Vestaburg High School - Wolverine Yearbook (Vestaburg, MI)

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1) The trampoline is set up by Mrs. Wilson with Cheryl's help. 2) The proper use of a planer is demonstrated by Mr. Decker. 3) Students art projects are displayed behind Mr. Lesky. 4) Mr. Allen works on a car part. 5) Mr. Helms teaches Duane about basketball. 6) Mrs. Thompson smiles while helping with students assignments. 7) Students enjoy Mr. Kacdings P.t. class. 13

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Students Learn from Art, Vocational studies are important for a well-balanced variety of classes. They also add to the students’ schedule, a chance to learn artistic skills, as well as academics. For the skills at home, useful classes such as Home Ec., Child Development, Consumer Economics, and Interior De- sign were taught by Mrs. Ellen Thompson. Each of these classes were related to everyday life situations by the use of handouts and in-class discussions. It was the fifth year of teaching for Mrs. Thompson and her fourth year of sponsor- ing the Future Homemakers of America. Co-ed P.E. was a big success this past year! Three classes were taught by Mrs. Dianne Wilson, Mr. Kurt Kaed- ing, and Mr. Jake Helms. Mrs. Wilson also taught girls P.E. and one typing class. Her P.E. class had new areas of focus, one of these, an Aerobics unit. At the other end of the gym was first year teacher Mr. Kaeding with boys P.E. In his gym classes, the subject mat- ter of each unit was varied and alway active. Mr. Kaeding also taught a seventh grade Health class. Further down the hall was the art room. As everyone noticed, the art students were very busy throughout the year brightening up the halls with “Disney” character mur- als. Mr. Gary Lesky was here for his second year teaching art, and it was his first year for coaching JV girls' basket- ball. Separate from the main school building but equally im- portant were Auto and Power Mechanics, Wood Working, and Building Trades. Mr. Phil Allen, in his fifth year as an auto teacher, let the students work on their own cars. As a result, they learned the mechanics of “what goes on under the hood.” Allen also taught power mechanics. Adjoining the auto garage was the wood working lab, with Mr. Jack Decker. The students were taught about dif- ferent tools and how to use them properly. They then put their knowledge to use by choosing and making their own projects. A two-hour construction class was taught for the last time by Mr. John Phelps who was promoted to the job of county building inspector. This year a house was built on Phelps Acres. The students worked everyday on building the house that was sold when complete. The essentials of successful building were learned. 12

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Vestaburg High’s largest area of study this year was the English department. Along with the Busi- ness department, this field offered a total of twen- ty-two different courses. Senior class and Spanish Club advisor this year was English teacher, Mrs. Pat Christensen. Humor and exciting poems and stories made her classes of English 9, Non-fiction, Research Paper, and Spa- nish 1 and II enjoyable to her students. Journalism, Short Story, Contemporary Lit, American Lit, Twentieth Century Authors, and English 9 were taught by Mrs. Cheryl Fox. She was also a Senior class advisor and has been teach- ing here for ten years. A new English teacher, Miss Beverly Kenyon, was added to the faculty this year. In her classes of Read-a-Movie, Speech, Health, English 9, and English Lit, Miss Kenyon worked with students individually, for she believed they learn more when they know they are cared about as people. English 7 and 8, Research Paper, and Yearbook were courses taught by Mrs. Betsy Rau. She be- lieved in getting her students involved in class ac- tivities and relaying her enthusiasm to them. This was her second year of teaching at VHS. A course in specialized reading was taught by Mrs. Kathy Tissue who has been teaching here for six years. Her students had an exciting time com- peting in a Guiness Book of World Records contest and a Scrabble tournament held in her class this year. 14 Mrs. Mary Jo Sayers and Mrs. Dianne Wilson made up the Business department faculty. Mrs. Wilson, busy the rest of the day with P.E., taught only one typing class, while Mrs. Sayers had her hands full instructing Typing I and II, Bookkeep , Shorthand, and Office Practice. Having taught he for nine years, she kept things running very smod- iy-