Prescott High School - Hassayamper Yearbook (Prescott, AZ)

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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—

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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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Teachers Instruct in Knowledge of Business Mr. H. F. Yost prepares to push the stop watch as students begin a speed typing test. Mr. Yost teaches Typing 1-2, beginning and advanced typ- ing, and Bookkeeping 1-2. He is also a Sophomore Class sponsor. Mr. Donald Cook looks concerned as he prepares to advise students in one of his typing classes. Mr. Cook teaches Typing, Cooperative Office Education, and Consum- er Economics. He is also a Sophomore Class sponsor. Mr. Ronald Gould glances over notes in one of his classes. Mr. Gould teaches Sales, Merchandising, and Marketing. He is kept busy throughout the year as DECA, Key Club, and Junior Class sponsor, working hard to stir interests in the business field. Students gain valuable business experiences from the commercial courses offered at Prescott High. These courses include bookkeeping, Consumer Economics, Cooperative Office Education, Distributive Education, General Bus- iness, marketing, Secretarial Training, shorthand, and typing. Bookkeeping is designed to provide sufficient training for students in the field of handling records and books. Consumer Economics aims to give students basic knowledge concerning available goods and services. Distributive Edu- cation is offered to seniors only, and is an organizational pattern of instruction which involves regularly scheduled part- time employment. General Business is designed to acquaint students with everyday business procedures. I can hear! exclaims Miss Helena Skinnor as she works with the tape recorders in the steno lab. Miss Skinner teaches shorthand, secretarial training, and typing. She is a Junior Class sponsor and is also a member of the Merit Cup Committee. Mr. George Wiant is put on guard by a question from one of his students. Mr. Wiant teaches General Business and Typing 1-2. He is a member of the Counseling and Guidance Committee and is a Senior Class sponsor. —28—