Columbus North High School - Log Yearbook (Columbus, IN)

Page 28 text:

Right: Senior Clay Stevens works on a map for hie social studies class. Below: Juniors Amy Prokap and Brian Coop participate in a panel discussion during Mr. Fleck ' s U.S. Core class. Core is a one-semester course required for all juniors. Far Above Right: Mr Lloyd Grimm prepares for a class by condulting his notes. 24 Social Studies

Page 27 text:

Left: Social Studies Resource aide Mrs. Sue Elliott places an order with the bookstore clerk Mrs. Susie Herron. ' Soul Train ' hauls North teams Ishmel Johnson-Bey was raised in Columbus and at- tended Columbus High School. In the past, he has sold cars and farmed nearly 200 acres, but by the students at North he ' s known for driving the soul train . Mr. Johnson-Bey first began driving a school bus as a substi- tute driver for the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corpora- tion, but for the past 10 years he has been transporting stu- dents to and from school every day. He is also the principal driver who transports the stu- dents involved in extra-curricu- lar activities to their destina- tion. He drives for several athletic teams, speech meets, and he will serve as a speech meet judge if the competition calls for one. In his spare time, Mr. John- son-Bey enjoys snowmobiling, fishing and boating. He also drives on the 4-H fair ' s demoli- tion derby circuit on a regular basis. His racing hobby began in 1974 while he was working at Noll Motors. According to Mr. Johnson-Bey, We had an old clunker that nobody wanted to drive, so I decided I ' d do it. During the summer, Mr, John- son-Bey farms nearly 200 acres where he raises both livestock and puts in a crop. When asked what he attrib- utes his popularity to, he re- plied, It ' s puzzling. While I ' m driving I can ' t be really friendly with kids because of discipli- nary problem reasons. About three years ago the basketball team started calling my bus the ' soul train ' . I guess that ' s where it all began. Left: Mr. IshmelJohnson-Beyisoneof the most popular bus drivers at North. Administratioa 23

Page 29 text:

Students participate in D.C. trip Three students from North, Kristen Brown, Lloyd Chatham and Phil Harlow, represented the school this year in the annual Close-Up program, held in Washington, D.C. The Students spent a week in the nation ' s capitol, observing the operation of a government in actin. On a smaller scale, five students from North repres- ented the school i n the Close- Up program held in Indianapo- lis. The students Lloyd Chat- ham, Tim Fleck, Paula Har- mon, Jodi Lucas and Lisa Nei- dinger, were able to observe the State ' s government without expending the time or effort neccessary to make the longer trip. In addition to the Close-Up trips, students from North also participated in the Rotary World Affairs Institute in Cin- cinnati and the Mock Indiana Political Convention at Ball State University in Muncie. Jeff Otolski and Chris Sharpnack, both juniors, participated in the Cincinnati Conference and were accompanied by Mr. Lloyd Grimm. The mock con- vention was held May H, and delegates were accompanied by Miss June Uphaus. Seven students were ho- nored this year by the Daugh- ters of the American Revolu- tion (DAR) for outstanding performance in American His- tory. Award winners were, first to seventh place: Chris Sharp- nack, Gary Markwell, Karen Miller, Susan Newkirk, Jeff Otolski, Jim Brewer and Fred Slone. New to the Social Stu- dies department this year was Louis Russell, formerly a teacher at Central Junior High School. Above Left: Senior Jodi Huseby sings for Mr. Hamilton ' s 20 ' s 30 ' s class. To help students better understand what music was like during the period. Mi. Hamilton asked several seniors to recreate some songs for his class. Above: Mr. Richard Fleck, a social studies teacher, uses the library to prepare his lesson plan. Social Studies, ' 25