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

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MR GARY CHF.R.SMAN. B.A.. M.A,: Indust. Arts Dcpt. Chair.; Print.. Pholog.; Ind. Arts Club tpon.. Asm. Baseball coach. MR. RICH- ARD M CI. ARK. B S.: Civicv HUto- ry; JV Basketball, Assl. Football. Asil. Track coach. MR. MICHAEL T. COOPER, as. MS: Life Sci . Phyi. Sci. MR. ROBERT J. COSCAR- ELLI. B.S . .M.S. Mas Comm.. Eng.. Radio, TV.; Span, of SFL, Thapian, Masque and Gavel: Winter, Spring play dir , Debate coach. MR. CHRISTOPHER COY. BS.. M.A.E.: Adv. Biology. Gen. Biology; Head Track and Cross Country. .MR. BOB CROMER. B.S.. M.A.: Art Dept. Chair.. Art Survey. Textiles, Adv. Textiles. Ceramics. Drawing. Paint.; Art Club co-spon. .MRS. CAROLYN DEMPSEY. B.S.. MA.: Home Ec: FHA MRS. MILDRED G. DeW EERD. A.B.. . LS.: Typing. MRS. DEALIE DODDS. B.S.. M.A.: Librarian. Librap. Science; Librar ' Club span. MS. BARBARA J. DOUGLAS. B.S.. M.A.: English; Speech Team coach. Fall play dir. SFL span., . tasque and Gavel span. MR. NORM FOGWELL. B.S.; Agri- culture; . sst. Fresh. Football. Fresh. Basketball coach. FFA. MR. WIL- LIAM G. FREAD. B.S.. M.S.: Dir. of Bands. Taking time out from his daily routine as dean of boys to relax and to try his hand in a game of after-school volleyball is Mr. Kenneth Ross. Ghosts haunt the Halloween party given by Home Ec students to teachers, but Mrs. Carolyn Dempsey and Mrs. Pat Bowdell don ' t seem to mind. Faculty 59

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MR. JOHN S. ADAMS, B.S., M.A.E.: Drawing, Paint, Sculp, Indep. Study, Graphics, Wheel Ceramics, Adv. Cer, Photography; Span, of Art Club, Boy Cheerleaders, Boys Gym- nastics, Boys Cheerblock. Booster Club. MRS. JAYNE ALLEN, B.S., M.A.: Counseling; Health Careers Club span. MRS. DONNA M. AT- KINSON, B.S.: German; Spon. of German Club. Fresh. Cheerleaders. MR. DAN BAUGHEY, B.S., M.A.E.: LC.T., Metals. MR. JAY BEAVER, B.S., M.A.: Al- gebra, General Math. MR. RICH BEYMER, B.S., M.A.T.: English; Soph. Class spon. MRS. PAT BOW- DELL, B.A., M.A.: Home Ec. Dept. chair.. Adv. Clothing, Child Care, Adult Living; FHA. MR. STUART BROWN. B.S., M.A.: Counseling. MR. LEE D. BROYLES, B.S., M.A.: U.S. History, World Georgraphy; Stu- dent Council co-spon. MR. STEVE BRUNES, B.S., M.A.E.: English; Varsity Basketball coach. MRS. MARGARET CARNES, B.S., M.A.: English. MR. JOSEPH CASTELO, B.S., M.A.: Problems in Democracy, U.S. History, U.S. Govt.; Jr. Class spon.. Student Council spon. Altered ambitions- Teachers were not all born with a desire to teach. Actually, many Blackford instructors had childhood ambitions to do something dif- ferent with their lives. For example, Mr. Chuck Lori wanted to be a cowboy, professional athlete, or a doctor. Finally, he decided upon teaching because of coaching possibilities. Coaching was also an important factor in the career of Mr. Jon Stroup. When a child, he wanted to become a professional baseball player, but lack of talent for the sport led him to major in engineering. Finding he couldn ' t coach because of rules in high school sports, Mr. Stroup therefore became a teacher. I wanted to be a nurse, Mrs. Beverly Valencic said, but I couldn ' t stand the sight of blood! So, how did Mrs. Valencic become a biology teacher? The blood there isn ' t that bad. Mrs. Ruth Henderson wanted to be a per- former. I just loved singing and dancing! said Mrs. Henderson, who is also a jazz pia- nist. Mrs. Donna Atkinson, planned to be an airline stewardess. Meeting and marrying her husband Bill foiled the plan. After marrying, Mrs. Atkinson became a home ec. teacher and now teaches German. Mr. Chris Coy wanted to be a veterinarian to work out-of-doors with wild-life. But Mr. Coy finally found himself a biology teacher, and track coach. 58 Faculty

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MRS. DEBRA GABBARD. B.A.: Foreign Lang. Depi. Chair.; Art, French; French Club spon.. Sr. Class spon. MRS. ELIZABETH (HOGG) GARRITSON. B.S.. M.A.: Gen. Busi- ness, Distributive Ed: DECA Club spon. MRS. CLALDLA GOOD- NIGHT, B.S.. .M.A.: Shorthand. In- tensive Lab; OEA. MR. THOMAS G HALE. B.S., M.S.: Business Dept. Chair.; Typing, Bookkeeping. MRS. KAY HALLEV, B.S., M.A.: Foods and Nutrition, Clothing and Textiles, Consumer Ed.. Family Health: Girl Cheerleaders. MR. BRADLEY J. HANNER, B.A.: U.S. History, Civics: Jr. Class spon. .Asst. Football coach. MRS. WILMA E. HARTZELL, B.S., .M.A.: Soc. Stud- ies Dept. chair.. Psychology, U.S. Govt. MR. BRIAN T. HAY, B.S., M.A.: Physical Ed.: Swimming. Golf. Life-Saving. MR. EDGAR D. HENDERSON, . .B.. M..A.; Journalism; BrulS- former. Reflections. Quill and Scroll. MRS. RUTH HENDERSON. A.B.. M.A.: Lang. Arts Coordinator for Blackford Co.; English. MR. JESS HUGGINS. B.S.. M.S.: Woods. MRS. BETH KARJALA. B.S.. M.A.: Reading Lab. Disco dancers, too Proving Blackford ' s faculty is up to date, at least five teachers were involved in taking disco dancing lessons. Taking lessons were Mr. John Adams and wife Donna; Ms. Becky Moore and partner Mike Ducy; Mr. Doug Osborn and partner Terri Robbins; Mr. Chris Coy and wife Tiann, and Mr. Rick Teats and wife Susie. When you go to discotheques, you have to relate to the dancing, commented Mr. Ad- ams. Dancing is back to partner dancing, and our wedding reception was disco. Danc- ing should be fun, and it ' s kind of got to be work. Mr. Osborn enjoyed the lessons and he en- joyed learning dances like The Swing, We put the lessons into use whenever we can, he commented. Some of the favorite dances were The Swing ; King Tut ' s Strut ; and the Fort Lauderdale Hustle. Discotheques on the top list were King ' s Corner, Lucifer ' s, and the Mariott. After-the-ball game dance crowds were of- ten treated to Disco — Teacher Style , When these five teachers and partners boo- gied to the beat of the band, they taught the student body something besides reading, writing, and arithmetic. 60 Facu iy