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

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Practice makes perfect, as Robin Ely Hndi out she really can ' I look at the typewriter keys during Mr. Ross ' s Typing I class. That lantali .ing fourth-hour aroma from Room 130 was from the tasty final product of Lance Deffen- baugb ' s Brcwin ' Singles baking project. Perfection took practice Practice doesn ' t always make perfect, but students in classes such as typing were exposed to hours of practice to acquire that improvement in skill that comes only with drill. Whether it was cooking in Brewin ' Sin- gles, typing with a little something extra, or just drawing your own thing, mistakes became fewer along the way. When times got rough, such as when the whole line of bookkeeping figures was wrong, the old saying, Try, try again, was shoved into students ' heads. Even though some would rather have changed the phrase to If at first you don ' t succeed, forget it, they learned quickly that this could not be. Amazingly enough, just by watching someone else playing a drum or a flute and practicing what one saw, the results paid off for the effort put forth. Swing Choir, for example, had to learn the steps to perform while singing. Phys- ical Education required practice in run- ning and archery. Practice was a definite must in Eng- lish classes, where commas and capitiliza- tion were used correctly only after drill followed drill. Likewise in the use of tools in shops, gauges were read accurately and machines operated correctly only after the task was done several times. Practice was required for the goal of perfection whether it was .-Vlgebra. T p- ing, or Shorthand. Algebra took on a trial and error method which meant doing the problem and. in many cases, erasing and doing them over. EverNthing done had to be practiced before it was done as teachers wanted it. Blackford students showed e i- dence of such im provement by the end of school. Developing By I ctice 47

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A bullseye scored by John Faas shows bis physical education practice has paid off by developing more coordination in archery. Swing Choir members are being entertained by Bry- an Maddox as he adds a new twist in teaching them a new dance step in a most unusual way. For added interest, Mrs. Gabbard ' s art students. De- anna Slusher and Nancy Smith, take class outside for a more relaxing fall atmosphere to sketch. 46 Developing By Practice J

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French classes in a new spark in the food depart- ment as Earl Ely admires the new French dish and tries to decide what he ' s getting himself into. Home Ec. took part in the tour of local homes. Bev Renner and Laverna Atnip examine a Hoya plant in the Stanley ' s home, one of the toured residences. Changes marked year The building was the same, the courses were the same, the schedule of events was about the same, But the people and some other things were different. There were changes in rules, the most significant being the attendance regula- tion. The new rule stated that if over 10 days were missed in any class, credit will be lost in that class, unless a doctor ' s ex- cuse was presented. This rule was intended to cut down the number of absences. Another change was the hiring of 12 new teachers. The absent teachers decided either to move on to other things, or just to places. Three newcomers took over coach- ing positions: Mr. Chuck Lori, football; Mr. Steve Brunes, basketball, and Miss Sheryl Wright, volleyball. All three also taught their respective classes. A major change was the statewide CAPPS project involving teachers, admin- istrators, parents, and community mem- bers. This program was a study to learn whether students were reaching stated academic goals. English Departments were evaluated this year in reading compo- sition, and spelling. French students David Wilson. Lynn Slusher. and Michelle Thomas further their studies by experienc- ing new tastes in French cooking. 3 Developing By Changes J