West Mecklenburg High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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curriculum boys' class increases home economics department Drama students, Parks and Roach By making use of previously learned skills, Kathy Parr works diligently on starting the weaving of a pon- clown during a skit. cho, while other members of the class pursue projects in other facets of art. Putting on finishing touches, Edward Thacker coats his sculpture with Family living students listen as a representative for Piedmont Natural black glaze before baking it in the kiln. Gas lists the advantages of a gas range. NNW. 'hfswwkmasst MWMMN Foods and clothing teacher Miss Alexander discusses pattern layouts with Robin Dorsett and Becky Johnson. H x . S SWE H ..,, . 32

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curriculum driver ed course lengthened by half-day classes During the first months of school, sophomores took time from study halls and physical education classes to study North Carolina traffic laws in the driver education course. Due to the half-day schedule during September, the regular six week course was extended to eight weeks. In the classroom, students covered the fundamentals of highway laws and safety. Several films stressed the importance of careful driving. Use of other audio-visual aids enabled perspective drivers to recognize the shapes of various road signs. Road work began with the usual fear of the first escapade behind the wheel. In the eighteen hours required to finish this section of the course, students lost tension and gained confidence. Six of the hours were spent in actual driving conditions while the other twelve consisted of observation and visual study William Qlouse, driver's education instructor, uses opaque projector to As the period ends, driver education cars return to the school ready SCFCSS P01UtS 111 tfafflc Safety- for the next class of drivers. Coach Eddie McArver reviews with student drivers the essential points of operating a motor vehicle and using basic safety rules before they leave the bus parking lot for an hour-long lesson under actual traffic conditions. 31

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Two new courses, housing and boys' home economics, joined family living, fashion merchandising, foods and clothing, and Home Economics I and II as electives. Housing, offered for the first time as a full year course, included interior decorating. Boys' home economics taught skills of cooking and homemaking. Units on nutrition, preparation of meals, home furnishings, and child development prepared family living students for marriage. In fashion merchandising, students learned fashion buying and selling. Foods and clothing class concentrated on preparation of special dishes, etiquette, and sewing. Introductory courses for homemaking, Home Economics I and II emphasized child care, foods and nutrition, and clothing. Art and drama, fine art electives, gave students a chance to express themselves creatively. Art students concentrated on fundamentals of art, theory, and art history. After studying theater history, drama students produced short plays. D. Walker examines W. Elliott's make-up under bright lights in order to assure the desired skin tone for the stage. Donning aprons, members of the boys' home economics class move into kitchens for actual cooking experience. A curriculum Housing student J. Cash employs a scale model as she demonstrates kitchen furniture arrangements to S. Parker. Robin Dorsett and Miss Alexander select garments to be used in a clothing exhibit in the cafeteria display case. n