Sabino High School - Vista Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Students Experience New Elective Q The Science Department oceanography including, field had one of its most interesting trips to the Marine Biology Lab years. One reason for this was at the U of A, where the class the new course, Oceanography, saw pickled fish, and to the Seminar, taught by Alex Scuba Cove, where they were Kerstitch, one of Arizona's able to use air tanks to go more qualified oceanographers. under water. Semester projects The class found themselves include, experimenting with experiencing many aspects of kelp and other seafood for the class to eat, and building a submarine that can hold one person and submerge. VISTA: What is the reason for teaching oceanography? MR. KERSTITCH: Oceanogra seminar is part of the science seminar and I was chosen to teach because of my 17'- 'W

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you think most teenagers are? VISTA: Do Sabino's teachers KERSHNER: The AAHPER teach skills before they start fitness test is the only thing to competing in the class? judge that by and a larger KERSHNER: We teach a lot of percent of Sabino's students are skills in the classes and try to passing it and receiving the offer the best equipment to Presidental Fitness Award. teach these skills. 1. Alan Weidenhof '80 learns to spike the volleyball. 2. During gymnastics class a student practices a round-off dismount from the balance beam. 3. Pat Mahurin '81 and Rob Kaplan '80 enjoy riding bikes in the biking class. 4. Craig Chapman '80, George Townsend '78, Colleen Van- Wormer '81, Alice Huhn '81, and jim Parra '80 play field hockey. 5. Dianna Miller '80 teaches Stephanie Ebert '80 and Sheri Layne '80 the class II gymnas- tics routine. E X T :jg Paul Kershner Leslie Agnew William Bell Larry Campbell Sally Davidson Q l l its William Lovin Louis Good Linda Grissom Steve Oaks Robin Ortuno www gm

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background. VISTA: What are some drawbacks to teaching in the desert. MR. KERSTITCH: No ocean of course. But, it is only a four and one half hour drive to the sea and the U of A made available a research vessel for us to use. 1. Mr. jewsbury helps confused students. 2. Pam Harvey '81 experiments with wa- ter from an aquarium. 3. An interested student looks through a microscope. 4. Barb Savel '80 and Laurie Thorton '80 enjoy working on a lab. 5. Student aid Dave Ryan '78 prepares supplies for chemistry. 6. Mr. Alex Kerstitch shows Terry Keifer '78 along with other stu- dents how to dive. Gail Paulin Bob Sicilian Arthur Acosta Barry Roth Bruce johnson ff' i Q fd 5 iv 4. Q r' , E 2' -., X Ivan Fowler Patricia Kendrick Bruce Liming john Brooks Cliff lewsbury