Vernonia High School - Memolog Yearbook (Vernonia, OR)

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1. Boy's P.E. play a game of football where they used their strength to massacre the opponent. 2. Mrs. Hager demonstrates a step in Aerobic Dancing to her class. 3. Dwayne Zadow is baffled by an assignment from Mr. Calhoun. Opposite page: 1. Mr. Curtis puts forth all his effort in teaching his classes. 2. Sean Fields takes off running after a powerful kick. 3. Eager students wait for their assignment in health from Mr. Nice. 4. Tweedy McLeod scoots for two. 2 P.E. Health Social St. 13

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P.E., Health, And Social Studies Is Enjoyed By All Students All right! Too much football! Fun! These are a few comments we got from students in Mr. Crowston's and Mr. Nice's P.E. classes. Mr. Crowston taught boy's P.E. first and second period, whereas Mr. Nice had fifth through seventh. During these classes, they would play football, basketball, soccer, dodge ball, and other rough games where they would use their mighty strength, power, and unlimited muscles to massacre their opponent. Marsha Hager, head of the girl's P.E. department, added something new to her classes this year; Aerobic dancing. The purpose of this type of dancing was to strengthen the heart. The girls also engaged in games of volleyball, soccer, dodge ball, kickball, and scooter-board football. While Mrs. Hager wasn't teaching P.E., she taught girl's health fifth through seventh periods. This year she added the study of death and dying, known as Thanato-logy to her classes. This new type of study was said to help out a lot of girls in being able to deal with death. At the other end of the health department was Mr. Nice, who taught the boy's. They did a recreational study where each person gave an oral report about a recreational activity. The reports included the cost and safety. These reports were very informative and a lot of boys found many new interests. Gary Curtis taught U.S. History and government while Steve Calhoun taught World Geography. These classes consisted of learning about the government, regions of the world, energy, and cultural values. 3 m 4 12 P.E. Health Social St.

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Art, Math, And Science Offer ManyChallenges The classes offered in the V.H.S. art department included beginning art, advanced art, and photography. They were taught by Mr. Doug Tesdal. The beginning art classes learned only the basics of art, starting with drawing and working up to clay sculptures. The advanced art class went further into the specific areas of art. This year's class dealt in drawing, silk screen, painting, stained glass, and wheel pottery. All the students from this class will be able to work on their own after graduation; they could also go deeper into the arts through college. Mr. Mike McKee taught the classes offered in the V.H.S. math department. The classes included Algebra I and II, geometry, junior and senior math the first semester, and advanced math the second semester. There was also an addition, Commodore-Pet computers. These computers were programmed to compute complex mathematical problems. They created a great challenge for everyone that used them. Mr. Brian Montgomery taught the classes offered in the V.H.S. science department. The classes included general science, chemistry, and physics. He also taught the general math classes. The general science classes focused mainly on researching the many different sources of energy, emphasizing the renewable sources. Some of the sources they explored were solar, geothermal, and wood fuel. The chemistry and physics class was offered during the second semester. The class mainly studied the basic concepts of science. One of the activities performed in the class was an energy audit for the school. This activity helped to discover how energy efficient the school was. The class also went on a field trip to the OSU Energy Fair. What is especially great about psychology class is that since psychology is the study of behavior, the students are the primary subjects. This year's psychology students performed many activities. Some of them included the blind walk, the bomb shelter experiment, a test for an individual to conform to group pressure, a field trip to a mental institution, and, of course, lots of reading about psychology. The students also listened to several guest speakers. The psychology class was taught by Mr. Jeff Smith. An annual event in Mr. Melvin Nice's biology class is a debate between the believers of the evolution theory and the believers of the creation theory. The debate is performed mainly to bring out new facts to support each side, and also to disprove each side. Neither side succeeds in winning, but each student learns new facts about both sides, no matter what side they were on. 1. Eric Wilcoxen shows general science teacher Mr. Brian Montgomery that his solubility experiment was successful. 2. The psychology class unsuccessfully trys to build Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. 14 Art Math Science