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

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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

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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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Jack Calhoun has been teaching biology for 22 years. He attended both Purdue and Indiana Uni- versity to earn his teaching degrees. Mr. Calhoun's in- terests include hunting and fishing. Michael Kamal has taught chem- istry here for 2 years. As an ex- periment in class, he tried to make a smoke bomb. The ex- periment was so successful that they had to move to another room for the rest of the hour! Kent Bozenski and Mike McQueeney are lab partners for chemistry experiments. Below: Cindy Peterson and Doug Fecher examine models of atoms. Many different forms of science are offered to the students of New Prairie High School. Choices are available to suit every stu- dent's desire for knowledge in the scien- tific world. General science is available to those students who are interested in a uni- versal study of science. For the students who wish to learn about the substances of the earth and its surrounding environments, earth science and advanced earth science are provided. All living things are studied in biology. Chemistry is the study of the elements that make up all matter. 19