Highland High School - Highlander Yearbook (Anderson, IN)

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from daily classroom routine Convos during the i964-65 school year were held for 7'-8-9 graders, then for the IO, ll, and i2 grades. This enabled all students to see and hear the speakers. Many assemblies were for special interest groups only. All boys heard Mr. Steve Hamilton, tormer Minneapolis Laker sponsored by a Christian athletes organization, relate many of his athletic experiences. Senior boys discussed army careers and military service with army recruiters. Home Ec girls watched a fashion show. Pep sessions were limited to season ticket holders, pep club members, and single game ticket holders. Steve Hamilton, professional athlete, came to tell the boys about his experiences in baseball. Mildred Smith and Sandra Crutchfield, Simplicity's Educational Stylist, were mocl- els at a convocation shown to all home economic students entitled The Fashion Game. W Asuiaie k'.viL.'2.'T.L.Iv -245' 11- 'cf -M . ,Le i Q

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Convos, pep sessions provided diversion Mr. George Gloss, head irack coach af Taylor University spoke at the Thanksgiving convoca- lion. During a pep session, fhe basketball team did Give Me a T to the sfudeni body. Cheerleaders and pep club made a tremendous efiori to encourage the team to ci victory throughout the year. 26

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Mr. Jenkinson got a few of the very many chemicals in the chemistry room out for Alicia Gregory. Mathematics, science Superior was the word for senior math students this year. Rated on the average of the entire nation by the Scholastic Aptitude Tests, Highland math stu- dents scores were high. While seventh and eighth grade math students were working on story prob- lems and the basic fundamentals of mathematics, the geometry and trigonometry classes took held trips to Chicago and Indianapolis respectively, Ge- ometry, being the study of points, lines, and planes was a very interesting subiect and a valuable one to students who plan to maior in engineering. Sides and angles of triangles occupied the study of trig- onometry, Two years of algebra with its equations and formulas were presented to Highland students. Making leaf collections, dissecting, and examination through microscopes were the maior activities of Bi- ology l and ll students in the study of life. Studying substance composition in chemistry fascinated stu- dents into taking physics which involves problems of matter and motion. Elaine Riley, Ron Kimmerling and Rick Funkhouser examined and made use of available materials in the biology room. These materials aided students in getting a better idea of what they studied.