Adair County High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Columbia, KY)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS STUPENT LIFE .... ACAPEI1 ICS FACULTV OR 5AN I2AT IONS . . . PEOPLE ADVERT ISING..... INDEX............

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Shaping up Times change and we change with them . . . Raphel Holinshed Times do change and in order to keep up with them, according to Raphel Holinshed. we have to change too. In a sense that is exactly what our school did during the year. It didn't change completely, but it shaped up to keep in step with modern times. Starting from the end of the 1983-84 school year and continuing through this year, the school shaped up its curriculum, its athletic department, and even its physical appearance. Some of the improvements took group efforts while others were individual efforts. Principal George Critz said. The winners are the stu- dents. We are in a computer age. whether we like it or not. and all of us need to be exposed to computers, said Mr. Critz. So during the lat- ter part of the previous school year, the idea was originated to expose the students to com- puters and the effects of the computer age. Business teachers, Mrs. Joyce Durham and Mrs. Pat Vaughan, showed interest in a com- puter class and hoped that it could be in the curriculum. After sharing their interest with Mr. Critz. those interests were quickly trans- formed into plans, and they began to set their sights on a room for the classes. We original- ly planned to create a room within the school building. said Mr. Critz. The fire marshall was even called out to see if any conversions would be safe. While several possibilities were being con- sidered. the community started to get involved Built mainly by volunteer workers, the computer science building was completed in October. Mr Tommy Flowers finishes painting the coal bin door. Mr. Flowers and the other janitors along with the summer youth workers, also painted the gym. the classrooms, and the cafeteria this summer. 4 theme