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

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with the project. The Chamber of Commerce became involved and not much later a fund drive for a separate building was started. Dif- ferent fund raising activities were held includ- ing a county-wide door-to-door canvassing campaign, roadblocks, and a car wash, all by the students. Eventually the money was ob- tained and work on the computer science building was begun. Built mostly by volunteer workt in early October the building was fi- nally finished and classes were started. While the summer was going by, three teachers were shaping up their skills in order to be able to teach the computer classes. Mrs. Joyce Durham. Mrs. Pat Vaughan, and Mrs. Marsha Walker were educating themselves by going back to school, attending conferences and workshops, visiting schools with a com- puter curriculum, and reading. When Mrs. Durham first heard she would get to teach those classes, she was excited but a little scared. I knew I was going to have to go back to school myself, said Mrs. Dur- ham. Indeed she did. Along with Mrs. Vaughan, she attended classes at both Camp- bellsville College and in Russell County. Not only did they go there but they also visited other schools, as far away as Lexington, with computer courses. Mrs. Walker, who teaches computer math, attended Radio Shack and operators' courses at the Galleria in Louisville. With Mrs. Durham and Mrs. Vaughan she also attended classes at Campbellsville College. She didn't stop there though; she did a lot of work at home. I did a lot of reading of supplementary material and I also have my own computer at home, said Mrs. Walker. Late in the summer, it became evident that the athletic department would be changing. Mr. Sammy Blair was hired as the new Athletic Director. Mr. Blair hoped to shape up the total sports program. I might be able, in my posi- tion, to help Adair County gam ground in the total sports program, said Mr. Blair. I feel that football has gained some ground this time, said Mr. Blair. Mr. Blair didn't shape up the program all by ADAIR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL “HOME OF THE fNDIANS

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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

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Shaping up himself though. Later in the summer there were new coaches in many of the sports. Foot- ball. basketball, baseball, tennis, golf, and cross-country teams all had coaching changes. Mr. Keith Young, the new head basketball coach, started getting his team into shape for the season early by putting them through a pre-season leg conditioning program. “It s a program I've put together over the years. said Mr. Young. He's talked with coaches such as Joe Hall of the University of Kentucky's Wildcats and Denny Crum, of the University of Louisville's Cardinals to get ideas. The program included things such as running, jumping rope, and weight training. Mr. Young and the rest of the new coaches had a valuable piece of equipment aiding them this year, a video tape recorder. For the first time ever, our teams could tape games and practices, and review these tapes to find errors or flaws in their performances. “It's a great help, said Mr. Jim Moss, the football coach. “It's easier to show young men what they're doing wrong than to tell them. As they say: a picture's worth a thousand words.'' Mr. Young used the recorder not only to tape our games but also to tape opponents’ games in scouting upcoming games. “We ll use it to scout our district opponents and re- view our mistakes.'' said Mr. Young earlier in the year. The athletic booster club purchased the re- corder. According to Mr. Moss, the coaches mentioned to the boosters that they would like to have one. No sooner had they mentioned it. Mark Loy and Godfrey Jackson skip rope in basketball practice. The rope skipping is part of a pre- season conditioning program begun by Coach Young. Mrs. Pat Vaughan reads her computer textbook to learn more about the computers. Mrs. Vaughan, as well as Mrs. Marsha Walker and Mrs. Joyce Durham, spent the summer attending classes and seminars to be prepared to teach the new computer classes. 6 theme