West Mesa High School - El Chicote Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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Preparing pans for muffin dough is Linda Anglin, senior. X Debbie Paxton is tracing markings while Neita Corbin is helping cut out her pattern Home Economics Cooking, sewing play key roles in home economics tr,s . ..,., . V Q i .ff2:r.I:Q::i1s:2F5':: fl! f fiii ffi' I .. .gg ' ' V ff f- f-A .::..- ty-we -ff- tetfme 1 as - .ffl 'Y : iff I fyf- -' Jfsflfiil- Putting the final touches on a coat for a Clothing I assignment, Romelia Gloria prepares to sew on buttons and Darlene Gurule is cutting out material to be used for pockets on her coat. One semester courses were new this year in Home Economics. A Clothing I course offered in-depth work on clothing selection and students made four or five garments. Second semester there was a course in Child Development which entailed practice in a small play school. Family Living, a course for seniors, covered such things as financial man- agement, food, health, child care, parenthood, and preparation for a suc- cessful marriage. Home Economics I, II, and III were also offered to girls. Home nursing, sewing, managing personal and family resources, planning the future, and cooking were included in these classes. Academics 39

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Business Education Typewriters, adding machines make business scene Several new courses were added to the Business Department this year giving students a wider variety of classes from which to choose. Also Typing I was offered to freshmen. According to Mrs. Frost, this is working well and is to be continued next year. Filled this year was a Business Eng- lish class. This was a one semester course and was backed by Personal Money Management second semester. This class is designed to help students manage their own money-buying on the installment plan, handling a checking account, etc. Intensive Office Practice, a two-hour block class, was initiated this year. It is a Federally-funded program and has a maximum size of 20 students. In this course, the basic fundamentals of filing are learned and students spend several weeks learning to operate various office machines. The remain- der of the year was spent working in simulated office situations. Several courses of typing were taught. Typing I was offered to all students, and for those who wished to continue in typing there was Intermediate Typ- ing and Typing II. Students who were not interested in a business career could take Personal Typing and Note- hand. Data Processing was a one semester class that offered the challenge of learning different unit record equip- ment machines-keypunch, sorter, etc. For students wanting to learn about the economy, General Business was of- fered. If a student was pursuing a career in accounting or just wanted to be able to keep track of personal finances, bookkeeping was a helpful course. Combining ability and skill, short- hand students learned to take dicta- tion and were able to transcribe their notes. For a Data Processing assignment, seniors, Rita Wies and Tim DWYC1' wire 3 Control Pall- Leaming and practicing the fundamentals of Shorthand I are juniors, Beverly Sammons and June Cl board- Sanchez. 38 Academics Q ,,.,,, .

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Music, Art Individual fulfills artistic Directing the orchestra in preparation for an evening concert is Miss Carol Mignot. Under the direction of Mrs. Berlene Casselberry, the Chorus performs for the students during Homecom- ing Assembly. 40 Academics needs in fine arts The Fine Arts Department included classes in chorus, orchestra, band, art, and crafts designed to fill basic human needs. According to Mr. Knight, de- partment head, with increased leisure time the individual has more op- portunity for fulfilling his artistic needs. An innovation in the music depart- ment was a ninth grade chorus class in which an introduction to music read- ing exercises was featured. The orchestra performed in the Dis- trict VII Music Festival in addition to regularly scheduled concerts. Many different types of music were presented by all bands to provide more variety in their performances. A series of noon concerts was initiated this year by the Stage Band. Because of high student interest in popular music, a second stage band, which practiced after school, was begun. Through the use of colorful movies and slides, as well as practice in paint- ing and drawing, students studied some of the more modern schools of art. Added this year was a project in Psychedelic Poster Design Illustr- ation. In addition to beginning and advanced art, a Commercial Art class stressed the basic structures used in art in the business world. In crafts class the acquisition of two additional clay closets for the storage of ceramic work in progress reduced the incidence of accidental breakage. A more highly structured course that gave students a broader experience than was previously available was stressed.