Poway High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Poway, CA)

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Ms. Cooper watches Kendra Foote practice her new tennis techniques. - ----' - 'V f K Remaining Physically Fit By Gretchen Beck The physical education teachers' ma- jor emphasis this year was motivating the students to exercise, and to be phys- ically fit now and in their futures. HIt's like anything in the pie of life, which con- sists of four parts-mental, social, spiritu- al, and physical, you must enjoy every- thing you do, and what you enjoy hope- fully will benefit you. Just as any exercise will be an advantage to your body's well being, stated Ms. Cooper. Students seemed to feel the same. Chris- tie Allen replied, P.E. offers a wide vari- ety of sports which I hope I will enjoy as much and be actively involved in when I'm olderf, Many courses were offered to the stu- dents which incorporated these same ideas. Sophomores and upperclassmen could pick classes anywhere from ra- quetball to weight lifting. The Freshmen experienced a little bit of everything. A few requirements for them were team, individual, and strength type sports. Through all of the P.E. classes, a desire to become physically fit was encouraged. Cindy Dudgeon stated, 'iP.E. has taught me good habits of physical fitness that will benefit my health habits for the rest of my lifef' Wayne Branstetter Mary Cooper Mark Embrey John Harmon Fw-sh P-E, B025 BCH Swim. Frosh RE., Mod. PE., Racquetball, Soccer Weights, Wrestling, Beg Weights, Cross Country, Baseball Department Head Volleyball Basketball Mark Miller Lisa Reis Doug Wealch Evi Yarnell Frosh PE., Frosh PE., Basketball, Frosh PE. Aerobics, Water Polo, Golf Volleyball, Tennis, Cheerleading Track Mr. Saner shares a quick joke with Jason Barrie. Physical EduCC1li0n 169 A ..,

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Teaching A Qualitg Lifestgle By Stephanie Allen HI try to teach the students to learn to maintain a quality lifestyle, stated health instructor Mr. Frederick. Using Mr. Frederick's example, the health teachers taught a variety of topics that included life-saving techniques, nu- trition, family life and substance abuse. Among lectures and notes, the students Students in this health class, listen to Mr. Nelson explain the information concerning nutrition. Hwy i W2- gi, ,. .4 f z I Z is H learned how to live a healthy life. Many films enabled the students to see a visual presentation of the topics that Were dis- cussed. One important aspect of Health Education was learning C.P.R. The stu- dents practiced on dummies in learning the life skill. In case someone gets into an accident, I can use CPR to help them, commented Karmyn Clark. Among the changes in Health Educa- tion, were Drivers Education was offered only seventh period and not during the normal class periods. This year's ninth graders made up the majority of the classes, with a few tenth graders. Next year, it will be only a freshman class. Mr. Schaitel prepares his lesson plans. H... sul ' F3t,ifffJ09 Mr. Frederick waits with anticipation for his next class to arrive, 168 Health Education I-. ,sw W W , ..,. ,, I . i 5 fft z. James Dimoff Warren Frederick Dennis Moore Health, Health, Health, US. Basic Science Department Head History, Swimming Edward Nelson Neville Saner Dan Schaitel Health, Health, PE., Health, Baseball Basketball Cross Country, Track

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Q Siudenis Learn frw,:s,:-5354 From I-lisiorg By Stephanie Allen Every student at Poway High School has taken a course from the Social Sci- ence Department. Civics, U.S. History and World History were a few of the classes required for graduation. Because of this, many students acquired new knowledge dealing with current events and information relating to our coun- try's history. Mrs. Fulwiler replied, '6One major objective of this course is to make the students aware of the freedoms that we enjoy in a democracy and that people in the past have made possible for us to enjoy our freedoms? Also, the Political Faire put on by the Social Science Department enabled the students to learn more about govern- ment issues, facing the United States. The faire gave me a chance to pick up interesting pamphlets on subjects that are important to the world,', stated Diana Guerrero. Jenny Graff concluded, 'Tve learned a lot through my Social Science classes, it taught me information about the United Statesfl 'i W 5 .-,-:1 -' YN'-L :fE:Esi i:., f ,Q s Q-. wsefs, -., -a 5L2,:9?s g.gs. i - , H it r s,g ,g,,.,1 is vial is si '22 . ii- -- - -- .. Mr. Bresniker reads the latest psychology mag- azine. Jennifer Lukenbill asks Mr. Hall about the homczvark. 170 Social SCl9I'1C6 Depdfimeni Reviewing for the test, Mr. Holz dictates notes aff the chalkboard. ln-.L