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Sophom ore Megan Thomas reads her directi ons for making
her co llar andcuffforthe blouse she is making. She is careful
not to mi ss any directions. (R. Rasmussen)
Freshman Angie Welch packs th e brown sugar for the Hotne Ec Adapts to Changes
choco late marble cake she is making as Teacher Robin
Nelson look s on. Junior Mike Kolterman watches from
behind . (R. Rasmussen)

Classes Aim to Get More People Involved

-Jennifer Dewey-

The hum of the sewing machines, the . The Interior Design classes went to the "Street
beeps of the microwaves, and the rustling of pa- of Dreams" to view the different home decors.
pers could be heard when walking into a regular The classes also had many guest speak-
Home Economics class. Those were the sounds of ers on subjects such as suicide, drugs, grieving,
progress made in the last ten years. and divorce.
The number of boys that enrolled in the "We keep up with the times. For ex-
Home Economics class increased 15 %-20% in the ample, we have the microwaves and convection
past ten years. ovens." said Teacher Diane Hansler. These
For example, Child Development, Foods, appliances have speeded up the cooking time and
Interior Design, and Everyday Living drew more that helped save time. The sewing classes re-
boys over the years. Teacher Robin Nelson said, ceived sergers within the past five years and these
"There are more boys than girls in some of those have cut down on the time it took to make a
classes." finished outfit.
The Everyday Living class may be a Another part of home ec was the Home
required class in the next few years said Teacher Ec Club. They held a boutique, listened to numer-
Robin Nelson. The Home Ec classes are moving ous speakers, and made gingerbread houses for the
toward being more career orieented. They will holidays. At the boutique the biggest sellers were
focus more on life after high school. flower arrangements and barrettes.
The classes also did many different ac- For the department, changes made were
tivities. For example, the Foods classes hosted a directed toward both male and female and not just
faculty tea and the Child Development classes female homemakers. Their planning was toward
went to Bergan Mercy Hospital to visit the nursery future living.

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.. .::. Freshman Jenny Bronaugh holds the mixer steady as Freshman

Meredith Burke cleans the chocolate buttercream frosting
- in Foods I. (R. Rasmussen)
that they made. This is just one oft he many things that is made

Teacher Diane Hansler explains the saftey and efficiency of
using a food processor as Senior Kelli Jones li stens intently.
(J. Thomas)
Home Econom1cs