Salida High School - Resume Yearbook (Salida, CO)

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Home Ec Sponsors 2nd Pre-School The second annual preschool was held May 12-23. Preschool was again under the direction of Mrs. Sally Van Horn. The program is for students ages four to five. Class started at 8:45 and ended at 11 a.m. in the home economics room. The program included play with other children, stories, music, and other educational activities, along with a mid-morning snack. Fifteen children were enrolled in the preschool class. Mrs. Van Horn said purpose of the preschool is for high school students to observe behavior of children and to help both age groups learn through a variety of experiences. The two weeks ended with a grad uation ceremony for the children. The students sang songs, and received their first diplomas. Parents and other fam- ily members of the students observed graduation. This page, top: preschoolers play hands up. Left: Jill Crisman points her gun. encouraging fingerpainters to do as instructed. Right: Dannie McCarthy shows pictures. Opposite page, left: Ann Sparling gives a helping hand to a young artist. Top: Terri Lucero and Dawn Hibbard compliment youngsters. Middle: Draw- ing was another project preschoolers underwent. Bottom: The two weeks came to an end and the preschoolers graduated. 18

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With space technology and computerization coming on strong in the world, students find there is more reason for emphasis on science and math classes. Ecology and environmental studies play an imponant part in the curriculum of all the sci- ence classes here. The basics are not forgotten, however. Students find more and more reason to use the card catalog to find material which they would have thought remote a few months earlier. A continuing effort on the part of Librarian Glenda Shepler, aided by sug- gestions from teachers and administrators, is up-grading the Salida High media center and students are often surprised with the material they can dis- cover there. Science classes are not the only discipline which use the center. Social studies, English, Foreign language, and voca- tional students find more reason to use materials each year. A special project which began this year, and will continue in 1976, is the building of a Colo- rado Centennial Library of state and local history. The Colorado History section of the library is one of the best in the state, with many books dealing with state history. Charles Mellen, superintend- ent, is overseeing the project which will add much local his- tory to the media center. His goal is to have student research and prepare the material. Mias Glenda Shepler. media center librarian, had a staff of student helpers this year. Theresa Sauke was one of the aids. There was a flurTy of card checking near the end of the year as students checked in books and library staffers had to get them on the shelves in the right order. 17

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