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

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Preparation of French food was new in the For- eign Language Department. The French class waits to be served dishes a la francais. I don ' t need any help, says Terry Maddox to German teacher Mrs. Claretta Dutro, as Tod Rea shows he ' s amused at the episode. BHS was multi-lingual Have you ever heard students walking down the hall con- versing in a different language? Many such people took a class in one of the four foreign languages taught. French cuisine was a new project in the Foreign Language Department this year. All the French students cooked a self- prepared dish. Classes studied French literature for the first time. They also made a film production of a variety of fairy tales in French II classes while French I classes produced the commercials. Spanish classes also joined the activities in the Foreign Language Department by writing plays in Spanish. German and Latin classes filled out the rest of the Foreign Language classes with a number of projects done this year. Teachers in the Foreign Language Department this year included Mrs. Debbie Gabbard, department chairman and French t eacher; Miss Becky Moore, Spanish; Mrs. Claretta Dutro, German; and Mr. John Leech, Latin. If you ever want to speak back to those foreign-talking students, just take a foreign language class. Are they speaking German in the halls? Waiting for German class to begin are Heidi Heiser, Car- ole Benedict, and Joni Langdon. IF P yj ■ ' ■■ J. ' - r- ' ' ' - , ' W ' ■4 ' - i§ ' s • ? ' r 70 Foreign Language Department

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Television Production class interviewed many celebrities from the area. Junior Randy Abbott askes questions of John Irwin, disc-jockey. WBHS Bruin Sounds were heard throughout homerooms on Channel 10. Senior Randy Def- fenbaugh practices his disc-jockey technique. ■ H fi B H BRUIN n,! i l SOUNDS % ' J Ha 1 y - : j M . - m WP === 3 BA ' s l 1UMX FP R l 1 fl===l HH I A IIHfeHktfr X. U iS2= iy ' Back to Basics ' was goal Back to Basics was the goal for the Language Arts Department this year, according to Department Chairman Mrs. Ann Kerr. This year marked the first time juniors could take a lan- guage skills test. If they passed the test, students could elect not to take senior English. If they received a failing grade, they were assigned to take one semester of Senior Basic English. Mrs. Ruth Henderson, English teacher, was assigned as Language Arts Coordinator for grades kindergarten through 12, to establish a better inter-school curriculum. Mass Communications students learned the basics of television and radio broadcasting. Under the supervision of Ms. Debi Carnefix, the crew also telecast the morning an- nouncements. Understanding the basics of acting and stage design en- abled Drama I students to perform in a special one-act play after school. The class also explored the psychology of act- ing and studied Greek plays. Another journalism class was added to the schedule be- cause of the largest enrollment ever. The journalists learned the basics of writing, gathering and displaying news. Pizza was a reward for Journalism I students for a pizza feature. Consumers are Terry Town- send, Joe Leeth, Lori Fergus, and Kevin Ford. Language Arts Department 69

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Spanish classes join In the construction of pinatas. Larry Stocton, Rhonda Hiser, and Scott Confer add their final touches. Foreign Language Department 71