Salida High School - Resume Yearbook (Salida, CO)

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Unique class teaches responsibility Twenty-seven 'babies' add new twist Sara Graf, opposite page, crawled under her sewing machine to view the remains of her baby whose cra- dle tipped over on the corner of her desk An egg baby belonging to Ellen Cummins, top left, rests happily on her desk during class Miss Becker, left, examines the baby that was abandoned in her maibox by anonymous mother.” “I lost my baby, I lost my baby! cried Debbie Genova as she ran through the halls clutching slimy remains of a broken egg in her pocket. The babies” were eggs given to 27 home economics students by teacher Kathy Becker as part ot the new “Great Delivery class ottered this year. The new class, one ot several, was available because ot the new Melien Hall Addition where junior high home eco- nomics students now have classes. The egg babies were to teach responsiblity of caring for babies. Girls had to take care of them for three days. There were eight fatalities” registered when babies rolled off desks, fell out of hands, or broke in pockets. The first fatality was registered when a baby” fell off Sara Graf’s desk just 20 min- utes after she received her egg. Students learned the funda- mentals of bathing infants when two local women, Molly Krajicek and Kathy Bowers brought their children in for the classes. These two projects were por- tions of the Delivery class which is divided into two parts. The first is The Great Delivery held in the first semester. It cov- ered care of infants from con- ception to age two. The second semester offered a course entitled Bringing Up Babe,” which covered the care of children from age two to teens. Other new classes included marriage, life style, and living environment. Time for additional classes became available when Miss Becker no longer was required to double as a junior high home economics teachers — an idea long in planning. Calculators — Home Economics 13

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Girls checked out lockers in Andreas Field House for the first time in October, when they moved out of Larimer Gymnasium, leaving it open for full-time junior high classes Activities Director Joe Hergert helped Gail Bruce and Sherri Medrano, opposite page, figure out the new system Physical Education class member Jim Knicker- bocker. right, practices his stroke on the Salida Golf Club practice green Golf was one of several sports taught this year. Others included were bowling, ten- nis. ice skating, handball, and track In struggling for the winning soccer goal. Mike Fil- lis. above, expresses enthusiasm for his teammates win. 14 Calculators — Physical Education