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

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Practice sessions before the tourney familiarized the student with the game. Freshman Jeff Colbert takes advantage of one. Physical Ed. also existed in the alleys. Concentra- tion and form are part of the instructions as Bryan McDonald starts to roll. From weak to strong There ' s no way that freshmen and sophomores can be out of physical condition, since there are stairs to climb — and Physical Education. New teachers for P.E. this year were Mrs. Claudia Clark and Mr. Brad Manner. Mr. Craig Moore replaced former teacher Mr. Fred Welge as head of the department. Mr. Welge now teaches Physical Education in the elementary schools. A new class added to the department was Sports Informa- tion. Taught by Mr. Moore, the course gave students an understanding of a variety of sports, including the basic rules and objectives of each. The class totalled 30, and various sports speakers were brought in for them. One ma- jor project was conducted by each student, requiring re- search such as on the CIC and other related athletic sub- jects. Two classes were dropped from the curriculum. Drugs and Gymnastics, because of lack of interest. Part of the content of these courses was covered in Sports Informa- tion, Every two years P.E. is evaluated and necessary changes made. Class procedure is also scheduled, and plans are made to select specific sports to be taught during the year. Also, the amount of available equipment required becomes a major factor. Not all of it can be replaced from what is broken or stolen in previous years. Newly created Sports Information class finds many instructional topics. Mr. Craig Moore helps students learn sport rules. Health, Physical Education 73

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Classes spent a great deal of time in the water learning the basics of swimming. P.E. students were required to swim. Outdoors was preferred to indoors, so every pos- sible fall moment was spent out in the air. Kick- ball was one of the popular sports. Returning to the surface, Shari Sutton finds Mr. Brian Hay, swimming teacher, waiting to sug- gest improvements in diving. 72 Health, Physical Education Explaining a raquetball tourney to her class, Mrs. Joan Metz describes operation of the tour- ney and the outcome of the drawings.

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The traditional robe worn in Peru is displayed by science teacher Mr. David Shaver. He lived in Peru for 14 years. 74 Math, Science Departments