Thomas Jefferson High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX)

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Industrial Arts Offers Special Skills T-squares, scales, and triangles, Lathes to shape metal and wood, type cases These are tools that boys use as they crowd into Industrial Arts classes each year. They may elect instruction in Print Shop I and II, Woodshop I and 11, Metal Shop I and II, and Drafting I, II, and III. Many boys with 1111 eye to the immediate future, whether in the Armed Services or in industry, elect as many shop classes as they are permitted so that they may have 11 beginning in a readily marketable skill. MR. CORDELL LOUVIEREyPIintIng B..S Unixerslky of Southwestern Lou- isiana; PILOT and Student Directory MR LELAND KAY-Woodshop I and II; BS. and M..S No nh Texas State UniversIty; Golf Coach MR. RIARVIN CICHOWSKI Draft- ing I, II, and III; B'S. University of Alabama M Ed. Sam Houston Slate MR. JERRELL TERRELL;Dmfting I; BS. and MS UnIversity of Axkansas; Junior Red Cross MR. JOE WICKWAREhMetal Shop I and II; B.S. Prairie View A and M College MR. WILLIE G. JONES Chairman 0f Induxlrial An BAI Sam Houston State College

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Four Foreign Languages Add Cultural Note To become bi-lingual is the Ambition of many students ear pecially those Who are college bound Four fnreign lungmges, each on a number of levels, are available for study, A language le thnt was established as one of the front runners in this field is kept busy :15 students listen .lnd LhAtter away in Spanish, Latin, French. or German. To help the Stur dents understand the languages batten the teacher: of that MRS, GERALDINE JOHNgON department sponsor various Iangmge clubs. Chairman of lbs I ' wgu I..ulgzugu qunmm BA. East Texm Stair Cullcgc M.Ed. Uniwrsny of Houston Testing, one two Hurcc MR. RICHARD HATCH Ilin ; BA, 5:. Cnllcgt: JCL ,uh MR. ARTHUR NESMITHi Spun h III, IV, and V: B.A IInivc 'ty of the Americas, M.Ed. ltphcn F, Austin State College; Spanish Club MRS. BETTY PRICEi quh; BAA Nunhmst Luu- isinnu Strm- College; French Club MK PAUL SCHULZVBEHV LNDi'GCfman and English II; B.A. University of Tex as; Jeffcrson Union of Ger- man Smdems. Folk Singing MRS. JOYCE LOUKAsi Frenth IV and Spanish I .1an II and HI; BA Lamar Tech; Pan American Club, LnCrrde Francnis

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Creativity Extends to All Corners of TJ Jingle bells in September? Don't Worry, it's only the choir under the direction of Mr. Loyd Hawthorne practicing for the annual Christmas program. In March, students were hosts to re- gional choirs who participated in the University Interscholastic League contest. Additionally, cho- ral students entered the $010 and Ensemble and the AlLRegion and AllrState contests. Mr, John Badgett, instructor for the Thomas Iefferson Maroon and Gold Band, spends long hours preparing for the $010 and Ensemble and the University Interscholastic League contests In addition, qualified band students are chosen to be- come members of the Jeffersonians, A dab of paints, a brush, and pnperithese are the supplies students use to create attractive works of art Artistic students may try their skills from abstract to psythedelic paintings, ceramics, and pencil sketches, under the supervision of Mrt IWRV JOHN BADGETTeBand; MR. LOYD HAWTHORNE Cecil Taylon B.Ed. Lamar Tech; Jefferson- eChoral Music; B.S, Lamar ians, Swingsters Tech, M.M. Baylor University; Good News MR CECIL TAYLOR, art teacher, Barbie Ellis, and Debbie Warren work hard to meet the Senior Ball deadline.