Southwestern Heights High School - Mustanger Yearbook (Kismet, KS)

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MRS. SCRIBNER, librarian. The 1972-73 school year has been a busy year for the library. Since the English de- partment changed the Junior and Senior Eng- lish program to mini-courses, there has been an increase in circulation of library mate- rials. The first two years under this new system created a 37% increase in the number of books circulated over the last two years under the old English system. Thank-You RIGHT; MRS. BROWN, English and debate and drama teacher. These two years of teaching at SWH have been both a rewarding and a learning experience. I have especially enjoyed our nine-week ini mini-courses for Juniors and Seniors. Not only do these classes give the students a much wider scope of choice, but they also give the teacher a fresh challenge. I would never enjoy teaching the same class over and over again in the same manner. Maybe that is why I have included different areas of study from year to year even in my Freshman and Sophomore classes. Directing the debate and drama program has been a thoroughly enjoyable task. The fine per- formances turned in by the students have made all the work worthwhile. MRS. BENDER, business department, This has been a very enjoyable year. I have found most of the students interested in their class work and school activities. Many have shown that they are am- bitious, interested individuals who want to succeed in all that they are called upon to do. r •

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Faculty MR. DUNHAM This is my fourth year here at Southwestern Heights. I believe it has been a most enjoyable and successful year. The students I have worked with have responded well and have made teach- ing a pleasure for me. Thank you all. MR. DUNHAM is the auto mechanics and arts and crafts teacher. Here he's showing his students how to assemble a carburetor. MR. BROWN This year the business department introduced a new course, personal typing, for those students not desiring to pursue a course in typing aimed strictly in the area of office occupations. These students learned the fundamentals of the type- writer and were introduced to problems they will confront in their personal life in which the use of the typewriter will be valuable. This year the Vo-Ag depart- ment has put emphasis on several new activities; judging teams, service projects, like planting trees for the school and the city of Plains and money making pro- jects like painting. It has been a rewarding year for the students and myself.

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MRS. DRAKE, physical ed. and 7th G 8th grade gym teacher. As the school year of 72-73 draws to close I would like to Thank the girls, the faculty and the com- munity for making this my first year a very enjoyable one. I feel that I have learned as much as the girls and I am looking forward to next year as being as good and I hope a little better than this year. The girls' willingness and cooperation was very evident in all the sports but especially in basketball. The desire proved itself as 31 girls started the season and I ended the year with 19 girls that were willing to put forth 100%. The girls added their 1st trophy to the school trophey case by receiving a 3rd in the league tournment. We tried something new this year by having a synchronized swim show which went very well. Thank You, RIGHT: ASSISTANT COACH MYERS. We have covered a lot of material in social studies courses this year and have tried a few new things as well. Government classes held a mock Supreme Court with each student being a judge in one famous Supreme Court case and arguing one side of another. Psychology-Sociology class had conducted maze-learning experiments and looked into many topics in this large subject area from chimpanzee behavior to the psychology of death. World history class has used an approach that al- lows each student to work at his own rate, and geography classes have taken daily map quizes to learn the major landforms of the world. I feel we have had a very productive year. Thank-You. IP