Troy High School - Trojan Yearbook (Troy, KS)

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Touching up his make up, Jason McNemee, creates a dog-like image in theater arts. Drawing the posters for the play is part of Jenifer Anderson’s job in art. Teacher aide Chris Benitz helps Mrs. Goss by grading some papers. Photography by Elaine Johnson, Stephanie Smith, Gary Huff, and Bray’s

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Students enjoy helping others Classes prove fun “There’s no business like show business . . This was the song sung by the students in theater arts. The theater arts class did a number of projects ranging from a play for the grade school to using make-up to create animal- looks. Elaine Johnson commented, “My favorite part of theater arts was doing the play be- cause it really made the kids happy.” “Dirty deeds done dirt cheap . . .” Teachers’ aides, cadette teachers, office aides, and li- brary aides could be heard singing this song as they ran off papers, cut out materials for bulletin boards, answered the phone, and put up library books. “My job is real easy and re- laxing and I like working with the girls and Gail in the of- fice,” said Chris Benitz, an office aide first hour and teacher aide last hour for Mrs. Goss. “Love and marriage, love and marriage, go together like a horse and carriage.” This old song may not be fa- miliar to many, but the family living class learned much about marriage as they stud- ied it as a unit in class. The class also took on a new proj- ect and made stuffed animals for the needy. Their project was written about in the St. Joseph News Press — Ga- zette. “Let me tell you ’bout the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees . . .” The horticulture class may not know much about the birds and the bees after tak- ing horticulture, but they learned a great deal about the flowers and the trees. Landscaping and vegetable production were two of the units studied. Horticulture was a new class and was of- fered to juniors and seniors. “True colors . . . don’t be afraid to let them show.” The art class let their true colors show as they painted the sets for the all-school play. The class put in many hours of hard work for this project. Helping out in the classroom, the office, and the library is the job of the aide. The aides are, front row: T. Greaser, M. Waggoner, S. Karn. Row 2: A. Weber, D. Lopez. Row 3: K. Moore, J. Smith, S. Loyd, J. Tharman. Row 4: C. Benitz, H. Hinds, B. Scholz, B. Clary, J. Smith. Row 5: J. Simpson, K. Needham, C. Bond, Terry Karn. Working on the computers took part of the extra time of students, such as John Sisson and Jack Gardner, in horticulture. 12 Academics Copy and design by Kim Koehler

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Students gain valuable experience Talents developed What kind of classes can stu- dents take where they can learn to sew, type, build, and bake? Classes that allow hands-on experience, such as typing, home economics, projects, and industrial arts, can give students the opportunity to learn. Mrs. Anna Goss taught home economics and bachelor sur- vival, which were classes centered around cooking and sewing. “I took Home Ec because I did not learn anything from my other two home economic classes in St. Joseph,” Michelle Payne said. Phil Stegall commented, “I like bachelor survival be- cause of the fact that I’ve learned a lot of things about being a bachelor.” Mr. James Hundley taught 6th and 7th hour projects. Some of the students spent time overhauling engines, and making fish weights and SBQ grills. Mr. Fred Folsche was the in- dustrial arts instructor. Stu- dents in these classes worked with wood and such materi- als. Some of the projects of the Industrial Arts III and IV classes were making bleach- ers, building sets for the play, and making gun cabinets and stools. Typing is also a hands-on- experience class because stu- dents get to learn to type on typewriters. Mr. Dale White- side was the typing teacher. Sendie Smith explained, “I took typing because I plan on going to college and I thought it would be beneficial towards my career. All around, it’s a pretty easy class.” Building sets for the all-school play is one of the many things Curtis Anderson helped do in Industrial Arts 111. Jonnette Smith waits on customers while working at Venture during work study. The bachelor survival class did various cooking and sewing projects throughout the year. Here, Aaron Swavey, Phillip Stegall, Danny Keller, and Jerry Gerardy model some of the shirts they made. 14 Academics Copy and design by Kim Wiedmer