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(This is fourth in a series of
twelve articles spotlighting op-
portunities in each of the
Vocational Education programs
offered in Kings Mountain.)
As someone said, we're not your
father's army any more; home eco-
nomics is not what your mom re-
members. Many of the basic con-
cepts are the same, but the ap-
proach has changed. The need for
food, shelter, developing a value
system, and learning to make deci-
sions are still important. Just as the
family has changed in how to meet
these needs, so has home eco-
nomics.
In North Carolina two out of
three meals are eaten away from
home. People still need balanced
diets, but planning and shopping
for three balanced meals a day is
not how we live. Today's student
learns how to make food choices
when away from home. With the
age of processed foods and the mi-
crowave, food preparation tech-
niques are not necessary for sur-
vival. The emphasis in
comprehensive homemaking class-
es is in making wise consumer de-
cisions, not preparation.
However, if a student has a high
interest in foods and nutrition, then
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skills courses are available. At
Kings Mountain Senior High,
Commercial Foods I-II students
can prepare for a career in the
foods industry. The students are ex-
posed to basic food preparation
techniques, running a catering
business, and commercial food
cookery.
Can you believe that making a
garment is no longer included in
the comprehensive courses?
Choosing ready-made garments
and caring for them is the focus.
Sewing skills are taught in a sepa-
rate course, Clothing and Textiles.
Here the students learns clothing
construction techniques, all about
fibers and fabrics, and how to
choose and make products for one's
household. Today there are elec-
tronic sewing machines, domestic
surgers, and short-cut tailoring
techniques.
The child development your
mother studied is in some ways un-
changed. Child rearing skills and
prenatal development facts are still
vital to the curriculum. But, oh,
how the concept has changed. For
example: what is a family? Less
_ than 10% of households today fit
the stereotype of father, mother,
and two children. So the family has
FHA HEROES - Alison Parizo and Julie Jenkins of Kings Mountain
High School were trophy winners in the regional division of a home
\ economics cooperative education competition held recently in
Charlotte. Both participated in the job application and interview com-
petition, with Alison taking first place in the occupational division and
Julie capturing third in the senior division. Alison will participate in
the state competition to be held in Raleigh on April 21.
Eddie
Kuykendall also participated in the commerical foods competition.
Home economics teachers at Kings Moutain High School are Linda
Dixon, Peggy Baird and Patsy Rountree.
Bethware News
Talent Contest Winners
Named At Bethware School
By CHRISTIE HUGHES
Congratulations to Beth
Bumgardner, Kimberly McDaniel,
Candace Wallace, and Annie
Robbins. These fine students were
the Bethware Talent Show winners.
Beth Bumgardner was the win-
ner of the K-1 division. She is in
Mrs. Mary Anne Gibson's
Kindergarten class and the daugh-
ter of Becky and Mike
Bumgardner. Beth sang "My
Alphabet Song." When asked if she
was afraid of going on stage Beth
said, "Not really."
Other winners in the talent show
were Candace Wallace and
Kimberly McDaniel. They won the
2nd - 3rd division. Candace and
Kimberly did a tap routine to "Five
Foot Two." Candace is in Mrs.
Richa Clark's second grade class,
and is the daughter of Mrs. Doris
Wallace and Rick Wallace.
Kimberly is in Mrs. Julienne
: Hambright's class and is the daugh-
* ter of Ann and Larry McDaniel.
' Candace and Kimberly's dance
/ teacher is Susan Horn. When asked
SENIOR DIVISION MATH WINNERS
if they were frightened of going on
stage; both said no, because they
were used to being on stage.
* The winner of the 4th - Sth divi-
sion was Annie Robins. Annie did
a clogging routine to "Hippy,
Hippy Shake." Annie is in Mr.
Billy Lemon's fifth grade class and
is the daughter of Linda and
Johnny Bunch. Annie's clogging
teacher is Tracy Mead. When
asked if she was afraid to go on
stage her answer was, "Not really."
Other contestants in the Talent
Show in K-1 division were: Candi
Lovelace, Patrick Ware, Jared
Chapman, Katie Stowe, and Amber
Dotson. In the 2-3 division: Kyle
Tsui, Kathryn Champion, Heather
Hughes, Bridget Barrett, and Jamie
and Rhona Caulder. In the 4-5 divi-
sion: Crystal Pace, Sharon Jones,
Sherry Bridges, Stephanie Lail,
Allyson Ellis, Lee Ann Jackson,
Kathryn Morrow, and Danah
McKinnery.
We congratulate all of the con-
testants who tried out and were
winners of the Talent Show.
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Seng Sil: peth, left, won
“first place and Dovang Mounghane won third place in the Senior
‘Division Math category for 9-12 grade students. Not pictured are
‘Roberta Van Dyke, second place winner, and Kim Terask and Joe
:Champion, honorable mention. KMJH swept the awards.
to be redefined. Reproductive tech-
nology has forced us to expand the
explanation of conception.
Students today need answers in the
~ area of sex, morality, decision
making, and establishment of and
reasons for an appropriate value
system. Not only do they need the
ability to think through the impact
of what is happening in our society
now, but the ability to cope with
the changes for the future.
With events happening so fast
text books can become out of date
before they are printed. Home eco-
nomics teachers have to rely on
newspapers, current magazines,
videos, and professional journals to
keep topics current. At KIngs
Mountain it must be working. A
third teacher was added to the de-
partment this year. It is the belief at
KMHS that home economics is for
everyone, whatever the ability lev-
el or career objective. It is the trend
in some areas to make courses such
as Independent Living, a compre-
hensive course for juniors and se-
niors, a requirement for graduation.
Why? Because people are not
learning the skills needed to man-
age a household, to be an effective
parent, and to be a contributing
member of that family. As Judge
Brown from Mecklenburg County
said, "If families were teaching
their children what they needed, I
wouldn't see what I do in court."
Another occupational course
taught at KMSH, other than
Commercial Foods, is Home
Economics cooperative Education.
This course is designed for stu-
dents with a career objective rela-
tive to child care, clothing and tex-
tiles, or foods. In this course
students learn basic job seeking
skills, how to advance on the job,
management and leadership skills,
and entrepreneurship. As a guest
speaker recently said to the stu-
dents in HECE II, "When I was in
high school I had never even heard
the word entrepreneur and now I
am one. How fortunate you are!"
Another important role home
economics plays is the integration
of learning with basic skills. When
the teacher asks a student to pull
out their tape measure, measure
their waist, measure their pants
pattern front and back, add the two
together, and multiply by two; sud-
Home EC Not What Mom Remembers
denly match becomes very impor-
tant. They want that garment to fit.
Or when they must analyze the rea-
son for their cake's failure based on
scientific principles, science takes
on new meaning. And when what
legislators do or don't do affects
opportunities or conditions in the
workplace, cooperative home eco-
nomics students see a need to be
informed citizens.
No, home economics is not what
your mom remembers! Ten years
from now it won't be what those
moms or dads remember. (Yes, we
have as many males as females in
class now.) As our society changes,
so do families and so does home
€Conomics.
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Wednesday,
March 8, 1989-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 3B
Allison Ware, Norris Degree, and Stacy Goode are Clothing and
Textile students. Norris is using the domestic serger and Stacy, the
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