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

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Mitchell No Longer Requires Sophomore Swim For the first time in Nlitchell's history, sophomore students were not required to take swim because ofthe large number of students enrolled in the swim classes. Mrs. Charleen Colvin and Nlr. Gary Cotton gave a swimming test to all the sophomores. If the students could swim one length of the front crawl and one length of the elementary back stroke, they were not required to take the swim course. Those students that did not pass the exam were scheduled into a swim class during their unstructured modules, until they could pass the given requirements. ln the sophomore and junior gym classes the girls participated in individual and team sports. Sophomore team sports included such activities as soccer, bas- ketball, and volleyball. The juniors' individual sports included archery, gymnastics, and tennis. In the boys' gym classes the sophomores partici- pated in individual sports such as badmitton, hand- ball, tennis and wrestling. Junior boys were kept ac- tive in team sports. sf David Nelson works with a weight to strengthen neck muscles

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Industrial Arts Offers Sophomore Dave Vap displays his skill at milling down aluminum on the lathe in metal shop. Concentrating intensely, Linda Sestokas draws a precise line for a drafting assignment si i Diversified Occupations Courses tailored for the individual were empha- sized this year in the industrial arts department. The addition of a course in diversified occupations allowed students to obtain training in vocations not taught at Mitchell. Classroom instruction on job interviews and per- sonal job relations preceded the placement of stu- dents into apprenticeship situations. Students worked as telephone operators, bakers, veterinary assistants, or workers in sheet metal. Another innovation which emphasized the con- cept of individual instruction was the experimental use of Learning Activity Packages with sophomores enrolled in woodworking, graphic arts, and auto. An instruction pamphlet covering one unit of information and assignments was given to each student. Upon completion of the pamphlet, the students were tested in the arts resource center. If the student did not pass the test, he was given another pamphlet over the same unit in which the subject matter was approached differently. Larry Back smooths the side of his fiberglass Model A to perfection.

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EX ts 1 Chris Purdy begins the wearisome climb up the gym ropes. Janice Leiby spots Shirley Dunn as she attempts a back walkover lun -we-auuqg wow E23 Mrs. Emma Best teaches Sheila Wood the proper shooting procedure., Ralph Allen practices the hair-pull lifesaving technique on Sandy Stooke