West High School - Hesperian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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a means of expression! Some of the finest talent at West in the past school year was to be found in our Art Department. Students selected courses in beginning art, open studio, and art history. With these courses they even conquered the world of cubism — even without the ability to draw! Home Ec. offered many creative and artistic courses in home and family living in preparing foods, and in making clothing. The courses were offered to both boys and girls, and for the first time, classes were expanded to include Jefferson students. For the prospective home-maker. West had everything to offer. TOP left to right : Mrs. Virginia Thayer, Dept. Ch. Miss Dawn Mennes. MIDDLE: Mrs. Joanne Peterson. Mrs. Thayer proves that there is more than one fish in the sea. BOTTOM: Miss Cheryl Creccy, Dept. Ch. 29

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abroad .. . anyone?? All students at West were required to take English but many chose to broaden their knowledge by taking a foreign language. These students not only learned to speak the language. They also learned about the cultures of the countries whose language they chose to study. March highlighted the year for many students who traveled to Germany, France or Spain with the Foreign Language Department. TOP: Mr. Alan Hargreaves. BOTTOM left to right: Mr. Hargreaves and his wife are living proof that Those Germans really know how to live! Mrs. Carol Jennings. Dept. Ch. Mrs. Joan Kusske. NOT PICTURED: Mrs. Susan Morgan. 28

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'life after' prepared for The Business Department worked to ready its Westites for their 'life after' (high school, that is). They armed many students with skills that would help them work their way through college, and that would enable them to start work in big-business offices directly after high school.