Anderson High School - Indian Yearbook (Anderson, IN)

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ZX L 9 J M43 my fl? 7 it-by rw, KX , if QF? 2:52, ...J L ,, The purpose of AHS is to prepare each student to his highest level mentally, physically, socially, and spiritually for life. To attain this goal the curriculum and plan of operation are broad, varied, and vital. A staggering total of 222 classes and 89 academic subjects in ll different depart- ments is listed on the AHS schedule. Subjects are offered in this comprehensive edu- cation program to educate the boy who will be an atomic scientist and the girl who will marry at 18, the prospective captain of a ship and the future captain of industry. Motivating the tre- mendous plan requires subjects that are challeng- ing, interesting, and Worth-While. School trains f utur Mr. Leo Sanders fills in the gaps of the text with a three- dimensional model human torso, Learning by doing, students prepare a newspaper as part of distributive education requirements. 9

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Community history touches school family AHSer's are not only spectators on the local scene, they are participants in the endless list of community events. When fire destroyed the First Methodist Church, AHS's auditorium was the site of services for the church congregation. Students and teach- ers both chipped in with time and money to put the United Fund donations over the S500,000 mark. Construction of the Community Hospital and the new AHS gym, plans for urban redevelopment near the high school, and community protest against a single-unit school plan for Madison County were also important events about which students read and talked. Byron L. Stewart, general chairman of the Fair Share United Fund campaign, receives victory kisses from AHS Indianettes during the record-breaking drive in which S515,155 was con- tributed to charity and welfare. Silence surrounds the empty school after the winter blizzard that sent the entire community into a tur- moil and closed school for a day. --...,,,,,m-+...,.,,,,,V,,M -M.. . .mu A crowd of 2,500 braves inclement weather conditions and traffic snarls to argue down school reor- ganization plans for Madison County at a public hearing of the state committee,

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