During the 1960s, the elective classes offered to Redwood students were different from what we have today. In fact, these old electives taught students things that kids today have never studied in their life. These electives included:

Jewelry/Advanced Jewelry- Focused on construction of jewelry using lost wax casting methods in organic, wire wax, burn out, and regular carving, oxidizing, and polishing metals.

Marching Band- Met in the mornings before school during football season to prepare for performances at games and rallies.  Students didn’t receive class credit, but rather a music letter for participation.

Homemaking- Units included improving personal appearance, basic clothing construction skills, interpersonal relationships, food preparation techniques, and child development.

Advanced Foods- Taught students preparation and serving techniques, nutrition and food economics, foreign and special occasion foods.

Short Hand- Geared towards college-bound students to teach them how to take notes quickly.  The writing goal at the end of the year was for everyone to be able to write eighty words per minute.

Office Machines- Students learned the fundamental operations of business machines including adding-listing machines, calculators, posting machines, and duplicating machines.

Driver’s Education- Students could sign up for this class to learn how to drive at school.  The class offered driving simulations in the driver training laboratory, as well as actual behind-the-wheel training.