Wamego High School - Wa Kaw Yearbook (Wamego, KS)

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History Simulations Challenging to Students Mr. Corwin Seamans, History In- structor, conducted simulations pertaining to the events that hap- pened in the past. His simulations were conducted to help the students gain insights into the background of historical events. One of the simulations, Destiny, dealt with life during the Spanish-American War. It included how the different groups of people involved with the war influenced it's outcome. This simulation, along with the others, proved to make History Class a more enjoyable and interesting class. Mr. Seamans and Mr. Dut- ton also sponsored a workshop for area Social Science and History teachers in the fall at Clay Center. They presented the methods and techniques which they use in simulations. 17

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Social Science Students Gain Insights on Society The Social Science classes studied the written and unwritten laws of Man's society. Mr. Tony Dutton, Social Science Instructor, conduct- ed classes in Government, Psychol- ogy, Economics, International Re- lations, Social Studies, and Soci- ology. He conducted simulations and used gaming techniques to help the students attain interest in Man's insights on his society. The students learned to understand the laws that make Man's society what it is to- day. Some of the classes, Psychol- ogy, International Relations, and Sociology, helped the students deal with the unwritten laws. Govern- ment, Economics, and Social Studies dealt with the laws that man has already made in his society.

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Vo-Ag and Industrial Arts Involve Many The Vocational-Agricultural department is headed by Mr. Ron Hollandsworth. The courses he teaches are In- troduction to Agriculture, Animal and Crop Science, Agriculture Management, Agriculture Related Occupa- tions, and Vocational Objective Mechanics. The stu- dents in the Vo-ag classes feel that these classes give them much of valuable experience and knowledge about agriculture. Mr. Hollandsworth has his hands full teaching this very important field of study at WHS. The Industrial Arts classes, taught by Mr. Dennis Adams, include Girls Shop, Mechanical Drawing I and II, and Industrial Arts I and II. These classes teach many of the aspects of woodworking, architecture, mechanics, and other related skills. Many students feel that these courses are very important because of the training and experience involved in them. RIGHT: Tony Eichem works industriously on a project in a Vocational- Agricultural class. BELOW: Dirk Rini- ker adds the finishing touches to one of his projects in a shop class. BELOW-RIGHT: The intricacies of the sew- ing machirte are revealed to Dan Kliener during Boy's Home Ec class. 18