Statesville High School - Trail Yearbook (Statesville, NC)

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Home Projects Stimulate Creativity Mrs. Ruth Brooks and Miss Shirley Henkle led home economics students on field trips to food stores, furniture outlets, and garment factories. A trip to Bonanza proved to be enjoyable as well as educational. There the students learned how food was prepared in large quantities. After a tour they enjoyed lunch as an extra bonus. Students in home economics classes also learned about the successful management of the home. Mimeographed sheets were handed out regularly with instructions on the simplest, most thorough way to do household tasks. Many students sharpened their abilities to co-ordinate colors when Miss Henkle distributed pictures of rooms to be colored. Sewing proved to be a tedious task when students constructed their first garments. The fitting and cutting of patterns and sewing of exact seams and hemlines were skills to be mastered. For students wishing to pursue their studies in specific areas, advanced courses were offered. wr if 1 A field trip to Bonanza by Home EC students, leads to a better understanding on proper preparation of meats. 21 V. - 4 ' Q x - Qi av mm fe if 'V f ,Q Q t 1 . . The Home EC. Department: Mrs. Shirley Henkel and Mrs. Ruth Brooks. Z6 - Academics Working for the right consistency in her vanilla icing, senior Alexis Pickens employs cooking techniques introduced in Home EC. foods. im

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City Projects Involve Masons While performing school and community services, bricklayers and carpenters acquired invaluable working experience in their trades. Young woodworkers once again made necessary repairs on the football concession stand. These industrious apprentices also constructed speaker stands for SHS classrooms. The major 1974-1975 undertaking ofthe department was the completion of doors for the baseball stadium. Carpenters ingeniously enclosed an area for the auto mechanics students to use until their As the completion of Mr. Poplin's new game room nears, Mr. Brake directs Bricklaying II students in the construction ofthe chimney. vocational building was completed. Numerous trips to city construction sites enabled bricklayers to sharpen skills through actual work. Talented masons lent time and muscle to the construction of a catch basin at Oakwood Junior High. Exploring specialized areas such as brick veneer work, students constantly expanded their knowledge of the vocation. Daily shop-work centered on necessary chores such as learning to brick fire places and chimneys. Bricklaying and Construction Department: Stevenson. css . Yfanow Mr. Frank Brake and Mr. Harvey Refinishing a parlor table as their joint construction project, James Dalton and Gus Parsons sand the surface before applying varnish. Academics 25

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Working on a complex blueprint in Mechanical Drawing, Cindy Overman consults Mr. Crawford or the placement of linework. Heye Stresses Student Alertness After sitting through the seemingly endless thirty-six hours of class time, Driver's Education students anticipated the excitement of driving for the first time. Mr. Charlie Heye headed the Driver's Education course again this year. Hey, you're supposed to go around the corner - not over it! That first day on the road was quite an experience, but worth every minute of it when the proud sixteen year olds finally got their liscenses. Mr. Howard Crawford instructed the Mechanical Drawing students in an informal atmosphere. This course required patience and a steady hand as students learned to perfect blue prints. v ww S Through this class students gained , .Mx f experience for future study in .40 architecture, engineering, and drafting. lull! I l u I 1 I l I p I ng, Ill! I 'H I ' l v , ' 'T I in n t 1. 'K VTA, . n 'uf:,'?r ' ' g l Before taking off for their daily driving excursion, Mr. Heye shows D.E. Students Debbie Hunt, Ronnie Williams, and Ricky White the proper way to check the oil level. The Driver's Ed and Technical Drawing Department: Mr, Charlie Heye, and Mr. Howard Crawford. Academics - 27