Pinellas Park High School - Occurrences Yearbook (Largo, FL)

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Easy does it! Students in Drivers Ed. practice cautiously to ensure no er- rors are made. Showing sophomore Davenia Lockett where the parts of the machine are located, Mrs. Stephanie Adkinson explains slowly. Building up speed, sophomore Janice Partain attempts to jump the vault during P.E. Keeping her eye on the target, sophomore Lori Harold tries to hit the ball. Required energy y The importance oil Home Economics was not recognized by man students as being as im- portant as other subjects offered. Yet it is one oi the biggest parts of oun everyday Hfe. Family Living classes informed students of problems which occur) each day in a family at-i mosphere. With this 170 CURRICULUM

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Adjusting the lighting for a picture, senior Lori Carrick helps senior Dwayne Carlton prepare for a shooting. Working together, sophomores Joe Buck and James Bupp measure out a piece of wire. Using a stencil, sophomore Eric lafe hurries to finish his project before the bell rings in his Drafting class. lany as three periods y in the class, riving to overcome acles was the pur- 3 of the special cation department, sically impaired idents were nstreamed into )llment in hopes that students would ac- and interact with 1 other. andicapped ents were often aid- by the use of hines in their daily classwork. Communica- tion skills, such as sign- language and lip- reading, proved to be vital and the opportuni- ty to learn these skills was taken advantage of. Classes in the physically impaired and the industrial arts department served a purpose of developing individual interests which helped students to realize their talents and capabilities. CURRICULUM 169

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ikes both mind and strength trol to succeed in weight aing. Bill Milne, senior, ctices to achieve success. Trying to achieve his quota, junior Danny Carpenter helps senior Dave Forshee struggle through each sit-up. Aim, ready, shoot as the students aim for the bulls eye in archery. ss, students learned w to cope with Dblems. [n the Child Develop- mt section of J wing, idents were able to irn about child care d actually took care of ildren. Physical Education IS thought by many to a real boost to their eryday ordinary school life. Weight Training gave the more physically fit juniors and seniors a chance to get away from their school day pressure. Adaptive Physical Education benefited the impaired students. They participated and en- joyed some of the physical education the school had to offer. Drivers Education was definitely one of the most popular subjects offered to students. They learned proper driving techniques in the class room as well as on the range. Students were also required to drive on the road. Students thought it was so fun they would like to take it again! r CURRICULUM 171