West High School - Cat Log Yearbook (Bremerton, WA)

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Neither wind, nor rain, nor cold can keep these faithful band members from their appointed rounds. Here lleft to rightl Frank Rossi, Kay Porter, Tom Clarke and Bob Baker rehearse for the East4West halftime show. ll.EFT TO RlGHTl-Jim Reid, Mike Thompson, Judy Mar- vin, Bonnie Zabel, Gary McGill and Doug Hudson seem to be really enioying this informal practice session for the Modernaires. WRX MUSIC, ART COURSES AID STUDENTS IN EXPLORIN6 CULTURAL WORLD At West High three instrumental and three music classes are offered for one hour day. This time is spent mostly in practice ntests, concerts, and other public appear- Girls' Glee Club is open to inexperienced Choir members are selected by the by recommendation or try-outs. Most of the groups is the Modernaires. To be 1 as a members of the Mods is consid- high honor, for this group is in great for performances. Second band provides training to help prepare for the first band. A student ring to join the first band must meet cer- in skill requirements. This group spends extra hours practicing for its many ac- Eligibility for the orchestra is deter- ined by the director and is based on interest skill of the student. A popular string or- 1 was formed for the first time this year. This year the beginning art classes worked basic design and learned to use a wide of media in experimental projects. advanced classes engaged in three di- l design, advertising, and fine art as used in modern painting. The xperienced and qualified students con- their work on a huge oil painting proi- in the social room, a mural depicting ac- of the Northwest. Jerry Lee Wilson and Bill Mackem put to use the fundamentals of design that they have learned in art class cis they prepare this attractive bulle- tin board display. 9 at fl A 5? a if .

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gf f ,fs-55' ?l'1Z'f'fw,sQfQ.fTi.e 'ffNM X Q Advertising is lust a phase of work in distributive education. Here, Bobbi More and Ron Wright paint a sign advertising a Retailers car wash. To meet the growing demand for typing, nine beginning and two advanced classes were offered. A personal Typing class designed primarily for college-bound students was of- fered in the second semester. The department offers limited assistance to students in obtaining employment. Courses offered in this department include the following: first and second-year typing, personal typing, first and second-year steno, office practice, commercial law, and business arithmetic. Open to seniors interested in retail selling and merchandising as a career, distributive education was taken by thirty students this year. Students must be employed on a part- time basis in a work experience program. Two hours each day of classwork in related fields of subject matter is included. We are now living in the motor age, and T5 per cent of our drivers are between fifteen and twenty-five years of age. lt is the obiec- tive of the drivers' education course to better educate the young drivers of today in the proper and safe way to drive, thus helping to reduce the increasing number of accidents throughout the nation. The course consists of 36 hours of classroom instruction and six hours of practice driving, COMMERCIAL, DRIVING, RETAILING CLASSES OFFER USEFUL TRAINING Nancy Clark lleftl and Judy Dobrowski learn to operate a mimeograph machine as part of their office practice training. I ........,...... , ... , Be careful! Drivers' Education student Glenn Chamber- lain makes his first attempt at maneuvering the car into parking space as instructor Wayne Jensen gives advice.

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HOMENIAKING, SHOPS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACH SKILLS 'Sf ILEFT TO RIGHTI Buddy Grahn, Ray Kucinski and Aaron Capps are all set for their time trials in freshe man P.E. In our homemaking department girls learn about plan- ning, preparing and serving meals, constructing and choosing clothing that they will enioy wearing and that meets their ac- tivity needs, managing money and time, making their homes convenient, comfortable, safe and attractive, and caring for and understanding children. Since the great majority of students graduating from high school must fill iobs in industry, we feel that a well-rounded shop program is a must. While we do not produce a finished mechanic, our program offers a great variety of experiences in auto mechanics, machine shop, radio, woodworking, drafting. This year the girls' physical education program centered around fitness. Activities that helped improve fitness were added tothe program to enable each girl to improve her per- formance. The boys' physical education program is divided into two parts: physical fitness activities and sports program. The phys- ical fitness activities include muscle building, exercises and running. The sports program consists of marching, football, re- lays, wrestling, speedball, basketball, tumbling, softball, track, and other gym games. Auto shop affords practical learning which often develops a lifetime work. Vocational auto students lleft to rightl Fowler, Keith Arionus and Jim Pratt are rebuilding the mot Experienced seamstresses may take third-year sew- ing. Shown here is Kathy Strong pinning the hem in Sharon HclI's skirt. of this 'model.