Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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vding over to assista friend from Kin- grove, Senior Carrie Cox participates a child development art class. We 'e making valentines and one little F just wouldn't do anything. vas cleaning up the kitchen and act- weird, explained junior Farrar Fol- '. Her second period homemaking s cooked many different types of d, including Farrar's favorite, a genu- Mexican dinner. ' ::g::f.:',?:r:::: -- :ll 3131 I1 25311 U rinsed-- af-115311 - musi- N W ,v 1 playing duck-duck-goose, lun Farley joins in entertaining the from Kindergrove. Suzan ned, The purpose was to see we could handle the kids. It was a change from our usual work. le Sophomore Kelly Dillon looks unior Farrar Folmar carefully mixes ing for her German chocolate cake. Carter slowly reads the recipe as r adds the ingredients. Farrar said enjoys her homemaking class use it is different. -.-P4 mn.. nw , .. Y :lg homemaking 91

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CODLUJJQQIHICQDIICHIJ homemakers learn useful skills E FQ' I , . g fx ., ui ' fl ,MM - -,.g.-0 4 ou may not use a math or Eng- Y lish course every day, but homemaking is the one course that will be useful in everyday life, stated Mrs. leanette Cripps about the vari- ous courses she teaches along with Mrs. Reba Irwin and Mrs. Cathy Car- IBF, Homemaking was more than cook- ing and sewing. Mrs. Cripps said, We tried to teach the students how to fix leaky water faucets and do other simple repairs. Consumer Edu- cation class also taught budgeting and figuring income taxes in a two quarter course. Senior Larry Wallace said, This will help me in college when I have to do stuff for myself next year. Another aspect of the home, Home Furnishings, was offered to students. Color, design and selecting furniture were put to use when some students fixed up their room and the class visited it to see how they had done it up, said Mrs. Irwin. Seniors and juniors took part in 90 homemaking ig L, va:',-- rn , . ,fb ,li 'shi-A 1+1et2:naffi1?t' . I their own exclusive course, Home and Family Living, in which they learned the basics of child and home care. Senior Carrie Cox commented, We had kids come from Kinder- grove 1 a day care centerj and we got into groups and listened to music or made valentines. What was really neat was that the guys got along with the kids well. Even the shy kids kind of looked up to them Shirye Dan- iels, sophomore, added, lt was total confusion when the children came over. But it ended up to be fun just the same. Homemaking I, mainly made up of freshmen and sophomores, consisted of cooking, sewing, and home fur- nishings. Mr. Irwin said, There aren't any classes that we don't have boys. Sewing proved to be a successful course for Bill. Making a shirt was kind of hard, but it was good how we made it by ourselves. Senior Larry Wallace swore that his shirt was bet- ter than some of the girls' creations, and Mrs. Cripps backed him up on During their second period making class, Seniors Holly I han, lohnette Ledbetter, M Stolle Smith and Sophomore Dillon wait patiently for their b style dinner. Kelly explained, kitchen made a dish and we all part of each dish. lohnette said ing was her favorite part of I making. that. Cooking, a class in which stu could eat their experiments, another favorite course. lt's what l'm learning, it's what I get of it, Mrs. Irwin stated about general attitude from cooking. Shirye said with a grin, Take co if you like to eat and want to how to prepare it. A Homemaking classes taught in home management, child and money management that v be used out in the 'real world.'

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et? time tbeoti Musicians study harmonies and rhythms Brushing up on his saxophone, Sopho- more Miles Fain practices with the Cadet Band. Miles has played the saxo- phone for four years and plans to tryout for the Concert Band next year. During a daily rehearsal, junior Ellen Kemp plays with violins Senior jill Green and junior Karen Elliott. Ellen qualified for All-State Orchestra. jarr- 92 music rom writing to playing and F singing, students studied the various facets of music. Described usually as a break in the day, music classes deviated from the usual classroom routine. The classes included four levels of band, four levels of choir, one orchestra class and one music theory class. Mr. Griff Miller directed the Orchestra and Training Band and taught the music theory class. Thirty-seven strings and 24 wind and percussion players from the Symphonic Band joined together to form the Orchestra. The world's greatest music was written for orchestra. It's a study of a musical art that you can hear anywhere in the world, commented Mr. Miller. The group's hard work paid off in al lrating of Superiorj in Concert Contest and all lrating of Excellentj in Sight Reading Contest. Sophomore jean Breaux explained, Around contest time you start striving. You start feeling more unified. Like in rehearsals you're always stopping to practice certain phrases, but on stage you can hear you've produced something great. Wearing handmade arters, Seniors T Gwinn and Susan Paufare two members quartet singing Cabaret. The two first formed the act in the talent show and revised it for the choir production. Mimi Lvasure and Lori Montgomery the other members ofthe quartet. Before each performance, the students rehearsed after school if the section leader lfirst chairj thought it necessary. Their performances included a Chi Concert with Spring Forest junior High and playing at graduation the band. ln addition, Seniors Roxy Shafranek, Brian Boyer, and jill Greene, violinists, and Richard H cellist, juniors Ellen Kemp, vi jean Breaux, violinist, and Margie McCrory, french hornist, and sophomore Dawn Thomas, violi qualified for All-Region Orcr Roxy, Brian, Richard, Ellen, and Margie went on to play in the All- State Orchestra with Leah Hipple playing in the All-State Band. Mr. Miller commented, Orchestra is the most overlo musical study because it is so difficult. Becoming skilled is ali