Shawnee High School - Quilna Yearbook (Lima, OH)

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Good readers can always strive for improve- ment. A new type of guidance class has been created to help the average or above average students develop their reading ability. To learn to read faster, develop comprehen- sion, pay greater attention to facts, skim, read to grasp ideas quickly and to improve vocab- ulary are the major purposes of this course. These classes last approximately twelve weeks, which gives the students ample time to secure tips for reading. And now for today ' s story GUIDANCE ENTERS MANY FIELDS what courses are right for me? niat college? Business school for me? Each person must reach a concrete decision during his high school vears concerning his post graduate plans and goals. To the many seniors who have made that decision, the Shawnee guidance program has been of invaluable aid. W. D. Shackelford, the head of this department, is always ready and willing to discuss personal problems and to guide us into the paths we wish to tread. Introduced this year was the ninth grade guidance course designed as a general orienta- tion program. Students are able to gain help in solving personal and scholastic problems as well as to learn where their aptitudes and in- terests lie. This is accosmplished bv talks, ques- tion-answer periods, film strips, panels, and guests. So yoii want to be an archaeologist?! 28

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Wlu) allowi ' d tlu ' rl i tci U-- come hard? It ' s not m ' tmii Id swcrp tlie wood slia iini;s Iroiii the floor. These are oiil - a sample ol the remarks uttered 1) ' tlii ' voiing Van Goghs and Rem- brandts of the art classes. Hovv- e er, the student cannot com- plain that the art course does not provide opportunities for him in almost anv desired field. It includes oil painting, water coloring, sculpturing, ceramics, jewelry making, weiving, and leather work. Extensive work in these various phases provides an adequate background for those who plan an art career. RIGHT: Oil, tlu ' v look like profes- sional work! BELOW RIGHT: -Our project for toniorrovv — to find 1,(10(1 ways to use wood sha int;s. BELOW LEFT: Artists at work. CREATIVENESS IS EXPRESSED IN ART CLASSES 27

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EXTRA CLASSES COMPLEMENT ACADEMIC ENDEAVORS ABON ' E LEFT: Careful girls. ABOVE RIGHT: Oops! RIGHT: Now lirrr ' s liow to chaise a flat tire. BELOW RIGHT: Keep )our eyes cm tlie book. Added to the li.st of academic .suhject.s taught at Shawnee are the e.Ktra classes. They supple- ment the form.il curricula to polish off and add practical knowledge to the education of tlie student. Driver education trains one to be more con- scious of his responsibilities behind the wheel. Personal typing enables a student to learn the basic fundamentals of typing for book reports, themes, and college work. Health and gym classes are closely related. Engaging in sports, de eloping physical prow- ess, and cultivating a competiti e spirit are three objecti es of tlie physical education pro- gram. In the health course one learns how to stay strong, how to cope with emergencies, and how to develop his safet --consciousness.