San Angelo Central High School - Westerner Yearbook (San Angelo, TX)

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f iz, '- , ,.r,fgf'm ,f-Q:-grszmri, The recent concern about education sparked controversy as to the place and purpose of the school in today's society. Cne idea seemed to be common to all sides of the debate . . . education should prepare a student for later life. The basic courses that all students were required to take made it possible for a person to live as an aware and con- tributing member of society. While English, math, and science prepared a student for further education, history and foreign languages provided a background in understanding current world events, While some students centered their at- tention around the academics to prepare for college, others chose to begin prepar- ing for their places in life. As a short cut to the business world, students were able to learn marketable skills through voca- tional classes. In the educational process of preparing for independence, many students took electives, such as journalism, speech, drafting, art, and homemaking, to learn more about their special interests. Whether their purpose in choosing these standard electives were for fun or for job-skill preparation, they provided a necessary facet to the total learning experience. Besides book knowledge and practical knowledge, people knowledge was an added benefit of the everyday school en- vironment. From research papers to pep rallies, students learned something about responsibilities that will be useful in later life. l Stephanie McCollum ,,,, c, ,,,. ,,, dl' NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE? - Sophomore David Putnam shows Kathy Ryln, junior. how to FRIENDSQQMANS COUN1-RYMEN sopho ldenlf-lfY bel' blood WPC- Graydon Tmsler plays the part of Julius Cac: 14 Learning an English class

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H 3 :ALL F L QR FALLING APART AT THE SEAMS - Autobody students try to keep this junkyard truck together during the parade. Q! I tsp I REIGNING ROYALTY - Principal Skip Casey congratulates newly crowned homecoming queen MARCHING T0 THE BEAT - Band members wait for Liga Edwafdg, their cue to start playing during the parade. Reuniting 13

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'wg A WOMAN'S JOB lS NEVER DONE - Senior Lupe Perez makes use of his steady hands in a homemaking class. 3 I tg IT ALL ADDS UP - Algebra teacher Charles Hall helps junior Julie Keel with her classwork. WHIZ KIDS - Senior Earl Milam enters a program for his assignment in computer pro- gramming class. mx , .. ,. , fffaw+as5as'esmN9'?'Nm :ummm .- L Learning 15