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

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Variety in Drawing Painting is apparent (Left) as senior Mii e Custer poses with his bony friend for fellow artists to create upon. Below: Sen or Janet Bourne uses her photo know-how in Photography to produce the desired enlargements. . ■.«--ii- % . - . Arcacleniic3 . ii . . . HiiriN books Yes, Academics is Hittin ' Books, but books aren ' t the only things Bruin students get involved in. During a BHS day, a visitor could walk the halls and find Home Ec stu- dents adorning their heads in grocery sacks, or Physics students running up and down stairs recording their velocity. If the visitor is still uninterested, perhaps he could ease by the boiler room and view artists creating masterpieces of the huge pipes. Academics is Hittin ' Books ; even when outside the various academic activities, they help the day go faster. Using his mouth to recite in Band is senior Chris Fread. Chris played first-chair in Symphonic Band. - ' Right: In order to develop self-concept, freshman girls under Home Ec. teacher, Mrs. Kay Halley, place paper bags over their heads to seek their individuality. Plant lover and Biology teacher Mrs. Beverly Valencic gazes at a few of her specimens. Freshman Cindy Lee (Left) uses her chemical know-how in Mr. jon Stroup ' s Physical Science course. XT 30 Academic Division Page

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When in Scolhnd, do as the Scoll ' nh do, says Andrea Robinson, who does a traditional danti- with a native gentleman — in July, 76. As the world turns, sodoesBlackford Events happening all over the world affected the lives of BHS and the com- munity. Sometimes the influence was direct, sometimes indirect. The frigid winter, along with the nat- ural gas shortage, forced schools and factories all over the eastern half of the country to close, including Blackford County. The Montpelier schools were closed longer than others. On St. Valentine Day, four persons were murdered in Indiana. One of four persons suspected of the murders, Roger Droliinger, was slated to be tried in the Blackford Circuit Court. The plight of Richard Hall, being tied to a sawed-off shotgun for 62 hours by Tony Kiritsis, was felt by many students. Some questioned the ethics of a broken promise of amnesty for surren- dering. tku. • « while performing in Florida, the Band majorettes attracted attention of more than their audiences, including two Sea World Creatures. Gates separating the old and new of Montreal were only one of many sites the French Club saw when they toured French speaking Canada. The World Outside 29

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