Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Freshman Scott Boyd attempts to during a decisive play in his physical pass the ball by BH opposing player education class 'Rim Limbering up with arm circles, Jun- ior Sara Mueller and Sophomore Kim Kooistra, get ready lor Aerobic danc- ing in their pre, class. . ,A- :. -L -.1w-.,g-

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s man became aware of everything around him he ' r became aware of himself. He began to worry about his health and found that exercise kept him healthy. Thus creating . . . We were having a badminton tour- Nevada Brimberry's second period nament in p e., recalled Sophomore class Cathy Murphy, a student of Miss pbpstral ehuratiu P.E. gives you a little while to get away from school, be with your friends, and have a good time, commented Sophomore Suzanne Satterfield. Although some students only took Physical Education because it was required, both boys' and girls' coaches alike agreed that the students, as a whole, enjoyed it. I think the girls enjoy the fitness class most, remarked Mrs. Karen Martin, girls' p.e. teacher. They jump rope, lift weights, aerobic dance, and exercise to music. We try to teach the girls something they can do after high school. . .lifetime sports. The boys like to play team sports like basketball, explained Mr. Guy Stafford, boys' p.e. coach. Nowadays some people just don't get enough exercise. The students need Girls p.e. students play cageball in the snack bar area as an alternate X .-.- II a course where they can get from behind their desks a little while. Two other courses teaching students good personal and social habits were Health I and Health II. I find Health very interesting, said Junior Kara Klopfenstein. It's alot like biology. Mr. William Garrison, health instructor, commented, It's a state requirement that each student takes two quarters of health. I think it's a necessity that the chapters on alcohol and drug abuse be taught. Because there was not much homework, students had time for other things in health. According to Junior Brad Todes, Health is a good time to socialize because there's always time to talk to your friends when you finish your work. activity on rainy days. t 'NS ex 84 physical education ' K at

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oon man's responsibilities grew, not only did he have to care for himself, but he wagted tortake care of his f1amiljgI D U m B an givet em a more com orta e ' home. I-ledeveloped... If you had S800 to redecorate your room, how would you go about it? What would you buy? How would you decide what you really needed? In order to learn room decorations and floor plans, students were confronted with this situation in Home Furnishings, one of many courses offered by the home economics department. Home economics is the one course that everybody's going to use for the future, said Mrs. Reba Irwin, home economics teacher. ln addition to Home Furnishings, juniors and seniors were also offered single quarter courses of Consumer Education, Home and Family Living, and Home Management. Students of all grade levels could take Homemakingl and Il, for either one quarter or for a full year. Home Management covered more of the business side of the home -leases and stuff like that, said Junior Zingara Harrison, who took the course. It also had cooking in it and general functions of the home -like how to buy and rent a house, she 86 home economics added, Another course offered to the juniors and seniors was Child Development. This course, according to Junior Gigi Underhill, included watching a lot of films and going to the nursery once a week and working with kids of different ages. My favorite part, commented Gigi, was going to the nursery. lt was different from babysitting, you were really working with the kids and teaching them something. Students taking Child Development were required to complete a project. We had to do something for a child, explained Gigi, like make them a toy or teach them to read. Mrs. Irwin added, Every quarter each student fin any home economics classy had to do a home experience project. This project was required by the state because home economics was funded by the government. There was very little homework, said Mrs. Irwin, but the students had to do something at home that applied to what they learned. Sophomores, LeeAnn Sweet and Michelle Mangogna listen and learn about child care www---.5 Junior Ken Lucas kids around with school visited by the child one of the children at the nursery menlclass. Uiwfff 'M , 5