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Drama, ITS sponsor Winterize

Jan Lund Jack Parkhurst
French, French Club
sponsor
By Gayle Pankratz
nce upon a time, a long cars. This unit has been part of
time ago, when high the course for about 15 years,
and was started by Smith
O school girls were required
himself. The enrollees worked
to take Home Economics and on their own cars, most of which
Child Care, no one ever heard were in good condition. Some
of or dreamt that generations things that the students worked
later the offspring of these on were: checking the radiator
young adults would be moving hose, cooling system, therm­
out of the kitchen and into the ometer and pressure cap.
Dwaine Price Daryl Stehiik more mechanical world of car As for response by students,
Uocol Music, district Instrumental Music care. attitudes were good and the
coordinator At Ralston High School, kids learned a lot. Everything,
during the 1985-86 school year, according to Morris, that was
two young girls decided to brave learned in the class was
the oil and dirt and take Mr. important and helped a lot by
Monte Smith's car care class. giving her the know how to fix
Smith commented upon the her own car. Morris said that the
enrollment of girls by stating that boys treated the girls in their
at times there were as many as class as equals and helped
six girls enrolled in this class. when asked. Sometimes the
Senior Shelly Morris, stated that girls did better than the boys
she took the class because she because they asked more
liked cars and wanted to learn questions, commented Smith.
Georgina Thacker Terry Tridle more about them. Although Smith also stated that, "The
Science, Drama aide Fine firts/Humanities she admitted the hard part was class is not a real technical class.
and Resource working with the tires, especially It is designed specifically for
Room aide lifting. students who just want to know
One thing that was in the car the basic things about taking
care curriculum was winterizing care of their cars."

Gary Dubbs Nancy Green
Industrial Arts, head Uocational Education
boys' track coach, Ride
head cross country coach

Reno Pfeil Monte smith Jack Smits James Utolfe
Industrial Rrts Industrial Rrts, Industrial Arts Electronics, assistant
Industrial Arts sophomore c la s s sponsor
Department
Chairman, boys'
30 Pine Rrti/InduStrial Ed golf coach