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

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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

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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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Mixing chemicais is not the easiest thing to do. Gary Irwin and Gina Ely concentrate on their creation in chemistry class. From crayfish to cats When freshmen come into the school, they usually talk about dissecting worms, clams, frogs, fish, crayfish, and cats. What department could they be talking about? The Science Department, of course. For the second year, freshmen were offered a choice of four science classes. These include Biology, Physical Sci- ence, Life Science, and Survey of Physical Science. Life Science teaches the study of all living things. Stu- dents frequently are in laboratory work in this course. Sur- vey of Physical Science has a broad range of teaching. The class is a mixture of Chemistry, Physics, Meteorology, Space Science, and others. It is a general broad science course dealing with everything except Life Science. The Science Department head is Mr. Don McAfee and includes four other teachers. Senior Mark Armstrong took top honors in the National Math Test this year with a point total of 65. Following him was junior Steve Rogers with 62 points. According to Mr. Jerry Shreves, Math Department chair- man, the Calculus and Trigonometry classes covered more material this year than in previou s years. In the past years, one half of the freshman students took General Math and half took Algebra. Now more freshmen are taking Algebra, 2 to 1 over General Math. The rest of the Math Department ' s teachers were Mr. Beaver, Mr. Newell, Mr. Dailey, Mr. Os- born, and Mrs. Trees, who was new in the department. Nobody trip me! says Rich Roark, as he makes sure that none of his Insects for Advanced Biol- ogy get away from him. It ' s not as complicated as it looks, says Mr. Beaver to his Algebra II class. Now, are there any questions? Math, Science Departments 75