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

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' An Education for Life ' Home Economics is not just cook- ing and sewing anymore, although that remains a big part of the depart- ment. Child Care, Adult Living, Con- sumer Management, Family Health, and Interior Decorating are also a part of the curriculum. At open house each year the Home Ec. Department displays the things they do in different classes. Interior Decorating class makes crafts to exhibit. The students in Brewin ' Singles demonstrates their cooking techniques. The Adult Living classes took a field trip to Muncie to see the movie Kramer vs. Kramer. This was to give students a chance to study a situation where a divorced father raises a young child. The Home Ec. Department tries to prepare students for life after high school We haven ' t changed our program much the last two years be- cause we wanted to improve what we are doing. We feel we have an excellent program and are looking forward to a few changes next year, explained Mrs. Pat Bowdell, Department Chairperson. Audrey Justus prepares a salad to be served by Advanced Food classes. The salad bar pro- ject gives experience in quantity food prepar- ing. Mrs. Sally Onweller makes-up Christ! Buck- master and Tina Bole gets her hair done by Randy Kunkle in Home Ec. I. Leisa Clancy and Ed Townsend prepare to heat up coffeecake in a microwave oven in Brewin ' Singles, a cooking class for seniors. 120 Home Ec.

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Monte Lechein and Brian Reading go through the Air Force exhibit. The exhibit tried to interest students in the Air Force. K g? -. ' ' . Social Studies Wilma Hartzell — Dept. Chair., Economics, Government, Psy- chology. Eldon Leeth — Sociology, Gov- ernment. Brad Manner — U.S. History. Richard Clark — Civics, U.S. His- tory. Lee Broyles — U.S. History, World Geography. Joseph Costello — Government, U.S. History. Gretchen Place — Civics, U.S. History. John Leech — Latin I, II, III, World History. Kelly Armfield, tired of studying, catches up on world events during his U.S. History class. Class discussions often arose over newspaper articles. John Roush looks on with curiosity to see just what Mr. Broyles is pointing to. John was in Mr. Broyles ' sixth hour U.S. History class. 119

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Mandy, Ty, Dennis, Randy and friends dis- cuss the world situation in Child Care class. Students learn to interact with young chil- dren. Melinda Miller and Matt Daniel create with homemade modeling clay. Working together helps develop mutual understanding. Home Economics Mrs. Pat Bowdell — Department Chairman, Adult Living, Home Ec. II, Advanced Clothing Mrs. Carolyn Dempsey — Advanced Foods, Interior Decorating, Child Care, Brewin ' Singles, Adult Liv- ing, Consumer Management Mrs. Joanne Gibson — Home Ec. I Mrs. Kay Halley — Home Ec. I II, Family Health Home Ec 121