R L Paschal High School - Panther Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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Skillful Hands Master Arts Among the many courses offered here at Paschal are art and the industrial arts. In art, students learn to work with oil and water paintings, pottery, and other crafts. This year, included in the class curriculum, was a session on japanese art, presented by Mr. Haruo Abbe, a visiting teacher from japan. In addition to art, students may also choose from the industrial arts. These arts allow both boys and girls to work with various machines in metal and wood shop, engines in power mechanics, and mechanical draw- ings in drafting. Upper: I COT THIS POTTERY CRAFT KIT FOR CHRISTMAS. Cherie Goodspeed and jerry Bainbridge mold clay as-one of their projects in advanced art. Above: WHEW! THIS IS HARD WORK! Olivia Duke and lohn Chatham work on their engine in power mechanics. Right: Henry Vasquez and Dudley Woodlard use a drill press, one of the many available machines, in metal shop,

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Classrooms Teach Facets Cf Performing Arts Music, speech, and drama are sometimes called the performing arts. These include the orchestra, various choruses and bands, and speech and drama classes. ln these classes, interested students learn all the fac- ets of their particular art. ln music, they learn the dif- ferent stages of music from the music's history to its modern characteristics. The speech and drama class- rooms are designed to teach the techniques of speak- ing on the stage and to audiences and to improvise parts. These arts are offered to students of all grades and provide for an important part of the curriculum of Paschal. 14!ACTlVlTlES Upper: Members of the Freshman Cho- rus, Theresa Trammel, Frankie Wooden, and Danette Wallace concentrate on their singing during a classroom rehearsal. Center: First year drama stu- dents Theresa Love and Steve Floyd pres- ent a soap opera skit to the class as one of their projects. Left: Students of the sec- ond period band pause to listen to the instructor for a few pointers. YZ'

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Students Take Look Into Past PaschaI's history department offers the student many different types of classes. juniors have the chance to take American Culture and Thought which combines American History and English 5-6, Seniors have the chance to take Modern British Studies which com- bines British History and English 8. In these classes the history is combined with the literature to give the student a chance to see how the two are related. Other classes offered to the students include Texas, World, and American History, government, and Euro- pean Studies. Through these classes the student learns how things were done in the past and how to prepare for the future. Upper: WHAT'S THE ANSWER! Mrs, Ram- bo's fourth period American History class works hard to complete their assignment. Lower Left: Carol Cramm, Kathy Kinard, Andre Taylor, and Charlotte Berger have a group discussion in Modern British Stud- ies. Lower Right: Gwen Harris lends an ear as she listens to one of Miss Hender- son's government lectures. .. l i ilitvlii 5 'I N agglfsgat. T .K . .. Q., w -- gfaas :iss . 7 fe . 'rf , ,,,, r - , ffzf. ' . S I ff'-.,::,-e',g.r'. 14-.str-. pg: 1 x3fg,:i-tr:-fy: 1,,,.,1 ::?'1r:r! 4:?i': .tr.. .5 'exif ,r 'X Q :rw 'ws- wms -,3,l .Yaffi?f ,iw ' -1-. , ffi yi.. . 'rs -art - A f . ,,,1+-bww TGXACTIVITIES if