, Economics, and social institutions which are all stressed topics throughout the year. In U.S. History the students study American History, from 1500 to the present. Some of the major units studied are The Declaration of Independence. The Depression and many more. Every quarter the students are assigned to do a book review. A book review is where a student picks out a book and summerizes it for a grade. IN DEPTH THOUGHT W. LeClaire hurrying in at the bell.

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AGRICULTURISTS AT WORK In agriculture class students study many topics such as tractor safety, Parliamentary Procedure and animal management. Each class has a unit where the students go into the shop and get hands on experience in woodworking, putting small pieces of machinery together and welding. As a outside activity every student is required to pick out a project such as a calf or any other thing that they are interested in and can keep records of feed time and cost of equipment needed. Since classes are small each individual gets to participate in every activity. A computer is available in the agriculture department that can be used by all the students. During the year the agriculture department will have guest speakers come into the class rooms and tell about what the agriculture business looks like for a career in the future. In the spring the agriculture classes go on a field trip that has to do with agriculture such as going to American Breeders Association or else we go to a feed mill that will show us how feed is mixed up for our dairy animals to eat so they don't go hungry. Mrs. Retzleff 14 Learning can be very interesting in agriculture class. Watching a filmstrip can be very relaxing.

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Remembering the Past, year seemed like an eternity? Each year we wondered what it was like to be a senior and graduating from high school, but as our final year approached some of us began to feel that a part of our life was going to be missing after we graduated from Oakfield High School, a part of our life in which we were being prepared for the future, a part of our life where we established strong relationships with our teachers and classmates, a part of our life in which we collected numerous memories, and a part of our life where we had a sense of security from the real world, but that is all a part of our past we must prepare for the future which is at our doorstep and is an inevitable part of our lives. The future comes quickly and the past leaves quickly, it is important that we remember the past, like the good times we shared at athletic events and the endless nights we spent at Rocky's in which we never seemed to get sick of that same kind of pizza that we ordered over and over each time we went there. We can’t recreate these moments in our life, it seems as soon as they materialize they are all a part of our past, not to be recaptured again except in memories. These memories seem trivial right now, but when we are faced with a trying time in our years ahead, these memories will surface and will help us through the times in which we are faced with a major decision or setback. Memories are there to laugh at and to comfort us, but we can't relive the past, we must face tomorrow and whatever it holds for us. Always remember, THAT WAS THEN is a part of our past, THIS IS NOW is a part of our future. T. Guell takes a break at yearbook camp. 16