William Mitchell High School - Apogee Explo Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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AFRICA JUST DOESNHI' seem quite right to Marcia Deal and Barb Neff. EW LAB AIDS SOCIAL Annexed, to the Mitchell research center, the so- cial science library contained a Wealth of historical in- formation. Under the sponsorship of Mr. Elmer Nel- son, some 1500 volumes were collected for the use of social studies students. In addition to the required history courses, numer- ous electives Were offered, including world geography, political geography, history of the Far East, American government, and psychology. These one semester courses were available to those students who wished to acquire more knowledge of social science. Advanced Placement American History was of- fered to a select group of seniors. College credit was given to these students. By studying world conditions and analyzing his- tory, teachers of the social science department en- couraged students to develop an interest in social stu- dies. Combining current events With their historical background, students made use of Time Magazines. On their trip to the Pueblo State Hospital, psy- chology students visited with the mentally ill and the retarded.

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oPHoMoREs RECEIVE NEW ARTS PROGRAM Mitchell's Industrial Education Department of- fered interested students a great variety of useful courses. Many sophomores took advantage of the gen- eral industrial arts program. This introductory course was for sophomores only, and included metals, Woodworking, graphic arts, and auto mechanics. Nine Weeks in each of the four dif- ferent areas enabled the sophomore to decide if he would like to continue his study in that industry. If any student, sophomore, junior or senior, indi- cated a preference to learn about one of the above industries or about mechanical drawing and crafts, he was enrolled in a full-year, one-hour class concerned with that industry. These five basic and advanced classes were planned to give the student insight into the materials and the processes which would be directly connected with each industry. The students also learned what job oppor- tunities, within the individual industries studied, were available. This year a vocational education program in auto mechanics was provided for students. Being a three- hour course, it aided in preparing students for future employment. Other vocational education classes for Mitchell High School are in the planning. WORKING ON a light table, Ron Fluke is preparing a negative for an offset lithography printing plate. SPARKS FLY AS John Weager is welding in his industrial arts class.