Prescott High School - Hassayamper Yearbook (Prescott, AZ)

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Fine Arts, Drivers Training, P.E. Mr. Stanley Harber, crafts teacher, studies one of his student's work. Mr. Harber is a senior sponsor and is on the Arts and Crafts Committee. Mrs. Ethel Tyson teaches Charleno Crew and Ann Lawhorne how to slap. Mrs. Tyson teaches theatre arts and TV Production. She is in charge of all Junior and Senior Class plays and helps with other productions such as the musical. She sponsors Thespians and is also a Senior Class sponsor. The fine arte department as Prescott High School includes an extensive program of drama, art, crafts, music, and driver’s training. The art classes are taught by Mr. Hunt and Mr. Clemens. Students who are enrolled in the art classes explore the different areas of art and experiment in expression through art. Crafts is taught by Mr. Harber and Mr. Hunt. Crafts helps students to learn how to use their hands in creating objects from clay, leather, and other materials. Mr Phillip Clemens, art teacher, instructs the art club in the skill of silk screening. Mr. Clemens sponsors the art club and is also a Junior Class sponsor. Theater Arts, taught by Mrs. Tyson, is a class designed to teach students the art of acting. Students who take drama often participate in the various plays put on by the school. Mr. Bryce Hunt teaches mechanical drawing, architectural drawing, and crafts. He is a senior sponsor and is head of the Arts and Crafts Committee. —26—

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Math Prepares Students for Tomorrow’s Skills Mr. Jack Orr grades test papers of his algebra students. Mr. Orr teaches Algebra 1-2. He is also JV football and wrestling coach. His other duties include serving on the American Education Week Committee and acting as a Senior Class sponsor. Mathematics has become a necessary part of the scientific world in which we live. In high school each student must learn the basic fundamentals of mathematics. The mathematics department at Prescott High School includes General Math, Algebra 1-2, Algebra 3-4, geometry, and trigonometry. Two years of math are required of graduating seniors. Students who have an active interest in math often take up to four years of some kind of mathematics. General Math is taught by Mr. M. J. McNarie, better known as Pop’ around PHS. General Math gives students a basic knowledge of the fundamental principles of math. Pop also teaches geometry, as does Mr. Marion Bigelow, which is the branch of mathematics that investigates the relations, properties, and measurement of solids, sur- faces. lines, and angles. Mr. C. J. Bender and Mr. Jack Orr teach algebra. Algebra 3-4 is an advanced course for students who have already completed a year of Algebra 1-2, and is taught by Mr. Orr. Trigonometry is another word for engineering math, and is also taught by Mr. Bender. Mr. Marion Bigelow displays math problems on the overhead pro- jector. Mr. Bigelow is Geometry 1-2 and General Math teacher. He also works hard as one of the sponsors of the Senior Class. Mr. M. J. (Pop) McNarie records test grades in his grade book after a geometry quiz. Mr. McNarie is Geometry 1-2 and General Math teacher. He also participates on the Merit Cup Committee and is one of the Senior Class sponsors. Mr. C. J. Bender introduces new methods of solving equations to his students. Mr. Bender is the Algebra 3-4 and Engineering Math teacher. As head of the Mathematics Department, he also is a Sophomore Class sponsor. —25—

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Add To Overall Education Program Mr. William S. Cover is one of the driver's training instructors. He teaches a study hall and is ort the Health and Safety Committee and the Physical Education Committee. Mr. Cover is also one of the sponsors for the Sophomore Class. Mr. James Burns instructs all of the choruses at PHS and helps with the orchestra. He is a Junior Class sponsor and a member of the Chorus Club. Driver’s training is offered to students in order to train them in the skill of operating an automobile. Driver's education is offered n the P.E. program, and driver's training is offered to those students who apply for it. The driver's training teachers are Mr. Benny Bishop, Mr. Gerry Nelson, and Mr. William Cover. Mr. James Burns teaches the choruses and orchestra. PHS offers a variety of choruses, including girls' chorus, concert choir, mixed chorus, and the madrigals. Both chorus and orchestra offer a chance for talented students to display their musical ability. Band is another musical organization at PHS made up of musically- minded students. As band director, Mr. Raymond Henderson strives to develop more student interest in the wide field of music. Mr. Raymond Henderson is the PHS band director. He also directs the orchestra, is a Sophomore Class sponsor, a member of the Music Committee and the Band Club. Miss Bonita Hix is the new girls' P.E. instructor who has taken Mrs. Merritt's position. She sponsors the pom pon girls and the cheerleaders. Mr. Gerry Nelson is a driver's training instructor, study hall teacher, and Junior Varsity baseball coach. He is a Sophomore Class sponsor and is on the Health, Safety, and Physical Education Committee. He is shown here with Roger Gilson, senior. —27—