Rickards High School - Anumpa Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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First Boys Compete in Homemaking Contest Erroll Hammond, William Lee and Donald Moore were the first three boys at Rickards ever to compete in the Betty Crocker Search for Homemakers of Tomorrow test of family life, knowledge and attitudes. The test was given by the home economics department. Of the homemaking courses offered Mrs. Bertha jones, department chairman, said, Our courses are centered r-afar-14 A around homemaking and understanding that will help the student in the home. We try to point out jobs that are available in this area and indicate the relationship between these jobs and homemaking skills. We also try to help students see how the things they are learning, such as good grooming, manners, getting along with others, promptness and dependability apply to jobs. S X 4 Gi, I , x. i,,. -iq ' ' -half: f if LQVHVVY W0Shff79l'0f1, Senior. df?fV'0'75ff0f95 f70W f0 wash 0 baby ffl children through the age of six. In addition to class work, stu- his child development class. Students learned how to care for dentg legmed by faking field tripg,

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Shirley Farmer and Mary Carter look over a display on Black history presented during A fro- American History Week. With drugs and other articles on display before them, students in class to talk to them on the effects and reasons for the widespread the Social Psychology class listen to a guest speaker invited by the use of drugs in society.

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1 Sherry Smith and Helen Sprodley begin a new cooking project in Mr. jack Pierce, A palachee Publix baken informs food and nutri Food and Nutrition ll where they learn good nutrition skills. tion students how commercial bakery goods are stored. I f 'bf Peggy Lewis, a clothing and textiles student, starts work on a fill them by learning art principles related to dress, clothing con- zipper for a project. Her class studies clothing needs and how to struction skills and characteristics of fibers.