Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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, x 1 . 1 S . 1 l 5 E H V E is.. ' x we ir Affel' makin! detailed Plans, Ginger 5 'Y'-'-left l-Ynne prepare steaks for their meal. The co-educational H'-'Y in9l0n and St-'WU V055 worked logefhel' to class offered students a variety of units. Four full-time teachers carried the load of 550 students taking homemaking. They taught six different courses in the Homemaking Department. Beginning clothing cmd foods for freshmen was the first course. In addi- tion to foods and clothing, it involved units on child care, personal finance cmd personality. Advanced clothing cmd foods were both one-semester courses. Advanced foods included such things as home care for the sick and the preparation of spe- cial foods for children and the ill. ln tailoring, students learned to make suits and other tailored outfits. Another beginning course similar to that for the freshmen was available for seniors. It included a section on mar- riage and raising a family. The only co-educational course de- signed to teach the different phases of running a household was home living. lt involved units on foods, family finance, home furnishings and equipment, mar- riage and handling of small children. Homemaking Offered Six Different Courses 'mv ROSELA ARVIZU Homemaking FRANCES HAWORTH Homemcking Department Chairman KAREN MORRIS Homemaking . Q. 1. any ,-,. ,Nuns i BARBARA WHITAKER Homemaking FHA i msmm is 7- s. if ,EI Teri Smith concentrated on threading a needle in her sewing class. Girls were taught basics of sewing for one semester in beginning homemaking courses. Janet Donatelli cut out a dress pattem in homemaking class. Girls were given the opportunity to make several articles of clothing to suit their tastes.

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Driver Education Class s Stressed Safety MEL KARRLE Driver Education Physical Education Tennis D M mm C. VAN NESS STILES Department Chairman Mr. Karrle lectured his class on heart disease, the maior cause of death in the Driver Ed!-IC0ti0r1 U. S. Health courses were required of all freshmen, sophomores and iuniors. 3? ., rr f, 1 s 1-is I ss yy ff e ' 9 or it Q fi 1 - 4, ' ' f f M' '.f Z' ,fy 1, , ff I 7 I A I, in 4' r- Xi is Interested students who had obtained their learner's classes. They gained experience by going out in permit were 'Cl-lghl to drive in drivers' trdirllhg school cars during class with the instructor. Developing good attitudes toward safety was the main obiective of driver education classes. This was achieved by having films and outside speakers. The lecturers were local and state law en- forcement officials, including city po- lice and highway patrolmen. Gravity and inertia were laws of na- ture studied in textbooks. An under- standing of these laws helped students to grasp the basic principles of how a car operates. Arizona rules of driving were also studied. Other areas of study included the ac- cepted techniques of driving, insurance and what it involves, pedestrian safety and first aid. Health classes stressed the importance of developing good health habits during high school years. A variety of areas were covered, such as the heart and diet. Also, narcotics, alcohol and tobacco were studied for their harmful effects on people. Department chairman Mr. Stiles lectured his driver training class on the many hazards of the road. XX 1 I

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urses, Secretaries Had Busy Schedule Mrs. Nord and Mrs. Zernpel had acTive schedules as The school nurses. They boTh had The responsibiliTy To The school cmd sTudenTs of being on hand To TreaT and conTrol iniuries and illnesses. The nurses were also in charge of such Things as keeping healTh records on file, regisTering sTudenTs and acfing as parf- Time healTh counselors. The secreTaries in The aTTendance and regisTrar's offices played imporTanT parTs in The making of a successful school program. AssisTanT regisirar Mrs. Farrell was responsible for filing and keeping Track of every sTudenT's sched- ule. She planned These schedules accord- ing To college, general or vocaTional levels. Mrs. Klomp was The aTTendance secreTary who Took care of sTudenT ab- sences, Farrell, Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Kenan typed, filed b0dY and activities dl-'Ying 'he Whoa' Year- Registrar secretaries Mrs. Tyree, Mrs. Mourer, Mrs. and 0 9'-mlled inhfmallon Wncefnlng the Student Mrs. Nord and Mrs. Zempel bandaged the iniured eye of a student. They were in charge of all minor illnesses and iniuries that occurred during school. ln... Attendance secretaries Mrs. Velma Klomp and Mrs. Carmin Huisinga issued needed admit slips to students who had been absent during the year. Checking daily absences and keeping all students' records in order were two of the duties Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Wheaton handled in the attendance office.