Sayreville War Memorial High School - Quo Vadis Yearbook (Parlin, NJ)

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Students Perform to Learn Acting like an appliance and using ten vocabulary words to describe your function. Improvising a situa- tion and communicating with others — all without words. College Skills and Theater are just two of the classes which enable a student to perform in front of their classmates. In College Skills, students learned vocabulary words through a variety of means. These included writing and performing in commercials, using the words and acting like an appliance. Theater I, Theater II, and Theater Workshop emphasized on stage per- formance. Theater Workshop offered a unique opportunity for the concen- trated study of theater. A new course, Creative Expres- sions, offered the opportunity for a student to explore the areas of art, music, writing, movement, and cre- ative dramatics. The course stressed active participation by the student. I 27 Using vocabulary words and actions, Dobbin Payne1 demonstratos an appliance tor College1 Skills c lass

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Beauty Parlor Open to Community Sausages are prepared by Vincent Gallo in Home Economics Operating a nursery school. Cook- ing a complete meal. Cutting and styling hair. Learning in a simulated office. Our curriculum enables stu- dents to further develop their inter- ests in these areas. The Child Care Occupations class operated a nursery school for three and four year old children. The course is designed for students who would like to enter vocations which deal with children. Home Economics, open to all stu- dents, offered the opportunity to gain experience in such areas as cooking and sewing. Students in Beauty Operator Occu- pations I and II learned to cut and style hair, as well as various other skills. They operated a Beauty Parlor which was open to members of the community. At the completion of the Senior year, those who qualify receive a State Beauty Operator license. Secretarial Office Practice students worked in a classroom which was set up like an office. Jobs were assigned and work performed. The class pre- pared students for entry into the sec- retarial field. Auto shop is a course in which stu- dents learned both simple and com- plex car maintenance. Students per- formed routine repairs as well as learned the fundamentals of the automobile. An automobile engine is repaired by Jeff Fires- tine in Auto Shop I 29 Vanessa Barbeito styles the hair of another Beauty Operator Occupations student