Trenton High School - Tawana Yearbook (Trenton, MO)

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MELBA MUSICK TEACHING IS SEW-SEW As an adolescent, Melba Musick was a mem- ber of 4-H. 4-H teaches useful information and skills people need for every-day living and so do Musick's home economic courses. These courses range from Contemporary Liv- ing for Singles, to Personal Culture, to clothing and textiles, to child development. Musick's hometown is Augusta Illinois. She at- tended college for two years at Stephen's Col- lege in Missouri and continued on to recieve her Bachelor's degree in Education at the Uni- versity of Missouri at Columbia. Musick likes to sew, read, and enjoys being with people. nav-4' -al 1. Theresa Lent checks the oven temperature setting during one of Musick's classes. 2. Musick and Stan Perry nearly collide in Contemporary Living for Singles class. 3. Jenny Stotts receives help from Musick with her sewing project. V n - r 5'1 ink .H 1: I 3. I ,F .1

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Al RN EB D3 STU Q LJI -w a-:'- 62 RON MCCUl.LOUGH TEACHING AS A FRIE D Teacher, coach, music lover, -friend. Ron McCullough taught Ethnic, Recent World His- tory and Psychology I and II. Ethnic classes studied minority groups, Re- cent World History classes touched on the Kennedy assassination, World War II and POW treatment. In Psychology I, students took fan- tasy trips and studied the mind. Psychology II classes studied behavioral disorders and took a field trip to the state schools at Higginsville and Marshall to observe the mentaly retarded. Aside from teaching, McCullough coached girls' basketball and sponsored Student Coun- cil. As a music lover, he and Dennis Adamson held extra-curricular classes on buying and selecting stereo equipment. They also gave classes on the Beatles , their music and his- tory. 1. If you have an appetite this big, Ron McCul lough has the class for you. 2. Students take time out from group work to listen to the teacher. 3. Susan Anderson, Lori Sharp and Cindy Whi- teaker enjoy a Spanish meal in in Ethnic class. li H JP:

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MARTY RIGGS YEAR LIKE A DATSUN After spending two years teaching at THS, Marty Riggs comments, This year is like a Datsun com mercial .... we are driven. Riggs earned his education at Missouri Valley College where he received his bachelor of science degree. He attended the University of Missouri at Kansas City, and Northeast Missouri State Universi ty, Kirksville, where he recieved a graduate studies degree. When Riggs isn't teaching, he coaches. He is cur rently assistant football and basketball coach. The classes he teaches are Recent U.S. History, Western Geography and Sociology. Rush helped students learn more about the United States, the Vietnam War, the Kennedy Assassination and WWII. Western Georgaphy involved learning every state an North America, every province in Can'ada and countries in South America. Worksheets were a ne verending subject in Western Geography, Sociology classes learned the social habits of man. 1. After a hard day of teaching, Riggs trucks on down the hall, headed for home. 2. Brad Ewing puts away books as David Bou- zek and Chanse Elliot take a breather. 3. Riggs was involved with many sports, espe cially boys' basketball.