Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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] t Guest speakers design seminar, add interest Community involvement offered students a chance to escape from the everyday lesson plans and learn about happenings outside of school. Many Social Studies classes opened their doors to guest speakers who talk- ed on a variety of subjects. These visitors included Indiana’s Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, the cir- culation manager of the Elkhart Truth, and several black speakers during Black History Week, February 10- 16. A Community Design Seminar was held for art, math, and drafting students in the fall. Community planning and design were discussed on two days. Winter brought the Indi- ana Repertory Theatre which presented ‘Servant Of Two Masters’’, a two- hour play for English classes. (Continued on page 28) ap LEFT—Sebsebe Samantar talks about African history to John Batchelder, Jean Farrell, David Benn, Melanie Morgan, Bob Heaton, Nancy Bissell, Paul Ogren, and Julia Hertzler. TOP RIGHT—Case Supervisor for the Welfare Department, Rachel Sharp, talks to a social studies class. ABOVE-—Steve Nusbaum, Bill Terlep, Kurt Hostetler, Rick Choler, Tom Martin, and Mike Palumbo listen to Elinore Willingham, Human Relations Director. Involvement in Community 27

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ABOVE-Striking characteristic poses are Indiana Repertory Theatre per- formers John Wylie and Yusef Bulos in the SERVANT OF TWO MAS- TERS. RIGHT—Bill Neal of the City Plan- ning Dept, talks to students during the Community Design Seminar. ABOVE RIGHT—Observing a model of the Conference Plan for down- town Elkhart are Rex Singleton, Les- lie Linton, Rob Walker, Jim Piety, Lars Ankerson, Phil Harnish, and Gail Wilson. 26 = Involvement in Community

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John Brademas speaks; seniorsdo social work Other opportunities for involvement in the com- munity included a visit from third district Congress- man John Brademas who explained the impeachment process to students and teachers. The Elkhart Exchange Club rededicated the Free- dom Shrine to the Social Studies department. The collection of historical doc- ABOVE—Jim Piety, Leslie Linton, and Phil Harnish look at art exhibits in the First National Bank down- town. 28 Community Involvement ument replicas hangs in the resource center. Art students displayed their works at an art exhibi- tion held the third week of April in the First National Bank and in the St. Joseph Valley Bank (Downtown). The Community Services Seminar provided one of the best opportunities for involvement in the com- munity. RIGHT—Ms, Shirley Lint, govern- ment and psychology teacher, assists Salli Farmer with voting registration, 0 Over 18 seniors who showed an interest in social work participated in the program while receiving sociology credit. The semester-long indi- vidualized course took stu- dents to the Rosedale Day Care Center, Aux Chandel- les, the Rehabilitation Cen- ter, the Y.W.C.A., and the Probation Department.