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

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At the annual Christmas convocation, faculty hams improvised their rendition of the tradi- tional Twelve Days of Christmas. Each a repairmen in his own depart- ment, Mr. Chris Coy, Mr. Alan Knapp, and Mr. William Fread show their skills. MR. DAVID NEWELL, B.S., M.A.: Business Math, Ge- ometry. MR. DALE DOUG- LAS OSBORNE, B.S.: Gen. Math, Algebra; Freshman Track Coach. MRS. GRETCHEN M. PLACE: B.S., M.A.: U.S. History, Civics. BBC spon. MRS. HAZEL REDDEN, B.A., M.A.: Office Prac- tice, Business Machines. MRS. MARLENE ROTH, B.S., M.A.: Art Survey. MR. DAN SEYMOUR, A.B., M.A.: Metal Fabrica- tion, Ind. Coop. Training; Junior Class co-spon., Asst. Football Coach, Head Wrestling Coach. MR. JOHN SHEETS, B.S., A.A.S.: Electricity I and II, Electronics; Asst. Track Coach; MR. JERRY W. SHREVES, Math Dept. Chaii-man, B.S., M.A.: Al- gebra II, Trig. Anal. Geom., Calculus; Weight Lift. Supv., Tennis Coach, Senior Class co-spon. MRS. RUTH SHUTTLEWORTH, B.S., M.A.: English IV, Basic Language iV. Lending a helping hand The biggest trouble-shooters at BHS are teachers. By being trouble-shooters, they repair equipment and solve the problems of students, budgets, and program schedules. Faculty members stayed after regular hours at school to help with the education of students. With class days missed during the snow and energy crisis, much tutoring and after- school counseling were needed to teach the same amount as in previous years. Extra homework was also assigned to compensate. Budgets were readjusted due to inflation. Classes and organizations had to do without some items usually avail- able. Repairs were a major faculty concern. They ranged from the obvious of making minor equipment repairs, such as Mr. William Fread rendered, to Mr. Alan Knapp ' s car repairs. Repairs involved the mending of bug specimens in biology, by Mr. Chris Coy, to the renewing of education. Lives were made more orderly by Mr. Joe Castelo as he presided over Hartford City ' s court. Whether students knew it or not, faculty members affect- ed the lives of each. A potential professional artist, Mr. Robert Cromer was invited to Washington to discuss exhibiting his works in another nation. 184 Faculty

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When school was out . . . Extra time after school was not wasted. Many teachers were involved with part-time jobs. For example, Mr. Gary Cheesman officiated at sports events and Mr. Thomas G. Hale managed teachers ' credit union book. Hobbies were varied Mrs. Judy Trees followed her two harness racing horses. Mr. Donald McAfee raised tropical fish. Ms. Rebecca Moore was a lifeguard. And Mrs. Kelsea Smith worked on a novel. Travel was not an unusual hobby among teachers, and a few traveled to diverse parts of the United States. Ms. Barbara Douglas took a cruise through the Inside Passage near Alaska and Canada, and Mrs. Mar- lene Roth studied silversmithing while living on a Navajo Reservation last summer. Many teachers got back to nature. Mr. Robert Caley and Mr. Ross Myers worked on their farms. Mr. James Landis raised earthworms for a pharmaceutical company making diet pills. Mr. Jon Sheets and Mrs. Beverly Valencic tested their luck at fishing. Mr. Dan Seymour and Mr. Brad- ley Hanner hunted. Two P.E. teachers proved their sports- manship elsewhere. Mr. Brian T. Hay won the Blackford County Club Golf Championship. Serving as vice president and clinic director of the IHSAA. Baseball Coaches Associ- ation was Mr. Craig Moore, also chairman of Indiana ' s Base- ball Hall of Fame. MRS. BETH KARJALA, B.S., M.A.: Reading Lab superv. MRS. ANN KERR, B.S., M.A.: Language Arts Dept. Chair.; College Prep. English, English ill; National Honor Society, ISTA State official. MR. ALAN KNAPP, B.S.: Pow- er Transportation; Fresh- man Football Coach. MR. JAMES LANDIS, B.S., M.A.: Guidance Director, Counseling. MR. JOHN W. LEECH, A.B., M.A.: World History, Civics, Latin I, li; Latin Club spon. MR. ELDEN LEETH, B.S., M.S.: Ameri- can Government, Soci- ology; Head Football Coach. MRS. SUE MAX WELL, B.S.: English I Freshman Class co-spon MR. DONALD McAFEE B.S., M.S.: Science Dept. Chair., Adv. Chemistry, Physics, Survey of Phys ical Science. MRS. JOAN METZ, B.S., M.S.: Physical Ed. I; Girls Track Coach. MR. CRAIG C. MOORE, B.S., M.S.: Physical Ed. Dept. Chair., Health, Physical Ed., Sports Information; Var- sity Baseball Head Coach, Freshman Football Coach, Girls Basketball Coach. MS. REBECCA MOORE, B.A.: Spanish i, II, III, iV, Algebra I; Span- ish Club. MR. ROSS G. MYERS, B.S., M.A.: Cleri- cal Record Keeping, Gen. Business Business Law; Golf Coach. Faculty 183

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MRS. KELSEA P. SMITH, B.A., M.A.: English I. MRS. IRENE SPRINGER, B.S: Intensive office Lab., Bookkeeping I, Typing I; OEA sponsor. MR. JON R. STROUP, B.S., M.A. Physical Sci- ence, Chemistry I; Head Basketball Coach. MRS. SANDRA L. STROUP, B.S., M.A.: College Prep and Junior English. MR. RICK TEATS, B.S., M.S.: Physical Ed. I and II: B.S., M.S.; Assistant Basketball Coach. MRS. JUDY TREES, B.S., M.A.: Alge- bra I, Gen. Math; Junior Class spon. MR. PHILIP TURLEY, B.S., M.S.: Director of Choirs, Music Theory. MRS. DORIS TYLER, B.S., M.S.: Special Education. MRS. BEVERLY VALEN- CIC, B.S., M.S.: Biology; Science Club spon. MR. ERROL WASHBURN, B.S., M.A.: Drafting Metal Fab- rication. Faculty 185