New Prairie High School - Prairie Life Yearbook (New Carlisle, IN)

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Fine arts encourage self-expression through the development of talents. This years art students could choose the area of art that interested them most. Drawing, painting, ceramics, and basic art for freshman were offered. Band and choir classes spent much time preparing for performances. Enthusiastic band members reorganized dance band this year. Mrs. Barbara Zivich is a graduate of Herron Art School. She is en- thusiastic, creative, and intensely involved in life as she is the spon- sor for the Pep Club, cheerleaders, and the art club. Donna McGawn blows her horn. Mrs. Margaret Dickie, Mrs. D around the choir room, remember the day Linda Hardiman almost hung herself on the curtain ropes during a rehearsal. Mr. George Steele, band director, has had 18 years of teaching ex- perience. His hobbies are ice fishing, and golfing. One of the trips to Cedar Point Mr. Steele was acidently pushed in the pool, but he got the band back by making them march in the rain. Cindy Yeater and Brenda Fritzen work at perfecting their artistic abilities. 17

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P.E. encourages sportsmanship and cooperation Miss Sue Keenan teaches girls' P.E. and sponsors the junior class, girls' volleyball, basketball, and tennis. Her favorite sports include volleyball, basketball, and biking. Gym classes are enjoyable but they are not all fun and games. Physical education stu- dents participate in almost every aspect of athletics from wrestling to self-defense tech- niques. Students not only learn the fun- damentals of the game, they Jearn how to cooperate and compete in a sportsmanlike manner. Chris Bums returns the ball. Floyd Trosper, boys' P.E. teacher and head football coach, thinks N.P.H.S. students are energetic and full of spirit. His most em- barassing moment happened when he misspelled New Prairie on the team ball presented to former coach, Mr. Mirer. What's that after-shave you're wearing? 16

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Science explores the unknown. Mr. Keith Kauffman has been teaching biology for four years. One day he was getting ready to show a film in class and pulled the screen down. When he got back to the projector and looked back at the screen. Miss Decem- ber was hanging there! Mr. James Woolsey, earth science teacher, has been teaching for 24 years. As his position might indicate, his hobbies are rock collecting and gardening. One thing that really bothers him is tardiness. Bob Kleine observes chickens still growing in eggs. Jeff Reinhold and Marc Pfeiffer exercise mice used in ex- Students take notes while Mr. Kauffman lectures, periments. 18