Watseka High School - Watchekee Yearbook (Watseka, IL)

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The Student Counts The Special Education De- partment concerns itself with the welfare of the stu- dent. These students, who are often plagued by some sort of learning disability, are given the opportunity to learn the basic subjects at a speed that they can handle. Not only that, each student receives special attention that he or she would not oth- erwise receive. general sections, The Freshman-Sophomore sec- tion and the junior-Senior level. The juniors and Sen- iors are recipients of a pro- gram that enables them to get on the job experience somewhere in the communi- ty. The Special Ed. Depart- ment truly does concern it- self with the student. Mrs. Donna Cline goes over various multiplication problems with Bob QP fs si' iii: Students are divided into two Hansen. I fy Story Wall uses some of her free time to complete one of her assignments. Mr. Richard Kietzman helps Norman I-Iickerson with his English assign- ment . 46 Special Ed .

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Sophomores in seventh hour P.E. class get involved in a game of flag football. Before receiving their driver's li- censes, these juniors and sophomores must first pass nine weeks of class- room study. As one of their fall activities, fresh- men girls play soccer. Mike Ball looks for an open receiver. From Parallel Parking To Modern Dancing A new concept in the P. E . department based on a wider range of activities for the student seems to have been a success. The students still participated in flag football, basketball and trackg but frisbee games, deck tennis and new dances were incor- porated into the current cur- riculum. The system devel- oped new skills and at the same time provided a change of pace for the students . Driver's Ed. remained one of the few routine courses in the school. Between the bang-up parallel parking jobs and the somewhat down- beat experience of riding with students encountering their first icy driving day, Mr. Harvey and Mr. Woods found time to instruct the students in the do and don'ts of the automobile world. Drive1sEd. 8 P.E. 45

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Rusty Wagner fills out a receipt at his father's Texaco Station. Special Ed