Syracuse High School - Rocket Yearbook (Syracuse, NE)

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Vo. Ag. instructor, Mr. Don Benson, explains generator to Vo. Ag. students, Jerry Kepler and Dale Kruse. Manual arts Completing his second year at Syracuse, Mr. Don Benson has been busy fulfilling his job as vocational agriculture instructor for sophomores, agricultural mechanics for juniors and seniors, farm business, farm management, and life science for seniors. Mr. Benson also teaches night classes in welding, adult education, and current topics for young farmers. Mr. Benson holds a B.S. degree from the University of Nebraska and is now doing graduate Work. He sponsors the FFA and is also a sophomore class sponsor, His hobby is raising livestock. Daryl Hopp and Randy Crownover, Ag. students, build feed bunk under the direction of Mr. Don Benson. it at A ,, , ez: 1 A E L -at ,M -f-'S ,I A Q A v k' Q fi ii we .IWW

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knowledge and training for job opportunities Helping the girls with the basics of homemaking is Mrs, Marion Harms. She has two classes of freshmen home ec. Juniors and seniors learn more about art principles, child care, food preservation, foods and nutrition, clothing,home manage- ment, and social relationships. Junior girls presented their mothers with a tea and a style show at Easter. They also held a pizza party for them- selves at the end of their foods unit. One project of the senior girls was to serve a Christmas tea for all school personnel and a dinner for the school board and their wives. Mrs. Harms has been on the Syracuse faculty for eleven years. She received aB.S. degree from the University of Nebraska. Her hobbies include knitting, cooking, sew- ing, and raising flowers. Office practice student, Judy Stoner, gains skill on printing calculator. Junior home ec. girls come to Mrs. Marion Harms for samples of their in class cooking. Linda Wilkins, consumer economic student, views bulletin ,board display.

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Supplies skills Mr. Vaughn Lawrence, in his eighth year at SHS, teaches shop classes at both junior and senior high buildings. His classes include mechanical draw- ing, woodworking, hand and power tools , carpentry, and advanced blueprint reading. ' Mr, Lawrence has a B,A, degree from Wayne State Teachers College, He coaches the track and cross-country squads, basketball reserves, andis as- sistant varsity coach. Mr, Roger Witt has spent five years at Syracuse as drivers' education teacher, He also teaches physical ed- ucation at the junior high building, This is his second year as head basketball coach. He was also assistant football coach and a senior class sponsor. Mr. Witt graduated from Peru State Teachers College where he received his B.S, degree. Mr. Vaughn Lawrence instructs shop student, John Weber, on the operation of the table saw. Driver education students, Carol Kreifels and Irene Gartner, are ready to take a trial run under the direction of Mr. Roger Witt. I