Sierra High School - Oracle Yearbook (Whittier, CA)

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Advanced Art students practice drawing living models. Q l' I Did you ever have one of those days when you're all thumbs? Miss Setsuko Nakamura ing I, ll Activity and Service Points Mrs. Mina Pierce Office Machines Girls' League ART From simple things such as paint and canvas come beautiful and exquisite works of art. But it takes a third ingredient, a catalyst, to bring forth the mag- nificent from the simple. Provid- ing this third ingredient is the purpose of Sierra High School's Art Department. Students are given the opportunity to create and express themselves in all media, including sculpture, tex- tiles, drawing, mosaic, and painting. Students have a chance to show their work and enter many contests which come up during the year. E3 SINESS EDUCATIV N Miss Jean Carson Bookkeeping I, II Typing I Mr. Edward Meacham Shorthand l Audio-Visual Mr. Richard Hovelsrud Shorthand II F.B.L,A. BUSINESS EDUCATION S i e r r a H i g h School's Business Education Depart' ment covers five general areas: Sec- retarial, Office Pro- cedures, Merchan- dising, and General Office Training, The Miss Carolyn Viens Typing I Usherettes courses provide vo- cational tra i ning and give knowledge and skills which students will fi n d useful in their per- sonal I i v e s. Mr. Bobby Wyroff Business Practice I fnllnna T..,.:.....

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Mrs, Francis Heussonstamm Art Club American Life is a course which teaches the student to know and appreciate his Ameri- can Heritage. The country's his- tory, in war and in peace, is vividly presented by the capable instructors of the department. From the War for Independence to the United Nations, all stu- dents are given the opportunity to learn the basic principles of democracy, as they apply to the world and to their own lives. Mr. Joseph Adler Mrs. Lois Clifton Senior Problems Library Debate Club Forensic Club Mr. Howard Lane Department Head California History Counseling, Jr. Class Mr. Fredrick Osmond Applied Science Junior Class Physical Education Mrs. Dorothy lazior Mr. Richard I. Smiih Senior English Annual Advisor C ub A RT Mr. Frank Matranga Ceramics Pepsters FACU LT Y ls this word nominative or obiective? i-XPIERICAN LIFE

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l be . Miss Darla Bonomit Mathematics l if Freshman 'Class Miss Claire Danneskiold Senior English Student Assembly Mr. Carl Fox Senior Problems C.S.F. Mr. Dwuine Ganyo Dance Club Coaching Miss Sylvia Georgeff Mathematics I Girls' League Mr. Arthur Roessel Senior Problems Student Court Mr. Jack Landis Department Head Mr. Mahlon Conly Senior Problems Mr. Paul Davis Mr. Lon Craven Boys' Physical Education Coaching Mr. Armando Del Torto News Sfgff Senior Problems Cub Reporting F-T-A Public Relations I fix U I 1 xf Q 1 Counseling To the incoming freshman, high school can be a frightening experience. The English Orien- tation Departments first and foremost function is to orient and accustom the incoming freshman to high school lite, and to give him a solid background in the basic skills of English. The sec- i 4'v if English Orientation classes receive vocational talks. An important part of the freshmen program. ENQLBH CRENTATYFI and semester of the course is devoted to the study ot ancient history. ln the hands of the capable instructors, the civiliza- tions of ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome come alive, and show the student how great empires were built on the ashes ot stone- age carnpfires.