Blackford High School - Reflections Yearbook (Hartford City, IN)

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A graceful jlight results from precision and balance as Brem gomery practice ballet gestures in physical education class. Sivinging with the greatest of ease in physical edu- cation class is John Gross. The dare-devir requirements of the trampoline keep Cheryl Clamme jumping ivhile touching her toes, going flippy, and belly-smacking. MR. MARK GRAIN, B.A., M.A., Phys. Ed., Health-Phys. Ed. Depart- ment Chairman; Cross Country, Track Coach, Assistant Basketball Coach. MR. JAMES L. BOYD, B.A., M.S.: Health; Assistant Fool- ball and Baseball Coach. MR. DONALD CLARK, B.S.: Civil Defense; Assistant Football Coach. MRS. MARY KNOTE, B.S., M.A.: Phys. Ed., Recreation Home Ec.: Cheerleaders and Pep Club Co-Sponsor. MR. JACK KOVELL. B.S.: Driver Ed.. DruEs and NarcoUcs: Assistant Football Coach. Sicimmins Coach. HHSS VIRGIMA PECKINPAUGH. B.S.: Phys. Ed.. Gpnnastics; GAA Sponsor. MR. ROBERT RICKEL B.S., M.A. : Driver Ed., G -mnastics; Frosh Basketball Coach. i l 39

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3 gyms made muscles out of musli The new trampoline played the role of Satan when spotters found it dif- ficult to catch an out-of-control soar- body. Other physical fitness friends worked out on the mini-tramp, parallel bars, sidehorse, rings, gj ' mnastic mats, and balance beams. Three g) ' ms were put into use every period of the day after construction was completed. While the workmen were busy in the area, students were bussed to the old Hartford City gym. Classes were started in the new gym in mid- January. The instructors of driver education prepared students for their first step on the road. The brake reaction machine, depth perception device and night blindness test enabled students to be- come more familiar with driving conditions. Health students became more fa- miliar with their bodies and learned how to protect them through the em- phasis on drugs and civil defense. Safety and learning come first before turning frosh Driver Ed students loose on streets. Diane Marshall, Jay Totcnsend, Robin Houze observe traffic situations. Though he is not being chased up a rope, Gary Palmer scurries to the top tvhile John VanGordon watches below. The truth is revealed! In health class John Johnson discovers the inner secrets of the human body — only mannikin style.

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Math had new slant in courses Keeping pace with the times, Black- ford ' s math classes studied the possi- bility of altering the program to meet the changing needs of the world. Practical application was the aim of slightly changed senior math. Solid ge- ometry, a brief introduction to calculus, probability and statistics, theory of equation and nine weeks of analytical geometry confronted seniors during the second semester. The first semester dealt chiefly with trigonometry. Computer math was added to fresh- man algebra, covered in the modern new texts. Under the direction of Mr. Jerry Shreves, Mathematics Department chair- man, six teachers — three of them new to the school system — instructed in six elective courses of math. The more dramatic points in courses are impressed on students by use of bulletin boards, as Carolyn Sills and Cindy Stepp discover while helping to construct a geometry display. Concentration brings a variety of recreation, as in freshman general math class. Dick Toivnsend, Pat Voght, Pauline Wyatt, Bob Logan and Jerry Lents lose themselves in a problem.