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

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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

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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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Business and Home Ec Gain More Classes Mr. Richard Ciemny and Mrs. Peggy Lenherr teach the business classes at WHS. Mrs. Lenherr teaches Typing I and Shorthand I and II classes. Mr. Ciemny teaches Typing II, bookkeeping, office practice, general busi- ness, and applied business. Several students in applied business worked for Wamego businessmen during class- time this year. The students involved were pleased with the experience received during the experiment. The Home Economics department does not offer cour- ses only for high school girls. Several classes of Mrs. Edna Doperalski and Mrs. Myma Eisenbeis, home eco- nomics teachers, prove this point. For example, there are now a Boy's Home Ec, Home Ec Seminar, and Family Living classes available. Also the ordinary home economics classes have undergone many changes. In short, the home economics department now has something for everyone. ABOVE LEFT: Julie Owens, senior, receives some experience in an- swering the telephone during office practice. ABOVE: Applied business is a class designed to show how to run a business properly. Here, Mark Asher, senior, adds the finishing touches to a store model he has designed. LEFT: Roxie Travis and Diane Pageler, seniors, do some serious knitting during their Home Ec IV class. 19