Parkway Central High School - Spur Yearbook (Chesterfield, MO)

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l l MUSIC Sc SPEECHXDRAMA TEST Research the following topics ard be prepared to l give an oral presentation in class. H l ' .Q Mr. Eubank drove a semi-truck. l v- Mrs. Presgrave worked in the pit orchestra l at the Six Flags Palace after college. - Mr. Hoover played at the Montreaux Swit- zerland Jazz Festival with his college jazz band. Doug Hoover tries to hear the song requested by the Parkettes. l fig I M, ' Faculty f MW ,W JM, w iw eeeeee H f'f The music department at Central contin- ued its tradition of excellence this year. With the addition of Doug Hoover as Band Direc- tor, the marching Band and Jazz Band deliv- ered award-winning performances through- out the year. Steve Eubank and Linda Pres- grave also succeeded in directing several choir and orchestra performances which fol- lowed in the rich tradition of Central's music department. As head of the drama department at Cen- tral, Betty Pfaff was in touch with a lot of the talent at Central. Drama classes were of- fered for any level of interest and ability. These classes attempted to teach the funda- mentals of acting. If students wished to pur. sue the drama activities at Central, open auditions were offered for the schoolls per. formances. This year the drama department produced The First Actress, Harold and Maud, Rumplestilsl-tin, as well as the tra- ditional One Acts and Lollipop Theatre. This year was also the year that saw the produc- tion of Fiddler on the Roof as Central's musical which earned much acclaim. Donna Ross headed the speech depart- ment, which also had a very active year. The speech department participated in several competitions throughout the year, capturing numerous trophies and awards. Betty Pfaft talks to her class about their placement on stage. -1 Z S S V ,J fy . X! ffff . ,ff 1 T rf f ,1 riff

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PRACTICAL ARTS TEST TRUE OR FALSE: 1 Mr. Ball was president of his sophomore and senior class. Mr. Williams' high school job was pitching hay on farms in Texas. Mr. Richardson was a green beret. ,Wifi vw 1, - ' Faculty L Physical Education At Parkway Central, physical education is a lot harderthan it used to be, no more easy Af, Throughout the years newer and more difficult policies have been incorporat- ed. For example the result of too many tar- dies is detensions, the requirement for an A is a 9305 of points earned. But if you enjoy sports physical education is not too difficult. Football, softball, and tennis are the most popular sports according to the students. The activities available to the students are soccer, swimming, life saving, tennis, golf, softball, basketball, volleyball, and a variety of net games. In addition to the sports, stu- dents take part in square dancing for two weeks. Physical education is a class every- body must take and one which everyone usually enjoys. Drivers Education Another class very beneficial to the stu- dents is drivers education. Drivers education taught the driving skills and the responsibil- ities one must take when behind a wheel. The drivers education instructor, Marvin Williams taught the students the skills and laws invoved in driving an automobile. Sitting behind the desk was not all the students did. They all worked in the simula- tors and guest speakers were included in the course along with very graphic films. Drivers ed is highly recommended to all 15 year olds so they can learn the fundemental skills of driving. Home Economics Home economics is thought to be just sewing, cooking and stitching, however now there is a wide variety of different courses included in home economics. Some of the courses are child development, which is in. creasing greatly each year, Human relations, Foods and Senior survival, prepared the stu. dents for everyday activities. Child development is a course which al- lows students to learn to communicate and teach children, Human relations is a course where students open up and share their feel- ings on topics such as suicide, chemical de- pendency and different emotions. Industrial Arts In this modern century it is rare to find someone who works with technical machines and is skillful with their hands, however there are a few exceptions. Department chairperson John Fitterling teaches industri- al arts along with Clinton Jerome. Industrial arts involved basic and machine woodwork- ing, electronics and advanced electronics. Many drawing techniques were included also, such as mechanical drawing, engineer- ing drawing and architectual drawing. Auto mechanics, power mechanics and auto sys- tems were part of the industrial art classes too. Most girls think that industrial arts is just for boys, but industrial arts is for girls as well as boys, said Fitterling. I ,f 4 gif kj ,gf f T 1 4, ,