San Jon High School - El Coyote Yearbook (San Jon, NM)

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Learning by doing is the motto found in every homemaking department in the nation. This is accomplished through seven units. Donna, Bonnie and Frances, found that cooking was of equal importance in fulfilling their mot- IO. ln agriculture boys learned about power tools, machines, animals, plants insects, soil, trees, water, conservation, meat processing, and marketing. Driver Education, a relatively new subject in the high school curriculum, helps the student to learn safety, effi- ciency, economy, and courtesy in auto- mobile operation. The Journalism class provided stu- dents with experiences in news writing for the COYOTE NEWS and in editing the annual EL COYOTE, which were their main projects.

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Students in Algebra II developed concepts and skills needed in many fields, gained new power over numbers, and learned new uses for them. Dariel Sewell and Joe Henry Sasser were among students who learned many facts about triangles, parallelograms, and circles in Plane Geometry. They also acquired training and practice in logical thinking. 349 Mechanical Drawing consists of learning how to use craftsman's tools, how to print, make measurements, and how to scale drawings. Students in Mechanical Drawing completed about 40 drawings, letterings, and dimension plates.

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In Orchestra students learned themes from outstanding musical com- positions -- such as, operas, symphon- ies, and ballets. The Chorus was made up of students from all high school classes. They learned to coordinate sight, breath,mus- cle, and mental activities. Q 1 9 eff! I gn ies!! fs M X22 ff Physical Education is a very important part of a student's school program. As well as helping a stu- dent develop physically, he learns to be more cooperative.